Camaleones

Camaleones (Chameleons) is a 2009/2010 Mexican neo-noir vigilante heist thriller telenovela produced by Televisa. The soap opera premiered on Mexico's Canal de las Estrellas, replacing the completed TV series Verano de Amor. Camaleones is produced by Rosy Ocampo (a.k.a. La Campestre or Rosy la del Campo), who has produced several popular telenovelas, such as Amor sin Maquillaje, Las Tontas No Van al Cielo and La Fea Mas Bella. Filming took place in Mexico City and Xochitepec in June 2009, and lasted approximately 7 months. The telenovela premiered on Univision in the United States on May 4, 2010.

Camaleones
GenreTelenovela
Story by
  • Gustavo Barrios
  • Diana Segovia
Directed by
  • Alejandro Álvarez
  • Daniel Ferrer
  • Felipe Nájera
  • José Ángel García
Creative directorFlorencio Zavala
Starring
Opening theme"Sal De Mi Piel" performed by Belinda Peregrín
Country of originMexico
Original languageSpanish
No. of episodes135
Production
Executive producerRosy Ocampo
Producers
  • María Alba Espinosa
  • Eduardo Meza
Production locationsMexico City, Mexico
EditorAlfredo Juárez
Camera setupMulti-camera
Production companyTelevisa
DistributorTelevisa Internacional
Release
Original networkCanal de las Estrellas
Picture formatNTSC (480i)
Audio formatStereophonic sound
Original releaseJuly 27, 2009 (2009-07-27) 
January 29, 2010 (2010-01-29)
Chronology
Preceded byVerano de amor
Followed byZacatillo, un lugar en tu corazón
External links
Website

Belinda, Alfonso Herrera and Edith González star as the protagonists, while Guillermo García Cantú, José Luis Reséndez, Grettell Valdez, Karla Álvarez and Manuel "Flaco" Ibáñez star as the antagonists.

Plot and themes

Camaleones is the story of Valentina and Sebastian, who are both skilled thieves. They are united when a man they call "El Amo" forces them to commit crimes posing as a prefect and an art teacher at the school of San Bartolome. They have to play along in order to protect their loved ones.

They work together and say they are brother and sister. They become friends and then fall in love, although something always seems to come between them and their love. They discover many things about "El Amo", and they begin to hate each other because of the lies which "El Amo" had told them. Then, they decide to go separate ways: Sebastian with his father and Valentina as far away as she can.

But before they can leave the area, the police arrive, and when they are about to take Valentina and Sebastian, she shouts Sebastian's name and says she is pregnant. While in jail, the captain receives a video saying Valentina and Sebastian are innocent, and they are scheduled for release.

Valentina gets out a few hours earlier. When she sees one of the teachers on top of the roof of the school building crying, she goes up there to speak to her, and she says that "Augusto" killed many people. Augusto shows up on top of the roof and decides to kill Valentina with his gun. "El Amo" shows up too and tells him he is the father of the man whom he killed years ago, revealing himself to be Leonidas, the school gardener.

When Leonidas fights off Augusto, Augusto shoots him, then Leonidas pushes Augusto off the roof, killing him. Leonidas (El Amo) also dies from the wound. Meanwhile, Solange's mom shows up with Sebastian, and she sees that Augusto and Leonidas are dead.

Two months later, Valentina and Sebastian are finally together and happy because she is pregnant. Everyone is celebrating that everyone is graduating from school, and Solange decides to stay and not go to the United States for college, a decision that makes Francisca and Ulises happy. The soap opera ends with Valentina and Sebastian kissing, while the band Camaleones sings a song.

