¿Dónde Está Elisa?

This article is about the telenovela produced by Telemundo. For telenovela produced by TVN, see ¿Dónde está Elisa?.

¿Dónde Está Elisa?
Format	Mystery, Crime - Action, Thriller, Telenovela
Created by	Telemundo
Developed by	Telemundo Studios, Miami
Directed by	Leonardo Galavís Nicolás Di Blasi
Starring	Catherine Siachoque Sonya Smith Gabriel Porras Jorge Luis Pila
Theme music composer	Tulio Crenisini
Opening theme	Suspence theme
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	Spanish, English
No. of episodes	100
Production
Executive producer(s)	Aurelio Valcárcel Carrol
Producer(s)	Martha Godoy
Editor(s)	Macorix Perera
Location(s)	Miami, Los Angeles, Malibu
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	43 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	Telemundo
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Audio format	Stereophonic sound
Original airing	United States (including Puerto Rico) March 8, 2010 - August 10, 2010
Chronology
Preceded by	Sin Tetas No Hay Paraiso
Followed by	La Diosa Coronada
External links
Website

¿Dónde Está Elisa? (In English: Where is Elisa?) is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo. This mystery is a remake of Chilean telenovela ¿Dónde Está Elisa? produced by TVN in 2009.This telenovela was sold to 90 countries around the world.

Telemundo began airing DEE on March 8, 2010 and will likely air the serial from Monday to Friday over about 26 weeks during the 2010 season.^[1] As with most of its other telenovelas, the network broadcasts English subtitles as closed captions on CC3.^[2] Telenovelas are somewhat like soap operas, but telenovelas have a definite ending, typically lasting less than one year.

Based on the successful book "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" (Swedish: Män som hatar kvinnor, also known as Men Who Hate Women in English), a 2009 Swedish film adaptation of the novel of the same name by the late Swedish author/journalist Stieg Larsson and then adapted by Pablo Illanes, who wrote the Chilean version that preceded that of Telemundo. Illanes says that the inspiration of the story comes from the book and the real life drama of British native Madeleine McCann in Portugal. The list of suspects is long, and it includes family members, fellow students, and friends of the teenager who went to the same places that she used to go to before disappearing.

The first sneak peek of the production was shown on Tuesday January 13, 2010. The series was produced in Miami Florida.

The filming started on 27 January and ended in May, 2010.

Starting from 26 of July the series shared the 1 hour time slot with another Telemundo's telenovela La Diosa Coronada. The last episode of this series was aired on Tuesday August 10, 2010.

Plot

The lives of the Altamira family are changed forever. Their lives are engulfed by the events in the disappearance of Elisa (Vanessa Pose), the oldest daughter of Mariano Altamira (Gabriel Porras) and Dana Riggs Altamira (Sonya Smith), a white woman of part-Hispanic and part-non-Hispanic ancestry.

Once she disappears, we begin to learn the secrets of every member of the family and friends; the paranoias start, histories from the past, themes that were supposed to be buried. Then the recriminations among family members start.

In the midst of family conflicts many suspects come to light, among them family members (Elisa's parents, uncles, cousins) fellow students, former and present Altamira employees, as well as friends that used to go to the same places that Elisa would frequent. Eventually, one of them will emerges as the kidnapper....

Despite the continual efforts to find Elisa, a more prominent theme is the disintegration of the Altamira clan. In the initial episode they look like one big happy clan, but there are many problems beneath that surface which come to light. A major theme of the story is the consequences of hypocrisy.

Cast

Main Cast In Order of Appearance

Actor	Character	Known as
Catherine Siachoque	Cecilia Altamira	Wife of Bruno, sister of Mariano & Viviana, mother of Eduardo & Flor, sister-in-law of Dana
Sonya Smith	Dana Altamira Riggs	Mother of Elisa, Cristina and Olga, wife of Mariano, sister-in-law of Cecilia and Viviana
Gabriel Porras	Mariano Altamira	Father of Elisa, Cristina and Olga, husband of Dana, brother of Cecilia and Viviana
Jorge Luis Pila	Cristóbal Rivas	Detective, head of the case of the missing Elisa
Omar Germenos	José Ángel Rincón	Husband of Viviana, father of Santiago, business partner of Mariano
Roberto Mateos	Bruno Cáceres	Husband of Cecilia, father of Eduardo and Flor, business partner of Mariano, Viviana and Ricardo
Ivelin Giró	Viviana Altamira	Wife of José Ángel, mother of Santiago, sister of Mariano and Cecilia, sister-in-law of Dana
Ismael La Rosa	Nicolás del Valle	Bestfriend and business partner of Mariano, godfather of Elisa
Melvin Cabrera	Ricardo de la Fuente	First boyfriend of Viviana and her best friend
Karina Mora	Gisela Cruz	Detective, partner of Cristóbal
Claudia Moreno	Isabel Ríos	Secretary of Mariano, in love with Mariano
Rubén Morales	Néstor Salazar	Prefect of the police department
Carlos Augusto Maldonado	Esteban Briseño	Detective, assistant of Cristóbal and Gisela
Vanessa Pose	Elisa Altamira Riggs	Missing, daughter of Mariano and Dana
Carmen Aub	Flor Cáceres	Daughter of Cecilia and Bruno, sister of Eduardo
Mauricio Hénao	Eduardo Cáceres	Elder son of Cecilia and Bruno, brother of Flor
Jason Canela	Santiago Rincón	Son of Viviana and José Ángel, homophobic
Gabriela Serrano	Cristina Altamira Riggs	Daughter of Mariano and Danna
Tania Nieto	Olga Altamira Riggs	Youngest daughter of Mariano and Danna

