Soy Luna (I'm Luna) is a Disney Channel Latin America musical telenovela. It premiered on March 14, 2016 in Latin America, and finished its run after three seasons with the 220th and last episode airing on August 17, 2018.
Plot
16-year-old Luna is not thrilled when her parents get an unbeatable job offer, and have to relocate from Cancún, Mexico to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Everything is about to change, because Luna, thanks to the rich employer of her parents, now goes to an elite school. However, not everything is good in Luna's new life, she misses her home, her friends, and especially her best friend Simón.
But soon she discovers a trendy rollerskating club, where she can not only prove her talent on wheels, but also on the stage at Open Music. While she is there, she meets Matteo and gets to know him. Unfortunately, this sparks a rivalry between Luna and Ámbar, Matteo's girlfriend. Soon, Simón arrives in Buenos Aires, and Luna's new world is pretty shaken up.
And that's not all: Luna was adopted when she was two years old, and was named after a moon amulet she wore around her neck. She adores her new parents, who have never kept her adoption a secret. However, Luna is suddenly overtaken by her past, and the tragic death of her biological parents after moving to Argentina.
Cast
- Karol Sevilla as Luna Valente
- Ruggero Pasquarelli as Matteo Balsano
- Valentina Zenere as Ámbar Smith
- Michael Ronda as Simón Álvarez
- Malena Ratner as Delfina
- Agustín Bernasconi as Gastón Battan
- Katja Martínez as Jazmín Carvajal
- Ana Jara as Jim
- Jorge López as Ramiro
- Chiara Parravicini as Yam
- Gastón Vietto as Pedro
- Lionel Ferro as Nicolás
- Carolina Kopelioff as Nina Simonetti
- Luz Cipriota as Tamara (season 1, guest: season 2)
- Lucila Gandolfo as Sharon Benson
- Rodrigo Pedreira as Rey
- David Muri as Miguel Valente
- Ana Carolina Valsagna as Mónica Valente
- Diego Sassi Alcalá as Tino Alcaraz (seasons 1-2)
- Germán Tripel as Cato Alcoba (seasons 1-2)
- Antonella Querzoli as Amanda (seasons 1-2)
- Paula Kohan as Mora Barza (seasons 1-2, recurring: season 3)
- Ezequiel Rodríguez as Ricardo Simonetti
- Caro Ibarra as Ana
- Estela Ribeiro as Juliana (seasons 2-3)
- Roberto Carnaghi as Alfredo (seasons 2-3)
- Jandino as Eric Andrade (season 3)
- Giovanna Reynaud as Emilia (season 3, recurring: season 2)
- Lino Di Nuzzo as Benicio (season 3, recurring: season 2)
- Victoria Suárez Battán as Maggie (season 3)
- Joaquín Berthold as Gary López (season 3, recurring: season 2)
International Premieres
| Premiere Date | Channel | Country | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 14, 2016 | Disney Channel Latin America | Argentina | [1] |
| Chile | |||
| Colombia | |||
| Costa Rica | |||
| Cuba | |||
| Dominican Republic | |||
| Ecuador | |||
| El Salvador | |||
| Guatemala | |||
| Honduras | |||
| Jamaica | |||
| Mexico | |||
| Nicaragua | |||
| Paraguay | |||
| Peru | |||
| Trinidad and Tobago | |||
| Uruguay | |||
| Venezuela | |||
| Disney Channel Brazil | Brazil | [2] | |
| April 4, 2016 | Disney Channel Spain | Spain | [3] |
| Disney Channel Portugal | Portugal | [4] | |
| Angola | |||
| Cape Verde | |||
| Mozambique | |||
| April 18, 2016 | Disney Channel France | France | [5] |
| Luxembourg | |||
| Switzerland (French-speaking part) | |||
| May 2, 2016 | Disney Channel Germany | Germany | [6] |
| Austria | |||
| Switzerland (German-speaking part) | |||
| May 9, 2016 | Disney Channel Italy | Italy | [7] |
| May 16, 2016 | Disney Channel Bulgaria | Bulgaria | [8] |
| Disney Channel Poland | Poland | [9] | |
| Latvia | |||
| Disney Channel Romania | Romania | [10] | |
| Moldova | |||
| May 22, 2016 | Disney Channel Isreal | Israel | [11] |
| August 29, 2016 | Disney Channel Netherlands | Netherlands | [12] |
| Disney Channel Belgium | Belgium | [13] | |
| September 5, 2016 | Disney Channel Czech Republic | Czech Republic | [citation needed] |
| Slovakia | [citation needed] | ||
| Disney Channel Hungary | Hungary | [citation needed] | |
| October 10, 2016 | Disney Channel Denmark | Denmark | [14] |
| Faroe Islands | |||
| Greenland | |||
| Estonia | |||
| Lithuania | |||
| Disney Channel Norway | Norway | [15] | |
| Disney Channel Sweden | Sweden | [16] | |
| Åland Islands | |||
| Disney Channel Finland | Finland | ||
| June 10, 2017 | RCN Televisión | Colombia (second-run) | [17] |
| February 20, 2018 | UniMás | United States | [18] |
| January 1, 2020 | Disney+ | United States (with English subtitles) | [19] |
Awards and Nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kids' Choice Awards Mexico | Favorite Series or Program | Nominated |
| Kids' Choice Awards Colombia | |||
| Kids' Choice Awards Argentina | Won | ||
| Meus Prêmios Nick | Favorite International TV Series | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Kids' Choice Awards Mexico | Favorite Program | Won |
| Kids' Choice Awards Colombia | Favorite Program or Series | ||
| Premios Martín Fierro | Children/Youth Program | ||
| Meus Prêmios Nick | Favorite International TV Series | ||
| 2018 | Kids' Choice Awards Mexico | Favorite TV Show | |
| Kids' Choice Awards Argentina | Favorite Show |
Trivia
- Soy Luna was originally about ice skaters instead of roller skaters, and Jam & Roller was a place called Ice Resto.[20]
- The series was filmed in Cancún, Mexico and later in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Soy Luna was first rumored to be Violetta's spin-off, however, Soy Luna is a different show with very little ties to Violetta.
