Aurora (Telenovela)
Encyclopedia
Aurora is a Spanish-language telenovela
produced by the United States-based television
network Telemundo
.
Telemundo
aired this serial from November 1, 2010 to May 20, 2011. As with most of its other telenovela
s, the network broadcasts English subtitles as closed captions on CC3.
It stars Sonya Smith
, Sara Maldonado
, Eugenio Siller
, and Jorge Luis Pila
as the protagonists.
, the story begins in 1990 with a 20-year-old dancer named Aurora Ponce de León (Sara Maldonado
). She attends New York School of the Arts with her two best friends, Natalia Suarez (Talina Duclaud) and Vanessa Miller (Vanessa Pose
). One night after a dance rehearsal, they all go to a bar, where Aurora meets Lorenzo Lobos (Jorge Luis Pila
), a dance instructor and single father. Aurora and Lorenzo fall madly in love. Vanessa, who had always been jealous of Aurora, is infuriated by this because she too is in love with Lorenzo. She tried everything to separate the two, going as far as inviting Lorenzo to Aurora's lavish twentieth birthday party (Lorenzo was unaware Aurora was wealthy), where she makes sure he sees Federico Álvarez de Toledo kiss Aurora. Lorenzo storms off, believing he has been betrayed. Aurora runs after Lorenzo and declares her love for him. It doesn't work and Lorenzo wants nothing more to do with Aurora. Aurora returns home heartbroken and after an argument with her father, Gustavo (Braulio Castillo
), she faints. Gustavo takes her to his cryogenic clinic to run tests. It is discovered that Aurora is pregnant with Lorenzo's baby. Her father refuses to tell Lorenzo about the pregnancy and sends her as far away from him as possible. A few months pass and Aurora trys to run away and return to Lorenzo, but she falls and goes into labor. She gives birth to a girl, who she names Blanca. Aurora becomes very ill and on her deathbed, calls Lorenzo, and says to him with her dying breath, "I will always love you." Lorenzo hears a flat line and all the commotion. Gustavo decides to freeze Aurora in a cryogenic capsule. Aurora wakes up after twenty years, only to descover that Lorenzo is married to Natalia. Blanca does not know Aurora is her mother, because she was raised by her actual grandparents who told her Aurora was her sister. Aurora plays along with it and keeps her real identity a secret. However, after Lorenzo's son Martin falls love with Aurora all the secrets start coming out. Nothing remains the same.
obtaining a low 1.2 out of 10 star rating on IMDb. Also the Telenovela has received negative comets from fans on the official forums due to its many changes in storyline, plot, actors, and poor acting.
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
produced by the United States-based television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
network Telemundo
Telemundo
Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision....
.
Telemundo
Telemundo
Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision....
aired this serial from November 1, 2010 to May 20, 2011. As with most of its other telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
s, the network broadcasts English subtitles as closed captions on CC3.
It stars Sonya Smith
Sonya Smith
Sonya Eleonora Smith Jacquet is an Venezuelan actress best known for her roles in telenovelas.-Biography:A blond and blue-eyed Hispanic born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she is the daughter of Venezuelan actress Ileana Jacquet and Federico Albertini Smith, who is part-Colombian and part-American...
, Sara Maldonado
Sara Maldonado
Sara Maldonado is a Mexican actress.-Biography:Sara Maldonado Fuentes was born in Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico to Mario Maldonado and Sara Fuentes. She has two older brothers, Mario and Jesús and one sister, Fabiola....
, Eugenio Siller
Eugenio Siller
Eugenio Santiago Siller Rodríguez is a Mexican actor, singer, and model who is best known for starring in Rebelde, Código Postal, Al Diablo con los Guapos, Mi Pecado, Aurora and Una Maid en Manhattan.-Biography:In 1998, Siller became part of a singing group called Klishé, along with his older...
, and Jorge Luis Pila
Jorge Luis Pila
Jorge Luis Pila is a Cuban actor. He is best known for his roles in several Telemundo produced serials such as such as Mas Sabe el Diablo, ¿Dónde está Elisa?, Aurora, and La Casa de al Lado.-Telenovelas:...
as the protagonists.
