BIA

**BIA** is an Argentine telenovela produced by Pegsa y Non Stop for Disney Channel Latin America in collaboration with Disney Channel Europe, Middle East & Africa. It premiered on 24 June 2019. Its first season consisted of 60 episodes and concluded on 8 November 2019. In October 2019, it was announced that the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on 16 March 2020 and concluded on 24 July 2020 after 60 episodes.

In November 2020, a special episode titled BIA: Un mundo al revés was offically announced. It will be coming exclusively to Disney+.

## Plot

The plot focuses on the 16 year old Beatriz "Bía" Urquiza, a girl who likes to draw. When Bía was very young, she loved making music with her older sister Helena. Helena was herself a singer and a member of the band MoonDust, which included her boyfriend Víctor and his little brother Lucas Gutiérrez. One day the band got into a traffic accident in which Lucas and apparently Helena died and only Víctor survived, who is now paraplegic and has to sit in a wheelchair. Bía still suffers from the loss of her sister ten years later, and neither have the Urquiza or Gutiérrez families processed the loss of their children or siblings. There has been hostility between the two families since the accident, particularly the Gutiérrez make life difficult for the Urquiza because they make Helena responsible for the accident.

The situation escalates when Bía and Manuel fall in love because Manuel is the cousin of Víctor and Alex Gutiérrez. While their love meets with little approval within their families, they both try to make the best of the situation and fight for their love. But among other things, Alex does everything to separate the two and makes life hell for them. The two find support from their friends and from Víctor, who best copes with Manuel from his family, and vice versa. In addition, a mysterious young woman named Ana appears in the Residence Kunst, who has a connection to what has happened in the past. Also, after a short time it turns out that there are some secrets and intrigues in the Gutiérrez family that reveal terrible deeds.

Will Bía and Manuel be able to overcome all obstacles? Who is Ana really? Will Manuel learn the truth about his origins? What secret do Víctor and Antonio hide about the accident? Will Bía be able to continue her sister's legacy? Also, will the whole story still have a happy ending, or will it end tragically like Romeo and Juliet?

## Cast

### Current Main Cast

#### Young cast

* Isabela Souza as Bia Urquiza (120/120)
* Julio Peña as Manuel Quemola (120/120)
* Guido Messina as Alex Gutiérrez (120/120)
* Andrea de Alba as Carmín Laguardia (120/120)
* Agustina Palma as Celeste Quinterro (119/120)
* Giulia Guerrini as Chiara Callegri (120/120)
* Micaela Díaz as Daisy Durant (119/120)
* Alan Madanes as Pietro Benedetto (117/120)
* Julia Argüelles as Mara Morales (120/120)
* Daniela Trujillo as Pixie (112/120)
* Esteban Velásquez as Guillermo Ruiz (114/120)
* Rodrigo Rumi as Marcos Golden (118/120)
* Fernando Dente as Victor Gutiérrez (117/120)
* Gabriella Di Grecco as Ana/Helena Urquiza (120/120)
* Rhener Freitas as Thiago Kunst (117/120)
* Jandino as Jandino (91/120)
* Valentina González as Aillén Soles (63/120)
* André Lamoglia as Luan (40/120) (*2x01**-2x60*)

#### Adult cast

* Sergio Surraco as António Gutiérrez (107/120)
* Estela Ribeiro as Alice Urquiza (79/120)
* Alejandro Botto as Mariano Urquiza (63/120)
* Mariela Pizzo as Paula Gutiérrez (104/120)

### Former Main Cast

* Luis Giraldo as Jhon Caballero (59/120) (*1x01**-1x60*)

## Trivia

* The series was announced on August 21, 2018, which happened to be a week after the end of its predecessor *Soy Luna*.
* The series was filmed in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
* *BIA* was released on Disney+ in Latin America on November 20, 2020 with English subtitles. The second season was released on December 18, 2020.
* This is the first Disney Channel series to feature actors from different parts of the world.
* Andrea de Alba and Jandino, who both star in the series, are a real couple.
	+ Guido Messina and Giulia Guerrini are also in a romantic relationship.
* Brazilian actors Isabela Souza, Gabriella Di Grecco and Rhener Freitas had to take Spanish lessons before filming the series.
* Before the series aired, Esteban Velásquez, Jandino, Estela Ribeiro, Ana Carolina Valsagna and Mariela Pizzo had previously participated in *Soy Luna.*
	+ Jandino, Ribeiro and Valsagna were regulars, Velásquez had a recurring role and Pizzo only gained a brief cameo.
* Agustina Palma, Isabela Souza and André Lamoglia have previously appeared in other Disney projects.
	+ Palma appeared in the Argentine series *Once* while both Souza and Lamoglia featured in the Brazilian series *Juacas*.
* Unlike *Violetta* and *Soy Luna*, the main credits are shown after the theme song when the characters are featured one by one.

## References

1. ↑ Disney Channel Latin America inicia producción de la serie “Bia”.