Venevision Productions Preps New Novela

MIAMI: Venevision Productions has begun production on its new novela Pecadora, which features the popular Mexican acting and singing stars Litzy and Eduardo Capetillo.

The cast also includes Paulo Quevedo, Lina Santos, Ariel Lopez Padilla, Sergio Klainer, Marjorie De Sousa, Maritza Bustamante, Daniel Elbittar, Susana Perez and Roberto Vander, among others. The production, based on an original story written by the Mexican author Veronica Suarez, is being filmed in Miami.

“Given the story line behind the script, the high quality of the production and the international cast of renowned actors and actresses, among them great Mexican talent, Pecadora is a telenovela that will be well received around the world, but in particular the U.S. Hispanic market, where it will be a total success,” stated Arquimedes Rivero, the senior VP of drama at Venevision Productions. “The demographics of this novela are ideal for the Latin television audience of the United States.”

Cesar Diaz, the VP of sales at Venevision International, which is distributing the show, added: “The sales team at Venevision International is anxious to be able to present this acclaimed telenovela to our clients. There is a buzz of this production going around the industry, and our clientele has expressed a great deal of interest. We definitely have an international hit on our hands.”