Alguien Te Mira
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Alguien te mira was a night-time telenovela from Televisión Nacional de Chile
. Directed by María Eugenia Rencoret, produced by Daniela Demichelli and written by Pablo Illanes and Nona Fernández. The telenovela marked a change in themes from earlier night time productions from the state channel, being that this time the main themes were not troubled couple relationships and sex, but this time the main theme was associated with a serial killer, who kills women by taking their hearts. The debut date was April 30, 2007, and the last episode took place on August 16 of the same year.
Rodrigo Quintana, Piedad Estévez, Julián García and Benjamín Morandé are inseparable friends. Idealistic in their planning of future projects, they study medicine and dream of working together to help the needy.
Rodrigo (Francisco Melo
) is the most charming and intelligent, and is the natural leader of the group. His personality wins over Piedad (Sigrid Alegría
) with whom he shares an intense but tumultuous love, while Julián (Álvaro Rudolphy
) loves Piedad in silence. Rodrigo's drug and alcohol addiction result in the deterioration of his relationship with Piedad. He reaches a point where he disappears from his friends' lives, after a confusing incident that results in a dead body and in Piedad being hospitalized.
Rodrigo Quintana leaves his friends and his studies to admit himself into a rehabilitation center outside of Chile. Piedad is never the same again.
Santiago, 2007
Now, 15 years later, when Benjamín, Julián, and Piedad have forgotten about the past, Rodrigo returns to their lives. Partners in an ophthalmology practice, the three doctors find that Rodrigo Quintana's return from Europe
continues to bother them. The friends have changed. Quintana opts for an austere lifestyle in a rural clinic, while his friends accumulate a small fortune operating on the eyes of high-society people.
Rodrigo's return breaks Piedad's daily routine, who discovers that in spite of everything, Rodrigo is still the love of her life.
Meanwhile Julián—divorced for a year from Matilde (Alejandra Fosalba
)—becomes preoccupied with Piedad. It bothers Julián that history could repeat itself, and that Rodrigo could finally succeed in taking away the woman Julián's always loved but has never been able to have.
But love is not the only thing that changes the lives of this group of friends. While they are all at a benefit event, they are witnesses to a crime. The victim, María Gracia Carpenter (Amparo Noguera
), a well-known socialite, is the third murder that torments the city.
Before her, the mysterious disappearance of Angela Argento (María José León), a sophisticated executive, was very closely followed by the media and the police. They concluded that they were in the presence of a psychopath serial killer, whose victims were beautiful, independent, high-society women. All were killed using the same M.O., a deep and accurate cut to remove their hearts.
The lead police detective Eva Zanetti (Paola Volpato
) is in charge of the investigation. Everyone is a suspect. Slowly the circle of suspects is tightened, and the suspects are reined in. Only one is the killer, and with the passing of time the hour of the discovery of the killer's true identity draws closer.
Julián García does not just kill any women, only the ones that seem to leave their sons/daughters aside and ignore them. Look at the episode where Tatiana dies: Julián: ¿and the kids? and Tatiana:The kids don't exist, don't worry about them
The ending is open to interpretation: Rodrigo ends up with part of his face burned, and it is unknown whether he will gain back Piedad's love. Also unknown is what happens to Matilde as a result of her operation. It is also assumed that Benjamín will go to jail for killing Julián, but this is not shown.
Pablo Illanes has explicitly said that there will not be a sequel to the telenovela, because it will not be appropriate with his spirit.
Televisión Nacional de Chile
TVN is Chile's state-owned television station. Its inaugural transmission took place on 1969. TVN is owned, but not funded, by the state, and it functions independently from it; a very particular case of public television in South America...
. Directed by María Eugenia Rencoret, produced by Daniela Demichelli and written by Pablo Illanes and Nona Fernández. The telenovela marked a change in themes from earlier night time productions from the state channel, being that this time the main themes were not troubled couple relationships and sex, but this time the main theme was associated with a serial killer, who kills women by taking their hearts. The debut date was April 30, 2007, and the last episode took place on August 16 of the same year.
History
Santiago, 1992Rodrigo Quintana, Piedad Estévez, Julián García and Benjamín Morandé are inseparable friends. Idealistic in their planning of future projects, they study medicine and dream of working together to help the needy.
Rodrigo (Francisco Melo
Francisco Melo
Francisco Melo is a Chilean producer, actor and also model. His first TV performance was in the TVN program Mea Culpa in 1993. From then on he has appeared in several soap operas, movies and TV shows.-Filmografía:- Altazor :-Fotech:...
