Rubí (2020 TV series)
{{short description|Spanish-language drama television series}}
{{Infobox television
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| genre = Drama
| creator = Leonardo Padrón
| based_on = {{Based on|Rubí|Yolanda Vargas Dulché}}
| developer =
| writer =
| screenplay = {{Plainlist|
- Vicente Albarracín
- Carlos Eloy Castro
- Karla de la Peña
}}
| story =
| director = {{Plainlist|
- Carlos Cock Marín
- Pepe Castro
- Pavel Vázquez
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| creative_director =
| starring = {{plainlist|
- Camila Sodi
- José Ron
- Rodrigo Guirao
- Kimberly Dos Ramos
- Ela Velden
- Tania Lizardo
- Marcus Ornellas
- Lisardo
- Alejandra Espinoza
- María Fernanda García
- Henry Zakka
- Rubén Sanz
- Alfredo Gatica
- Giuseppe Gamba
- Valery Saís
- Antonio Fortier
- Paola Toyos
- Mayrín Villanueva
}}
| narrated =
| theme_music_composer = {{Plainlist|
- Ignacio Canut
- Carlos García Berlanga
}}
| open_theme = "¿A quién le importa?" by Camila Sodi
| end_theme =
| composer =
| country = United States
| language = Spanish
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 26
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer = Carlos Bardasano
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Juan Carlos Moguel
- Jorge Sastoque Roa
}}
| news_editor =
| location =
| cinematography =
| animator =
| editor = Fermín Branger
| camera = Multi-camera
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| network = Univision
| first_aired = {{Start date|2020|01|21|df=yes}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2020|02|27|df=yes}}
| related = Rubí (1968)
}}
Rubí is a Spanish-language television series written by Leonardo Padrón and produced by W Studios for Televisa, and Univision.{{cite web |title=Seis títulos de Fábrica de sueños de Televisa ya están en producción |url=https://www.produ.com/noticias/seis-titulos-de-fabrica-de-suenos-de-televisa-ya-estan-en-produccion |website=produ.com |date=27 June 2019 |access-date=17 July 2019 |language=es}} It is a reboot based on the 2004 Mexican telenovela of the same name,{{cite web |last1=González |first1=Moisés |title=Ela Velden, protagonista de la secuela de Rubí |url=https://peopleenespanol.com/telenovelas/ela-velden-protagonista-secuela-de-la-telenovela-rubi/ |website=People en Español |access-date=10 January 2020 |language=es}}{{cite web |title=Carlos Bardasano de W Studios: Rubí será una secuela a la vez que un remake |url=https://www.produ.com/noticias/carlos-bardasano-de-w-studios-rubi-sera-una-secuela-a-la-vez--que-un-remake |website=produ.com |date=31 May 2019 |access-date=17 July 2019 |language=es}} and the third production of the Fábrica de sueños franchise. The series premiered first in the United States on 21 January 2020 on Univision,{{cite web |last1=González |first1=Moisés |title=Univision revela la fecha de estreno de la nueva versión de Rubí |url=https://peopleenespanol.com/telenovelas/rubi-se-estrena-en-enero-por-univision/ |website=People en Español |access-date=23 December 2019 |language=es}} and ended on 27 February 2020 with a total of 26 episodes. It stars Camila Sodi as the title character.{{cite web |title=Camila Sodi será Rubí |url=https://www.televisa.com/sala-de-prensa/series/1037735/camila-sodi-sera-rubi/ |website=televisa.com |date=17 May 2019 |access-date=17 July 2019 |language=es}}
Premise
The story revolves around a young journalist named Carla (Ela Velden) who convinces Rubí (Camila Sodi), a mysterious woman who lives in a dark mansion, to tell the story of her life and why she isolated herself from the outside world out of free will. It is then that we find out that Rubí was an ambitious woman of humble origins determined to use her impressive beauty and female gimmicks to escape poverty and achieve fame, regardless of whether she harmed innocent people to achieve it.
Cast
The cast and character were revealed by People en Español magazine in September 2019 and January 2020 respectively.{{cite web |title="Rubí", personajes y elenco: ¿quién es quién en el remake con Camila Sodi? |url=https://elcomercio.pe/tvmas/series/rubi-personajes-remake-nueva-version-camila-sodi-televisa-jose-ron-rodrigo-guirao-kimberly-dos-ramos-mayrin-villanueva-nnda-nnlt-noticia-663385 |website=elcomercio.pe |date=10 August 2019 |access-date=5 September 2019 |language=es}}{{cite web |last1=Valdez |first1=Cynthia |title=Alejandra Espinoza agradece a José Ron en su emotivo adiós a la 'Dra. Aristimuño' |url=https://us.hola.com/es/celebrities/2019092728543/alejandra-espinoza-jose-ron-agradecimiento-rubi/ |website=us.hola.com |date=27 September 2019 |publisher=¡Hola! |access-date=23 October 2019 |language=es}}{{cite web |last1=González |first1=Moisés |title=Conoce a los nuevos personajes que se unen al universo de Rubí en su nueva versión |url=https://peopleenespanol.com/telenovelas/conoce-a-los-nuevos-personajes-de-la-nueva-version-de-rubi/?slide=6325972#6325972 |website=People en Español |access-date=20 January 2020 |language=es}}
= Main =
- Camila Sodi as Rubi Perez Ochoa, she is an ambitious woman who uses her beauty to obtain benefits. And Hector Ferrer's former wife
- José Ron as Alejandro Cardenas, he is a cardiologist and Rubí's first love.
- Rodrigo Guirao as Hector Ferrer Garza, he is a famous architect, former fiance of Maribel and later Rubí's husband.
