Lalola

Lalola was an Argentine television comedy show that aired from 28 August 2007 to 29 April 2008. It was broadcast by TV channel América 2. It starred Carla Peterson and Luciano Castro as protagonists.[1] The show won nine Martín Fierro Awards for 2007, and also the Gold Prize.[2][3]

Lalola
GenreTelenovela
Created bySebastian Ortega
Written by
  • Nuri Abramovicz
  • Santiago Calori
  • Susana Cardozo
  • Daniel Datola
  • Esther Feldman
  • Carolina Gonzalez
  • Pablo Lago
  • Marisel Lloberas
  • Alejandro Maci
  • Sebastián Ortega
  • Alejandro Quesada
Directed by
  • Gustavo Luppi
  • Diego Suárez
  • Marcelo Suárez
  • Mariano Ardanaz
  • Nicolás Mazzi
Starring
Theme music composerAlejando Sergi
Opening theme"Enamorada"
by Miranda!
Ending theme"Hola"
by Miranda!
Country of originArgentina
Original language(s)Spanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes150
Production
Executive producer(s)Mónica Faccennini
Producer(s)
  • Celina Amadeo
  • Pablo Cullel
Running time45 minutes
Production company(s)
  • América TV
  • Dori Media Contenidos
  • Underground Contenidos
DistributorDori Media Group
Release
Original networkAmérica 2
Picture format480i (SDTV)
Original releaseAugust 28, 2007 (2007-08-28) –
April 29, 2008 (2008-04-29)

A pilot for an American version, entitled "Eva Adams", was filmed for the Fox network starring Rhea Seehorn and James Van Der Beek in 2009. It was envisioned as a dramedy, in the vein of how Yo soy Betty la fea was adapted for American audiences as Ugly Betty, but wasn't picked up for a regular series.[4][5]

Synopsis

Ramiro "Lalo" Padilla (played by Juan Gil Navarro) is the director of the media company "High Five", editor of the famous magazine Don, and has many women around him. Romina (played by Marcela Kloosterboer), who is in love with Lalo, decides to punish his lack of commitment to her. She hires a witch to cast a spell on him, which turns him into a very beautiful woman, as Romina wanted him to know what it is like for a woman who is being harassed.

Lalo (now played by Carla Peterson) awakes as a woman, in a state of utter confusion. However, Lalo's friend Graciela ("Grace") Neira (played by Muriel Santa Ana) believes what happened as she heard Romina's phone call to Lalo's home saying what she did. As it seems unlikely anyone else will believe that Ramiro has been magically transformed, so Ramiro assumes a new identity: Dolores "Lola" Padilla, cousin of Lalo. Lalo "had to make an urgent trip to Germany because his father became ill", and has appointed Lola to take his place. While trying to find a way to change back, there are a whole new set of challenges to face that Lalo didn't have to experience before, both within and outside the workplace.

Cast and characters

Theme Songs

This telenovela has two theme songs, "Hola" and "Enamorada", both are sung by Miranda!.

International remakes

The show has been officially remade in 12 other countries: Portugal, Chile, Peru, Spain, Belgium, Greece, Turkey, Russia, India, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines. All of these remakes start with mostly the same initial premise but many of them head in very different narrative directions and ultimate conclusions than the original show.

