List of Violetta characters
This list of characters includes characters appearing in the Disney Channel series Violetta. The characters listed are almost all fictional, except for stars who appear as themselves.[1]
Casting
Martina Stoessel was chosen by casting.[2][3] The actor Diego Ramos was instead cast as Violetta's father by a proposal, following an audition in Europe, and was confirmed.[4] The actress Lodovica Comello, who plays Francesca, was attending school in Milan and the director said that some people would come to provinare some students. She then decided to participate.[5] The actor Ruggero Pasquarelli was also chosen by a proposal.[6] For the second season were also held at the request of casting for fans of the series in Milan, Naples and Rome.[7]
It has been confirmed that most of the cast of the first season, except for the actors Rodrigo Velilla, Artur Logunov[8] and the lead actor Pablo Espinosa.[9][10] It was also announced the inclusion of new characters played by Diego Domínguez who will play the new rival of León, Diego,[11] and then actors like Valeria Baroni, Xabiani Ponce De León, Paloma Sirvén, Gerardo Velázquez,[12] Carla Pandolfi and Valentina Frione. Bridgit Mendler made a cameo appearance in the second season.[13]
Main characters
Herman Castillo
Played by Diego Ramos. Violetta's dad. He's a brilliant engineer who owns an international building company, commissioned with large-scale public and private building projects. He is intelligent and strict. Since his wife's death, he's been overprotective of his daughter but, behind his inflexibility there lies a big heart.
Herman has a girlfriend called Jade, who he considers to be a good influence for his daughter. However, when Angie, the new governess for Violetta, arrives, he feels confused and, even though he doesn't want to admit it, he ends up falling in love with her.[14]
Violetta Castillo
Played by Martina Stoessel. She is a bright girl, full of life, but she's also solitary and overprotected by her father. Although she still doesn't know it, she's got a unique voice, legacy from her mother. From her father she inherited a love of books and a superior intelligence. Violetta is spontaneous and sincere, and she speaks her mind. She's just trying to find her place in the world.
When she returns to Buenos Aires, she starts taking private piano lessons at 'Studio 21', a very prestigious music school. There, she will discover a new world that will lead her towards her own destiny and the story of her past. At first, Violetta's friends think she is timid, but soon they will discover her real personality. She also has a secret crush on Tomas. She tries to not let people know because her friend is in love with him, and she doesn't want to seem like a bad friend. [14]
Tomas Heredia
Played by Pablo Espinosa. He's attractive, unassuming, confident and, sometimes, a bit aloof. He plays the guitar and sings, and his songs mirror his personality. He attends 'Studio 21' with a grant from professor Beto, who hires him as an assistant. He was born in Spain but moved to Buenos Aires with his mother to take care of his grandma.
Tomas falls in love with Violetta in spite of Herman, who tries to keep his daughter away from all suitors. Leon is his main rival for her love.[14]
Leon
Played by Jorge Blanco. He's arrogant, conceited and full of himself, but Leon has a good heart. However, when he's with Ludmila, he might seem mean. Unlike Tomas, he comes from a wealthy family and never had to work for a living. Leon attends 'Studio 21' and has a big artistic potential.
At the beginning he wants to win Violetta's heart to get back at Tomas because Ludmila, his girlfriend, is attracted to him. However, he will fall in love with Violetta against his will. Although he usually hangs out with the 'cool' crowd from Studio, Leon is an honest guy.[14]
Ludmilla Ferro
Played by Mercedes Lambre. She comes from a good family. She's the cool and glamorous girl from 'Studio 21' and, therefore, the perfect girlfriend for Leon. She is quite a diva, but she's also a lying, manipulative and arrogant character. She's obsessed with her image and always wants to be the centre of attention, specially at 'Studio 21'. She always gets what she wants because she is a spoilt and cruel person.
Despite being completely different from Tomas, she is attracted to him. Tomas ignores her because he's in love with Violetta and Ludmila gets obsessive and jealous. She sees an enemy in Violetta because her talent and natural beauty can outshine her..
Like every villain, she's got a follower: Naty.[14]
Francesca Cauviglia
Played by Lodovica Comello. She is clever, altruistic and a good friend. She knows that her family has to struggle so she can attend 'Studio 21'. She was born in Italy, like her brother Luca, who runs the family business, the 'Restó Bar'.
She's in love with Tomas, but he sees her as just a friend. At the beginning she is jealous of Violetta, but they end up being great friends. Francesca also attends 'Studio 21', where she befriends Camila and Maxi.[14]
Camila Torres
Played by Candelaria Molfese. She's funny, outgoing and has a very strong sense of justice. She will fight for what she believes in and will do anything for her friends.