- Kimberly Dos Ramos as Maribel de la Fuente, she is Rubí's former best friend and Hector's ex-fiance
- Ela Velden as Carla Rangel / Fernanda Perez Ochoa, she is a journalist and Rubi's niece who years later grows up and pretends to be Carla Rangel in order to obtain information from her aunt.
- Valery Saís as Child Fernanda
- Tania Lizardo as Cristina Perez Ochoa, Rubi's sister.
- Marcus Ornellas as Lucas Fuentes Morab he is a famous clothing designer who becomes obsessed with the beauty of Rubi
- Lisardo as Arturo de la Fuente, Maribel's father.
- Alejandra Espinoza as Sonia Aristimuno, Alejandro's ex-fiance
- María Fernanda García as Rosa Ortiz de la Fuente, Maribel's mother.
- Henry Zakka as Boris, Rubí's bodyguard.
- Rubén Sanz as Prince Eduardo of Spain
- Alfredo Gatica as Loreto Mata, Rubi's best friend.
- Giuseppe Gamba as Napoleon, Alejandro's best friend.
- Antonio Fortier as Cayetano Gómez, he is Arturo's driver and Cristina's boyfriend.
- Paola Toyos as Queca Gallardo, she is a famous blogger who writes scandals about the lives of famous entrepreneurs.
- Mayrín Villanueva as Refugio Ochoa de Perez, Rubi and Cristina's mother.
= Guest stars =
- Gerardo Murguía as Dr. Mandieta, he is the director of the private university where Rubi studied.
- Juan Soler as Hector Ferrer Garza, Hector's father.
Production
In July 2019, W Studios and Lemon Films began development on a new remake of the 2004 hit Mexican drama Rubí with Carlos Bardasano as producer.{{cite web |last1=González |first1=Aliana |title=Carlos Bardasano de W Studios: Rubí será una secuela a la vez que un remake |url=https://www.produ.com/noticias/carlos-bardasano-de-w-studios-rubi-sera-una-secuela-a-la-vez--que-un-remake |website=produ.com |date=31 May 2019 |access-date=21 January 2020 |language=es}} Previously in May 2019 Bardasano confirmed that the new adaptation would be a remake, but that in turn would be a sequel and clarifying that: "The story will not only address those aspects known to the public, but will explore what happened to the character years after." The filming of the series officially began on 20 July 2019, and concluded at the beginning of October 2019 in Madrid, Spain.{{cite web |title=Camila Sodi conquista España al terminar de filmar 'Rubí' |url=https://www.milenio.com/espectaculos/television/camila-sodi-termina-filmar-rubi-celebra-sexy-vestido-foto |website=milenio.com |access-date=21 January 2020 |language=es}} The main theme song of the series is "¿A quién le importa?", is performed by Sodi, whose aunt, Thalía, had covered years prior.{{cite web |last1=González |first1=Moisés |title=Camila Sodi cantará el tema musical de la nueva versión de Rubí ¡y será una canción que ya interpretó su tía Thalía! |url=https://peopleenespanol.com/telenovelas/camila-sodi-interpreta-el-tema-musical-de-la-nueva-version-de-rubi/ |website=People en Español |access-date=20 January 2020 |language=es}}
Reception
The series received both positive and negative reviews from the audience. Sodi's performance was compared to that of Bárbara Mori's from the 2004 adaptation.{{cite web |last1=González |first1=Moisés |title=Bárbara Mori se hace presente en el estreno de la nueva versión de Rubí |url=https://peopleenespanol.com/telenovelas/barbara-mori-se-hace-presente-en-el-estreno-de-la-nueva-version-de-rubi/ |website=People en Español |access-date=23 January 2020 |language=es}} It premiered on 21 January 2020 in the United States with a total of 1.66 million total viewers (P2 +) and had a total of 749 thousand adults between 18–49 years, being the best debut of a Univision fiction at 10 p.m. since 2017. With respect to its competition El Señor de los Cielos, the series obtained good ratings.{{cite web |last1=González |first1=Moisés |title=Rubí arrasa en su estreno como el mejor debut de una ficción de la cadena Univision en años |url=https://peopleenespanol.com/telenovelas/rubi-con-camila-sodi-fue-un-exito-de-audiencia-por-univision/ |website=People en Español |access-date=23 January 2020 |language=es}}
Ratings
= U.S. ratings =
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1.993
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= Mexico ratings =
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Episodes
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| Title = El primer encuentro
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| Title = Noticia inesperada
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| Title = Hombre equivocado
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| Title = El hombre rico
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| Title = El peor amigo
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| Title = Celos incontrolables
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| Title = Falsas disculpas
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| Title = La trampa perfecta
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| Title = Traición peligrosa
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| Title = Desaparecida
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| Title = La peor mujer
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| Title = Paternidad
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| Title = Nueva familia
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| EpisodeNumber = 18
| Title = Noticia impactante
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| Title = Video prohibido
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| EpisodeNumber = 20
| Title = Triste adiós
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 21
| Title = La nueva viuda
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 22
| Title = Sin herencia
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 23
| Title = Rechazada
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{{Episode list
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| Title = Amor inesperado
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{{Episode list
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| Title = Atrapados
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| EpisodeNumber = 26
| Title = Viejos amigos
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= Special =
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|11645094}}
{{Fábrica de sueños franchise}}
{{Univision telenovelas}}
{{Televisa telenovelas 2020s}}
Category:2020 American television series debuts
Category:2020 American television series endings
Category:2020 Mexican television series debuts
Category:2020 Mexican television series endings
Category:2020s American LGBTQ-related drama television series
Category:Mexican LGBTQ-related television shows
Category:Television series based on adaptations
Category:Television series produced by Lemon Films