Conde Vrolok

Conde Vrolok
Genre	Telenovela
Created by	Rodrigo Ossandón; Felipe Ossandón; Jorge Ayala;
Written by	Pablo Illanes; Nona Fernández; Francisca Bernardi; Juan Pablo Olave;
Directed by	Víctor Huerta
Creative director(s)	María Eugenia Rencoret
Starring	Álvaro Rudolphy; Francisca Lewin; Luz Valdivieso; Matías Oviedo; Claudia di Girolamo; Marcelo Alonso; Francisco Reyes; Alejandra Fosalba; Bastián Bodenhöfer;
Country of origin	Chile
Original language(s)	Spanish
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	104
Production
Executive producer(s)	Daniela Demicheli
Producer(s)	Cecilia Aguirre
Running time	40 minutes
Release
Original network	TVN
Picture format	1080i (16:9, HDTV)
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	3 November 2009 –; 2 June 2010
Chronology
Preceded by	¿Dónde está Elisa?
Followed by	40 y Tantos

Conde Vrolok (Count Vrolok; "vampire" in Slovak[1]) is a telenovela produced and broadcast by Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN) in 2009, succeeding ¿Dónde está Elisa?[2] Recording began on 11 August and the first episode aired on 3 November of that year. With an average rating of 44.2 points, between 10:38 and 11:16, and a peak of 54, it became the most successful debut of a TV series in the TVN night slot, which can be largely attributed to the popularity of the aforementioned telenovela which it replaced.[3]

The production – created by Rodrigo and Felipe Ossandón, with Jorge Ayala – is the first vampire telenovela made in Chile,[2] and began shooting at Las Majadas Palace in Pirque. The scripts were written by Pablo Illanes, Nona Fernández, Francisca Bernardi, and Juan Pablo Olave, and its first promotional spot was aired on 6 October 2009 during the nightly series ¿Dónde está Elisa?

It stars Álvaro Rudolphy and Francisca Lewin, with supporting performances by Claudia Di Girólamo, Francisco Reyes, Marcelo Alonso, Luz Valdivieso, and Matías Oviedo, and with a special appearance by Bastián Bodenhöfer.

Towards the end of its run its ratings had dropped significantly; its average (at the end of May 2010, counting from its debut) had been 20.3 points, but in the last two weeks of that month it dipped to 18 points, "a situation very different from what happened with its predecessor, that in its final stage averaged 40 rating points."[4]

Plot

In times of war, 1880, a mysterious stranger and his companions arrive at a small town called Santa Bárbara.

The people react with distrust to the visit of this mysterious character; the arrival of this attractive, seductive, and elegant man completely changes the destiny of this town. Now back in Santa Bárbara, Count Domingo Vrolok (Alvaro Rudolphy) unleashes the passions of women and the envy of men, while suspicions about the foreigner's past increase. Soon, the count will have to face his condition after falling in love with the wrong woman, Emilia Verdugo (Francisca Lewin). But the legendary curse that afflicts those of his race will be more powerful than love.

Vrolok, being a vampire, can not understand human feelings clearly. In addition, a love from the past returns to confuse things further; the spirit of Teresa Salvatierra (Jenny Cavallo) has returned to recover her lost love, Vrolok. Domingo is at a crossroads between two loves, Emilia and Teresa.

To everyone's surprise, Emilia is expecting a daughter of Domingo. However the little one is devouring her mother inside. Desperate situations call for extreme measures. Once the daughter is born, Domingo and the others discover, in spite of themselves, that the girl is an ancient vampire; that is, she is weak before the light, garlic, roses, etc., besides having no reflection, because she is half human. And that's not all: Lucio Martino (Bastián Bodenhöfer), Vrolok's old and powerful enemy, has arrived in Santa Bárbara to take Montserrat (Luz Valdivieso) with him and kill anyone who gets in his way.[5]

Cast

Álvaro Rudolphy as Conde Domingo Vrolok
Francisca Lewin as Emilia Verdugo
Claudia Di Girolamo as Doña Elena Medrano / Teresa Salvatierra
Francisco Reyes as Froilán Donoso
Luz Valdivieso as Montserrat Vrolok
Marcelo Alonso as General Juan de Dios Verdugo
Alejandra Fosalba as Beatriz Buzeta
Francisca Imboden as Hermana Victoria Buzeta
Julio Milostich as Padre Faustino Rengifo
Matías Oviedo as Gabriel Donoso
Antonia Santa María as Úrsula Donoso
Pablo Díaz as Santiago Verdugo
Remigio Remedy as Dario Gutiérrez
Sebastián Layseca as Tadeo
Paulette Sève as Luisa Verdugo
Nicolás Pérez as Fernando Gutiérrez
Violeta Vidaurre as Ercilia Núñez
Gabriela Medina as Modesta Pérez
Bastián Bodenhöfer as Barón Lucio Martino
Héctor Morales as Capitán Maximiliano Ariztia
Jenny Cavallo as Teresa Salvatierra
María José León as Agustina Ariztia
Otilio Castro as Pancracio Tancredo
Nicolás Brown as Soldado González
Felipe Contreras as Soldado Vampiro
Teresa Hales as Prostitute
Ángela Vallejos as María
Paulina Eguiluz as Lucía Cienfuegos de Vrolok
María de los Ángeles Calvo as Ana Mardones

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References

Brodman, Barbara; Doan, James E. (8 March 2013). The Universal Vampire: Origins and Evolution of a Legend. Fairleigh Dickinson. p. 51. ISBN 9781611475814. Retrieved 24 May 2018 – via Google Books.
"Así será Conde Vrolok, la teleserie de vampiros de TVN" [Here Comes Conde Vrolok, TVN's Vampire Telenovela]. La Tercera (in Spanish). 9 October 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
Cerda F, Patricia (4 November 2009). "'Conde Vrolok' se impuso en su debut con la ayuda de 'Elisa'" ['Conde Vrolok' Wins in its Debut with the Help of 'Elisa']. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2018.
"Bajo rating marca el final de 'Conde Vrolok'" [Low Rating Marks the Finale of 'Conde Vrolok']. El Mercurio de Valparaíso (in Spanish). 31 May 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
"Rudolphy: De bueno en 'Elisa' a vampiro en 'Vrolok'" [Rudolphy: Good in 'Elisa' to Vampire in 'Vrolok']. La Estrella de Valparaíso (in Spanish). Santiago. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2018.

External links

Conde Vrolok on IMDb

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[1] Brodman, Barbara; Doan, James E. (8 March 2013). The Universal Vampire: Origins and Evolution of a Legend. Fairleigh Dickinson. p. 51. ISBN 9781611475814. Retrieved 24 May 2018 – via Google Books.

[Así-2] "Así será Conde Vrolok, la teleserie de vampiros de TVN" [Here Comes Conde Vrolok, TVN's Vampire Telenovela]. La Tercera (in Spanish). 9 October 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2018.

[3] Cerda F, Patricia (4 November 2009). "'Conde Vrolok' se impuso en su debut con la ayuda de 'Elisa'" ['Conde Vrolok' Wins in its Debut with the Help of 'Elisa']. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2018.

[4] "Bajo rating marca el final de 'Conde Vrolok'" [Low Rating Marks the Finale of 'Conde Vrolok']. El Mercurio de Valparaíso (in Spanish). 31 May 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2018.

[5] "Rudolphy: De bueno en 'Elisa' a vampiro en 'Vrolok'" [Rudolphy: Good in 'Elisa' to Vampire in 'Vrolok']. La Estrella de Valparaíso (in Spanish). Santiago. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2018.