History Series / PasionDeGavilanes

* {{Revenge}}: A running theme in the story is how it can lead people to a wrong path and make decisions that in the long run would come to regret. In the case of the Reyes brothers, yes, they want someone to be held accountable for their young sister's death, but on their quest, they only ended up hurting themselves and the women they loved. Later on, when realizing their mistakes, it would be the enemies they made along the way who will get obsessed with revenge and lose themselves in it.

** The first half of the series hinges on the Reyes hiding their identity in order to infiltrate the Elizondo household as a way to find clues and seek justice for their sister's tragic passing. Once it was revealed in-Universe who they truly are, all they have managed to built crumbles on them, with the Elizondo sisters being the most affected and upset about it.

* RagsToRiches: The Reyes family had really bad luck economically speaking, and were on the verge of losing everything but after Franco inherits Eduvina's money they even richer than the Elizondo family.

''Pasión de Gavilanes'' (literally ''Passion of the Sparrowhawks'', known internationally as ''Hidden Passion'') was one of the most popular {{Telenovela}}s of its time. A [[TheRemake remake]] of the telenovela ''Las aguas mansas'', it has a HotterAndSexier vibe as well as a more comedic tone, straying from the political and historical context of the original. Still, the main story remains largely the same: it all starts with naive and young Libia Reyes having an affair with Bernardo Elizondo, the much older, rich owner of a horse ranch.

She believed him to be divorced and was certain he would marry her, especially after finding out she was pregnant with his child and her brothers, Juan, Óscar and Franco, demanded he take responsibility. Unfortunately, even though Bernardo was more than willing to go forth with their plans as well as finally putting some order in his own household, he loses his life in a freak accident. In her shock for the abruptness of his passing, Libia recklessly goes to the Elizondo house where she finds Gabriela, Bernardo's lawful wife, who in her own grief treats her harshly and cruelly, humiliating her and expelling her from there. Libia, hurt and desperate, jumps from a bridge to her death.

It spawned many remakes and adaptations, with the two better-known ones being the 2008 Mexican adaptation ''Series/BurningForRevenge'' (''Series/FuegoEnLaSangre'') and the 2014 Spanish Creator/{{Telemundo}} adaptation ''Series/APassionForRevenge'' (''Series/TierraDeReyes'').

* LighterAndSofter: The telenovela is this when compared with the series it was based on, ''Las aguas mansas'', considering that the latter was a period piece set in TheFifties, with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Violencia the turbulent political history of Colombia at the time]] in the background (in fact, the rape of the Norma analogue in ''Las aguas mansas'' happened on the same day as the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogotazo Bogotazo]]''). In contrast, there's nothing like that in ''Pasión de gavilanes'', where there are many wacky moments.

* ThoseTwoBadGuys:
** Herzog and Rubinsky, two bad guys who worked for Armando. There were practically never seen apart from each other.
** Malcolm and Carmela, Eduvina's butler and head maid, who were grooming Eduvina in hopes of making her leave them her fortune, and try to control Franco's life when he inherits Eduvina's fortune. Unsuccessful, they flee after stealing some things, eventually finding themselves in the employ of Fernando, where they're just as nasty.

* Foreshadowing: Libia keep appearing in Ruth's prophetic dreams. [[Turns out, the reason why Libia show up to Ruth is because she's her cousin.]]

** Miguel and Manolo, the sons of Doña Hortencia, were initially as antagonistic to the Reyes as their mother was. After the Reyes become rich, Miguel and Manolo go to the Reyes ranch to ask for work, mainly to get away from their overbearing mother. Juan hires them and the formerly antagonistic brothers become the Reyes' most loyal employees their right-hand men.

* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Herzog and Rubinsky, two bad guys who worked for Armando. There were practically never seen apart from each other.

* YourCheatingHeart: Like with any good telenovela there is a lot of this trope. First, you have the tragic relationship of Libia and Bernardo, who was cheating on Gabriela, then you have Norma cheating on her husband, Fernando, with Juan, ''then'' you have Rosario cheating on her husband, Armando, with other men in an effort to spite him and [[OverlyLongGag finally]], you have Fernando cheating on Gabriela with several women and Dínora.
** A minor example involves the TwoTimerDate subplot of Olegario with Quintina and Dominga.
** Inverted with Franco and Sarita. Once he falls in love with her, he rebuffs every single attempt by Rosario to get back together with her.

