Montecristo (Argentine telenovela)

Montecristo Un Amor y Una Venganza
From left to right: Laura Sáenz (Paola Krum), Santiago Díaz Herrera (Pablo Echarri) and Marcos Lombardo (Joaquín Furriel)
Genre	Telenovela
Starring	Pablo Echarri Paola Krum
Country of origin	Argentina
Original language(s)	Spanish
No. of episodes	145
Release
Original network	Telefe
Original release	April 25 – December 27, 2006

Montecristo: Un Amor, Una Venganza (Monte Cristo: Love and Revenge) is an Argentine telenovela which premiered April 25, 2006 on Telefe.^[1] Loosely based on the 1844 Alexandre Dumas novel, The Count of Monte Cristo, Montecristo is Telefe's most popular novela^[2] and was called "the hottest telenovela in Argentina" by Variety in 2007.^[3]

Like Dumas' novel, the novela is a tale of revenge, with this version featuring "drug trafficking, kidnapping and military dictatorships."^[3] It was directed by Miguel Colom, and stars Pablo Echarri and Paola Krum.^[4]

International sales and remakes

More than 40 international markets bought the Telefe-produced series in 2006, and later Telefe sold it to Albania, Bulgaria, Israel, Macedonia, Serbia, the Philippines,^[3] and the Ukraine. In addition, Chile, Mexico, Portugal,^[2] Russia, and Colombia's Caracol TV produced adaptations, and in February 2007 Telefe sold remake rights to Italy and Spain as well.^[3]

Plot

The story begins in 1995 as Santiago Díaz Herrera is hurt while fencing with his best friend Marco Lombardo. Marco wants to bring Santiago back to Buenos Aires but his father, Alberto, commands him to leave Santiago in a Moroccan jail, and Santiago is declared dead. Eleven years pass, and in 2006 Santiago returns to Buenos Aires seeking revenge on the Lombardos for their crimes to himself, his father and other people who have stood in their way over the decades.

References

↑ Montecristo - AmolaTV.com (Spanish language)
1 2 Serafini, Dom. "Domestic Recovery Fuels Int’l Boom for Argentina’s Telefe". Video Age International. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
1 2 3 4 Newbery, Charles (February 19, 2007). "Telefe extends Montecristo sales". Variety. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
↑ Montecristo - Intra Communications Retrieved October 10, 2008.

External links

Montecristo - IntraTV.net

Alexandre Dumas's The Count of Monte Cristo (1844)

Characters	Edmond Dantès Abbé Faria

Films	Monte Cristo (1922) The Count of Monte Cristo (1929) The Countess of Monte-Christo The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) The Son of Monte Cristo (1940) El Conde de Monte Cristo The Count of Monte Cristo (1943) The Return of Monte Cristo (1946) Mask of the Avenger The Count of Monte Cristo (1954) Vanjikottai Valiban Raj Tilak The Count of Monte Cristo (1961) The Count of Monte Cristo (1975) Padayottam Veta The Count of Monte Cristo (1998 miniseries) The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)

Television	The Count of Monte Cristo Ezel Revenge Montecristo Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo Yago

Literature	The Stars' Tennis Balls A Prisoner of Birth The Stars My Destination

Other	The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo (biography) The Count of Monte Cristo (Wildhorn-Murphy musical) The Count of Monte Cristo (Behr musical) Christ 0 (album) The Treasure of Monte Cristo (film)

Related	Pierre Picaud "Revenge Is a Dish Best Served Three Times" Gankutsuou characters

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