It Was Always Me

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It Was Always Me
Siempre fui yo.jpg
SpanishSiempre Fui Yo
Genre
Created by
  • Alejandro Stoessel
  • Iván Stoessel
Composers
  • Mauricio Rengifo
  • Andrés Torres
Country of originColombia
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes18
Production
Executive producerLeonardo Aranguibel
Production locations
CinematographyJulián Torres
Editors
  • Diego Croci
  • Juan Pablo Lloret
Running time38–56 minutes
Production companyThe Mediapro Studio
Original release
Network Disney+
Release15 June 2022 (2022-06-15) 
present (present)

It Was Always Me (Spanish: Siempre Fui Yo) is a Colombian mystery-drama television series, which is produced by The Mediapro Studio for The Walt Disney Company. [1] In Spain and Latin America, the series was released on Disney+ on 15 June 2022. [2]

Contents

The series has been renewed for a second season, which was released on 17 January 2024. [3]

Plot

Season 1

In Mexico, the life of journalism student Lupe changes abruptly when she learns that her father, known as "El Faraón" ("The Pharaoh"), has died. In his native Colombia, he had been considered a music legend. As a result, Lupe decides to leave her native Mexico to attend her father's funeral in the Colombian city of Cartagena. Upon her arrival in Colombia, Lupe meets a mysterious young man named Noah, who turns out to have been her late father's assistant. Lupe decides to stay when she begins to suspect that her father's death was not an accident after all. She enters a music competition to investigate her late father's entourage for more information and clues about his mysterious death. In the process, Lupe must face her greatest fear: singing in public. Together with Noah, Lupe embarks on a musical adventure full of danger, mystery, intrigue, and romance. Lupe can't trust anyone, however, not even Noah, and after a long road with many false turns, she discovers the truth hidden in the heart of Colombia's Caribbean region.

Season 2

Three years after the TV broadcast of the contest show "Lucas Martin Presenta: El camino del Faraón", the former contestants are reuniting to record a reunion album on Pipe's private island. Pipe is now one of the most famous rock stars in Colombia. But not only his life has changed drastically, but also that of the others: Lupe, for example, has her center of life in Mexico, where she pursues her vocation as a journalist; Noah, on the other hand, ekes out an existence in a bar he inherited from his family in Colombia. So the reunion album offers the perfect opportunity to get closer again. But the reunion is marred when a valuable necklace given to Lupe by "El Faraón" is stolen on the first night. Little by little, hidden secrets and uncomfortable truths come to light in mysterious and puzzling ways that not only cause tension between the old friends, but also threaten to leave their lives, built up over the years, in tatters.

Cast

Episodes

Series overview

SeriesEpisodesOriginally released
1 1015 June 2022 (2022-06-15)
2 817 January 2024 (2024-01-17)

Season 1 (2022)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11"The Path of El Faraón"
"El camino del Faraón"
Juan Felipe CanoMarina Efron, Andres Salgado & Constanza Novick15 June 2022 (2022-06-15)
22"The Leap"
"El salto"
Juan Felipe CanoMarina Efron, Andres Salgado, Constanza Novick & Carmen López-Areal15 June 2022 (2022-06-15)
33"The Bet"
"La apuesta"
Juan Felipe CanoMarina Efron, Andres Salgado, Constanza Novick & Carmen López-Areal15 June 2022 (2022-06-15)
44"Anonymous"
"Anónimo"
Juan Felipe CanoMarina Efron, Andres Salgado, Constanza Novick & Carmen López-Areal15 June 2022 (2022-06-15)
55"Guilty"
"Culpables"
Juan Felipe CanoMarina Efron & Carmen López-Areal15 June 2022 (2022-06-15)
66"Paper Boats"
"Barcos de papel"
Juan Felipe CanoMarina Efron & Carmen López-Areal15 June 2022 (2022-06-15)
77"The Semi-final"
"La semifinal"
Juan Felipe CanoMarina Efron & Carmen López-Areal15 June 2022 (2022-06-15)
88"Changing Course"
"Cambio de rumbo"
Juan Felipe CanoMarina Efron & Carmen López-Areal15 June 2022 (2022-06-15)
99"The Zoetrope is Spinning"
"Gira el zoótropo"
Juan Felipe CanoMarina Efron & Carmen López-Areal15 June 2022 (2022-06-15)
1010"Serendipity"
"Serendipia"
Juan Felipe CanoMarina Efron & Carmen López-Areal15 June 2022 (2022-06-15)

Season 2 (2024)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
111"El reencuentro"
"The Reunion"
Mónica BoteroMarina Efron & Carmen López Areal17 January 2024 (2024-01-17)
122"Uno de nosotros"
"One of Us"
Mónica BoteroMarina Efron & Carmen López Areal17 January 2024 (2024-01-17)
133"Secretos"
"Secrets"
Mónica BoteroMarina Efron & Carmen López Areal17 January 2024 (2024-01-17)
144"Dime que no fuiste tú"
"Tell Me It Wasn't You"
Mónica BoteroMarina Efron & Carmen López Areal17 January 2024 (2024-01-17)
155"Lo sabías"
"You Knew It"
Mónica BoteroMarina Efron & Carmen López Areal17 January 2024 (2024-01-17)
166"¡Sorpresa!"
"Surprise!"
Mónica BoteroMarina Efron & Carmen López Areal17 January 2024 (2024-01-17)
177"Tormenta"
"Storm"
Mónica BoteroMarina Efron & Carmen López Areal17 January 2024 (2024-01-17)
188"Siempre fuiste tú"
"It Was Always You"
Mónica BoteroMarina Efron & Carmen López Areal17 January 2024 (2024-01-17)

Production

Background

In March 2020, it was reported that Disney+ had commissioned the musical thriller series It Was Always Me created and directed by Felipe Cano, with Leonardo Aranguibel and Cecilia Mendonça as producers.

The show was originally planned to star Tini Stoessel and Sebastian Yatra, but following their breakup they were replaced by Karol Sevilla and Pipe Bueno and the plot of the series was completely modified.[ citation needed ]

Filming

Filming of the series began in March 2021 in Cartagena and Bogotá and ended in May in Península de Barú. [4]

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