Gossip Girl: Acapulco is a Mexican teen drama television series, based on the American television series Gossip Girl (2007–2012). It was produced by El Mall and Warner Brothers International Television, with Pedro Torres serving as executive producer for the series.[1]
The first and only season, consisting of 25 episodes, debuted on the pay TV channel Golden Premier in Mexico on August 5, 2013.[1][2] The television show was then broadcast in the United States on UniMás starting September 20, 2013,[3] and on free-to-air channel Canal 5 starting November 11, 2013.
The intention of producing a Mexican adaptation of Gossip Girl was made public in August 2012,[7] while the final cast was announced in January 2013 with the streaming of the first promotional video.[8] The producers expected to film at least three seasons of the series.[9] Filming of the first season began on January 21, 2013, in Acapulco,[10] and ended on May 5.[11] On January 14, 2014, it was announced that the series would not be renewed for a second season.[12]
Singer Paty Cantú, the voice of Gossip Girl,[13] also performs the show's promo song, Dicen por ahí.[14]
Plot
Sofía López-Haro returns unexpectedly to Acapulco after leaving mysteriously the year before. Her best friend, Bárbara Fuenmayor, angry that she has always been forced to live in Sofía's shadow, is not happy with her return, especially after discovering that before leaving Acapulco, Sofía had slept with her boyfriend, Nico.
Cast and characters
Main
Sofía Sisniega as Sofía López-Haro, the Mexican counterpart to Serena van der Woodsen. Sofía makes an unexpected return to Acapulco after leaving under mysterious circumstances a year prior to the series. Along with the other central characters, she is featured on the blog of the series' anonymous Twitter account, "Gossip Girl".[4]
Oka Giner as Barbara Fuenmayor, the Mexican counterpart to Blair Waldorf. She is Sofía's best friend and occasional rival, as she has always resented living in Sofía's shadow.[4]
Diego Amozurrutia as Daniel Parra, the Mexican counterpart to Dan Humphrey. Daniel is an avid surfer and is the son of former rock star Marcelo Parra.[4]
Margarita Muñoz as Vanessa García, the Mexican counterpart to Vanessa Abrams. She is a hardworking girl, Daniel's ex-girlfriend, and best friends with Jenny.[4]
Jon Ecker as Nicolás "Nico" de la Vega, the Mexican counterpart to Nate Archibald. Nico is Barbara's longtime boyfriend with a secret history with their childhood friend Sofía, and is the grandson of the former governor of the state of Guerrero.[4]
Macarena Achaga as Jenny Parra, the Mexican counterpart to Jenny Humphrey. She is Daniel Parra's younger sister and a headache for their parents.[4]
Vadhir Derbez as Maximiliano "Max" Zaga, the Mexican counterpart to Chuck Bass. Max is the son of hotel mogul Emiliano Zaga and best friends with Nico.[4]
Secondary
Eduardo Victoria as Marcelo Parra (counterpart to Rufus Humphrey)
Isabela Camil as Liliana Lopez-Haro (counterpart to Lily van der Woodsen)
Alexis Ayala as Emiliano Zaga (counterpart to Bart Bass)
The first season was published in DVD and Blu-ray on December 15, 2013.[15][16]
Impact
Gossip Girl: Acapulco portrays a glamorous Acapulco fully in renaissance, and the program explicitly means to counter the city's violent image. The state government of Guerrero partially paid for the show's production, a practice that is not uncommon in the Mexican television industry.[2]