She's best friends with Maxi and Francesca, and dreams of becoming a successful singer.
She's very talented, but she's aware of the fact that she hasn't reached the necessary artistic maturity to become a true star.
Maximiliano "Maxi" Ponte
Played by Facundo Gambandé. He's the best dancer at 'Studio 21' and his favourite style is Street Dance. He's funny, creative, witty and dreamy, and he's got no doubt that music is his future. He plays the keyboard, the synthesizer and creates bass sounds on the computer and one day hopes to record his own album.
His best friend is Camila, they share musical tastes and their common hatred for Ludmila, Leon and the 'cool' crowd. He falls in love very easily but he's not very lucky with girls, so he often gets into trouble trying to make the girl he fancies fall in love with him.
Natalia "Naty"
Played by Alba Rico. Ludmila's right hand, although sometimes she is more like her pet. Naty is pretty but not stunning, she lives for fashion and looks down on the other students. Deep down, she's a very insecure girl who thinks that the only way to success is to belong to the 'cool' crowd.
She's a good dancer and singer, but Ludmila doesn't let her shine as much as she could. Naty knows that Ludmila could betray her for her own benefit, although that's something she would never do. And yet, she stays with Ludmila because she believes that being next to her will help her become a diva.
Andres
Played by Nicolás Garnier. Leon's supporter and best friend. He is clumsy and somewhat of a scatterbrain, but he is assertive in everything he does.[14]
Sometimes he needs to hear things twice, but he is a very confident person. Andres is very kind-hearted and has music in his heart.
Luca
Played by Simone Lijoi. Francesca's brother and manager of the 'Restó Bar', a bar next to 'Studio 21' where the guys usually hang out. His strong personality combined with being his almost 7 feet tall makes everyone think that Luca has a bad-temper but, in time, they will realize that he's got a good heart.
Luca is very ambitious and he knows that he can take advantage of the talent of the guys from 'Studio 21' to attract customers. He converts his restaurant into a 'Restó Band' to present live shows and, if possible, sing his own songs because, apart from running the family business, Luca would also like to become an artist, like his sister.
Broduey
Played by Samuel Nascimento. (Season 1 − present) is new in the 'Studio 21', comes from São Paulo, Brazil. Camila is in love with him and will do anything to win his love.
Napoleon "Napo"
Played by Rodrigo Velilla. As his name suggest, Napo has a 'Napoleonic' personality. He is a good friend and is always looking to be accepted.
From the beginning he wants to hang out with his cousin Ludmila and be one of the 'cool' crowd but, with time, he will drift apart from them and become one of the good guys.
He takes the access exam with Violetta and passes thanks to his talent for singing and dancing.
Braco
Played by Artur Logunov. Intelligent and a bit wild, he seems to live in a world of his own! He's a fantastic Popping and Hip Hop dancer.
His appearance and his accent reveal that he's foreign, but he never really says where he comes from. He speaks several languages and, when he gets upset or nervous because he fancies a girl, he starts speaking Russian or Ukrainian. He has a proverb or piece of advice from his country for every occasion, and he's always ready to help his friends. Never mentions it but has a secret crush on Violetta and was very upset when he heard she had gone missing when in fact she was locked in the janitors cupboard.
Angeles "Angie" Carrara
Played by Clara Alonso. Lively, fun, charismatic, fond of music and art... Angie is a free spirit who shines wherever she goes. She is the stepsister of Herman's deceased wife, but Violetta does not know that Angie is her aunt. After her mother's death, Angie made, to no avail, several attempts to get in touch with her niece. So, when Violetta returns to Buenos Aires, Angie pretends to be the new governess so that she can be near her.
Angie also teaches singing and will guide Violetta through her vocational path at 'Studio 21', behind Herman's back. Angie will defend her niece against anyone, but she will never admit to being attracted to Herman.There is a rumor that she and herman will get married. She is heartboken when Pablo falls for another girl in Violetta 2.
Olga Patricia Peña
Played by Mirta Wons. Castillos' house keeper. She's creative, fun, talkative, spontaneous, a gossiper and she is outgoing. She has a crush on Ramallo, but Ramallo just sees her as a friend. Olga loves Violetta as if she is her mother, is a good friend of Herman, and she is a loving and caring house keeper for those who aren't using Herman for the money, the food or the big house.
Lisandro Ramallo
Played by Alfredo Allende (Season 1 − present) Herman's personal assistant and bestfriend.
Jade LaFontaine
Played by Florencia Benítez. Herman's girlfriend. She's a very superficial woman, obsessed with her image. She is seductive, jealous, fussy, selfish and manipulative. She's very cheeky and that makes her funny, so she's really a charming villain. The real villain in the shadows is her brother Matías.