* BeautyBrainsandBrawn: The Elizondo sisters: Jimena as the spunky and flirtatious Beauty, Norma as the calm and sensible Brains and tomboy Sarita who loves working on the ranch as the Brawn.

* CoolOldGuy: Everyone who's senio, like Don Martín, due to his charismatic attitude and being a DeadpanSnarker. Even some of the villains.

* SilverVixen: Feeling marginalized by her daughters, Gabriela has a complete [[TheMakeover fashion makeover]] and starts LettingHerHairDown as she begins to date her ex-son-in-law, Fernando.[[note]]In real life, her actress Creator/KristinaLilley was [[PlayingGertrude not terribly older]] than the women who played her daughters.[[/note]]

* GrandmaWhatMassiveHotnessYouHave: Feeling marginalized by her daughters, Gabriela has a complete [[TheMakeover fashion makeover]] and starts LettingHerHairDown as she begins to date her ex-son-in-law, Fernando.[[note]]In real life, her actress Creator/KristinaLilley was [[PlayingGertrude not terribly older]] than the women who played her daughters.[[/note]]

* CoolOldGuy: Everyone, even some of the villains, like Don Martín due to his charismatic attitude and being a DeadpanSnarker.

It spawned many remakes and adaptations, with the two better-known ones being the 2008 Mexican adaptation ''Series/BurningForRevenge'' (''Series/FuegoEnLaSandre'') and the 2014 Spanish Creator/{{Telemundo}} adaptation ''Series/APassionForRevenge'' (''Series/TierraDeReyes'').

* AdaptationDisplacement: While many people know ''Pasión de Gavilanes'' spawned many remakes and adaptations, fewer know it was a [[TheRemake remake]] itself, of a Colombian telenovela called ''Las aguas mansas''

* RemakeCameo: Juan Sebastián Aragón, the actor who played antagonist Armando Navarro here, was also in ''Las aguas mansas'', the telenovela this one was based on, having played Óscar Reyes there.

* WhoNamesTheirKidDude: Herzog and Rubinsky. Armando is momentarily stunned by their names.

''Pasión de Gavilanes'' (or ''Hidden Passion'') was one of the most popular {{Telenovela}}s of its time. A [[TheRemake remake]] of the telenovela ''Las aguas mansas'', it has a HotterAndSexier vibe as well as a more comedic tone, straying from the political and historical context of the original. Still, the main story remains largely the same: it all starts with naive and young Libia Reyes having an affair with Bernardo Elizondo, the much older, rich owner of a horse ranch.

* ActionGirl: Both Dínora and Sarita see plenty of action, though they [[GuysSmashGirlsShoot usually relly on their guns.]]

* {{Catchphrase}}: Benito's "Insorportable, insorportable!"

** Quintina mocks Dínora's name by calling "víbora" (viper)

** Gabriella also gets one right before her [[TheMakeover Beauty Makeover]].

* AccidentalPervert: In one of their first major encounters, Óscar ends up walking on Jimena sleeping on a bathtub with only CensorSuds to cover her and [[ShowerOfAwkward they both freak out]]. When he tries to leave, he ends up tripping and hurting himself, causing her to leap out of the tub in reflex and unintentionally giving him an eyeful before she had a NakedFreakOut and covers herself with a ModestyTowel.

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One of the most popular telenovelas of its time. A remake of the telenovela ''Las aguas mansas'', it has a HotterAndSexier vibe as well as a more comedic tone, straying from the political and historic context of the original. Still, the main story remains largely the same: it all starts with naive and young Libia Reyes having an affair with Bernardo Elizondo, the much older, rich owner of a horse ranch.

After this event, her brothers vow to take revenge on the Elizondo family. They manage to enter the household as construction workers with the aid of the housekeeper, Eva, who has her own grievances against Gabriela. However, during their time there, they end up tangled in the lives of the three beautiful daughters: Norma, whose marriage with Fernando Escandón is more strained than ever; Jimena, fun loving and flirty that likes to enjoy her freedom and Sarita, the stern and no nonsense overseer of the ranch.

* GreenEyedMonster: Yeap and it led to a lot of misunderstandings. The main ones who suffered from this were Juan - Norma - Fernando - Dínora and Franco - Sarita - Rosario - Armando. Jimena was also very jealous about Ruth and Óscar's friendship.

* MoodWhiplash: During the show's many brawls, sometimes the musical cues will indicate that this is comedic, other times gravely serious--sometimes in the very same scene.