) is the most charming and intelligent, and is the natural leader of the group. His personality wins over Piedad (Sigrid Alegría
Sigrid Alegría
Sigrid Alegría Conrads is a Chilean television actress.Alegría her acting debut in the TVN soap opera Borrón y cuenta nueva in 1998, playing the role of "Doris Morán", a religious nun who was rethinking her life after she found a new love.In 2004, she left for Canal 13 to participate in the soap...
) with whom he shares an intense but tumultuous love, while Julián (Álvaro Rudolphy
Álvaro Rudolphy
Álvaro Gonzalo Rudolphy Fontaine is a Chilean actor who works in theater, soap operas and film. He has obtained numerous awards, among them the Apes Prize in 2001 to the best Actor in his role in Amores de mercado and the Altazor Prize in 2008 for his role in Alguien te mira.He was raised in...
) loves Piedad in silence. Rodrigo's drug and alcohol addiction result in the deterioration of his relationship with Piedad. He reaches a point where he disappears from his friends' lives, after a confusing incident that results in a dead body and in Piedad being hospitalized.
Rodrigo Quintana leaves his friends and his studies to admit himself into a rehabilitation center outside of Chile. Piedad is never the same again.
Santiago, 2007
Now, 15 years later, when Benjamín, Julián, and Piedad have forgotten about the past, Rodrigo returns to their lives. Partners in an ophthalmology practice, the three doctors find that Rodrigo Quintana's return from Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
continues to bother them. The friends have changed. Quintana opts for an austere lifestyle in a rural clinic, while his friends accumulate a small fortune operating on the eyes of high-society people.
Rodrigo's return breaks Piedad's daily routine, who discovers that in spite of everything, Rodrigo is still the love of her life.
Meanwhile Julián—divorced for a year from Matilde (Alejandra Fosalba
Alejandra Fosalba
Alejandra Fosalba Henry is an Actress from Chile, born in Concepción. Right after school, she discovered her calling, theater, and went to Santiago to study.She has said that her Television career was started slowly...
)—becomes preoccupied with Piedad. It bothers Julián that history could repeat itself, and that Rodrigo could finally succeed in taking away the woman Julián's always loved but has never been able to have.
But love is not the only thing that changes the lives of this group of friends. While they are all at a benefit event, they are witnesses to a crime. The victim, María Gracia Carpenter (Amparo Noguera
Amparo Noguera
María Amparo Noguera Portales , is a Chilean television, theatre and film actress.Amparo is the daughter of the actor Héctor Noguera Illanes and Isidora Portales...
), a well-known socialite, is the third murder that torments the city.
Before her, the mysterious disappearance of Angela Argento (María José León), a sophisticated executive, was very closely followed by the media and the police. They concluded that they were in the presence of a psychopath serial killer, whose victims were beautiful, independent, high-society women. All were killed using the same M.O., a deep and accurate cut to remove their hearts.
The lead police detective Eva Zanetti (Paola Volpato
Paola Volpato
Paola Volpato Martín is a Chilean actress.She is married to Chilean actor Felipe Castro with whom she has two children, Simón and Manuel...
) is in charge of the investigation. Everyone is a suspect. Slowly the circle of suspects is tightened, and the suspects are reined in. Only one is the killer, and with the passing of time the hour of the discovery of the killer's true identity draws closer.
Killer
In the 44th episode, (transmitted on June 28, 2007) after two months, we find out who the killer is.Victims
Note:Julián García does not just kill any women, only the ones that seem to leave their sons/daughters aside and ignore them. Look at the episode where Tatiana dies: Julián: ¿and the kids? and Tatiana:The kids don't exist, don't worry about them
- Fabiola Correa: Mother of Julián García, in the last episode, one finds out that she was murdered by her own son.
- Elvira Romero (Ángela Vallejos): He killed her 9 months ago, and her body was found in a plastic bag by a river.
- Ángela Argento (María José León): An executive, 35 years old, who dies in a convertible car at night, her remains are found days later in a valley.
- María Gracia Carpenter Basoalto (Amparo NogueraAmparo NogueraMaría Amparo Noguera Portales , is a Chilean television, theatre and film actress.Amparo is the daughter of the actor Héctor Noguera Illanes and Isidora Portales...