Plot
Set in New York CityNew York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, the story begins in 1990 with a 20-year-old dancer named Aurora Ponce de León (Sara Maldonado
Sara Maldonado
Sara Maldonado is a Mexican actress.-Biography:Sara Maldonado Fuentes was born in Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico to Mario Maldonado and Sara Fuentes. She has two older brothers, Mario and Jesús and one sister, Fabiola....
). She attends New York School of the Arts with her two best friends, Natalia Suarez (Talina Duclaud) and Vanessa Miller (Vanessa Pose
Vanessa Pose
Vanessa Gabriela Pose Levy is a Venezuelan actress best known for her roles in telenovelas.-Biography:Her father is Venezuelan and her mother is Cuban...
). One night after a dance rehearsal, they all go to a bar, where Aurora meets Lorenzo Lobos (Jorge Luis Pila
Jorge Luis Pila
Jorge Luis Pila is a Cuban actor. He is best known for his roles in several Telemundo produced serials such as such as Mas Sabe el Diablo, ¿Dónde está Elisa?, Aurora, and La Casa de al Lado.-Telenovelas:...
), a dance instructor and single father. Aurora and Lorenzo fall madly in love. Vanessa, who had always been jealous of Aurora, is infuriated by this because she too is in love with Lorenzo. She tried everything to separate the two, going as far as inviting Lorenzo to Aurora's lavish twentieth birthday party (Lorenzo was unaware Aurora was wealthy), where she makes sure he sees Federico Álvarez de Toledo kiss Aurora. Lorenzo storms off, believing he has been betrayed. Aurora runs after Lorenzo and declares her love for him. It doesn't work and Lorenzo wants nothing more to do with Aurora. Aurora returns home heartbroken and after an argument with her father, Gustavo (Braulio Castillo
Braulio Castillo, hijo
Braulio Castillo, hijo is a Puerto Rican actor, radio host, and MC. He is the son of Braulio Castillo, a legendary actor across Latin America, and the brother of the lesser known Jorge Castillo, also a television and theater actor....
), she faints. Gustavo takes her to his cryogenic clinic to run tests. It is discovered that Aurora is pregnant with Lorenzo's baby. Her father refuses to tell Lorenzo about the pregnancy and sends her as far away from him as possible. A few months pass and Aurora trys to run away and return to Lorenzo, but she falls and goes into labor. She gives birth to a girl, who she names Blanca. Aurora becomes very ill and on her deathbed, calls Lorenzo, and says to him with her dying breath, "I will always love you." Lorenzo hears a flat line and all the commotion. Gustavo decides to freeze Aurora in a cryogenic capsule. Aurora wakes up after twenty years, only to descover that Lorenzo is married to Natalia. Blanca does not know Aurora is her mother, because she was raised by her actual grandparents who told her Aurora was her sister. Aurora plays along with it and keeps her real identity a secret. However, after Lorenzo's son Martin falls love with Aurora all the secrets start coming out. Nothing remains the same.
