Padre Coraje

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| genre = Telenovela
Historical fiction
Romance

| creator = Adrián Suar

| writer = Marcos Carnevale
Marcela Guerty

| director = Martín Saban
Sebastián Pivotto

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| starring = Facundo Arana
Carina Zampini
Nancy Dupláa
Leonor Benedetto
Nora Cárpena
Raúl Rizzo

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| opentheme = Y qué by Paz Martínez

| endtheme = Ay Amor by Ricardo Montaner

| country = Argentina

| language = Spanish

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| num_episodes = 189

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| executive_producer = Adrián González
Adrián Suar

| producer = Pol-ka

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| location = Argentina, Buenos Aires

| cinematography = Ezequiel Spinelli

| runtime = 60 minutes

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| channel = Canal 13

| first_aired = {{start date|2004|3|8}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2004|12|23}}

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Padre Coraje (English: Father Courage) is a Spanish language television drama.{{Cite book |last1=Ebbrecht-Hartmann |first1=Tobias |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ibCqDAAAQBAJ |title=Docudrama on European Television: A Selective Survey |last2=Paget |first2=Derek |date=2016-07-12 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan UK |isbn=978-1-137-49979-0 |pages=152 |language=en |via=SpringerLink}} Its theme song is performed by Paz Martinez.{{cite web |url= https://www.lagaceta.com.ar/nota/1014216/cultura/canciones-hicieron-historia-tema-paz-martinez-le-gano-premio-gustavo-cerati.html|title= Canciones que hicieron historia: el tema con el que Paz Martínez le ganó un premio a Gustavo Cerati|trans-title= Songs that made history: the song that allowed Paz Martínez to win an award over Cerati|language= Spanish|author= Nicolas Sanchez Picon|date= November 19, 2023|publisher= la gaceta|accessdate=June 1, 2024}}

Plot

When Coraje, a young idealist, sets out on a journey to La Cruz, his life is forever changed. Coraje and his friends come across Father John, a priest who has been assaulted by thieves while on his way to take over the parish at a church in La Cruz. Unable to save Father John's life, Coraje decides to pose as the priest. Coraje soon meets Ana and Clara Guericco, whose highly respected father was recently assassinated. Coraje soon finds himself entangled in a web of passion and secret desires. He is caught in a love triangle with the Guericco sisters. Coraje loves the Clara, and the wheelchair-using Ana cannot hide her desire for the priest. Deceit and treachery also drive the plot as the mystery of Guericco's death waits to be solved.

Cast

= Main cast =

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! Actor !! Character !! Description

Facundo AranaCoraje / Father Juan / Gabriél JáureguiChildhood friend of Santo and Mecha, framed for the murder of Alejandro Guerrico, arrived to La Cruz as Father Juan to find the real killer and clear his name, Amanda's seemingly dead son, in love with Clara
Nancy DupláaClara GuerricoElisa and Alejandro's daughter, Ana's big sister, Horacio's ex-fiancee, in love with Coraje
Leonor BenedettoAmanda Jáuregui †Mother of Pipo and Coraje, Manuel's lover
Nora CárpenaElisa GuerricoMother of Clara and Ana, widow of Alejandro
Raúl RizzoManuel Costa †Main villain, the towns's Mayor, Father of Horacio and Lautaro, Amanda's lover, in love with Elisa
Carina ZampiniAna Guerrico †Villain, Elisa and Alejandro's ex-disabled daughter, Clara's little sister, in love with Father Juan

= Supporting cast =

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! Actor !! Character !! Description

Federico OliveraHoracio CostaSon of Manuel, big brother of Lautaro, ex-fiance of Clara, Amanda's lover
Eugenia TobalMercedes "Mecha"Childhood friend of Santo and Coraje, in love with Coraje, then with Horacio
Javier LombardoSanto TominiChildhood friend of Mecha and Coraje, in love with Mecha, then with Messina
Matías SantoianniPipo JáureguiAmanda's adopted son, in love with Messina
Luis MachínFroilán PonceVillain later good, father of Nora and Lourdes, the town's doctor, gay
Erika WallnerMarcia KraussAna's nanny, was secretly in love with Alejandro, hates Elisa villain
Julia CalvoMessina CorteseProstitute, in love with Santo
Eugenia GuertyMaría Teresa "Teté" AndradeThe town's Operator, in love with Manuel
Mercedes FunesNora Ponce †Villain, Froilán's crazy daughter, half sister of Lourdes, Lautaro's ex-wife, in love with him
Fabio Di TomasoLautaro Costa †Manuel's son, Horacio's little brother, Nora's ex-husband, in love with Lourdes
Melina PetriellaLourdes Miranda "La Nena"Froilán's bastard daughter, half sister of Nora, in love with Lautaro

References

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