MundoFox adds New Productions to Join March Primetime Lineup
March 19, 2014
MundoFox announced its all-new primetime lineup that includes the premieres of the highly-anticipated series “El Capo 3” and the critically-acclaimed telenovela “Lado a Lado.”
El Capo 3″ – Weekdays at 9PM/8C on MundoFox starting Tuesday, March 25
The new chapter begins as Pedro Pablo Leon Jaramillo serves his sentence in a U.S. prison, where he conceives a new project that will surprise the world; to destroy the worldwide drug empire that he helped create. After all he has been through, Pedro Pablo Leon Jaramillo embarks on a new adventure that will take him around the world to challenge international cartels. His life will be in constant danger as he takes on this deadly endeavor. As in the previous two installments, season three promises viewers non-stop action, drama and passion.
Colombian star Marlon Moreno reprises his role as el capo, “Pedro Pablo Leon Jaramillo.” Along with Moreno, Cristina Umana returns as “Bruna” and Oscar Borda as “Tato,” both joined by renowned actors and newcomers to the series produced by FoxTelecolombia, Poncho Herrera, Juan Alfonso Baptista “El Gato” and Michelle Manterola.
“Lado a Lado” – Weekdays at 8PM/7C on MundoFox starting Tuesday, March 18
Internationally-acclaimed Globo novela”Lado a Lado” (Side by Side) tells the story of two women born in opposite worlds and their struggle to find freedom in conservative 20th century Brazil. Viewers will take a journey through time, as seen through the eyes of Isabel, a brave woman of modest origins, and Laura, an idealist born into wealth and luxury.
Stories of love, hope, deceit and heartbreak intertwine as the two young women ahead of their time face the harsh realities of their world. Separated from her true love and a son she thinks is dead, Isabel (Marjorie Estiano) flees to Europe, finding comfort in dancing. Laura (Camila Pitanga), struggling with her own disappointment with love, devotes herself to teaching. Reuniting in Rio years later, they discover a changed world, and are able to find happiness in the arms of the men they’ve always loved.
Estiano and Pitanga are joined by a talented Brazilian cast, including Thiago Fragoso, Lazaro Ramos, Patricia Pillar, Werner Schunemann, Maria Clara Gueiros, Caio Blat and Cassio Gabus Mendes.