- The filming of the first season wrapped up on February 29, 2016. [21]
- All of the episode titles end with "sobre ruedas" (on wheels).
- This is similar to the episode titles of Violetta, where almost all the titles ended with "una canción".
- The cast of Soy Luna went to Chile, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Spain, and Italy to promote the show. [22]
- For the first season, the cast had to go through seven months of skating lessons for eight hours a day, followed by eight months of recording for about ten hours a day.[23][24]
- Soy Luna had one of the best TV premieres in history in Germany.[25]
- In Italy, a Soy Luna-themed roller rink was set up to promote the show.[26]
- The cast filmed about 17 scenes a day, which took about ten hours.[27]
- Sergio Mejía, who was the choreographer in Violetta, choreographs the musical numbers.[28]
- The only country to use a title different to the original Spanish one is Brazil, where the show is called "Sou Luna" (I'm Luna).
- Fans of the show are called Lunatics.[29]
- Soy Luna was, worldwide, the tenth most-searched television show of 2016.[30]
- Soy Luna was released on Netflix in Latin America on March 1, 2017.[31]
- The show has resulted in many books being published, most importantly a book with a prequel story; "Soy Luna. El principio del verano", published March 4, 2016, a behind the scenes book, skating guides and multiple novelizations of the series.
- After the series' finale aired, the hashtag #SoyLunaPorSiempre trended worldwide on Twitter at 6th place. The hashtag also trended in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Mexico, with its highest rank being 3rd, 4th, 5th, 2nd, 1st, and 15th respectively.
- Soy Luna was released with English subtitles for the first time on Disney Plus on January 1, 2020.
References
- ↑ English article mentioning the premiere date
- ↑ Video confirming the airdate of Sou Luna.
- ↑ Report on Soy Luna in Spain.
- ↑ Article stating the premiere date in Spain.
- ↑ YouTube video by Disney Channel France confirming the airdate.
- ↑ German press release confirming the premiere date
- ↑ YouTube video confirming Italy airdate.
- ↑ Video from Disney Bulgaria with premiere date in description.
- ↑ Post on Polish airdate.
- ↑ Soy Luna Romanian Trailer.
- ↑ Instagram image confirming Soy Luna in Israel.
- ↑ Archived version of Disney Channel Netherlands' Soy Luna homepage.
- ↑ Instagram Post stating the premiere date.
- ↑ Promotional video confirming premiere date in caption.
- ↑ Promotional video confirming premiere date in caption.
- ↑ Promotional video confirming premiere date in caption.
- ↑ Report on Soy Luna's second premiere in Colombia on RCN
- ↑ Article confirming North American broadcast
- ↑ https://www.techradar.com/news/everything-coming-to-disney-plus-in-january-2020-including-the-lion-king
- ↑ https://youtu.be/3z-Mbu_CF_k
- ↑ Luz's filming wrap Instagram post
- ↑ Ruggero's tweet about the promotion tour
- ↑ http://www.movieforkids.it/news/ruggero-pasquarelli-intervista-al-protagonista-di-soy-luna/40614/
- ↑ http://disneybabble.uol.com.br/br/agenda/diversao/por-dentro-da-vida-dos-astros-de-sou-luna
- ↑ German press release
- ↑ http://bigmagazine.it/2016/05/03/pattina-soy-luna/
- ↑ http://tvmag.lefigaro.fr/programme-tv/soy-luna-rencontre-avec-l-une-des-stars-de-la-serie-ruggero-pasquarelli_0e57206e-120d-11e6-8ce2-d1547ffbfd6e/
- ↑ http://youtu.be/qx-Cb8Y3yaU
- ↑ http://serial.everyeye.it/articoli/intervista-soy-luna-karol-sevilla-29874.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20161216084209/https://www.google.com/trends/yis/2016/GLOBAL
- ↑ Soy Luna on Netflix