Argentina, tierra de amor y venganza

Argentina, tierra de amor y venganza (Argentina, Land of Love and Revenge, sometimes shortened as "ATAV") is an Argentine telenovela produced by Pol-ka Producciones that premiered on 11 March 2019 on El Trece.[2][3][4] It is written by Leandro Calderone and Carolina Aguirre and directed by Sebastián Pivotto and Martín Sabán.[4] It stars María Eugenia Suárez, Benjamín Vicuña, Gonzalo Heredia, Albert Baró, Delfina Chaves, Fernán Mirás, Andrea Frigerio and Virginia Innocenti.[5] The telenovela is set in Argentina in the 1930s, in times of prosperity and progress as well as the wave of mainly European immigration in Argentina and political and economic decline.[4]

Argentina, tierra de amor y venganza
Genre	Telenovela
Created by	Leandro Calderone Carolina Aguirre
Directed by	Sebastián Pivotto Martín Sabán
Creative director	Bernardo Losada
Starring	Benjamín Vicuña Gonzalo Heredia María Eugenia Suárez Albert Baró Delfina Chaves Fernán Mirás Andrea Frigerio Virginia Innocenti
Opening theme	"Cien Años" by Abel Pintos[1]
Country of origin	Argentina
Original language	Spanish
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	205
Production
Executive producer	Diego Carabelli
Producer	Adrián Suar
Cinematography	Pablo Rocco Alejandro de Campo
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Production company	Pol-ka Producciones
Release
Original network	El Trece
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Audio format	Stereophonic sound
Original release	11 March – 30 December 2019
External links
Website

On 5 March 2020 Adrián Suar confirmed that the series had been renewed for a second season, which is scheduled to premiere in 2021.[6][7][8]

Plot

Torcuato Ferreyra is a veteran of the Spanish Civil War who managed to amass a great fortune in Argentina after betraying his best friend, Bruno Salvat. At the end of the 30s, Bruno arrives in Argentina, in order to avenge Torcuato's treachery and rescue his sister Julia, who fell into the clutches of a pimp. Bruno gets asylum in a typical conventillo in Buenos Aires and from there he begins to plot his revenge plan.

However, while plotting his plan, Bruno falls madly in love with Lucía Morel, the young and beautiful fiancée of Torcuato Ferreyra. Lucía is an intelligent, feminist and sensitive young woman who only agrees to marry Torcuato at the insistence of her vile mother to get money for the operation of her father, who is sick with tuberculosis. Meanwhile, Aldo, a good-hearted hustler who is dedicated to convincing Spanish immigrants to embark towards Argentina under the pretext of being the land of opportunities, will do his best to rescue a young and beautiful Polish girl, Raquel, from the brothel where Julia is.

Other subplots of the telenovela include the romance between two young boys, Nino and Malek, the repressed homosexuality of Lucia's mother and the unrequited love of Alicia, Torcuato's sister, for Aldo.

Cast

Main

• Benjamín Vicuña as Torcuato Ferreyra[5]
• Gonzalo Heredia as Aldo Moretti[5]
• María Eugenia Suárez as Raquel Liberman[5]
• Albert Baró as Bruno Salvat[5]
• Delfina Chaves as Lucía Morel[5]
• Fernán Mirás as Samuel Trauman[5]
• Andrea Frigerio as Madama Ivonne[5][9]
• Virginia Innocenti as Libertad Morel[5]

Recurring

• Mercedes Funes as Alicia Ferreyra[10]
• Julia Calvo as Serafina[10][9]
• Malena Sánchez as Francesca Moretti[10][9]
• Candela Vetrano as Anna Moretti[10][9]
• Diego Domínguez as Córdoba[11][9]
• Ruggero Pasquarelli as Toro[10][9]
• Matías Mayer as Gallo[10][9]
• Federico Salles as Gabriel Morel[10][9]
• Gastón Cocchiarale as Lowenstein[10][9]
• Minerva Casero as Lidia Morel[10][9]
• Tomás Kirzner as Julián[10]
• Ana Pauls as Edith[10][9]
• Fausto Bengoechea as Alambre[10][9]
• Franco Quercia as Malek[10][9]
• Ariel Pérez de María as Alí Moretti[10][9]
• Joaquín Flamini as Nino[10][9]
• Juan Manuel Correa
• Laura Minguell[12]

