Oye bonita stars Karoll Márquez and Diana Hoyos in the lead roles;[4] Nicolás Nocetti and Alejandro Palacio (in his acting debut) feature among the cast.[2] The story is musicalized with the vallenato musical genre[5] and its main theme revolves around disgruntled love.[2]
Synopsis
The story mainly revolves around Monchi Maestri, an aspiring musician in his 20s, loosely written after Diomedes Diaz, minus the negative events of his life.[6][1] He lives in the El Carrizal town and falls in love with Diana Lacouture despite their families having a conflicted background.[7] Monchi's family, the Maestres, was exiled from its home due to the influence of the Isazas, a powerful family in the Caribbean region of Colombia, and of a close associate and Diana's father, Antoine Lacouture, who regrets having taken the lands of the Maestres.
Monchi and Diana Lacouture fall in love, only for it to be revealed that Diana was to be engaged to Fito (Nicolás Nocetti), an ambitious Argentinian who seeks to marry her for his own obscure intentions.
Production
Oye bonita was produced by Colombiana de TV.[8] Preproduction lasted five years.[9] Shooting began on July 14, 2008 and ended on November 20, 2009. The show's premiere was on October 27, 2008.
The script for Oye bonita was written by Arleth Castillo.[2]
The main location of the telenovela was Girardot,[3] though other locations in Tolima and Caribbean region were also used.[1]
^ abcdOrozco, Guillermo; Vassallo, Maria (2012). Transnationalization of television fiction in ibero-american countries:2012 Obitel Yearbook. Porto Alegre, Brazil: Sulina. ISBN978-85-205-0665-3.
