Telemundo Continues Ratings Winning Streak

Telemundo ranks as the #1 Spanish-language network during Monday-Friday primetime among adults 18-49 continuing its historic winning streak in Spanish-language television for a fifth consecutive week, according to Nielsen. Fueled by the success of its new primetime series – Silvana Sin Lana at 8 p.m., Sin Senos Sí Hay Paraíso at 9 p.m. and Señora Acero 3, La Coyote at 10 p.m., Telemundo delivered 810,000 adults 18-49 and 383,000 adults 18-34.

For the week of August 15, and during Monday-Friday 8-11 p.m. primetime across all broadcast and cable networks regardless of language, Telemundo ranked as the #2 network among adults 18-34 beating ABC, CBS, FOX and Univision. The network also ranked #3 among adults 18-49 regardless of language, beating ABC, FOX and Univision.

For over a year, Telemundo has been the #1 Spanish-language network at 10pm, driven by the Telemundo Super Series™-- El Senor de Los Cielos and Señora Acero, among adults 18-49 and adults 18-34.

Source: Nielsen, NPM, L+SD. A18-34 (000) and A18-49 (000). 5 WKS (7/18/16-8/19/16). #1 SLTV net rank based on M-F 7-11pm. Regardless of language ranker based on M-F 8p-11p. Strict dayparts used.

Theme Song for 'Silvana Sin Lana' Now Available on All Digital Platforms

The theme song for the new Telemundo novel Silvana Sin Lana, “Que Bo nito es lo bonito,” performed by Carlos Ponce, is now available on all digital platforms. Recorded in Miami and written by Carlos Ponce and Joel Someillán, the song is the theme for the new romantic comedy which airs Monday through Friday at 8 p.m. ET on the network.

“Que Bonito es lo bonito” delivers a positive message about enjoying life to the fullest and the value of love over material things. The song also includes a special collaboration in the chorus from the supporting cast of “Silvana Sin Lana” including Alexandra Pomales, Marcela Guirado, Vince Miranda, Patricio Gallardo, Thali Garcia, Samantha Dagnino, Ricardo Abarca, Raury Rolander, Briggitte Bozzo and Santiago Torres.

Silvana Sin Lana, starring Carlos Ponce, Maritza Rodríguez, Marimar Vega and the Oscar-nominated actress Adriana Barraza, is a romantic comedy about an upper-class woman who loses her fortune in an unexpected twist of fate. With no other options, she moves to a poor neighborhood, where she struggles to adapt to her new lifestyle and resist her attraction to the fish seller next door. Silvana Sin Lana is an original story by Rodrigo Bastidas and Elena Muñoz, adapted by Sandra Velasco and directed by Luis Manzo and Ricardo Schwarz, with Carmen Cecilia Urbaneja as executive producer.

Carlos Ponce is an internationally recognized Puerto Rican actor, singer-songwriter and host. His debut album was certified double platinum and held the #1 spot in the Latin Billboard charts in the USA, Central, and South America. As an actor, he has played the leading role in Spanish-language telenovelas including Dame Chocolate, Perro Amor and Santa Diabla. In general market television and film, he has played various roles throughout his career, including Beverly Hills 90210, 7th Heaven, Just My Luck, Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, and more recently in Telenovela, Cristela, Devious Maids, Couples Retreat, Spy and animated films such as Río, Freebirds and Ice Age 5, among others.

Telemundo Novela 'Silvana Sin Lana' Kicks Off Production

Carlos Ponce and Maritza Rodriguez

Telemundo confirmed the production kick off of its new original production Silvana Sin Lana, starring Carlos Ponce, Maritza Rodriguez and the Oscar-nominated actress Adriana Barraza. The romantic comedy tells the story of Silvana “Chivis” (Rodriguez), a wealthy woman who loses everything she has and is forced to move to a working class neighborhood, where she meets Manuel (Ponce), a fishmonger with a strong dislike for upper class people. The two will need to do the impossible in order to resist their mutual attraction, which goes against their beliefs and the world they grew up in. “Silvana Sin Lana” is an original story by Rodrigo Bastidas and Elena Muñoz, adapted by Sandra Velasco and directed by Luis Manzo and Ricardo Schwarz. The production is filmed in Miami with Carmen Cecilia Urbaneja (Tierra de Reyes, En otra piel) serving as executive producer.

This romantic and comedy-filled story marks the return of Carlos Ponce to Telemundo as Manuel Gallardo, a widower with four children who works hard selling fish for a living. Even though Manuel promised his children that he would never marry again and has learned to be happy by himself, his promise will be put to the test when “Chivis” moves in next door and challenges all of his prejudices towards rich people.

Following her successful participation in the new season of the Telemundo super series El Señor de los Cielos, Maritza Rodriguez plays Silvana “Chivis” Rivapalacios de Villaseñor, a wealthy woman happily devoted to raising her three daughters. However, fate takes an unexpected turn, forcing her to give up her life of luxury and go to work for the first time in order to support her family without the help of a man. Along the way, she will find true love with the person she least expects, her neighbor Manuel.

Renowned Oscar-nominated actress Adriana Barraza plays Trinidad “Trini” Altamirano de Rivapalacios, mother to “Chivis,” and the judgmental grandmother of the Villaseñor sisters. In denial of her new economic situation, she will struggle to accept her family’s new lifestyle and will arrive to her new neighborhood thinking she can boss around its residents.

Silvana Sin Lana also features a talented lineup of supporting actors including Marimar Vega, Ricardo Abarca, Eduardo Ibarrola, Javier Valcarcel, Thali Garcia, Marcela Guirado, Alexandra Pomales, Vince Miranda, Patricio Gallardo, Samantha Dagnino, Raury Rolander, Briggite Bozo, Santiago Torres, and Roberto Escobar, among others.