Ernesto was born in Cuba in the sixties and as soon as he could he grabbed a boat and headed out towards Miami where he discovered money and fell in love with it. Because of partying and nightlife he found marihuana and got into the business. First selling, later on distributing and finally he decided to get the marihuana himself by travelling to La Guajira, Colombia where he decided to move. He became Rodriguez Gacha´s best friend because he was the only one who was able to earn his trust. He doesn’t agree with everything he does but as long as he is still his business partner and doesn’t mess with him he doesn’t see the need to have an argument with Gacha. “El Cuyanito” is a womanizer, he likes easy and hot women, and he doesn’t want to get involved or have a serious relationship. He is a man that enjoys the fine things in life and likes to have fun; he is the life of the party, the unconditional partner. His light way of living will take its toll on him when he is betrayed by Rodriguez Gacha.
Ruben Zamora is ERNESTO EL CUYANITO
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SYNOPSIS
“Gacha” one of the heads of the Medellin Cartel, at the height of his criminal career he was acknowledged as one of the world's most successful drug dealers. In 1988, Forbes Magazine included him in their annual list of the world's billionaires; this is his story… Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha – “Gacha” leaves his home town with his pride hurt when the woman he has set his eyes on accuses him of being a liar for having given her a rock pretending it was an emerald. In the emerald mines Gacha finds a legitimate emerald stone, that instead of taking it to the object of his affection; he cashes it in to buy his first shipment of marihuana from Colombia´s northern peninsula of the “Guajira”. Acknowledging the business in front of his eyes Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha understands that the drug market within the United States can only be satisfied by setting up an industrial chain originating in Colombia´s oriental region. In less than 5 years this chain becomes the nucleus of a multinational cocaine sales operation with global reach. The size and the strength of the expansion of the trades contaminate and enrage other inhabitants of Colombia´s Oriental region, among them the communist guerrilla. The scenery that follows is the war between privately funded armies and those financed by Rodriguez Gacha and the subversives. In this illegal war the government is also present, part of it corrupted and the other part has to enforce the law and face one of the richest and deadliest men in the world.
TECHNICAL FILE
ORIGINAL IDEA: GERARDO REYES.
SCRIPT: MAURICIO NAVAS.
ASSISTANT SCRIPT: CATALINA PALOMINO / GUSTAVO SALCEDO.
DIRECTORS: DIEGO MEJÍA / MÓNICA BOTERO.
DIRECTOR ASSISTANT: JUAN PABLO MOTA, ANDRÉS PÉREZ.
COORDINATOR OF DIRECTION: ALEXANDRA ROCHA.
VICE PRESIDENCY OF DIRECTION: AMPARO LÓPEZ.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: OSCAR GUARÍN.
COORDINATOR OF PRODUCTION: CAROLINA SALAZAR.
PRODUCTION MANAGER: MARÍA DUQUE.
MANAGER OF LOCATIONS: SYLVIA ROMÁN, JIMMY FRANK FIGUEREDO.
ART DIRECTOR: ROSARIO LOZANO.
COORDINATOR OF ART: JONNY TORRES / JOHANA AGUILLÓN.
POST-PRODUCTIONN DIRECTION: ISABEL CRISTINA MÉNDEZ.
SCRIPT: ANGELICA CADAVID / MARIA FERNANDA GALLO.
SCENOGRAPHY: CESAR CHAPARRO.
COSTUME DESIGN: ROSITA CABAL.
COORDINATOR OF COSTUME: YAMILE HERNÁNDEZ.
MAKEUP DESIGN: BLANCA PEÑA.
CASTING: JUAN PABLO RINCÓN G.
MUSIC: OSVALDO MONTES.
DURATION: 79 x 60 Est.