Hijos del Monte

Hijos Del Monte (translated: Del Monte Sons) was a Chilean telenovela produced by TVN. It was written by Víctor Carrasco and directed by María Eugenia Rencoret. Filming began on Wednesday June 18, and took place in the Santiago neighborhoods of Padre Hurtado and Isla de Maipo, beside the TVN studios.

Hijos del Monte
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Created byVíctor Carrasco
Developed byTVN
Directed byMaría Eugenia Rencoret
Víctor Huerta
Camilo Sánchez
StarringMaría Elena Swett
Jorge Zabaleta
Francisco Pérez-Bannen
Mónica Godoy
Cristián Arriagada
Matías Oviedo
Andrés Reyes
Country of originChile
Original languageSpanish
No. of episodes131
Production
ProducersVania Portilla
Patricia Encina
Production locationSantiago de Chile
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time23-25 minutes
Release
Original networkTVN
Picture formatHDTV 1080i
Audio formatStereophonic sound
Original releaseSeptember 2, 2008 (2008-09-02) 
March 10, 2009 (2009-03-10)
Chronology
Preceded byViuda Alegre
Followed byLos Exitosos Pells
Related showsLos Herederos Del Monte

The soap competed with Lola on Canal 13 and Mala Conducta on Chilevisión.

Plot

The series begins with five brothers (from oldest to youngest): Juan, José, Pedro, Gaspar, and Lucas Del Monte. The close-knit family live an easy-going life on their ranch. The five men were all adopted by Emilio and Clarisa Del Monte. Clarisa died from cancer a few years earlier and Emilio dies of a heart attack just before the series begins. The Del Monte brothers' lives are changed abruptly with the arrival of their father's illegitimate daughter, Paula Del Monte. Emilio left a portion of his estate to Paula, who wants to claim what is rightfully hers.

Paula and her mother, Sofía Cañadas, immediately cause disharmony among the brothers. Juan is upset but respects his fathers wishes, José does not want to share their inheritance, Pedro immediately dislikes both women, Gaspar is furious over his father's affair, while Lucas is the only one who fully accepts Paula into the family. There is an instant attraction between Juan and Paula, despite the fact that Juan is engaged to Julieta Millan. While Julieta's heart belongs to Juan, she also has a connection with Pedro, who is madly in love with her. José has been having an affair with Beatriz Pereira, who is married to Efraín Mardones. It revealed that José is the father Beatriz's son, Simon. Gaspar is in love with Lupe Mardones, who he has to sneak around with since her father, Eleuterio, disapproves of their relationship. Lucas flirts with Julieta's sister, Rosario, but also develops feelings for Paula.

Juan moves up his wedding to Julieta after they find out she is pregnant. Paula begs Juan not to marry Julieta and they sleep together. Pedro shows Julieta footage of Paula and Juan sleeping together, but she still goes through with the wedding. Sadly, Julieta miscarries and she leaves Juan when she realizes he is in love with Paula. Julieta begins seeing Pedro and Juan begins seeing Paula, but there is tension between the quad. Eventually, Juan and Julieta reconcile.

Gustavo Valdés, the Del Monte family attorney, is in a plane crash and tells José just before he dies that he is actually Paula's father. Jose blackmails Sofía with this information, saying he will not tell Paula if he gets a portion of her inheritance.

Cast

Main Cast

CastCharacterDescription
Jorge ZabaletaJuan Del MonteOne of five adopted sons of Emilio & Clarisa, in love with Paula & Julieta.
María Elena SwettPaula Del MonteDaughter of Gustavo & Sofía, in love with Juan, mother of his twin sons
Francisco Pérez-BannenJosé Del MonteOne of five adopted sons of Emilio & Clarisa, father of Simon, main antagonist.
Mónica GodoyJulieta MillanDaughter of Miguel & Blanca, in love with Juan & Pedro.
Cristián ArriagadaPedro Del MonteOne of five adopted sons of Emilio and Clarisa, in love with Julieta.
Matías OviedoGaspar Del MonteOne of five adopted sons of Emilio & Clarisa, in love with Lupe, the only brother to be closer to his mother than father
Andrés ReyesLucas Del MonteOne of five adopted sons of Emilio & Clarisa, in love with Rosario.
Coca GuazziniSofía CañadasFormer mistress of Emilio, Mother of Paula.
Jaime VadellMiguel MillanHusband of Blanca, father of Julieta, Consuelo & Rosario.
Maricarmen ArrigorriagaBlanca CifuentesWife of Miguel, mother of Julieta, Consuelo & Rosario.
Fernanda UrrejolaBeatriz PereiraWife of Efraín, mother of Simon, in love with José.
Claudio ArredondoEfraín MardonesSon of Modesto, Husband of Beatriz.
Celine Reymond / Begoña BasauriGuadalupe "Lupe" MardonesDaughter of Eleuterio, in love with Gaspar.
Fernando FaríasModesto MardonesBrother of Eleuterio, Father of Efraín, Butler of Del Monte family.
Ana ReevesBerta SotoMaid of Millán family.
Edgardo BrunaEleuterio MardonesBrother of Modesto, Father of Lupe.
Antonia Santa MaríaConsuelo MillanDaughter of Miguel & Blanca, in love with Johnny.
Cristián RiquelmeJohnny DelgadoWorks for Del Monte family, in love with Consuelo.
Juana RingelingRosario MillanDaughter of Miguel & Blanca, in love with Lucas.
Nicolás PobleteAmador CerecedaWorks for Del Monte family, Biological brother of Lucas.

Recurring Cast

  • Luis Alarcón as Emilio Del Monte- Husband of Clarisa, Father of Juan, José, Pedro, Gaspar, & Lucas, died from a heart attack.
  • Peggy Cordero as Clarisa Serrano- Wife of Emilio, Mother of Juan, José, Pedro, Gaspar, & Lucas, died from cancer.
  • Patricio Strahovsky as Gustavo Valdés- Del Monte family attorney, Biological father of Paula, dies in a plane crash.
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