Los Roldan
is a
Spanish language
telenovela
produced by
Argentina
's
Telefe
from 2004 to 2005. The drama, which is also described by many as a comedy, actually ended up winning an award in 2004 as Argentina's Comedy of the Year. RCN
Colombian
network bought the soap opera, making a Colombian version called
Los Reyes
, while the Mexican version of
Los Roldan
is
Los Sanchez
, produced by
TV Azteca
.
In 2008,
ANT1 Cyprus
, produced the series in a Cypriot version called
Η ζω? ε?ναι ωρα?α
(
I zoi ine orea
-
Life is wonderful
).
In 2012,
Mega Channel
, produced the series in a Greek version called
Οι Βασιλι?δε?
(
I Vasiliades
-
The Kings
).
Synopsis
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Tito Roldan was a humble local
supermarket
driver in Argentina's countryside, when, one day, an elderly woman showed up where he was
fishing
, apparently trying to commit
suicide
. She had been diagnosed with a deadly disease; although the word
cancer
was never mentioned in the soap opera, there were many indications that this is what she had. Tito saves the woman, Mercedes Lozada, and she in turn gifts him with a mansion she owned and with the presidency of her company.
When Roldan, his former girlfriend Yoli, and his close family (except his mother and one of his sisters) moved to the mansion, located in one of Buenos Aires' richest areas, they garnered the hate of many of their neighbors, particularly the Uriarte family, composed of Emilio Uriarte, his wife Chichita Banegas, and their son Facundo Uriarte. Part of the hate was generated because Emilio worked for the company headed by Mercedes Lozada and he wanted to be the company's president; when Tito Roldan basically appeared out of nowhere and became president, this infuriated Emilio. Adding to everything was the fact that both Laisa Roldan (Tito"s
transsexual
sister) and Chichita Banegas were both
television
stars who considered themselves
divas
and were made to compete at the same time slot by their respective television channels.
To complicate things further, each member of the Uriarte family fell in
love
with a different member of the Roldan family, and their love was returned by their romantic interests. Emilio Uriarte, ignoring that Laiza Roldan used to be a
man
, fell in love with her; Laiza called him "mi hombre malo" ("my bad guy"). Chichita Banegas fell in love with Tito's son. Both Emilio and Chichita began
adulterous
relationships, which led them to talk about
divorce
, and about the possibility of a
legal
battle over their daughter's, a dog, custody. Since Facundo was over-age, there would be no battles over his custody. But, Facundo fell in love with a Roldan too, Tito's daughter Hilda, eventually
marrying
her.
At about the same time, Tito's mother returned from the countryside with her daughter. Since Laiza, who used to be Raul Roldan, had her
sex change
operation after arriving at Buenos Aires, both she and Tito feared an emotional shock by their mother, so Laiza refused to tell her mother that she was, in fact, her daughter, posing instead as a friend of the Roldans. Her mother knew Laiza was Raul all along; she just pretended not to know, leading everyone else in her family to many situations where they thought that she had
Alzheimer's disease
. Laiza Roldan was played by a real life transsexual
actor
,
Florencia De La V
.
Meanwhile, Yoli and Tito reconciled and restarted their romantic relationship. Yoli. However, did not want to marry Tito because she knew that Cecilia was waiting to have Tito's child. Mercedes, who used to fly constantly between Paris and Buenos Aires, was told by her doctors that it was best for her to stay in Buenos Aires if she wanted to live longer, so she stayed in Argentina. Worried about the damage she was about to cause her beloved Tito, Cecilia decided to have the baby and let the Roldans have the custody of the baby. She moved to
Uruguay
after having the baby, but every weekend flew to Buenos Aires to see her child. Tito and Yoli then married, with Yoli making her dream of becoming a mother a reality by caring for Cecilia's baby during the weekdays. Mercedes moved back to the Roldan mansion, and, as a result, both of Tito's mothers, his natural one and his adoptive one, lived under the same roof for the first time. They enjoyed a good friendship for the rest of Mercedes' life.
Chichita, who, by the way, was
French
, stayed with Tito's son. On the other hand, Emilio and his lawyer, Jean Paul, were
jailed
after being found guilty of fraud, but, since they were rich, they enjoyed privileges that most inmates cannot, such as their own private lavatories, private television sets and
catering
, clean, designer clothes, and other things. Even after Emilio found that Laiza used to be a man, he realized Laiza was his real love, and the two ended up together.
Cast and characters
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Appearing as themselves
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Because "Laiza Roldan" was a famous television personality, she had the opportunity to meet many celebrities in person, and, sometimes, take them home to meet her family.
This is a list of real life famous personalities that appeared in "Los Roldan", acting as themselves:
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