El Chivo
2014 TV series or program
El Chivo is a telenovela produced by RTI Producciones and Televisa for United States, based television network Univisión and for Colombia-based television network Caracol Television. It is an adaptation of the book La fiesta del Chivo (The Feast of the Goat) from Mario Vargas Llosa based on the history of Dominican Dictator, Rafael Trujillo. The telenovela began filming in May 2014.
01Plot
Rafael Leónidas Trujillo is a cattle thief. In a confusing event, he meets Mariana Durán, his current wife, who saved him from death. Some time later, Rafael enters the army and forges a career of several years that leads him to the rank of general. From this position, he forges a coup against the dictator at the time, Eusebio Porras. After an interim period in the governing military junta, Trujillo took power after a suspicious Dominican election that had him winning over a lot of opponents (students and guerrillas).
02Cast
| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Julio Bracho | Rafael Leónidas Trujillo |
| Eileen Moreno | Mariana Durán |
| Diana Hoyos | Ángela Durán |
| Manuela González | Susana |
| Iván Arana | Lázaro Conde |
| Javier Delgiudice | Arístides Guerrero |
| Juan Sebastián Calero | Jhonny |
| Julio Sánchez Cóccaro | Agustín Cabral |
| Cristina García | Urania Cabral |
| Leonardo Acosta | Domenech |
| Laura Ramos | Rosita |
| Camilo Sáenz | Padre Guzmán |
| Lina Tejeiro | Celia |
| Catherine French | Xiomara De Trujillo |
Sources and credits
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- El Chivo poster.jpg by Caracol Televisión, Fair use
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