# Tierra de reyes

Tierra de reyes (English: Land of Honor), is an American telenovela premiered on Telemundo on December 2, 2014, and concluded on July 27, 2015. The telenovela is created by the Venezuelan author Rossana Negrín, based on the Colombian-American drama written by Julio Jiménez, entitled Pasión de Gavilanes. Produced by Telemundo Studios, and distributed by Telemundo Internacional.
It stars Aarón Díaz, Gonzalo García Vivanco and Christian de la Campa as the Rey Gallardo Leon brothers, and Ana Lorena Sánchez, Kimberly Dos Ramos and Scarlet Gruber as the Del Juncos sisters, along with Sonya Smith and Fabián Ríos as the main antagonists.

## Plot

Set in Houston, Texas, the story of the well-raised, humble and hardworking Gallardo brother's quest for vengeance against the wealthy and powerful Del Junco family. When the body of young, beautiful, and pregnant Alma Gallardo is found in the Houston River, her brother's Arturo, Samuel, and Flavio believe the family of her lover Ignacio Del Junco is to blame. Taking the last name "Rey" to disguise their identity, the brothers begin to work as construction workers at the sprawling Del Junco horse ranch to get closer to their enemy. With Ignacio already dead and learning how their beloved sister was mistreated by Ignacio's family, the brothers set out for revenge against Ignacio's widow, Cayetana, and her daughters Sofía, Irina, and Andrea. Their desire for vengeance and justice becomes more complicated when the Gallardo brothers and the Del Junco sisters begin to develop genuine feelings for each other. Complicating matters further, Sofía's husband is a scheming, opportunistic criminal who will stop at nothing to have the Del Junco fortune. Sofia and Irina leave their home to stay with Arturo and Flavio however the truth about the identity of the brothers becomes known to the Del Junco family and Cayetana develops hatred towards the Gallardo brothers while the sisters break up with the brothers and distance themselves from them. Matters worsen when Cayetana learns that Arturo is the one responsible for Sofia's pregnancy and becomes determined to see the brothers' downfall.

