Tierra de reyes (English: Land of Honor), is an American telenovela premiered on Telemundo on December 2, 2014, and concluded on July 27, 2015. The telenovela is created by the Venezuelan author Rossana Negrín, based on the Colombian-American drama written by Julio Jiménez, entitled Pasión de Gavilanes. Produced by Telemundo Studios, and distributed by Telemundo Internacional.
It stars Aarón Díaz, Gonzalo García Vivanco and Christian de la Campa as the Rey Gallardo Leon brothers, and Ana Lorena Sánchez, Kimberly Dos Ramos and Scarlet Gruber as the Del Juncos sisters, along with Sonya Smith and Fabián Ríos as the main antagonists.
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Plot
Set in Houston, Texas, the story of the well-raised, humble and hardworking Gallardo brother's quest for vengeance against the wealthy and powerful Del Junco family. When the body of young, beautiful, and pregnant Alma Gallardo is found in the Houston River, her brother's Arturo, Samuel, and Flavio believe the family of her lover Ignacio Del Junco is to blame. Taking the last name "Rey" to disguise their identity, the brothers begin to work as construction workers at the sprawling Del Junco horse ranch to get closer to their enemy. With Ignacio already dead and learning how their beloved sister was mistreated by Ignacio's family, the brothers set out for revenge against Ignacio's widow, Cayetana, and her daughters Sofía, Irina, and Andrea. Their desire for vengeance and justice becomes more complicated when the Gallardo brothers and the Del Junco sisters begin to develop genuine feelings for each other. Complicating matters further, Sofía's husband is a scheming, opportunistic criminal who will stop at nothing to have the Del Junco fortune. Sofia and Irina leave their home to stay with Arturo and Flavio however the truth about the identity of the brothers becomes known to the Del Junco family and Cayetana develops hatred towards the Gallardo brothers while the sisters break up with the brothers and distance themselves from them. Matters worsen when Cayetana learns that Arturo is the one responsible for Sofia's pregnancy and becomes determined to see the brothers' downfall.
Cast
Main
Aarón Díaz as Arturo Rey Gallardo Leon; Sofía's second husband, Arturito's father, Flavio, Samuel and Alma's older brother and Verónica's older paternal half-brother.
Ana Lorena Sánchez as Sofía del Junco de Gallardo; Arturo's wife, Arturito's mother, Cayetana's eldest daughter, Andrea and Irina's elder sister.
Kimberly Dos Ramos as Irina del Junco de Gallardo; Flavio's wife, Cayetana's youngest daughter, Sofía and Andrea's younger sister.
Gonzalo García Vivanco as Flavio Rey Gallardo Leon; Irina's husband, Arturo, Samuel and Alma's brother and Verónica's half-brother.
Scarlet Gruber as Andrea del Junco de Gallardo; Samuel's second wife, Cayetana's second daughter, Sofía and Irina's sister.
Christian de la Campa as Samuel Rey Gallardo Leon; Andrea's husband, Beatriz's widower, Patricia's ex-lover, Arturo, Flavio and Alma's brother and Verónica's half-brother.
Sonya Smith as Cayetana Belmonte del Junco; Main Antagonist, later good; Sofía, Andrea and Irina's mother, Leonardo's former wife.
Fabián Ríos as Leonardo Montalvo. The main villain; Sofía and Cayetana's ex-husband and a scheming, despicable opportunist.
Daniela Navarro as Patricia Rubio de Matamoros; a famous night club singer and Samuel's former lover who betrayed him and married Ulises.
Omar Germenos as Emilio Valverde; Villain; family friend of the Del Juncos, Isadora's adopted father, and a dangerous arms trafficker and mob boss.
Adriana Lavat as Soledad Flores de Gallardo; The Del Junco sisters' nanny/mother figure, Verónica's biological mother and José Antonio Gallardo's second wife.
Special guest stars
Ana Sofía Durán as Child Irina.
Joanna Hernández as Child Sofía.
Macarena Oz as Child Andrea.
Ricardo Chávez as Ignacio del Junco; Cayetana's husband, Alma Gallardo's lover, Sofia, Andrea and Irina's father.
Guillermo Quintanilla as José Antonio Gallardo; Teresa's widower; Soledad's husband; Arturo, Samuel, Flavio, Alma and Veronica's father.
Cecilia Melman as Teresa León de Gallardo; José Antonio's first wife, Arturo, Samuel, Flavio and Alma's mother.
Viviana Ramos as Grace Varela, chief correspondent for Saldívar publications and Miranda's second-in-command.
Marissa del Portillo as Julia Ortiz, Isadora's mother who, after rejecting Emilio Valverde, is committed to a mental institution by him after he kills her husband (Isadora's biological father).
Damian Pastrana as Gustavo Mendez, Leonardo's trusted sidekick.
Production
Production of the telenovela was announced in September 2014. Filming began in Miami and Houston on October 22. It is based on the Colombian telenovela Pasión de Gavilanes written by Julio Jiménez, adapted by Rossana Negrín.