Celia (2015 TV series)

This article is about the Spanish-language telenovela. For TV series of Spain, see Celia (Spanish TV series).

Celia is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by Fox Telecolombia for RCN Televisión and Telemundo^[1] which is based on the life of Cuban singer Celia Cruz.^[1][4][5] The telenovela's theme "La Negra Tiene Tumbao" received an award for Television Theme Song of the Year, at the 2016 American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Awards.^[6]

Celia
Genre	Telenovela
Created by	Andrés Salgado Paul Rodríguez
Directed by	Víctor Mallarino^[1] Liliana Bocanegra^[1]
Starring	Jeimy Osorio Aymée Nuviola Modesto Lacén Willy Denton Carolina Gaitán Abel Rodríguez Margoth Velásquez Aida Bossa Luciano D'Alessandro Jonathan Islas Brenda Hanst José Narváez Alberto Pujol Indhira Serrano Jorge Cárdenas Michell Guillo Moisés Angulo Marcela Gallego Ivette Zamora José Rojas Mauricio Mauad MUSIC BY Alfredo De La Fe
Opening theme	"La Negra Tiene Tumbao" by Celia Cruz
Country of origin	Colombia, United States
Original language	Spanish
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	80^[2]
Production
Executive producer	Nelsón Martínez
Production locations	Cartagena, Bogotá, Colombia^[3] San Juan, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
Release
Original network	RCN Televisión
Original release	5 October 2015 (2015-10-05) – 8 February 2016 (2016-02-08)

Plot

Celia tells the story of one of the legends of Latin music and her major international career: Celia Cruz. We know the beginnings of her passion for singing in Cuba starting in 1950,^[7] and her recognition as the most decisive singer of La Sonora Matancera. Leaving Cuba with her future husband Pedro Knight, a trumpeter with La Sonora Matancera, the series follows her departure from Cuba to Mexico soon after the Castro revolution took control of the island in 1959. The series then showcases her subsequent move to New York City, and follows her early days there, and then how her career conquered markets in other languages as she became one of the most recognized Salsa singers of all time. She honored the musical genre with her signature phrase "Azucar" (Sugar). The series showcases her love and longing for her Cuban country, always hoping that a positive change would come during her lifetime. Celia Cruz has become an invaluable legacy in the world in which she was renowned internationally as the "Queen of Salsa", "La Guarachera de Cuba", as well as "The Queen of Latin Music."^[8]

Cast

Main

• Jeimy Osorio as Young Celia Cruz^{[1][9][a][10]}
• Aymée Nuviola as Celia Cruz^{[1][11][a][10]}
• Modesto Lacén as Young Pedro Knight^[12]
• Willy Denton as Pedro Knight^[13]
• Carolina Gaitán as Young Lola Calvo^[14]
• Abel Rodríguez as Eliécer Calvo^[15]
• Margoth Velásquez as Ollita Alfonso^[16]
• Aida Bossa as Young Noris Alfonso^[17]
• Luciano D'Alessandro^[18] as Young Alberto Blanco^[19]
• Jonathan Islas^[20] as Young Mario Agüero^[21]
• Brenda Hanst as Ana Alfonso^[22]
• José Narváez as René Neira
• Alberto Pujol as Rogelio Martínez^[23]
• Indhira Serrano as Myrelys Bocanegra^[24]
• Jorge Cárdenas as Caíto
• Michel Guillo as Gamaliel "Gamita" Alfonso
• Moisés Angulo as Simón Cruz^[25]
• Marcela Gallego as Lola Calvo^[1]
• Ivette Zamora as Noris Alfonso^[1]
• José Rojas as Alberto Blanco^[1]
• Mauricio Mauad as Mario Agüero^[1]

Recurring

• Carolina Sabino as Myrta Silva^[26]
• Diana Wiswell as Young Raquel Moreno^[1]
• Claudia De Hoyos as Raquel Moreno^[1]
• Carlos Vesga as Billy Echaverría^[27]
• Juan Alfonso Baptista as Ramón Cabrera^[1]
• Félix Antequera as Commander Fidel^[1]
• Luis Gerado Lopez as Commander Lilo Candela^[1]
• Mauricio Mejía as Commander Juan^[1]
• Mijail Mulkay as Tito Puente^[1]
• Bárbaro Marín as Rolando Laserie^[1]
• Laura Peñuela as Rita Laserie^[1]
• Andrés Echavarria as Larry Harlow^[1]
• Jean Phillipe Laurent as Jerry Masucci^[1]
• Luis Eduardo Arango as Johnny Pacheco^[1]
• Victor Gómez as Willie Colon^[1]
• Andy Caicedo as Oscarito^[1]
• Ariel Díaz as Prado^[1]
• Adrián Makalá as Ralphi^[1]

Note(s)

1. Music artist Patricia Padilla would provide vocal voiceover for the eighty songs featured in the soap opera. Padilla remained un-credited for her participation in the soap opera however would be listed in the after credits.

