Bella calamidades
Bella Calamidades is a Spanish-language romantic thriller telenovela produced by RTI Producciones for Caracol TV and Telemundo. A tongue-in-cheek romance story, it features a ravishing beauty plagued by bad luck.
The filming started in late 2009 and ended in 2010, but it was until September 16, 2013 when the serial debuted on Telemundo. Telemundo aired 2 hours of the serial weekdays at 12pm/11c central, replacing 5 Viudas Sueltas. The series ended on January 3, 2014 with Avenida Brasil replacing it. The series stars Danna García and Segundo Cernadas.
Plot
The story involves a beautiful, passionate woman named Lola, who is an outcast in a town dominated by superstition. Convinced that she brings misfortune to everyone, Lola shies away from other people. When her hiding place is discovered, she returns to her home town, when a series of freakish events inevitably lead to tragedy. Heartbroken and fearing for her life at the hands of the villagers, Lola loves hope one man's love and another's generosity change her life. No one trusts her except for the man who truly loves her.Cast
Main Cast in Order of Appearance| Actor | Character | Known as |
| Danna García | Dolores "Lola" Carrero Barraza | daughter of Jose Carrero,niece of Martha Carrero,granddaughter of Aquiles Barraza, main heroine, in love with Marcelo |
| Segundo Cernadas | Marcelo Machado Cardona / Asdrúbal Machado | main hero, in love with Lola / Lorenza's late husband, Marcelo's father |
| Gustavo Angarita | Aquiles Barraza | terrors Lola, Lola's grandfather |
| Katie Barberi | Silvana Barbosa viuda de Cardona | Priscila's mother, villain |
| Rosemary Bohórquez | Virginia Vidal | friend of Esperanza, obsessed with youth, villain |
| Tiberio Cruz | Román Galeano / Manuel Rosendo Galeano | Regina's son / Regina's late husband, Román, Renato, Ricardo and René's father |
| Adriana Campos | Priscila Cardona Barbosa | Marcelo's cousin, in love with him, villain |
| Claudia Rocio Mora | Juana Palomino | maid in Machado's house |
| Gary Forero | Fabián Poncela | owner of the village bar "Los Gozosos" |
| Mimi Morales | Esperanza Capurro | friend of Virginia, dancer in Fabián's bar, villain |
| Herbert King | Elías Romero | captain of police in the village Horneros |
| Pedro Roda | Pablo Ávila | cemetery guard, friend of Lola |
| Daniela Tapia | Nicolasa Fragoso | maid in Galeano's house |
| María Elena Döehring | Lorenza Cardona viuda de Machado | Marcelo's mother, godmother of Lola |
| Diana Quijano | Regina viuda de Galeano | Galeano's family head, mother of Román, Renato, Ricardo and René |
| Pablo Azar | Renato Galeano | Regina's son |
| Santiago Gómez | René Galeano | Regina's son |
| Jonathan Islas | Ricardo Galeano | Regina's son |
| Rodolfo Valdes | Nacho Mendoza | Machado's workman |
| Alejandra Miranda | Martha Carrero | Lola's aunt, José's sister |
| Lina Restrepo | Felisa | maid in Machado's house |
| Ximena Duque | Angelina | Marcelo's ex-girlfriend |
| Didier van der Hove | Javier Canal | Lola's lawyer |
| Ilja Rosendahl | Rudy Walpole | Silvana's friend from England |
| Joseph Abadia | Ovidio | Machado's workman |
| Leonardo Acosta | José Carrero | Lola's father, Martha's brother |
| Luis Fernando Bohórquez | Samuel | Lola's professor |
| Ricardo Saldarriaga | Padre Cayetano | priest in the village Horneros |
| Tirza Pacheco | Custodia | inhabitant of the village Horneros |
| Vilma Vera | Pánfila | inhabitant of the village Horneros |
| Rey Vásquez | Don Teodoro | owner of the village shop "Don Todoro", Agapita's husband |
| María Margarita Giraldo | Agapita | owner of the village shop "Don Todoro", Teodoro's wife |
| Sasha Valentina Molina | Dolores "Lola" Carrero Barraza | young Lola |
Production
This show was originally planned for the 2008-2009 season. The first pilot, titled "Lola Calamidades", was filmed in 2008 with Christian Meier, Danna Garcia, Kristina Lilley and Andrea Lopez. Meier eventually left Telemundo to pursue other things. From the pilot's cast only Garcia, Maria Helena Doering, and Tiberio Cruz appear in the series. When the filming began on August 17, 2009 Telemundo had not yet cast the male lead. Martin Karpan was suggested, but due to the lack of chemistry between two leads his participation was reconsidered. At the end was the Argentinian actor Segundo Cernadas got the role.Also, Elizabeth Gutiérrez was to play at first Priscila, but refused the role in favour of other production. The role was eventually taken by Adriana Campos.
United States broadcast
- Release dates, episode name & length, and U.S. viewers based on Telemundo's broadcast.