Univision is set to premiere their brand new primetime telenovela "Yago," starring Iván Sánchez as the lead character in seek of justice. Sanchez will be joined by an all-star cast that includes Gabriela de la Garza, Pablo Valentin, Flavio Medina, Manuel Ojeda and many more.
The story of "Yago" begins with Omar Guerrero, a simple young man living in a middle-class neighborhood next to his inseparable best friends Abel (Valentin) and Lucio (Medina). Omar’s life changes dramatically when Sara (de la Garza) moves into the neighborhood with her father Damián (Ojeda) and her sister Ámbar (Ximena Romo). Damián is a conman who is about to pull off the perfect heist on the big casino in the city. Unable to do it alone, he convinces Lucio, Abel and his daughter Sara to involve Omar.
Even though Sara has fallen in love with Omar, her father manipulates her to go through with the plan. During the heist, a guard is murdered and Omar is framed for both crimes and sentenced to sixty years in prison. While in prison, Omar meets Fidel Yampolski (PatricioCastillo), an old and powerful mafia boss who becomes his mentor. After a prison riot burns the prison down, the two men plot an ingenious revenge. Fidel helps Omar get a new face and a new identity: Yago. Now, twelve years later, Yago has returned to execute his revenge upon the three people who betrayed him. But will love be stronger than his hunger for vengeance?
Episode 1 of "Yago" airs tonight at 9 p.m./8c on the Spanish-language network. Viewers will be able to live stream the telenovela with the UnivisionNOW app for mobile devices or online. The service has a fee, but you can try it out with a seven-day free trial period to watch Univision programming live.
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