Main cast in order of appearance
Actor | Character | Description |
---|---|---|
Sara Maldonado Sara Maldonado Sara Maldonado is a Mexican actress.-Biography:Sara Maldonado Fuentes was born in Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico to Mario Maldonado and Sara Fuentes. She has two older brothers, Mario and Jesús and one sister, Fabiola.... |
Aurora Ponce De León | Protagonist. Daughter of Gustavo and Inés, Mother of Blanca and Aurorita, in love with Lorenzo. Dies in a car accident and donates her heart. |
Sonya Smith Sonya Smith Sonya Eleonora Smith Jacquet is an Venezuelan actress best known for her roles in telenovelas.-Biography:A blond and blue-eyed Hispanic born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she is the daughter of Venezuelan actress Ileana Jacquet and Federico Albertini Smith, who is part-Colombian and part-American... |
Angela Amenabar | Protagonist. Has Aurora's heart, Lorenzo's lawyer, sister of Clara, in love with Lorenzo. |
Eugenio Siller Eugenio Siller Eugenio Santiago Siller Rodríguez is a Mexican actor, singer, and model who is best known for starring in Rebelde, Código Postal, Al Diablo con los Guapos, Mi Pecado, Aurora and Una Maid en Manhattan.-Biography:In 1998, Siller became part of a singing group called Klishé, along with his older... |
Martín Lobos / Lorenzo Lobos (young) / Sebastian Lobos | Protagonist. Son of Sebastian and Veronica, believed to have been Lorenzo's son, doctor, dancer, and singer, was in love with Aurora, Vicky's husband. |
Jorge Luis Pila Jorge Luis Pila Jorge Luis Pila is a Cuban actor. He is best known for his roles in several Telemundo produced serials such as such as Mas Sabe el Diablo, ¿Dónde está Elisa?, Aurora, and La Casa de al Lado.-Telenovelas:... |
Lorenzo Lobos | Protagonist. Professional dancer, Natalia's ex-husband, father of Blanca & Aurorita, adoptive father of Martín, Nina, & Cesar, twin brother of Sebastian, Aurora's widower. |
Lisette Morelos Lisette Morelos Lisette Garcia Morelos-Zaragoza is a Mexican actress. She started her career at a young age. She attended the Centro de Educación Artística . Her first Telenovela was at the age of 17 in Tu y Yo with Maribel Guardia and Joan Sebastian. She currently lives in Canada... |
Blanca Ponce De León | Daughter of Aurora & Lorenzo, In love with Cesar, Cesar's wife, mother of Santiago & Simon. |
Aylin Mujica Aylín Mújica Aylín Mújica is a Cuban actress, model, and ballet dancer who currently lives in Mexico City, Mexico.- Career :Mújica began modeling at age 13. She posed nude in the Spanish magazine Interviu and appeared in a sexy photoshoot at the H para Hombres magazine as well... |
Vanessa Miller | Famous actress, mother of Vicky & Arturo, former best friend of Aurora & Natalia, was in love with Cesar, in love with Federico, Federico's wife. |
Pablo Azar Pablo Azar Pablo Alberto Azar Olagaray is a Mexican actor. He is married to Colombian actress Claudia Caicedo.-Telenovelas:* 2012 - El Talismán * 2010-2011 - Aurora .... César Lobos... |
Cesar Lobos / Julio Cesar de la Vega (alias) | Adopted son of Natalia & Lorenzo,in love with Blanca, Blanca's husband, biological son of Elizabeth, father of Santiago, Simon, & Arturo. |
Braulio Castillo Braulio Castillo, hijo Braulio Castillo, hijo is a Puerto Rican actor, radio host, and MC. He is the son of Braulio Castillo, a legendary actor across Latin America, and the brother of the lesser known Jorge Castillo, also a television and theater actor.... |
Dr. Gustavo Ponce De León | Doctor, Aurora's father, Inés's ex-husband, in love with Natalia, Elizabeth's ex-husband, Natalia's husband. |
Ismael La Rosa Ismael La Rosa Ismael Armando La Rosa Fernandini is a Peruvian actor. He is best known for his roles in telenovelas.-Biography:... |
Federico Álvarez De Toledo | Aurora's ex-fiance, dated Nina, in love with Vanessa, Vanessa's husband, stepfather to Arturo. |
Sandra Destenave | Natalia Suarez | Former best friend of Aurora & Vanessa, Lorenzo's ex-wife, mother of Nina, adoptive mother of Cesar & Martín, in love with Gustavo. |