## Cast
### Main

* Aarón Díaz as Arturo Rey Gallardo Leon; Sofía's second husband, Arturito's father, Flavio, Samuel and Alma's older brother and Verónica's older paternal half-brother.
* Ana Lorena Sánchez as Sofía del Junco de Gallardo; Arturo's wife, Arturito's mother, Cayetana's eldest daughter, Andrea and Irina's elder sister.
* Kimberly Dos Ramos as Irina del Junco de Gallardo; Flavio's wife, Cayetana's youngest daughter, Sofía and Andrea's younger sister.
* Gonzalo García Vivanco as Flavio Rey Gallardo Leon; Irina's husband, Arturo, Samuel and Alma's brother and Verónica's half-brother.
* Scarlet Gruber as Andrea del Junco de Gallardo; Samuel's second wife, Cayetana's second daughter, Sofía and Irina's sister.
* Christian de la Campa as Samuel Rey Gallardo Leon; Andrea's husband, Beatriz's widower, Patricia's ex-lover, Arturo, Flavio and Alma's brother and Verónica's half-brother.
* Sonya Smith as Cayetana Belmonte del Junco; Sofía, Andrea and Irina's mother, Leonardo's former wife.
* Fabián Ríos as Leonardo Montalvo. The main antagonist; Sofía and Cayetana's ex-husband and a scheming, despicable opportunist.
* Daniela Navarro as Patricia Rubio de Matamoros; a famous night club singer and Samuel's former lover who betrayed him and married Ulises.
* Omar Germenos as Emilio Valverde; family friend of the Del Juncos, Isadora's adopted father, and a dangerous arms trafficker and mob boss.
* Adriana Lavat as Soledad Flores de Gallardo; The Del Junco sisters' nanny/mother figure, Verónica's biological mother and José Antonio Gallardo's second wife.
* Eduardo Victoria as Néstor Fernández, the police chief who is friendly with the Gallardos and handles most of the investigations, who also falls in love with Cayetana.
* Joaquín Garrido as Don Felipe Belmonte; Cayetana's wheelchair user father and a retired army general, who detests Montalvo from the start.
* Cynthia Olavarría as Isadora Valverde; Emilio's daughter, obsessed with Arturo. She later discovers that her mother is still alive and that Valverde is not her real father.
* Isabella Castillo as Alma "Reina" Gallardo / Verónica Saldívar Gallardo de Martínez; Alma is the Reyes' brothers dead sister and later Verónica appeared and is revealed to be the Reyes' brothers half-sister from their father's side which explains Alma and Verónica's resemblance.
* Diana Quijano as Beatriz Alcázar de la Fuente; Samuel's late wife and a kind-hearted, wealthy society lady.
* Ricardo Kleinbaum as Ulises Matamoros; Patricia's husband who works for Emilio. He is jealous of Patricia's relationship with Samuel and makes a few attempts to have Samuel murdered.
* Dad Dáger as Miranda Luján Saldívar; Verónica's adoptive mother and Cayetana's best friend
* Alberich Bormann as Darío Luján; Irina's best friend/ex-fiancée and Miranda's nephew.
* Roberto Plantier as Horacio Luján; Andrea's ex-boyfriend, Miranda's nephew.
* Gabriel Rossi as Pablo Martínez; the Del Juncos' trusted foreman and Verónica's husband.
* Gloria Mayo as Juana Ramírez.
* José Ramón Blanch as Roger Molina.
* Fabián Pizzorno as Octavio Saldívar; Miranda's wife, Verónica's adoptive father
* Jessica Cerezo as Briggite Losada.
* Sol Rodríguez as Lucía Crespo Ramírez.
* Kary Musa as Candela Ríos, Patricia's friend and valet, who often disapproved of her fling with Samuel. She later becomes a club singer in her own right and develops a friendship with Don Felipe, whom she says reminds her of her own father.
* Julio Ocampo as Tomás Crespo.
* Orlando Miguel as Jack Malkovich, Valverde's henchman.
* Fernando Pacanins as John Nicholson, Valverde's henchman.
* Virginia Loreto as Nieves; the Del Juncos' trusted maid.
* Giovanna del Portillo as Rocío Méndez; the Del Juncos' trusted maid, who loves Pablo and deeply resents Veronica's presence in his life. She later falls in love with Mauricio and gets engaged to him.
* Carmen Olivares as Matilde García.
* Rodrigo Aragón as Mauricio Cabrera, Fernandez's second-in-command who later falls for Rocio and gets her pregnant. Later they both get engaged.
* Bárbara Garófalo as Linda Valverde; Emilio's niece.

### Special guest stars

* Ana Sofía Durán as Child Irina.
* Joanna Hernández as Child Sofía.
* Macarena Oz as Child Andrea.
* Ricardo Chávez as Ignacio del Junco; Cayetana's husband, Alma Gallardo's lover, Sofia, Andrea and Irina's father.
* Guillermo Quintanilla as José Antonio Gallardo; Teresa's widower; Soledad's husband; Arturo, Samuel, Flavio, Alma and Veronica's father.
* Cecilia Melman as Teresa León de Gallardo; José Antonio's first wife, Arturo, Samuel, Flavio and Alma's mother.
* Viviana Ramos as Grace Varela, chief correspondent for Saldívar publications and Miranda's second-in-command.
* Marissa del Portillo as Julia Ortiz, Isadora's mother who, after rejecting Emilio Valverde, is committed to a mental institution by him after he kills her husband (Isadora's biological father).
* Damian Pastrana as Gustavo Mendez, Leonardo's trusted sidekick.

## Production

Production of the telenovela was announced in September 2014. Filming began in Miami and Houston on October 22. It is based on the Colombian telenovela Pasión de Gavilanes written by Julio Jiménez, adapted by Rossana Negrín.

