La Piloto

La Piloto
Genre
Created byJörg Hiller
Written by
  • Jörg Hiller
  • Maria Cecilia Boenheim
  • Jorge Cervantes
  • Jairo Estrada
  • Carolina Barrera Meléndez
  • Carlos Bardasano
Directed by
  • Álvaro Curiel
  • Rolando Ocampo
  • Fernando Rovzar
  • David Ruiz
  • Alejandro Lozano
Starring
Music byCarlos Mármo
Opening theme"Buena vida"[a]
Ending theme"La Piloto" by Liza Quin[3]
Country of originUnited States
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes162 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerPatricio Wills
Production location
Cinematography
  • Mario Gallegos
  • Khristian Olivares
  • Marcia Valverde
EditorAlba Merchan Hamann
Original release
Network
Release7 March 2017 (2017-03-07) –
7 October 2018 (2018-10-07)

La Piloto is a Spanish-language crime drama television series created by W Studios and produced by Lemon Films Studios for Univision and Televisa. It's an original story based on real-life events and it started airing on American broadcast channel Univision on 7 March 2017, and concluded on Mexican broadcast channel Las Estrellas on 7 October 2018.[5] The series tells the departures of Yolanda Cadena (Livia Brito) and all her efforts to become an airplane pilot.

Synopsis

The series tells the story of Yolanda (Livia Brito), a young Mexican flight attendant who is discovering how far she is able to reach in order to achieve her great dream: to be an airline pilot. The murder of her father gives her the impetus necessary to fulfill her goal. Her first contact with the world of aviation is to be stewardess, fighting against the multiple obstacles imposed by competing in a totally male environment. John Lucio, a drug lord, is held captive and is in direct need of a ransom, however Zulima, the head of the stewardesses, is unable to make the delivery, and asks Yolanda to do so. Yolanda is thrust into the drug business and John Lucio teaches her how to fly but Dave Mejia is a DEA Agent, whom she initially had feelings for, and puts her in the center of a burning love triangle.

Cast and characters

Main article: List of La Piloto characters

Episodes

La Piloto premiered on 7 March 2017. On June 29, 2017, producer Billy Rovzar confirmed that the series would be renewed for a second season to be released on 18 June 2018 on Las Estrellas.[6][7]

Main article: List of La Piloto episodes
SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
1807 March 2017 (2017-03-07)26 June 2017 (2017-06-26)Univision
28218 June 2018 (2018-06-18)7 October 2018 (2018-10-07)Las Estrellas

Production

The series is created by W Studios of the producer Patricio Wills and produced by Lemon Films Studios for Univision and Televisa.[8][9][10] It is written by Jorg Hiller who previously wrote Tiro de gracias and Porque el amor manda and is inspired by real-life events.[11][12] Filming of the series began on September 5, 2016.[13] For the filming of the series Livia Brito took aviation classes.[14]

On October 18, 2017, Patricio Wills of W Studios confirmed that the production of the second season of the series would begin in January 2018.[15] On January 26, 2018, the start of production of the second season was confirmed.[16] On February 1, 2018, Ilza Ponko was confirmed as the main villain of the second season.[17] A preview of the second season was released on 8 May 2018.[18]

Ratings

U.S. rating

Viewership and ratings per season of La Piloto
Season Episodes First aired Last aired Avg. viewers
(millions)
Date Viewers
(millions) 		Date Viewers
(millions)
1 80 7 March 2017 (2017-03-07) 1.92[19] 26 June 2017 (2017-06-26) 1.83[20] 1.66
2 56 29 July 2018 (2018-07-29)[21][22] 1.14[23] 18 October 2018 (2018-10-18)[24] 1.09[25] 1.03

Mexico rating

Viewership and ratings per season of La Piloto
Season Episodes First aired Last aired Avg. viewers
(millions)
Date Viewers
(millions) 		Date Viewers
(millions)
1 67 21 May 2017 (2017-05-21) 14.7[26] 20 August 2017 (2017-08-20) 26.4[27] TBD
2 82 18 June 2018 (2018-06-18) 5.5[28] 7 October 2018 (2018-10-07) 2.9[29] 2.64

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated Result
2019 TVyNovelas Awards[30] Best Telenovela of the Year Carlos Bardasano Nominated[31]
Best Actress Livia Brito Nominated[31]
Best Antagonist Actress Ilza Ponko Nominated[31]
Best Direction Rolando Ocampo Nominated[31]
Best Musical Theme "Buena vida" (Daddy Yankee and Natti Natasha) Nominated[31]
Best Cast La Piloto Nominated[31]

Notes

  1. ^ Performed by Manuel Ramos in the first season,[1] and Daddy Yankee & Natti Natasha in the second season.[2]

References

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  2. ^ González, Moisés. "Cuándo aparece Ninel Conde en El señor de los cielos y otras 9 noticias ¡De telenovela!". peopleenespanol.com (in Spanish). People en Español. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
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  4. ^ "La Piloto tendrá locaciones en Durango". elsiglodetorreon.com.mx (in Spanish). 6 December 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
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  18. ^ @UniNovelas (9 May 2018). "Hay enemigos que no perdonan y Yolanda será testigo de ello 😱. ¡Muy pronto no te pierdas la segunda temporada de #LaPiloto ✈!" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
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  20. ^ Pucci, Douglas (28 June 2017). "Monday Final Nationals: NBC Narrowly Edges ABC for Adults 18-49 Leadership". programminginsider.com. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
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  22. ^ González, Moisés. "¿Sale Ana Brenda de Por amar sin ley? y otras 9 noticias ¡De telenovela!". peopleenespanol.com (in Spanish). People en Español. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  23. ^ Pucci, Douglas (31 July 2018). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Roast of Bruce Willis' Original Telecast Draws 2.8 Million Across Four Viacom-Owned Networks; Led Cable in All Key Adult and Male Demos". programminginsider.com. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
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  25. ^ Pucci, Douglas (19 October 2018). "Thursday Final Ratings: LeBron James' Lakers Debut on TNT Tops All NBA Games on Season Tip-Off Week". programminginsider.com. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  26. ^ Woodside, Maxine. "Estreno de "La Piloto" triplica en rating a "Nada personal"". radioformula.com.mx (in Spanish). Grupo Fórmula. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  27. ^ "La Piloto acapara rating en su final". elsiglodetorreon.com.mx (in Spanish). El Siglo de Torreón México. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  28. ^ "'La Piloto 2' líder de audiencia en su estreno". televisa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  29. ^ "La Piloto 2 líder de audiencia en su capítulo final". televisa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  30. ^ @TVyNovelasMex (19 February 2019). "Esta es la segunda etapa de votaciones. Ellos son los nominados. ¡Elige a tus favoritos para #PremiosTVynovelas! El 10 de marzo se darán a conocer los ganadores https://buff.ly/2UE1Abs" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
  31. ^ a b c d e f Carmona, Liliana. "Premios TVyNovelas 2019: Lista completa de ganadores". lasestrellas.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 March 2019.