Karen Sentíes Karen Sentíes Karen Sentíes is a Mexican telenovela actress who is known for playing in Spanish language telenovelas on Televisa and Univision and in one Canadian television series on the CBC.-Telenovelas:... |
Inés Ponce De León | Aurora's mother, Gustavo's ex-wife, had an affair with Eduardo Hutton, Roque's wife. |
Melvin Cabrera | Ernesto Podesta | Villain. Lorenzo's former best friend, Nina's biological father, obssessed with Vicky, Kidnapped Vicky twice, killed by Catalina." |
Vanessa Pose Vanessa Pose Vanessa Gabriela Pose Levy is a Venezuelan actress best known for her roles in telenovelas.-Biography:Her father is Venezuelan and her mother is Cuban... |
Victoria "Vicky" Hotton / Vanessa Miller (young) | Daughter of Eduardo & Vanessa, best friend of Blanca, was in love with Cesar, poisoned by Elizabeth, was frozen then revived again, in love with Martín, Martin's wife, was hit in the face with acid, kidnapped by Ernesto twice, is now a mom. |
Tali Duclaud | Nina Lobos / Natalia Suarez (young) | Daughter of Natalia & Ernesto, adopted by Lorenzo, dated Federico, was in love with Martín, in love with Christian. |
Mónica Franco | Dr. Elizabeth Oviedo | Villain. Doctor, Gustavo's ex-wife, biological mother of Cesar, killed many people, kills by Ernesto. |
Rubén Morales | Roque | Aurora's driver & confidant, in love with Inés, husband of Inés. |
Miguel Augusto Rodríguez | Dr. Williams | Doctor. Associate of Gustavo, was in love with Gustavo. Attempted murder by Elizabeth. |
Carla Rodríguez | Dr. Liliana Rosales | Doctor, murdered by Elizabeth. |
Zully Montero Zully Montero Clara Zully Montero is a Cuban actress who has worked in television, film, and theatre. She is known for her acting skills and her beauty.-Biography:... |
Catalina Perez-Quintana | Vanessa's mother, widow of Francisco, godmother of Christian. Vicky's grandmother. |
Angélica María Angélica María Angélica María Hartman Ortiz is an Mexican-American actress and a Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter. She is a legendary entertainer and is known as La Novia de Mexico .-Early life:... |
Pasion Urquijo | Aurora's godmother, biological mother of Christian, had an affair with Catalina's first husband, Ignacio Miller. |
David Chocarro | Christian Santana | Veterinarian, biological son of Ignacio & Pasion, godson of Catalina,was in love with Vicky, now in love with Nina. |
Carolina Tejera Carolina Tejera Nelly Carolina Tejera is a Venezuelan model and actress.-Biography:Tejera's mother is from Spain and her father is from Guadalajara, Mexico.... |
Clara Amenabar | Angela's sister, in love with Christian |
Zuleyka Rivera Zuleyka Rivera Zuleyka Jerrís Rivera Mendoza is a Puerto Rican beauty queen who held the titles Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2006 and Miss Universe 2006. She made her debut as a telenovela actress in Telemundo's soap opera Dame Chocolate.-Early life:... |
Diana del Valle | Villain. In love with Martin |
Broadcasters
Country | title | TV network(s) | Series premiere | Series finale | Weekly schedule |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Aurora | Telemundo Telemundo Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision.... |
November 1, 2010 | May 20, 2011 | Monday to Friday |
Puerto Rico | Aurora | Telemundo PR WKAQ-TV WKAQ-TV is a full-power television station located in San Juan, Puerto Rico transmitting over digital 2.1. The station is owned and operated by NBCUniversal and is branded simply as Telemundo.... |
November 15, 2010 | May 30, 2011 | Monday to Friday |
Venezuela | Aurora | Televen Televen Televen is a private Venezuelan national television network headquartered on the Caracas neighborhood of Horizonte. For this reason it's also called Canal de Horizonte. Televen was inaugurated as the ‘’TELEVEN Corporation’’ on July 3 1988 by Omar Camero and Radioven, S.A... |
November 29, 2010 | June 8, 2011 | Monday to Friday |
Panama | Aurora | TVN TVN TVN may refer to:*TVN , a horse racing channel*TVN , a public broadcaster*TVN , a television station*TVN or TVNorge, a commercial television channel*TVN , a commercial broadcaster... |
