Las Villamizar [Review] ESP/ENG

I finally finished this series that had kept me hooked to the TV for a while. It's a Colombian production set during the time of the War of Independence. It tells the story of three women who, after their mother was murdered by a Spanish colonel who was obsessed with her, were carefully trained by their father in espionage, weapons handling, and protocol. The goal is for them to become part of the resistance that aims to help General Bolívar in his quest to free America from Spanish rule. However, the three Villamizar sisters in particular want revenge on Colonel Montenegro (the murderer of the girls' mother) because the villain, along with his soldiers, tried to cover up the woman's murder by also murdering her employees. To top it all off, the colonel emerged victorious in court after declaring that it was the servants who murdered the woman (making himself a hero for killing the alleged murderers). >Finalmente acabo de terminar esta serie que me había mantenido enganchado a la tv por un tiempo, se trata de una serie de producción colombiana, ambientada en la época de la guerra de independencia. Narra la historia de tres mujeres que luego de que su madre fuese asesinada por un coronel español que estaba obsesionado con ella, su padre las entrena cuidadosamente en espionaje, manejo de armas y protocolo, con el objetivo de que formen parte de la resistencia que pretende ayudar al general Bolívar en su empresa de librar América del dominio de los españoles, pero especialmente las tres hermanas Villamizar desean vengarse del coronel Montenegro (el asesino de la madre de las chicas) porque el villano junto con sus soldados, para tratar de encubrir el crimen de la mujer, también asesinaron a sus empleados y para colmo el coronel salió victorioso en el juicio luego de declarar que habían sido los sirvientes los que asesinaron a la mujer (quedando él como un héroe por haber acabado con la vida de los supuestos asesinos)

One of the points that I find most important to highlight in this review is that the story is told from a different point of view than usual. This time it is told from the point of view of women and their participation in the resistance and the fight against the Spanish Empire. While it is true that this is a fictional story, unlike Bolívar, an admirable campaign, which is a historical series, Las Villamizar is inspired by women who in one way or another were also part of that process of insurgency and emancipation. In real life, there were women who even fought hand-to-hand on the battlefield, but their names were lost among the male heroes. However, what I like most about the series is that they don't show you the sisters as gifted women with innate powers, but rather they show you the arduous training process, how difficult it was for them to learn everything that would later save their lives. They are also imperfect characters whose wrong decisions at certain points in the story have consequences from which they end up learning a lot, thus leading to perfect character development. >Uno de los puntos que me parecen más importantes a destacar en esta reseña es que la historia está contada desde un punto de vista diferente al acostumbrado, en esta ocasión está contado desde el punto de vista de las mujeres y su participación en la resistencia y la lucha contra el imperio español, porque si bien es cierto que esta es una historia de ficción, a diferencia de Bolívar, una campaña admirable, que es una serie de corte histórico, Las Villamizar está inspirada en mujeres que de alguna forma u otra también formaron parte de ese proceso de insurgencia y emancipación. En la vida real hubo mujeres que incluso lucharon cuerpo a cuerpo en el campo de batalla, pero sus nombres se perdieron entre los héroes masculinos, no obstante lo que más me gusta de la serie es que no te muestran a las hermanas como mujeres superdotadas con poderes innatos, sino que te muestran el arduo proceso de entrenamiento, lo difícil que fue para ellas aprender todo lo que más adelante les salvaría la vida. Son además personajes imperfectos cuyas decisiones erradas en determinados puntos de la historia acarrean consecuencias de las que terminan aprendiendo mucho, conduciendo así a un perfecto desarrollo de personajes.

Another point to highlight is the wonderful locations they used, the series has beautiful landscapes and real colonial houses to give an extra point of credibility to the story.

The acting was up to the project's standards, but in my opinion, the best performance was that of Rodrigo Poison, playing the evil Colonel José María Montenegro. Montenegro is also Spanish in real life, so he has a natural accent when speaking Spanish, although there is a Colombian actor (whose name I forget) who was able to imitate the accent very well. Rodrigo brought great strength to his character, elegance, and a contemptuous tone to his voice when referring to "criollos" (the name the Spanish gave to people born in American territory), but he was even more contemptuous when referring to the insurgents. Montenegro is an egotistical scoundrel, and Rodrigo knew very well how to bring arrogance and grandeur to his performance.

In my opinion, it's a series worth giving a try, especially if you like historical dramas, so this is a good one to watch. Thank you so much for reading this review. I hope you enjoyed it. See you next time, God willing. Blessings!