Telemundo kicks-off production of ‘Dame Chocolate’.

At an event held last night in Miami Beach, FL, Telemundo announced the production kick-off of its next original novela out of its Telemundo Studios in Miami, “Dame Chocolate.” This new original production by Telemundo marks the anticipated return of actor and singer/songwriter Carlos Ponce to the Spanish-language TV screen, who stars in the novela alongside a magnificent cast that includes, among others, Génesis Rodríguez, Héctor Suárez, and María Antonieta de las Nieves (‘La Chilindrina’), for the first time on the Telemundo screen. “Dame Chocolate” is an original story by Perla Farías and is set to launch in the 1st quarter of 2007.

“This is one of the most beautiful projects we have undertaken and we are very excited that it lured Carlos Ponce to return to Spanish-language television,” said Patricio Wills, president, Telemundo Television Studios. “The production team has done a remarkable development job to produce a refreshing novela full of color and, of course, lots of romance.”

“Dame Chocolate” is set in two very different worlds that will be joined by two irresistible forces: love and chocolate. The novela tells the story of Rosita Amado (Rodríguez), a young woman with an amazing body but an unattractive face, and Bruce Remington (Ponce), the handsome heir to a Chocolate factory which is near bankruptcy. Their lives unexpectedly intertwine and amidst impossible circumstances blooms a beautiful love story as fascinating as the alluring smell of chocolate.