January 31, 2011 | August 5, 2011 | Monday to Friday |
Independent State of Croatia | Aurora | RTL Televizija RTL Televizija RTL Televizija is a Croatian commercial broadcaster with national availability that has been broadcasting since April 30, 2004.RTL Televizija is 74% owned by the RTL Group.... |
February 8, 2011 | July 20, 2011 | Monday to Friday |
Nicaragua | Aurora | Televicentro Televicentro (Canal 2) Televicentro is a nationwide terrestrial television channel from Nicaragua owned by Televicentro de Nicaragua, S.A.- History :Televicentro de Nicaragua, S.A. was founded in December 1965 by Octavio Sacasa Sarria, first broadcast in March, 1966. It was the second television channel in Nicaragua,... |
March 28, 2011 | October 06, 2011 | Monday to Friday |
Costa Rica | Aurora | Teletica Teletica Teletica, formerly known as Televisora de Costa Rica S.A., is a Costa Rican television company, founded in 1958; it was the first television company in Costa Rica. It operates Teletica Canal 7 and Teletica Canal 33. It has mostly imported programming and it also handles a high production and... |
May 9, 2011 | November 11, 2011 | Monday to Friday |
Georgia (country) | ავრორა | Rustavi 2 Rustavi 2 Rustavi 2 Broadcasting Company , better known as Rustavi 2, is the most successful private television broadcasting company in Georgia. The Rustavi, based in Tbilisi, was founded in 1994 in the town of Rustavi. It is a privately owned free to air terrestrial broadcaster that currently reaches around... |
May 25, 2011 | November 29, 2011 | Monday to Friday |
Serbia | Aurora | 1PRVA Prva Srpska Televizija Prva or Prva Srpska Televizija or 1Prva is a Serbian commercial television network.Launched in December 2006, the network is owned by Greek Antenna Group since December 2009. From its inception until December 2009, the network was majority owned by global media conglomerate News Corporation... |
May 25, 2011 | December 8, 2011 | Monday to Friday |
Lithuania | Aurora | TV3 (Viasat) TV3 (Viasat) TV3 is the brand name used by Viasat's flagship channels in Scandinavia, the Baltic States, and Slovenia. Viasat is part of the Swedish media company Modern Times Group... |
June 20, 2011 | December 23, 2011 | Monday to Friday |
Kingdom of Romania | Aurora | Acasă Acasa Acasă is a television channel operated by the Central European Media Enterprises that broadcasts in Romania. It is mostly dedicated to daytime telenovelas, family movies, news, talk shows, soap operas and entertainment.-Telenovelas:-External links:*... |
June 20, 2011 | October 2, 2011 | Everyday |
Armenia | Aurora | Shanttv Shanttv - Armenian Television company Shant TV, founded in Gyumry - the second largest city of Armenia, in 1994, and moved to Yerevan in 2001 where it started regular broadcasting... |
July 01, 2011 | December 19, 2011 | Monday to Saturday |
Iran | Aurora | Zemzemeh Zemzemeh Zemzemeh Operated by Broadcast Middle East Following the success of its sister channel FARSI1, Zemzemeh brings international comedies, dramas and romance to the screens of 100 million Persian speakers in the Middle East, Western Asia and Europe. - Programs :Resources*Persian Wikipedia... |
July 09, 2011 | January 11, 2012 | Saturday to Wednesday |
Peru | Aurora | ATV ATV -In broadcasting:*Amateur television*Analog television*ATV , the NBC affiliate in Aruba.*ATV , Austrian TV station*ATV Home, major Cantonese-language TV station *ATV Jordan*ATV *ATV Madiun*ATV... |
January 19, 2011 | June 7, 2011 | Monday to Friday |
Reception
Aurora has been one of the worst received telenovelas from TelemundoTelemundo
Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision....
obtaining a low 1.2 out of 10 star rating on IMDb. Also the Telenovela has received negative comets from fans on the official forums due to its many changes in storyline, plot, actors, and poor acting.
External links
- Aurora at Seriesnow.com
- Aurora at Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...