Bella Vista (1994 TV series)

Bella Vista
Title card for the first season
Genre	Romantic comedy
Screenplay by	Nasri Cheppy Satmowi Atmowiloto
Story by	Nasri Cheppy Satmowi Atmowiloto
Directed by	Nasri Cheppy Christi Maharsi
Creative director	Raakhee Punjabi
Starring	Roy Marten
Theme music composer	Dwiki Dharmawan
Country of origin	Indonesia
Original language	Indonesian
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	37
Production
Executive producers	Gobind Punjabi Dhamoo Punjabi
Producer	Raam Punjabi
Editors	Moru-Shri Ess Jay
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	±45 minutes
Production company	Multivision Plus
Original release
Network	RCTI
Release	December 4, 1994 (1994-12-04) – May 11, 1997 (1997-05-11)

Bella Vista is an Indonesian romantic comedy television series written and directed by Nasri Cheppy and produced by Multivision Plus. First aired on RCTI in December 1994, the series stars Roy Marten in his lead role. ^[1]

Premise

Benny Latin is a rich businessman who expanded branches of his business. He solved the issues by defeating his unhelpful enemies in response to the expansion of the fashion store called Bella Vista.

Cast

• Roy Marten as Benny Latin
• Angel Ibrahim as Lydia
• August Melasz as Johan
• Ryan Hidayat and Teuku Ryan as Andre
• Venna Melinda and Anna Valiana as Bella Tamiya, the only daughter of Benny Latin and Vivi Suryani Tamiya.
  • Nadira portrayed Bella Tamiya as a child.
• Fransisca as Vera
• Jeremy Thomas as Indra Laksana
• Deddy Rizaldy as Dicky Alamsyah
• Sellen Fernandez as Martin Ankara
• Dwi Yan as Dedi
• Gitty Srinita as Siska
• Roy Karyadi as Rudy
• Piet Pagau as Darsa
• Fuad Baradja as Slamet
• Roy Lino as Hermawan
• Dwinta Stania as Leny
• Titi Suwarno as a mistress
• Milla Rose as Ratna
• Intan Savilla as Suzy
• Tompoh Salvatore as Frans
• Cut Sarra as Anita

Special appearance

• Ira Wibowo as Vivi Suryani Tamiya

Episodes

Season	Episodes	Originally released
		First released	Last released
1	10	December 4, 1994	February 7, 1995
2 [2]	11	May 14, 1995	July 23, 1995
3	16	January 19, 1997	May 11, 1997

Soundtrack

Title	Performed by	Written by	Arranged by	Label
"Impian Cinta"	Uchi Amyrtha and Iwan Zein	Dwiki Dharmawan		HP Records
"Impian Cinta" (instrumental)	—
"Salah Sangka"	Eka Deli and Johnson Hutagalung	Oddie Agam and Ussy Pieters	Oddie Agam	Multi Music
"Sia-Sia Ku Menunggu" (instrumental)	Dwiki Dharmawan			Bulletin
"Just You & Me" (instrumental)	—		Addie MS	Multi Music
"Hidup Tanpa Cinta"	Eka Deli	—

Reception

Bella Vista was initially met with negative reviews during its airing. Minister of Feminist Roles declared that the series containing cohabitation scenes that were not fit in with Indonesia, and ruining female empowerment themes. ^[3] In a 1997 review by Berita Yudha, Soesilo Soedarman declared that Bella Vista also contained violent scenes. ^[4]

Later reception

Writing for Brilio, the series marked Venna Melinda's television acting debut. ^[5]

Cultural impact

The 2024 book by Gunawan Tri Atmodjo, Sarekat Bajing Kelon, directly referenced Bella Vista. ^[6]

See also

• List of television shows notable for negative reception

References

1. "Layar Pilihan "Bella Vista", Kembalinya Roy Marten". Vista TV. December 1–15, 1994. p. 56.
2. "Layar Pilihan RCTI: Bella Vista II, Beni Ingin Menceraikan Lydia". Vista TV. June 1–15, 1995. p. 31.
3. "Meneg UPW Kritik Keras Sinetron Bella Vista dan Segalanya Untukmu". Berita Yudha. June 28, 1995. p. 2. Retrieved February 1, 2025– via National Press Monument.
4. "Lagi, Pemerintah Protes Sinetron Sarat Adegan Kekerasan". Berita Yudha. February 23, 1997. Retrieved February 1, 2025– via National Press Monument.
5. Mamonto, Siti Wulandari (January 14, 2022). "25 Tahun berlalu, potret dulu dan kini 7 pemain sinetron Bella Vista". Brilio. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
6. Tri Atmodjo, Gunawan (2024). Sarekat Bajing Kelon (in Indonesian). Diva Press. p. 64. ISBN   9786231893635.

External links

• Bella Vista at IMDb