Special Participation

Actor	Character	Known as
Luís Celeiro	Alberto Ventura	False kidnapper of Elisa
Anabel Leal	Lupe "Lupita" Olmos	Maid of Danna and Mariano's family
Mildred Quiroz	Amanda Goldstein	Psychologist of Cristóbal
Maricela González	Adriana Castañeda	Fiscal
Elizabeth Barón	Lorena Sandoval	Student of Bruno
Robert Avellanet	Carrillo
Jorge Hernández	Ferrara	Police agent

Secondary Cast

Actor	Character	Known as
Claudia Camacho	Charrita	Maid of Viviana and Jose Angel's family
Catalina García		Wife of Alberto Ventura
Telly Ganas	Valeria	Teacher of Elisa
Leticia Morales	Juana "Juanita"	Maid of Cecilia and Bruno's family
Cristina Figarola	Candie
Itzel Ramos	Clara
Jorge Luís García		Police techniques
Dwayne Britton	Alex	Gay friend of Ricardo
Lavinia Castro	Norma	Witness who saw Elisa
Karina Florez	Martha	Best friend of Isabel
Juan Cepero	Doctor	Doctor who treated Elisa
Ramiro Terán	Felipe Raseto	Lawyer of Bruno
Esteban Villareal	Lombardi	Judge
Carlos Pítela	Priest
José Santana

Broadcasters

Country	Alternate title/Translation	TV network(s)	Series premiere	Series finale	Weekly schedule
United States  Puerto Rico	¿Dónde Está Elisa?	Telemundo	March 8, 2010	August 10, 2010	Monday to Friday
Venezuela	¿Dónde Está Elisa?	Televen	July 29, 2010	November, 2010
Georgia	სად არის ელისა?	Rustavi 2	October 19, 2010	February 9, 2011	Everyday
France	Portée Disparue	Outremer 1ere	October 31, 2011		Monday to Friday
Spain	¿Dónde Está Elisa?	Antena 3 / Nova	August 8, 2010
Armenia	¿Dónde Está Elisa?/Vorteg e Elisan	Shanttv	August 10, 2010	January 12 2011	Monday to Friday
Croatia	Nestala	RTL Televizija	June 14, 2010	October 29, 2010	Monday to Friday
Ecuador	¿Dónde Está Elisa?	Ecuavisa	June 29, 2010	October 29,2010
Nicaragua	¿Dónde Está Elisa?	Televicentro Canal 2	May 31, 2010	October 20, 2010	Monday to Friday
Peru	¿Dónde Está Elisa?	ATV
Mexico	¿Dónde Está Elisa?	Galavision	September 20, 2010
Lithuania	Kur dingo Eliza?	LNK	September 8, 2010	February 10, 2011	Monday to Friday
Poland	Gdzie jest Elisa?	TV Puls	August 30, 2010	January 19, 2011	Monday to Friday
Iran	Missing	Farsi1	December 4, 2010	April 20, 2011	Saturday to Wednesday
Romania	Căutând-o pe Elisa	Acasă	January 17, 2011	May 10,2011	Monday to Friday
Philippines	Nasaan Ka Elisa?	ABS-CBN	September 12, 2011		Monday to Friday
Hungary			November 10, 2011
Czech Republic	Eliso, vrať se!	Prima love	November 17, 2011	April, 2012	Monday to Friday

External links

• Seriesnow

References

1. ^ http://www.nbcumarketplace.com/property_downloads/download_file/819
2. ^ http://nbcumv.com/telemundo/release_detail.nbc/telemundo-20080512000000-telemundoannounces.html