## Ratings

Viewership and ratings per season of Tierra de reyes :
| Season | Timeslot (ET) | Episodes | First aired | First aired | Last aired | Last aired | Avg. viewers (millions) |
| Season | Timeslot (ET) | Episodes | Date | Viewers (millions) | Date | Viewers (millions) | Avg. viewers (millions) |
| 1 | Mon–Fri 9pm/8c | 160 | December 2, 2014 (2014-12-2) | 2.16 | July 27, 2015 (2015-7-27) | 2.39 | TBD |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Association | Category | Nominated | Result |
| 2015 | Miami Life Awards | Best Young Actress in a Telenovela | Kimberly Dos Ramos | Won |
| 2015 | Miami Life Awards | Best Young Actor in a Telenovela | Gabriel Rossi | Nominated |
| 2015 | Miami Life Awards | Best Female Villain in a Telenovela | Sonya Smith | Won |
| 2015 | Miami Life Awards | Best Male Villain in a Telenovela | Fabián Ríos | Nominated |
| 2015 | Miami Life Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Telenovela | Adriana Lavat | Nominated |
| 2015 | Miami Life Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Telenovela | Omar Germenos | Nominated |
| 2015 | Miami Life Awards | Best First Actress in a Telenovela | Diana Quijano | Nominated |
| 2015 | Miami Life Awards | Best First Actor in a Telenovela | Ricardo Kleimbaun | Nominated |
| 2015 | Miami Life Awards | Best Male Lead in a Telenovela | Aarón Díaz | Nominated |
| 2015 | Miami Life Awards | Best Telenovela | Tierra de reyes | Nominated |
| 2015 | Premios Tu Mundo | Novela of the Year | Tierra de reyes | Won |
| 2015 | Premios Tu Mundo | Favorite Lead Actor - Novela | Gonzalo García Vivanco | Nominated |
| 2015 | Premios Tu Mundo | Favorite Lead Actor - Novela | Christian de la Campa | Won |
| 2015 | Premios Tu Mundo | Favorite Lead Actor - Novela | Aarón Díaz | Nominated |
| 2015 | Premios Tu Mundo | Favorite Lead Actress - Novela | Scarlet Gruber | Won |
| 2015 | Premios Tu Mundo | Favorite Lead Actress - Novela | Kimberly Dos Ramos | Nominated |
| 2015 | Premios Tu Mundo | Favorite Lead Actress - Novela | Ana Lorena Sánchez | Nominated |
| 2015 | Premios Tu Mundo | The Best Bad Boy - Novela | Omar Germenos | Nominated |
| 2015 | Premios Tu Mundo | The Best Bad Boy - Novela | Fabián Ríos | Won |
| 2015 | Premios Tu Mundo | The Best Bad Girl - Novela | Sonya Smith | Nominated |
| 2015 | Premios Tu Mundo | The Best Bad Girl - Novela | Cynthia Olavarría | Won |
| 2015 | Premios Tu Mundo | Best Supporting Actress - Novela | Adriana Lavat | Nominated |
| 2015 | Premios Tu Mundo | Best Supporting Actress - Novela | Daniela Navarro | Won |
| 2015 | Premios Tu Mundo | Best Supporting Actor - Novela | Fabián Ríos | Won |
| 2015 | Premios Tu Mundo | The Perfect Couple - Novela | Ana Lorena Sánchez and Aarón Díaz | Nominated |
| 2015 | Premios Tu Mundo | The Perfect Couple - Novela | Kimberly Dos Ramos and Gonzalo García Vivanco | Nominated |
| 2015 | Premios Tu Mundo | The Perfect Couple - Novela | Scarlet Gruber and Christian de la Campa | Won |
| 2015 | Premios Tu Mundo | I'm Sexy and I Know it | Gonzalo García Vivanco | Nominated |
| 2015 | Premios Tu Mundo | I'm Sexy and I Know it | Kimberly Dos Ramos | Won |