Broadcast and audience

The series originally aired from 5 October 2015 to 5 February 2016 in Colombia on RCN Televisión.^[28][29][30] The series aired on Telemundo from 13 October 2015 until 8 February 2016.^[3][31]

In Colombia, the series premiered with 13.3 of rating, exceeding the program La Voz Kids Colombia.^[32] His final chapter by Caracol Televisión only got a total of 8.3 rating.^[33] In the United States the series debuted with 2.38 million viewers.^[34]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated works	Result
2016	Premios Tu Mundo^[35]	Novela of the Year	Celia	Nominated
		Favorite Lead Actor	Modesto Lacen	Nominated
		Favorite Lead Actress	Jeimy Osorio	Nominated
		The Best Bad Boy	Abel Rodríguez	Nominated
		Favorite Actress	Carolina Gaitán	Won
		The Perfect Couple	Jeimy Osorio and Modesto Lacen	Nominated

References

1. "Telemundo realizará "Celia", una serie sobre la vida de Celia Cruz". Telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 July 2015.
2. . canalrcn.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
3. "La telenovela sobre Celia Cruz se estrenará en octubre en EEUU". martinoticias.com. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
4. "Telemundo Tampa presenta Celia". holaciudad.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2015.
5. ""Celia": La vida de la guarachera de Cuba llega a Telemundo". vidayestilo.terra.com. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
6. "2016 El Premio ASCAP". ASCAP Latin Awards. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Awards. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
7. "Celia Cruz | Biography, Music, & Facts". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
8. Pareles, Jon (14 December 1992). "Review/Pop; The Queen of Latin Music Takes It From the Top". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
9. "Celia Cruz, joven | Jeimy Osorio". telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2015.
10. "¿Quién canta realmente en ‘Celia’, la novela? – Tropicana Bogotá" 25 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
11. "Celia Cruz, adulta | Aymée Nuviola". telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2015.
12. "Pedro Knight, joven | Modesto Lacén". telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2015.
13. "Pedro Knight, adulto | Willy Denton". telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2015.
14. "Lola Calvo | Carolina Gaitán". telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2015.
15. "Eliécer Calvo | Abel Rodríguez". telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2015.
16. . telemundo.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
17. "Noris Alfonso | Aida Bossa". telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2015.
18. "Luciano D' Alessandro grabará serie basada en la vida de Celia Cruz en Colombia". elfarandi.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2015.
19. "Alberto Blanco | Luciano D'Alessandro". telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2015.
20. Estupiñán, Cristina (21 January 2015). "Indignado, Jonathan Islas enfrenta rumores de supuesto alcoholismo". eltiempo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2015.
21. "Mario Agüero | Jonathan Islas". telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2015.
22. "Ana Alfonso | Brenda Hanst". telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2015.
23. "Rogelio Martínez | Alberto Pujol". telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2015.
24. "Myrelys Bocanegra | Indhira Serrano". telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2015.
25. "Simón Cruz | Moisés Angulo". telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2015.
26. "Myrta Silva | Carolina Sabino". telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2015.
27. "Billy Echaverría | Carlos Vesga". telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2015.
28. "Lunes 5 de octubre, gran estreno de 'Celia'". celia.canalrcn.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2015.
29. "'Celia' llega a su desenlace final este viernes". Estereofonica (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2016.
30. "Celia RCN on Twitter". Twitter (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2016. — "Celia RCN on Twitter". Twitter (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2016.
31. "Celia, Capítulo 78: Celia firma un jugoso contrato con la multinacional Japonesa". telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 February 2016.
32. "'Celia' revivió el rating del Canal RCN". estereofonica.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2015.
33. "5 de febrero: Adiós Celia". ratingcolombia.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 February 2016.
34. "Estreno de Celia por Telemundo en EE UU alcanzó 2,38 millones de Televidentes Totales". produ.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 October 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}
35. Oyola, Michelle (25 August 2016). "Premios Tu Mundo 2016: Lista de Nominados y Ganadores". ahoramismo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 May 2017.

External links

• Celia at IMDb
• Celia official website on Telemundo
• Celia official website on RCN Televisión