Un paso adelante
Un paso adelante is a Spanish TV drama similar to the American 1980s TV series Fame. It was originally broadcast on Spanish channel Antena 3 from 2002 to 2005. It has also been a huge success in Spanish-speaking countries, in Germany, Italy, Serbia, Montenegro and in France. It began airing on Séries+ in Canada in 2011.
Choreographers: Luka Yexi Anna & Carlos Infante Myriam Benedited
A sequel series titled UPA Next premiered on 25 December 2022 on Atresplayer Premium.
Plot
The show focuses on the professors and the students of Carmen Arranz, one of the most prestigious art schools in Spain. The school is located in Madrid. The story follows Lola, Pedro, Rober, Jero, Ingrid, Silvia and Marta. They want to be successful singers, dancers and actors but they learn as they go along that the path to fame is not an easy one.Cast list
Professors
- Lola Herrera as Carmen Arranz
- Beatriz Rico as Diana de Miguel
- Natalia Millán as Adela Ramos
- as Juan Taberner
- as Cristóbal Soto
- Toni Acosta as Jacinta "J.J." Jimenez
- Jaime Blanch as Gaspar Ruiz
- Pedro Peña as Antonio Milá
- as Horacio Alonso
- Fanny Gautier as Alicia Jauregi
- Esther Arroyo as Irene Miró
- Juan Echanove as Mariano Cuéllar
- Marta Ribera as Eva Ruiz
- Satur Barrios as Cristina
- Rocío Calvo as Claudia Romero
- as Purificación "Puri" Lacarino
Students
- Beatriz Luengo as Dolores "Lola" Fernández
- Miguel Ángel Muñoz as Roberto "Rober" Arenales
- Pablo Puyol as Pedro Salvador
- Mónica Cruz as Silvia Jauregui
- Silvia Marty as Ingrid Munoz
- Dafne Fernández as Marta Ramos
- Raúl Peña as Jeronimo "Jero" Juiz
- Yotuel Romero as Pavel Rodriguez
- as Erika Sanz
- Arantxa Valdivia as Luisa Ruiz
- Patricia Arizmendi as Sonia
- Junior Miguez as Junior Miguez
- Asier Etxeandia as Benito "Beni" Lopez
- as Josè
- Ricardo Amador as Rafael "Rafa" Torres
- as Cesar Martín
Others
- as Sebastián
- Elisabeth Jordán as Tania
- José Ángel Egido as Víctor Arenales
- as Román Fernández
- William Miller as Nacho Salinas
Main characters
Silvia Jáuregui is the best female dancer at the school, besides being the director's niece. Her mother was a professional dancer and her father was a conductor. Therefore, she had the opportunity to tour the world with them when they were performing abroad. In the first episodes, she was quite snobbish and reserved. So she had difficulty in making friends. But, throughout the episodes, she became a close friend of Ingrid and Lola. She has had many lovers: Pedro, Rober, Pavel, cocaine addict Alvaro, and Horacio.Dolores "Lola" Fernández is a young woman who has devoted her entire life to dance and her family. She has a talent for singing but her real passion is dancing. Throughout the episodes, she has had many lovers: Jerónimo, Pavel, and Pedro.
Ingrid Muñoz is an extroverted and optimistic young woman who idolises Aretha Franklin. She had a romance with Juan, one of her teachers. She broke up with him, however, after he got his colleague Diana pregnant.
Pedro Salvador is the son of an Asturian fisherman and he moved to Madrid to learn how to dance. Actually, he considers dance as a way to overcome his shyness towards girls. Besides, he has to work part-time jobs in order to pay for his scholarship.
Roberto “Rober” Arenales is the seventh son of a wealthy family from San Sebastián. He likes behaving as a tough guy to hide his insecurities and he's a ladies' man. He has a son, Sergio with an ex-girlfriend from when he was 16.
Jeronimo “Jero” Juiz, is a songwriter ready to do anything to gain fame. He had a romance with Lola but she ended up cheating on him with another student, Pavel.
Marta Ramos is a classical dancer. She is the dance teacher Adela's sister. She had an affair with Pedro, and afterwards, with Rober. In the final season, she was diagnosed with a heart disease. But, eventually, she overcame it and returned to dance.