''Yago'' (formerly known as ''Yago, pasión y venganza'') is a Mexican

telenovela A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ...

produced by Carmen Armendáriz for

Televisa Grupo Televisa is a Mexican multimedia mass media company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content. In April 2021, Televisa and Univision Communications announce ...

. It is an adaptation (drastically changed) of the 1844 French novel, ''

The Count of Monte Cristo ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (french: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel written by French author Alexandre Dumas (''père'') completed in 1844. It is one of the author's more popular works, along with ''The Three Musketeers''. L ...

'' by

Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas (, ; ; born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (), 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas père (where '' '' is French for 'father', to distinguish him from his son Alexandre Dumas fils), was a French writer ...

, and is also a remake of the Turkish series, '' Ezel''. The series featured 65 episodes. The series stars

Iván Sánchez Iván Sánchez (born November 19, 1974 in Móstoles, Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish actor, model and film producer. Career After his time as a model, Sánchez started acting in 2002 in his home country doing cinema, television, and theater. His fi ...

as Yago, Gabriela de la Garza as Sara,

Flavio Medina Flavio Medina (; born April 19, 1978) is a Mexican actor. Biography Flavio Medina was born in Mexico City, Mexico, D.F. His first experience with live theater was during his childhood, when the grandson of Juan Grandini, passionate and illumin ...

as Lucio and Pablo Valentín as Abel.

Plot

Omar, a young man from Mexico City, is betrayed by his fiancée, Sara, and two close friends, in a failed robbery plot where he was framed as the perpetrator. After being unjustly imprisoned for 11 years and faking his death to escape during a prison riot, he undergoes plastic surgery to alter his appearance and plots revenge under his new identity, "Yago". Quite different from Dumas' plot, Yago is not empowered by discovering a treasure on an island, but by a mafioso type gang lord who has a long running feud with another mafioso type. In a tale of violence, gore, with sadistic torture and murder; the story explores the blessing vs curse of vengeance, as opposed to forgiveness.

Cast

Main

as Yago Vila / Omar Guerrero López * Gabriela de la Garza as Sara Madrigal *

as Lucio Sarquis *

Pablo Valentín (17 October 1972), known professionally as ''Pablo Valentín'' is a theater, film and television actor best known for his role as Pedro in ''Vecinos''. Early life Born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, Valentín has appeared in telenovelas such ...

as Abel Cruces Pérez

Recurring

Manuel Ojeda Manuel Salvador Ojeda Armenta (4 November 1940 – 11 August 2022) was a Mexican actor. Ojeda was one of the most active actors of television and cinema in Mexico. He played the villain, Zolo, in the Hollywood film '' Romancing the Stone''. ...

as Damián Madrigal Ríos *Patricio Castillo as Fidel Yampolski *

Rosa María Bianchi Rosa María Bianchi (born February 18, 1948, in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentinean-born Mexican actress. Personal life Bianchi was married with director of theater Luis de Tavira. They have two sons, José María (b. 1983) & Julián ...

as Carmelina "Melina" López *Juan Carlos Colombo as Jonás Guerrero *Karina Gidi as Selma de Yampolski *Mario Zaragoza as Camilo Michell *

Sophie Alexander Sophie Alexander (born Sophie Alexander Katz on May 20, 1978, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actress. Filmography Theater * ''Rock n' Roll'' * ''Mujeres soñaron caballos'' * ''Satélite 2012'' * ''La modestia'' * ''Parking Plac ...

as Katia Macouzet * Ximena Romo as Ámbar Madrigal *Enoc Leaño as Thomas *Ricardo Leguízamo as Teófilo "Teo" *

Adrián Alonso Adrián Alonso Barona (born April 6, 1994) is a Mexican actor. As a child actor, he was best known for the movie ''The Legend of Zorro''. Life and career In 2005 he played Zorro's son in the Columbia Pictures movie The Legend of Zorro, featur ...

as Bruno Guerrero López * Fernanda Arozqueta as Alejandra Bautista *Cassandra Sánchez Navarro as Ximena Saide Galván * Jade Fraser as Julia Michell / Fabiana Yampolski *Francisco Pizaña as Omar Guerrero López

Production

The series primarily films in Mexico City and in other locations in Mexico. Production officially began on January 18, 2016. The series completed filming in mid-June 2016. The

was originally called, ''Yago, pasión y venganza'', but it was later changed to ''Yago''. A teaser trailer and promos were released in early April 2016.

Broadcast

Due to lackluster viewership, the show was initially cancelled and slated to be moved to Univision's sister network,

UniMás UniMás (, stylized as ''UNIMÁS'', and originally known as TeleFutura from its launch on January 14, 2002, to January 6, 2013) is an American Spanish free-to-air television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. The network's programming, which i ...

. However, on May 23, 2016, it was announced that the program would remain a part of Univision's evening lineup with a time slot switch to 10 p.m. E.T., beginning on May 30. The program took a one-week hiatus from its usual broadcast, with the premiere of the telenovela drama, ''

Tres veces Ana ''Tres veces Ana'' (''The Three Sides of Ana'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Angelli Nesma Medina for Televisa. It is a remake of ''Lazos de amor'' produced in 1995. It premiered on May 23, 2016. The series stars Angelique Boyer as Ana ...

'', taking over its original time slot. Because of continued low ratings following its new time slot, the series was moved permanently to

and episodes airs at midnight E.T., beginning June 27, 2016. On August 23, 2016, ''Yago'' premiered in Mexico on

Las Estrellas Las Estrellas ("The Stars"; previously El Canal de las Estrellas, or "The Channel of the Stars") is one of the cornerstone networks of TelevisaUnivision, with affiliate stations all over Mexico, flagshipped at XEW-TDT in Mexico City. Many of ...

at 10:30 pm.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

''Yago''
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Univision Univision () is an American Spanish-language free-to-air television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. It is the United States' largest provider of Spanish-language content. The network's programming is aimed at the Latino public and include ...

''Yago''
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