): A bisexual woman from high class, dies in a local event organized by her, her body was found inside an aquarium. - Blanca Gordon (Elvira López): Has a son named Nicolás. Blanca is wanted by the police, because of drug trafficking, and while followed by the police she suffers a wound, so she ended up in a clinic, where days later she is found dead by a nurse.
- Amalia Vieyra (Yamila Reyna): Argentine model, 30 years old. She worked in prostitution. Was killed while Eva Zanetti was listening with her cellular phone, was found dead inside a JacuzziJacuzziJacuzzi is a company that produces whirlpool bathtubs and spas. Its first product was a bath with massaging jets. The term "jacuzzi" is now often used generically to refer to any bathtub with massaging jets.-History:...
in a motelMotelA motor hotel, or motel for short, is a hotel designed for motorists, and usually has a parking area for motor vehicles...
. - Rocío Lynch (Katyna Huberman): 30 years old, a professional woman and divorced for only 3 months, she was pregnant (but nobody knew it). Was friend with Tatiana and Camila Wood since childhood, she had a sexual relationship with Benjamín Morandé. Was found dead inside a car (AudiAudiAudi AG is a German automobile manufacturer, from supermini to crossover SUVs in various body styles and price ranges that are marketed under the Audi brand , positioned as the premium brand within the Volkswagen Group....
) in a local residential county called Lo Barnechea. - Eva Zanetti (Paola VolpatoPaola VolpatoPaola Volpato Martín is a Chilean actress.She is married to Chilean actor Felipe Castro with whom she has two children, Simón and Manuel...
): Police detective. She was in charge of the investigation, and after the trail of the Psychopath called "El Cazador" ("the hunter"), that ended up being Julián, with whom she maintained a close sexual relationship. Was found in a park, dressed in a black dress, that will be key to the end of the story. - Daniela Franco (Antonia Zegers): Leader/monitor of a group of addicts where Rodrigo Quintana attended. She was separated, and had 2 daughters, with whom she had no real relation because in her past she was addicted to drugs. She meet Julián García, when he almost runs her over with his car, after the incident, he presents himself with a fake name, (Daniel Vidal) and they became friends, until she discovers his real identity. Was found dead in the bed of doctor Rodrigo Quintana.
- Mauricio Ossa (Andrés Velasco): Journalist who was investigating the case, was captured by Julián when he was coming out from his house with a picture of Julián's mother. He died decapitated and in pieces by Julián by the means of a chainsaw. It is said that this is the new method or style from the killer.
- Gas attendant at a local gas station (identified with the initials R.N.P.): A person who tried to help Matilde while she was trying to run away from Julián in a gas station, Julián took a knife and murdered him without hesitation.
- Tatiana Wood (Luz ValdiviesoLuz Valdivieso-Early life:Luz María Valdivieso Ovalle was born in Santiago, Chile. She went to study at Colegio Institución Teresiana and later entered the University of Chile to study psychology for two years. While at the university she realized that she wanted a career in acting...
): ex wife of Benjamín, was murdered after having sex with Julián, because she needed to have an excuse to make Benjamín pay for his actions. Was found by Benjamín in the pool of her house.
Other Victims (not dead)
- Benjamín Morandé (Francisco Pérez-BannenFrancisco Pérez-BannenFrancisco Pérez-Bannen is a Chilean film and television actor.-Biography:Pérez-Bannen studied at Colegio Verbo Divino school and in 1992 joined Escuela Fernando González to study acting...
). Was blamed of being the "cazador" because of his relations with two of the victims, the two women that he had sexual relations were María Gracia Carpenter and Rocío Lynch. He was also a victim with the dead of his ex wife Tatiana Wood(Luz ValdiviesoLuz Valdivieso-Early life:Luz María Valdivieso Ovalle was born in Santiago, Chile. She went to study at Colegio Institución Teresiana and later entered the University of Chile to study psychology for two years. While at the university she realized that she wanted a career in acting...
), murdered after she had a sexual relation with Julián García (Álvaro RudolphyÁlvaro RudolphyÁlvaro Gonzalo Rudolphy Fontaine is a Chilean actor who works in theater, soap operas and film. He has obtained numerous awards, among them the Apes Prize in 2001 to the best Actor in his role in Amores de mercado and the Altazor Prize in 2008 for his role in Alguien te mira.He was raised in...
.) - Accused of killing:
- María Gracia Carpenter Basoalto: Because they were lovers.
- Rocío Lynch: Because they were lovers.
- Tatiana Wood: Because she was his wife.