Cast

Main

Secondary

  • Manuel 'Flaco' Ibáñez as Leónidas
  • Ana Bertha Espín as Lupita Morán
  • Sherlyn as Solange Ponce de León
  • Pee Wee as Ulises Morán
  • José Elías Moreno as Armando Jaramillo
  • Luis Manuel Ávila as Eusebio Portillo
  • José Luis Reséndez as Pedro Recalde
  • Mariana Ávila as Carmen Castillo
  • Marisol Santacruz as Magdalena Orozco
  • Ferdinando Valencia as Patricio Calderón
  • Flor Rubio as Irene
  • Alberich Bormann as Féderico Díaz Ballesteros
  • Carla Cardona as Mercedes Márquez
  • Erik Díaz as Lucio Barragán
  • Juan Carlos Flores as Bruno Pintos Castro
  • Lucía Zerecero as Rocío Santoscoy
  • Mariluz Bermúdez as Lorena González
  • Michelle Renaud as Betina Montenegro
  • Paul Stanley as Rolando Rincón
  • Taide as Cristina Hernández
  • Ricardo de Pascual as Conrado Tapia
  • Erik Guecha as Gerardo Zúñiga
  • Lilibeth as Sabrina
  • Eduardo Liñán as Víttorio Barragán
  • Esteban Franco as Señor Pintos
  • Ginny Hoffman as Gabriela
  • Jessica Salazar as Catalina de Saavedra
  • Jorge Alberto Bolaños as Vincente Villoro
  • Mónica Dossetti as Señora de Díaz
  • Queta Lavat as Graciela
  • Rafael del Villar as Efraín Castillo / Señor Montenegro
  • Ricardo Vera as Efraín Castillo
  • Renée Varsi as Norma de Pintos

Guest starts

Special participation

Music

Camaleones: Música de l a Telenovela
Studio album / Soundtrack by
ReleasedNovember 24, 2009 (Mexico)[1]
July 13, 2010 (United States)[2]
Recorded2009
GenreLatin pop
Length34:54
LabelEMI
ProducerRosy Ocampo, Áureo Baqueiro
Singles from Camaleones: Música de la Telenovela
  1. "Sal de Mi Piel"
    Released: August 17, 2009
  2. "No Quiero Verte"
    Released: November, 2009
  3. "Por Favor Quiéreme"
    Released: December, 2009

Camaleones: Música de la Telenovela is the soundtrack album for the Mexican telenovela Camaleones and the debut studio album by Camaleones. It was released in Mexico on November 24, 2009.[3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."Sal de Mi Piel"Belinda PeregrínBelinda3:26
2."Por Favor Quiéreme"Javier Calderón, Ruffo Ibarra ArellanoPee Wee and Sherlyn2:49
3."Por Unas Palabras"José Alberto Inzunza Favela, Roxana PuenteCamaleones3:12
4."No Quiero Verte"Javier Calderón, Eduardo Meza Rodríguez, Carlos Romo BautistaCamaleones3:43
5."Puedo Hacerte Feliz"Javier Calderón, Eduardo Meza RodríguezCamaleones3:55
6."Rompecabezas"Dany Tomás, Irvin Salinas, Servando PrimeraPee Wee3:25
7."Una Hermosa Historia"Di Pietro Rodríguez, Felice OrlandoCamaleones3:36
8."Se Acabó"María Bernal, Javier Calderón, Eduardo MezaCamaleones3:42
9."Camaleones"Francisco Saldaña, Irvin Salinas, Norgie Noriega, Richard Bull, Víctor DelgadoPee Wee4:17
10."Sólo Tú, Sólo Yo"Javier Calderón, Eduardo Meza Rodríguez, Christian Hugo Petersen PérezCamaleones2:49

Released on DVD

As they released a CD with the songs of the telenovela, the May 14, 2010 was released a DVD.[4]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated Result
2010 28th TVyNovelas Awards Best Male Revelation Pee Wee Nominated
Kids' Choice Awards Mexico Favorite Male Character in a Series Alfonso Herrera Nominated
Pee Wee Nominated
Favorite Female Character in a Series Belinda Nominated
Despicable Manuel "Flaco" Ibáñez Nominated
Premios People en Español Best Young Actress Belinda Nominated
Best Young Actor Alfonso Herrera Nominated
Best Couple Belinda & Alfonso Herrera Nominated
2011 Premios Juventud Girl of my dream Belinda Nominated
It's great! Alfonso Herrera Nominated

References

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