# Hijos del Monte

Hijos del Monte (translated: Del Monte Sons) is a Chilean telenovela produced by TVN. It was written by Víctor Carrasco and directed by María Eugenia Rencoret. Filming began on June 18, 2008 and took place in the Santiago neighborhoods of Padre Hurtado and Isla de Maipo beside the TVN studios.
Two adaptations of this soap have been aired in 2011 and 2022.

## Plot

The series tells the story of the five del Monte brothers (from oldest to youngest): Juan, José, Pedro, Gaspar, and Lucas. The five men were all adopted by Emilio del Monte and his wife, Clarisa. Clarisa died from cancer a few years earlier and Emilio dies of a heart attack just before the series begins. The close-knit family live an easygoing life on their ranch. The Del Monte brothers' lives are abruptly changed with the arrival of their father's illegitimate daughter, Paula del Monte. Emilio left a portion of his estate to Paula, who wants to claim what is rightfully hers.
Paula and her mother, Sofía Cañadas, immediately cause disharmony among the brothers. Juan is upset but respects his fathers wishes, José does not want to share their inheritance, Pedro is indifferent to Paula, Gaspar is furious over his father's affair, while Lucas is the only one who fully accepts Paula into the family. There is an instant attraction between Juan and Paula, despite the fact that Juan is engaged to Julieta Millán. While Julieta's heart belongs to Juan, she also shares a connection with Pedro, who is madly in love with her. José has been having an affair with Beatriz Pereira, who is married to Efraín Mardones. It is revealed that José is the father Beatriz's son, Simón. Gaspar is in love with Lupe Mardones, who he has to sneak around with since her father, Eleuterio, disapproves of their relationship. Lucas flirts with Rosario, Julieta's sister, but also develops feelings for Paula.
Juan moves up his wedding to Julieta after they find out she is pregnant. Paula begs Juan not to marry Julieta and they sleep together. Pedro shows Julieta footage of Paula and Juan sleeping together, but she still goes through with the wedding. Sadly, Julieta suffers a miscarriage and she leaves Juan when she realizes he is in love with Paula. Julieta begins seeing Pedro and Juan begins seeing with Paula, but there is tension between the four. Eventually, Juan and Julieta reconcile.
Gustavo Valdés, an attorney of the Del Monte family, gets into a plane crash and tells José just before he dies that he is actually Paula's biological father. Jose blackmails Sofía with this information, saying he will not tell Paula if he gets a portion of her inheritance.

## Cast
### Main cast

| Actor | Character | Description |
| Jorge Zabaleta | Juan del Monte | Oldest of the five adopted sons of Emilio and Clarisa, in love with Paula and Julieta. |
| María Elena Swett | Paula del Monte | Daughter of Sofía and Gustavo (originally thought to be Emilio's daughter), in love with Juan, mother of his twin sons. |
| Francisco Pérez-Bannen | José del Monte | Second oldest of the five adopted sons of Emilio and Clarisa, biological father of Simon. |
| Mónica Godoy | Julieta Millan | Daughter of Miguel and Blanca, in love with Juan and Pedro. |
| Cristián Arriagada | Pedro del Monte | Third oldest of the five adopted sons of Emilio and Clarisa, in love with Julieta. |
| Matías Oviedo | Gaspar del Monte | Fourth oldest of the five adopted sons of Emilio and Clarisa, in love with Lupe, the only brother who was closer to his mother than his father. |
| Andrés Reyes | Lucas del Monte | Youngest of the five adopted sons of Emilio and Clarisa, biological son of Carmen, biological brother of Amador, in love with Rosario. |
| Coca Guazzini | Sofía Cañadas | Former mistress of Emilio, mother of Paula. |
| Jaime Vadell | Miguel Millan | Husband of Blanca, father of Julieta, Consuelo and Rosario. |
| Maricarmen Arrigorriaga | Blanca Cifuentes | Wife of Miguel, mother of Julieta, Consuelo and Rosario. |
| Fernanda Urrejola | Beatriz Pereira | Wife of Efraín, mother of Simon, in love with José. |
| Claudio Arredondo | Efraín Mardones | Son of Modesto, husband of Beatriz, legal father of Simon. |
| Celine Reymond / Begoña Basauri | Guadalupe "Lupe" Mardones | Daughter of Eleuterio, in love with Gaspar. |
| Fernando Farías | Modesto Mardones | Brother of Eleuterio, father of Efraín, butler of the Del Monte family. |
| Ana Reeves | Berta Soto | Maid of the Millan family, in love with Modesto. |
| Edgardo Bruna | Eleuterio Mardones | Brother of Modesto, father of Lupe. |
| Antonia Santa María | Consuelo Millan | Daughter of Miguel and Blanca, in love with Johnny. |
| Cristián Riquelme | Johnny Delgado | A worker for the Del Monte family, in love with Consuelo. |
| Juana Ringeling | Rosario Millan | Daughter of Miguel and Blanca, in love with Lucas. |
| Nicolás Poblete | Amador Cereceda | A worker for the Del Monte family, biological brother of Lucas. |

### Recurring cast

| Actor | Character | Description |
| Luis Alarcón | Emilio del Monte | Husband of Clarisa, adoptive father of Juan, José, Pedro, Gaspar and Lucas, alleged biological father of Paula, died from a heart attack. |
| Gloria Canales | Carmen Cereceda | Mother of Amador, biological mother of Lucas. |
| Peggy Cordero | Clarisa Serrano | Wife of Emilio, adoptive mother of Juan, José, Pedro, Gaspar and Lucas, died from cancer. |
| Patricio Strahovsky | Gustavo Valdés | An attorney of the Del Monte family, biological father of Paula, dies in a plane crash. |