- Piedad Estévez (Sigrid AlegríaSigrid AlegríaSigrid Alegría Conrads is a Chilean television actress.Alegría her acting debut in the TVN soap opera Borrón y cuenta nueva in 1998, playing the role of "Doris Morán", a religious nun who was rethinking her life after she found a new love.In 2004, she left for Canal 13 to participate in the soap...
). Was blamed of being the assassin, by the detectives, specifically for the death of Blanca Gordon. - Accused of killing:
- Blanca Gordon: Because she hated her, and they were found residues of her blood in the nails of Blanca Gordon.
- Rodrigo Quintana(Francisco MeloFrancisco MeloFrancisco Melo is a Chilean producer, actor and also model. His first TV performance was in the TVN program Mea Culpa in 1993. From then on he has appeared in several soap operas, movies and TV shows.-Filmografía:- Altazor :-Fotech:...
). Was charged in court of being the killer, after Julián left Daniela (one of the victims) in Rodrigo's bed, dead and full of blood. Because of this he was incarcerated, but later this was revoked because of his attendance to drug rehabilitation clinic. - Accused of killing:
- Daniela Franco: They were great friends, and because she was found in his bed.
Final
Julián García, after putting Piedad to sleep, takes her and little Sofía to a nearby factory, with the intentions of revealing his identity to her, and trying to gain her confidence to try to escape. While Rodrigo escapes from police after they were looking for him for the death of Tatiana, he follows Julián to the factory, where he speaks to the cops, who already found out that the fingerprints belong to Julián. Rodrigo enters the factory and confronts Julián, who wounds him with a knife, and sprays gasoline on him in order to burn him alive. Rodrigo fights off the attack and Piedad escapes. Finally, Julián lights up Rodrigo and when Julián tries to escape, Rodrigo pushes him inside the factory, breaking some gas pipes. The factory then explodes. Although on fire, Julián García escapes from the factory, and is killed by Benjamín who takes a gun from a detective and shoots while the killer is burning alive.The ending is open to interpretation: Rodrigo ends up with part of his face burned, and it is unknown whether he will gain back Piedad's love. Also unknown is what happens to Matilde as a result of her operation. It is also assumed that Benjamín will go to jail for killing Julián, but this is not shown.
Pablo Illanes has explicitly said that there will not be a sequel to the telenovela, because it will not be appropriate with his spirit.
Cast
- Álvaro RudolphyÁlvaro RudolphyÁlvaro Gonzalo Rudolphy Fontaine is a Chilean actor who works in theater, soap operas and film. He has obtained numerous awards, among them the Apes Prize in 2001 to the best Actor in his role in Amores de mercado and the Altazor Prize in 2008 for his role in Alguien te mira.He was raised in...
- Julián García - Sigrid AlegríaSigrid AlegríaSigrid Alegría Conrads is a Chilean television actress.Alegría her acting debut in the TVN soap opera Borrón y cuenta nueva in 1998, playing the role of "Doris Morán", a religious nun who was rethinking her life after she found a new love.In 2004, she left for Canal 13 to participate in the soap...
- Piedad Estévez - Francisco MeloFrancisco MeloFrancisco Melo is a Chilean producer, actor and also model. His first TV performance was in the TVN program Mea Culpa in 1993. From then on he has appeared in several soap operas, movies and TV shows.-Filmografía:- Altazor :-Fotech:...
- Rodrigo Quintana - Francisco Perez-BannenFrancisco Pérez-BannenFrancisco Pérez-Bannen is a Chilean film and television actor.-Biography:Pérez-Bannen studied at Colegio Verbo Divino school and in 1992 joined Escuela Fernando González to study acting...
- Benjamín Morandé
Music Bands
- Juego de seducción (Soda StereoSoda StereoSoda Stereo were an Argentine rock band who are recognized as one of the most influential and important Latin American and Ibero-American bands of all time...
) - Atado a un sentimiento (Miguel MateosMiguel MateosMiguel Mateos is a rock singer/songwriter from Villa Pueyrredón, Argentina. Outside of Argentina, he is considered one of the most important exponents of Rock en Español, specially in the 1980s when he along with Charly Garcia, Soda Stereo, Enanitos Verdes, Virus, Sumo, Fabulosos Cadillacs, Rata...
) - Por el resto (Los Enanitos VerdesLos Enanitos VerdesEnanitos Verdes is a successful rock trio from Argentina, formed in 1979 in the city of Mendoza...