Production

Sequel

The last episode of the 2019 season closed with a flashforward scene, set in the 1960s. In this scene, Trauman is a barman and Alicia is alive, and a new crime lord akin to her late brother. Adrián Suar confirmed that he had the intention to make a new season of the series, and started to design the plots with writers Loe Calderone and Carolina Aguirre. Mercedes Funes, Fernán Mirás, Eugenia Suárez, and Federico Salles were suggested as possible actors, although they have not signed a contract about it yet. Benjamín Vicuña, whose character died in the last episode, would not be part of it. The season would also introduce two new characters, the son of Torcuato and the daughter of Raquel, who would share the motivations of their parents. It was not mentioned who would play those characters.[13]

Airing

The first season was aired during 2019, from March 11 to December 30.

Separadas replaced it at the prime time in 2020, but it was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina. El Trece replaced it with reruns, and aired the first season of Argentina... again on June 22.[14] It performed poorly against Telefe, that aired the Brazilian telenovela Jesus and a rerun of Educando a Nina.[15]

Television rating

Viewership and ratings per season of Argentina, tierra de amor y venganza

Season	Episodes	First aired		Last aired		Avg. viewers (millions)	18–49 rank
		Date	Viewers (millions)	Date	Viewers (millions)
1	205	11 March 2019	13.7[16]	30 December 2019[17]	TBD	TBD	TBD

References

1. "Abel Pintos le puso la voz a la cortina musical de "Argentina, tierra de amor y venganza"". El doce (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 February 2019.
2. "Se acerca un nuevo "Súper lunes" con estrenos pesados". lmneuquen.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2019.
3. "Con nuevas imágenes, confirman la fecha de estreno de "Argentina, tierra de amor y venganza"". Ratingcero (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 February 2019.
4. "Adelanto exclusivo: así será la superproducción de eltrece con Benjamín Vicuña, Gonzalo Heredia y Eugenia "China" Suárez". El Trece (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 February 2019.
5. "Argentina, tierra de amor y venganza: conocé a los personajes de la superproducción de eltrece". El trece (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 February 2019.
6. "Ficción de Polka Argentina, tierra de amor y venganza tendrá segunda temporada". produ.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 March 2020.
7. https://caras.perfil.com/noticias/celebridades/la-china-suarez-atav-segunda-temporada.phtml
8. https://www.pronto.com.ar/articulo/famosos/foto-alimento-rumores-comenzo-grabacion-segunda-parte-atav/20201229183951383254.html
9. "Conocé quién es quién en Argentina, tierra de amor y venganza". El trece (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 March 2019.
10. "Continúan las grabaciones de la superproducción de Polka para eltrece". Pol-ka Producciones (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 February 2019.
11. "El español Diego Domínguez se suma a Argentina, Tierra de Amor y Venganza". El trece (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 February 2019.
12. "Argentina, tierra de amor y venganza: tres nuevos talentos para el prime time". Perfil (in Spanish). 6 March 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
13. "Cómo será la tercera temporada de ATAV y las curiosidades del grupo de WhatsApp" [How will the third season of ATAV be, and trivia about the Whatsapp group] (in Spanish). La Nación. January 16, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
14. Pablo Montagna (June 18, 2020). "A la espera del regreso de ShowMatch, eltrece renueva sus tardes y noches" [Awaiting the return of Showmatch, Eltrece renews its evenings and nights] (in Spanish). La Nación. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
15. "Rating: cómo le fue a ATAV en la competencia contra Jesús" [Rating: how did ATAV fare in the competition with Jesus] (in Spanish). La Nación. June 23, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
16. "Se estrenó "Argentina, tierra de amor y venganza" ¿Cuántos puntos de rating hizo?". /ar.cienradios.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 December 2019.
17. "Estrenos y Finales: Del lunes, 30 diciembre 2019 al domingo, 05 enero 2020". produ.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.