Region/Country Network/Channel Native title of remake Original airing Info Ref.
 Belgium VTM LouisLouise (English: LouisLouise) September 24, 2008 Produced by Studio-A and starring Hilde De Baerdemaeker, Axel Daeseleire and Roel Vanderstukken.
 Chile Canal 13 Lola 26 September 2007 This version, Lalo after being in a woman's body, discovers everything worth the female sex, goes back to being a man and falls in love with Grace, then about to get married, becomes a woman again, until he becomes a man again definitely and marrying Grace. [6][7]
 Greece
 Cyprus		 ANT1 Λόλα ("Lola") September 22, 2008 in Greece; and September 29, 2008 in Cyprus Λόλα ("Lola"), a Greek version of the series, aired from September 2008 to July 2009 in Greece and Cyprus. The series starred Anta Livitsanou and Thanasis Efthimiadis. [8][9]
 India Sony Entertainment Television (India) Bhaskar Bharti May 25, 2009 Dubbed in Hindi, produced by Manoj Kotian and starring Ragini Khanna, Aamir Ali and Eijaz Khan.
 Indonesia Indosiar Pejantan Cantik 2010 This series is scheduled to air in late 2010. It will star the best on-screen comedian couple of Indonesia, Agnes Monica and Okan Kornelius. These actors appeared together in the drama Kawin Muda ("Early Marriage") in 2008.
 Peru Frecuencia Latina Network LaLola (English: LaLola (lal♂l♀) January 20, 2011 Starring Gianella Neyra, Bernie Paz, Cristian Rivero, Anneliese Fiedler. It had 145 episodes, reaching 20.2 points in the debut episode. [10][11]
 Philippines GMA Network LaLola (English: LaLola (lal♂l♀) October 13, 2008 Starring Rhian Ramos and JC de Vera. [12]
 Angola TPA 1 Ele é Ela (“He is She”) October, 2009
 Portugal TVI Ele é Ela (“He is She”) October, 2009 The names of the protagonists are Julio and Julieta Bordalo, Julio becomes Julieta through a chemical potion and not by witchcraft. It has 28 episodes and in the end, the audience decides whether they want Julieta to become Julio or not, by telephone voting. [13][14][15]
 Ukraine 1+1 Маргоша (“Margosha”) February 7, 2009
 Russia STS Маргоша (“Margosha”) September 7, 2009 [16]
 Spain Antena 3 Lalola July 6, 2008 Spanish remake starring Marina Gatell [17][18]
 Turkey Kanal 1 Ece A Turkish remake named Ece was canceled mid-season due to poor ratings.
 Vietnam VTV3 “Cô nàng bất đắc dĩ” (English: "Unavoidable Girl") July 6, 2009 A Vietnamese version called Cô nàng bất đắc dĩ ("Unavoidable Girl") premiered on July 6, 2009. It airs every Monday to Wednesday at 9 PM. The series was set to have 150 episodes. Production was ultimately concluded at 100 episodes but still did have a proper series finale. [19][20]
 India FIRANGI -World ki best Kahaniyan Lalola February 25, 2008 The show was dubbed and aired in India as a flagship show for the channel firangi at prime timing and dual slots of 5pm and 9pm. The show had a very successful run and was remade in India by SET.

International broadcast
Region/Country Network/Channel Native title of the show Original airing Info
 Arab League MBC4 “مسلسل لولا” (“Lalola”) September 18, 2010 The series was premiered on September 18, 2010 on MBC4 broadcast via NileSat and ArabSat. It airs every night at 17:00 UTC and 21:00 UTC. It's dubbed in Egyptian Arabic with its original name "Lalola".
 Brazil SBT Lalola January 21, 2008 Ramiro, Facundo and Aguirre were respectively renamed Camilo, Fernando and Andrei in the dubbing. The first three episodes aired without breaks.
 Czech Republic TV Barrandov Lalola January 21, 2009 Premiered on TV Barrandov.
 Georgia Rustavi 2 Lalola October, 2008
 Malaysia TV3 Lalola April 23, 2009 The series premiered on April 23, 2009, replacing Telemundo’s Marina. It airs every Monday to Thursday at 3:00 PM. Starting October 2009, it airs in Malay dubbing with English subtitles.
 Poland TV4 Lalola 2008 Polish version kept its original title, “Lalola” and was broadcast in 2008.
 Russia Domashny Лалола (“Lalola”) October 4, 2010
 Slovenia TV3 Slovenia Lalola
 Serbia TV Kosava Lalola May 12, 2008 - January 2009
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Televizija OBN Lalola
 Turkey Comedy Smart Lalola
 Zambia MOBI TV Zambia Lalola June 2007 - February 2008 OBI TV Zambia aired 145 episodes of the original version in English. It aired on Mondays, Wednesday and Friday.
 Armenia Shant TV Lalola
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References
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  4. Littleton, Cynthia (October 12, 2008). "Fox tapping Waters for 'Eva Adams'". Variety. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  5. Andreeva, Nellie (January 13, 2009). "Rhea Seehorn to star in Fox's 'Eva Adams'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
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