) - Tom y Jerry (CinemaCinema (band)Cinema yes were a short-lived band started in 1982 by former Yes members Alan White and Chris Squire, with guitarist Trevor Rabin. They had plans to release their debut album in 1983, and were working on a number of songs, most of which had been written by Rabin.Eventually, these musicians were...
) - Los dinosaurios (Charly GarcíaCharly GarcíaCharly García is a singer-songwriter, pianist and keyboardist from Argentina with a long career in rock music, forming successful groups such as Sui Generis and Serú Girán, cult status groups like La Máquina de Hacer Pájaros, and as a solo musician.-Early years:Charly García was the eldest son in...
) - Pronta entrega (Virus)
- Mi vida vale más (Valija Diplomática)
- Desnudita es mejor (Divina Gloria)
- Aire de todos (GITGitGit may refer to:* Git , a British English term of abuse* Git , a distributed version control system* Git , by Skeletons & The Girl-Faced Boys...
) - Cleopatra, reina del twist (Fabiana CantiloFabiana CantiloFabiana Cantilo is a singer and songwriter from Argentina. She has sold more than 5 million records in her career.- Soloist :* Detectives * Fabiana Cantilo y los Perros Calientes...
) - Canción animal (Gustavo CeratiGustavo CeratiGustavo Adrián Cerati Clark is an Argentine rock musician, singer-songwriter, composer and record producer. He was the frontman, lead vocalist, lead guitarist and lead songwriter of the Argentine rock band Soda Stereo, one of the most influential bands of latin rock music. In the early 90s, with...
) - Tus viejas cartas (Los Enanitos Verdes)
- Sigues dando vueltas (La Rue Morgue)
- Whisky a go-go (Roupa NovaRoupa NovaRoupa Nova is a Brazilian pop band, who had many hits in the 1980s and early 1990s. Their sound is often compared to the American band Toto...
) - Puedo sentirlo (David Lebon)
- La rubia tarada (SumoSumois a competitive full-contact sport where a wrestler attempts to force another wrestler out of a circular ring or to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet. The sport originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally...
) - Debajo del puente (Ariel RotAriel RotAriel Rot is an Argentine musician.He went to Spain when he was young and became a member of the group Tequila. Later he started a musical career alone, after which he became a member of the group Los Rodríguez .More recently he has returned to solo performing...
) - When I see you smile (Bad EnglishBad EnglishBad English was an American/British hard rock supergroup formed in 1988, reuniting keyboardist Jonathan Cain with singer John Waite and bassist Ricky Phillips, his former bandmates in The Babys.- History :...
, (song used by "the hunter" to murder his victims)
Curiosities
- Everyone of Julián's victims had last names of famous horror cinema directors (George A. RomeroGeorge A. RomeroGeorge Andrew Romero is a Canadian-American film director, screenwriter and editor, best known for his gruesome and satirical horror films about a hypothetical zombie apocalypse. He is nicknamed "Godfather of all Zombies." -Life and career:...
, John CarpenterJohn CarpenterJohn Howard Carpenter is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, editor, composer, and occasional actor. Although Carpenter has worked in numerous film genres in his four-decade career, his name is most commonly associated with horror and science fiction.- Early life :Carpenter was born...
, David LynchDavid LynchDavid Keith Lynch is an American filmmaker, television director, visual artist, musician and occasional actor. Known for his surrealist films, he has developed his own unique cinematic style, which has been dubbed "Lynchian", and which is characterized by its dream imagery and meticulous sound...
, Dario ArgentoDario ArgentoDario Argento is an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his work in the horror film genre, particularly in the subgenre known as giallo, and for his influence on modern horror and slasher movies....
, etc.). Pablo Illanes is a fan of the genre, and by this means he wanted to show appreciation to his inspiration. - The daughters of the couple Pedro Pablo Peñafiel and Josefa "Pepi" Morandé, have the last names of Peñafiel Morandé, that are the last names of Chilean TV personality Kike Morandé.
- It was the first Chilean telenovela to debut first on the Internet and later on TV: the first episode was available in tvn.cl several hours prior to the official debut.
- The Hunter, would always play the song "When I See You SmileWhen I See You SmileWhen I See You Smile is the second single of American/British hard rock band Bad English, taken from their self-titled debut album of the same name, released in 1989....
", favorite song of Piedad and Rodrigo when they were young, and because Julián hated that love; he would put that song on in order to kill that love too. - In December 2007, the television channel released the entire telenovela Alguien te mira in DVDDVDA DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
format.