Bella calamidades
Poster
Created by	Julio Jiménez (original story) Iván Martínez Lozano
Developed by	Caracol Television Telemundo Studios Miami RTI Producciones
Directed by	Mauricio Cruz till episode 30 Agustín Restrepo till episode 30 Rodolfo Hoyos from episode 31 Santiago Vargas from episode 31
Starring	Danna García Segundo Cernadas Gustavo Angarita Katie Barberi
Theme music composer	Nicolás Uribe Oliver Camargo José Carlos María
Opening theme	No Me Dejes performed by Paola Vargas and David Castro
Country of origin	Colombia United States
Original language	Spanish
No. of episodes	140
Production
Executive producer	Hugo León Ferrer
Producers	Andrés Santamaría till episode 30 Madeleine Contreras from episode 31
Production locations	Bogotá, Subachoque, Simijaca, Villa de Leyva
Editor	José Luis Varon
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	42–45 minutes
Original release
Network	Caracol TV Telemundo
Release	March 24 (2010-03-24) – November 23, 2010 (2010-11-23)
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Bella calamidades (Beautiful But Unlucky) is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by RTI Producciones for Caracol Television and Telemundo.^[1] It is a tongue-in-cheek romance story, it features a woman plagued by bad luck.^[2]

The filming started in late 2009 and ended in 2010, and aired in Caracol TV between March 24, 2010 and November 23, 2010, but it was until September 16, 2013 when the serial debuted on Telemundo. Telemundo aired 2 hours of the serial weekdays at 12pm/11c, replacing 5 Viudas Sueltas. The series ended on January 3, 2014 with Avenida Brasil replacing it. The series stars Danna García and Segundo Cernadas.

Plot

The story involves a beautiful, passionate woman named Lola, who is an outcast in a town dominated by superstition. Convinced that she brings misfortune to everyone, Lola shies away from other people. When her hiding place is discovered, she returns to her home town, when a series of freakish events inevitably lead to tragedy. Heartbroken and fearing for her life at the hands of the villagers, Lola loves hope one man's love and another's generosity change her life. No one trusts her except for the man who truly loves her.^[3]

Cast

Main Cast in Order of Appearance

Production

This show was originally planned for the 2008–2009 season.^[2] The first pilot, titled "Lola Calamidades", was filmed in 2008 with Christian Meier, Danna García, Kristina Lilley and Andrea López. Meier eventually left Telemundo to pursue other things. From the pilot's cast only García, María Helena Doering, and Tiberio Cruz appear in the series. When the filming began on August 17, 2009 Telemundo had not yet cast the male lead. Martin Karpan was suggested, but due to the lack of chemistry between two leads his participation was reconsidered. At the end was the Argentinian actor Segundo Cernadas ("Muñeca Brava" leading man) got the role.

Also, Elizabeth Gutiérrez was to play at first Priscila, but refused the role in favour of other production. The role was eventually taken by Adriana Campos.

United States broadcast

• Release dates, episode name & length, and U.S. viewers based on Telemundo's broadcast.