Pambelé is a Colombian biographical television series created and developed by 11-11 Films,[1] based on the book El oro y la oscuridad: la vida gloriosa y trágica de Kid Pambelé written by Alberto Salcedo Ramos.[2] It stars Jarlin Martínez as the titular character,[3] and it started airing on Colombian broadcast channel RCN Televisión on July 10, 2017, and concluded on November 3, 2017.[4] The series follows the life and history of Colombian boxer Antonio Cervantes.

Pambelé
Genre	Biographical
Created by	A.F. Cortés
Based on	El oro y la oscuridad: la vida gloriosa y trágica de Kid Pambelé by Alberto Salcedo Ramos
Written by	A.F. Cortés Rosa Clemente Claudia Sánchez Jorge Ribbón Raúl Prieto
Directed by	Sergio Osorio Juancho Cardona
Starring	Jarlin Martínez María Nela Sinisterra Laura Vieira Juan Alfonso Baptista Iván López Indhira Serrano Pedro Palacios Mauricio Castillo
Music by	Osvaldo Montes
Opening theme	"Kid Pambelé"
Country of origin	Colombia
Original language	Spanish
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	80
Production
Executive producer	Claudia Valencia
Producers	Neuplot Andrés Libreros Manolo Cardona Juan Carlos Caicedo Daniel Salcedo A.F. Cortés
Production locations	Caracas, Venezuela Panama City
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Production company	11-11 Films
Release
Original network	RCN Televisión
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Audio format	Stereophonic sound
Original release	July 10 (2017-07-10) - – November 3, 2017 (2017-11-03)
Chronology
Preceded by	El Comandante

Plot

Antonio Cervantes, better known as "The Kid Pambelé", was born on December 23, 1945 in San Basilio de Palenque, played on October 28, 1972 the world boxing title in the Welter Junior category against the champion and everyone's favorite, Alonzo Frizzo. At 27, Antonio was clear that it was his last chance to fight for a world title. Clinging to his convictions, he fought with all his might and connected an uppercut, knocking out Frizzo and giving Pambelé the title.

Antonio Cervantes, played by Jarlin Martínez is a black man, tall, thin, but with muscles marked by his constant training. As a child he had an immense burden on his shoulders and in his youth he was dazzled by his dreams of greatness. Being the eldest of his brothers, Antonio decided to take care of his family with the money that he obtained by selling cigarettes and shuffling shoes. However, at the expense of his mother's repeated scoldings, it was easier for him to get money in the street fights of the Malecón, where Clemente Roballo, the best of Colombia at the time, knows and discovers "The Kid Pambelé".

Cast

• Jarlin Javier Martínez as Antonio Cervantes
• María Nela Sinisterra as Carolina Orozco Reyes
• Laura Vieira as Aurora Valencia
• Juan Alfonso Baptista as Ezequiel Mercado
• Iván López as Cristóbal Román
• Indhira Serrano as Ceferina Reyes
• Pedro Palacios as Pedro Falcon
• Vince Balanta as Chico Gonzales
• Mauricio Castillo - Milenio
• Mauricio Mejía - Cachao
• Omar Murillo - Clemente Roballo
• Juan Carlos Arango - Legata
• Jorge Monterrosa - Pete
• Karina Guerra - Noreya
• Luis Tamayo - Don Pancra
• Jaisson Jeack - Frizzo
• Iris Oyola - Yamile
• Roberto Fernandez Rizo - Diego Monagas
• Daniella Donado - Freda
• Javier De Zuani - Nicolas Roche
• Franártur Duque - Rafito Veleño[5]
• Angely Gaviria - Julia Cervantes

Reception

The series premiered as the least seen in Colombia in the evening with a total of 4.5 million viewers.[6] The series did not manage to overcome its opponent El Chema, until it has been one the failures of RCN Televisión like the series El Comandante.[6]

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