TELENOVELA WATCH: 'Tierra de Reyes' Premieres Tonight on Telemundo

Gonzalo Garcia Vivanco as Flavio Gallardo, Aarón Diaz as Arturo Gallardo,
Christian de La Campa as Samuel Gallardo in Tierra de Reyes --
Photo Credit: Telemundo

Can you really make a telenovela called Tierra de Reyes (“Land of Kings”) in Miami? Apparently so, as Telemundo’s Miami hacienda telenovela premieres tonight at 9 p.m. ET. Los Miserables will move up an hour taking the thankfully departed Reina de Corazones time slot at 8 p.m. ET.

Tierra de Reyes is a new version of Telemundo’s Pasión de Gavilanes, a 2003 Colombian telenovela produced with RTI that is arguably the network’s most successful production, at least in terms of its international popularity. Pasión de Gavilanes was itself a remake of the 1994 Colombian telenovela Las Aguas Mansas, which also spawned an unfortunate Mexican production from Televisa in 2008 called Fuego en la Sangre that ludicrously miscast all its principals. That did not prevent Fuego en la Sangre from becoming a hit in the US and it is still regularly rebroadcast. Pasión de Gavilanes is also constantly being rerun which calls to question the wisdom of Telemundo going to this well again, particularly as their Miami studio seems inadequate for a hacienda telenovela like this.

The story, from the press release, is of “three brothers out for revenge against the family they hold responsible for the tragic and mysterious death of their younger sister. In their search for the truth, Arturo, Flavio and Samuel Reyes set out to conquer the beautiful daughters of hacienda owner Ignacio Del Junco, the man they suspect of causing their sister’s death. But fate makes them victims of their own trap and they end up falling in love with their enemies, Sofía, Irina and Andrea.”

'Tierra de Reyes' Premieres December 2 on Telemundo

On Tuesday, December 2 at 9 p.m. ET, Telemundo premieres the intense melodrama Tierra de Reyes, a telenovela full of passion and intrigue about three brothers determined to avenge the tragic and mysterious death of their younger sister. Tierra de Reyes features a stellar cast that includes Aarón Díaz, Ana Lorena Sánchez, Gonzalo García Vivanco, Kimberly Dos Ramos, Christian de la Campa, Scarlet Gruber, Fabián Ríos and Sonya Smith as "Cayetana."

Tierra de Reyes tells the story of three brothers out for revenge against the family they hold responsible for the tragic and mysterious death of their younger sister. In their search for the truth, Arturo (Aarón Díaz), Flavio (Gonzalo García Vivanco) and Samuel Reyes (Christian de la Campa) set out to conquer the beautiful daughters of hacienda owner Ignacio Del Junco (Ricardo Chávez), the man they suspect of causing their sister's death. But fate makes them victims of their own trap, and they end up falling in love with their enemies, Sofía (Ana Lorena Sánchez), Irina (Kimberly Dos Ramos) and Andrea (Scarlet Gruber).

Tierra de Reyes also presents a strong supporting cast, including Cynthia Olavarría, Daniela Navarro, Joaquín Garrido, Adriana Lavat, Ricardo Chávez, Omar Germenos, Eduardo Victoria, Isabela Castillo, Dad Dagger, Diana Quijano, Alberich Bormann, Roberto Plantier, Francisco Porras, Jessica Cerezo, Gabriel Rossi, Ricardo Kleinbaum, Bárbara Garofalo, Gloria Mayo, Carmen Olivares, Fernando Pacanins, Virginia Núñez, Giovanna del Portillo, José Ramón Blanch, Julio Ocampo, Sol Rodríguez, Orlando Miguel, Fabián Pizorno and Kary Musa.

Gaby Espino, Aarón Díaz & Carlos Ponce Headline Telemundo's SANTA DIABLA, Premiering This Summer

Aarón Díaz - Photo: Telemundo

Telemundo Studios announced today that telenovela stars Gaby Espino, Aarón Díaz and Carlos Ponce will lead the cast of its new original production SANTA DIABLA, a story about a woman whose life takes a dramatic turn, forcing her to choose between love and vengeance. This original production, premiering this summer, marks the return of Espino and Ponce to the world of telenovelas on Telemundo, as well as Díaz’s debut on the network.

Gaby Espino is without a doubt one of the best-known stars of telenovelas around the world. After her acclaimed participation as the host of Telemundo’s reality show YO ME LLAMO, she now returns to Telemundo’s SANTA DIABLA. The beautiful actress has starred in a number of successful Telemundo original productions, including MAS SABE EL DIABLO, SIN VERGUENZA and OJO POR OJO. She also hosted the first Premios Tu Mundo awards in 2012.

SANTA DIABLA is Aarón Díaz’s first production for Telemundo after signing an exclusive contract with the network. The well-known Mexican actor has gained a fan base around the world for his starring roles in telenovelas and the ABC series PAN AM. Díaz gained attention in 2002 in the popular series CLASE 406, which set a record with its uninterrupted 19-month run. Since then, he has acted in such internationally successful productions as TERESA, BARRERA DE AMOR and LOLA ERASE UNA VEZ.