* {{Pun}}:
** Belinda, Dínora's somewhat loopy cousin and accomplice, is referred to once as "Be-fea", since "linda" means "pretty" and "fea" means "ugly".
** Óscar jokes about "living like kings," which is what his last name "reyes" means.
** Quintina mocks Dínora's name by calling "víbora" (viper)

** man-handling Sarita (by Franco)
** attempting to rape Jimena (by Óscar)
** threatening to kill Norma and her son (by Juan)
** PunchedAcrossTheRoom off of a terrace for trying to rape Norma (by Norma)
* ShowerScene: The Reyes brothers, as you'd expect from a telenovela.
* BathtubScene: The Elizondo sisters, as you'd expect from a telenovela.
* ThreeMinutesOfWrithing: Almost every scene in the Alcalá Bar, including the music videos based on the show's soundtrack.
* PracticalEffects: Much of the telenovela involves dramatic shots of actors on horseback. However, Danna Garcia (Norma) was afraid and generally reluctant to mount a horse, and so one scene of her on horseback is actually her riding ''atop a man's shoulders'' with the camera kept above her torso.

** Although it was a ploy on Fernando's part, Gabriela truly loved him and believed wholeheartedly that the younger man loved her back.

* MyBelovedSmother: Both Gabriela and Raquel are rather overprotective to the point of being oppressive and controlling over their children.
* RagsToRiches: The Reyes family had really bad luck economically speaking, and were on the verge of losing everything but later on they will be able to have even more money than the Elizondo family.
* CoolOldGuy: Everyone, even some of the villains, like Don Martín.
* DreamingOfThingsToCome: Ruth frequently forecasts upcoming plots, being given visions by Libia.

* WhoNamesTheirKidDude: Herzog and Rubinsky. Armando is momentarily stunned by their names.
* AccidentalMisnaming: Óscar calls Bruno Ferraño "Ferrari" as a running gag, to the latter's chagrin.
* {{Flashback}}: What's unusual about this show is that occasionally, a flashback scene will begin with one character but end with another, as if they both shared the same flashback!
* {{Revenge}}: A running theme in the story is how it can lead people to a wrong path and make decisions that in the long run would come to regret. In the case of the Reyes brothers, yes, they want someone to be held accountable for their young sister's death, but on their quest they only ended up hurting themselves and the women they loved. Later on, when realizing their mistakes, it would be the enemies they made along the way who will get obsessed with revenge and lose themselves in it.

* TallDarkAndHandsome: Juan, to a T.
* GrandmaWhatMassiveHotnessYouHave: Feeling marginalized by her daughters, Gabriela has a complete fashion makeover as she begins to date her ex-son-in-law. In real life, the actress was not terribly older than the women who played her daughters.
* KarmicNod: As she is imprisoned, starved, and drugged in her own basement, Gabriela at last realizes the evil she committed by tormenting Libia Reyes.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: Don Martín, Gabriela's veteran and wheelchair bound father, and Pepita Ronderos, the young, buxom and boisterous bar singer, have a close friendship. She is the only one that remembers his birthday and serenades him, was heartbroken when she hears he might die and the two even went out on a bender.
* OddFriendship: Ruth's friendship with the Reyes could be seen as this, since she is of high class and they are poor workers. She is the only wealthy character, besides Martín, to take an instant liking to them without a care for their social standing.
* LongLostRelative: At the end of the show, [[spoiler: Ánibal provides the familial connection between Eva, Ruth, and the Reyes brothers.]]
* LoveAtFirstSight:
** Sarita reveals to Franco that the she had always desired him from the first moment she saw him
* PapaBear:
** Bernardo was a pretty shitty husband, but he loved his daughters and protected them far more than their mother ever did. In fact, the only reason he didnt survive his accident was because minutes prior he had told his daughter's abusive husband that he would divorce the two, and the husband refused to call for help.
** Juan with his son. One time when he got alerted by Sarita that Fernando intended to harm Norma and their son, Juan rushed to the Elizondo estate and put ''a world of hurt'' on the guy.
* RemakeCameo: Juan Sebastián Aragón, the actor who played antagonist Armando Navarro here, was also in ''Las aguas mansas'', the telenovela this one was based on, having played Óscar Reyes there.

** A minor example involves the TwoTimerDate subplot of Olegario with Quintina and Dominga.

* Catchphrase: Benito's "Insorportable, insorportable!"