Jade comes from a very wealthy family. She was born rich and never had to do a day's work, but she loses her fortune and decides that the only way to maintain her lifestyle is to marry Herman, and that's why she's constantly manipulating him.
Jade hates Violetta because she competes with her for Herman's attention. Later she will hate Angie, her direct rival for Herman's love.
Matías LaFontaine
Played by Joaquín Berthold. Jade's brother. He is the true mastermind of their wicked ways. He manipulates Jade to conquer Herman fortune. He lives in Violetta's house but Jade wants him to move out as soon as he got a job. He is sneaky and at the same time smart. When Jade screws up he always jumps in to save Jade and then says "what she ment to say is..." and then what ever she screws up he lies and says something nothing like what Jade was trying to say.
Gregorio Casal
Played by Rodrigo Pedreira. Studio 21's narcissistic choreography teacher. Gregorio then becomes the director of the studio. He is stubborn and absolutely hates Tomas so he sends Andre to sneak around Tomas to find an excuse to kick Tomas out of the studio.
Roberto "Beto" Benvenuto
Played by Pablo Sultani. Studio 21's absent minded, clumsy teacher of musical composition. However, he is loved by all the students, and is especially close with Tomás as he works for him, and he often guides Tomás through his love life. He is a just, kind and funny character and often sides with Angie and Pablo against Gregorio. He's known as Beto.
Pablo Galindo
Played by Ezequiel Rodríguez. Studio 21's current temporary principal. After the show he stoped working at Studio 21 and then got offered a job at the Resto Band.
Antonio Fernández Vallejo
Played by Alberto Fernández de Rosa. He is the owner of Studio 21. In his absence, Pablo appointed as acting director.
Supporting characters
- Federico (Ruggero Pasquarelli) he comes from Italy and is hosted in Violetta's house, because he is son of a friend of Herman.
- Helena "Lena" (Lucía Gil) is Natalia's sister. She also writes a musical blog which was much admired by Gregorio. He then asks her to and Lena attends Studio 21 for a short while.
- Angelica (Nilda Raggi) Violetta's maternal grandmother.
- Rafael Palmer (Germán Tripel) is a global superstar who graduated at Studio 21. He falls for Angie, which makes Pablo jealous.
- Laura (Nicole Luis) Andres' sister. She's innocent and angelic but not so intelligent. Maxi falls for her but Laura splits up with him.
- Marotti (Diego Álcala) is the YouMix's executive producer, the website which airs the reality of Studio 21.
- Andrea (Nikole Castillo) is a student at Studio 21, and plays the cello. She is madly in love with Maxi and does everything possible to win him over. She dates Andre to make Maxi jealous.
Minor characters
- Maria Saramego (only mentioned) Violetta's mother and Herman's late wife. She was a famous singer who graduated from Studio 21. She died in a tragic accident when Violetta was 5 years old.
- Agustina (Iara Muñoz) Tomás' cousin. She is very cute, tender and somewhat smug. She supports Tomás so he can be with Violetta.
- Maestro Zambrano (Pedro Maurizi) is a prodigy with a great musical talent, he is in love with Agustina.
- Psicólogo (Martín Pavlovsky) is the psychologist who Antonio recommended to Gregorio to overcome his anger issues.
- Dr. Lombardo (Mariano Musimeci) is the officer in charge of the custody of Matías and legal matters.
- Sr. Améndola (Francisco Benvenuti) is the art director who hired Pablo for the show of the Studio 21.
- Gustavo (Thiago Batistuta) is a student at Studio 21. Naty's in love with him, but he only uses her to get closer to Ludmila.
- Charly (Jesús Villegas) is the producer in charge of pet food, he deceived Ludmila to sign the contract and be the image of "Un chancho feliz".
- Mara (Sumi Justo) is the new cook at the Restó Bar. Maxi falls for her, but then learns that she is his cousin.
- Valeria (Yasmim Manaia) is Broduey's cousin.
- Oscar Cardozo is Emma's bodyguard and Olga's boyfriend.
- Ambar (Agustina Cabo) is Esmeralda's daughter. She's manipulative, capricious and flippant. She owns a tablet, where she records what others do and extorts them to her advantage.-->
Real-life characters
Real-life celebrities portrayed by themselves
- College 11 and Rock Bones were the first celebrities to guest star as themselves. They appeared in episode 34, season 1, where the guys of Studio 21 were collecting money to pay for a place to do the show.
- Bridgit Mendler is the second celebrity to guest star as herself. She appeared as a cameo performing "Hurricane" with the guys of the Studio.
English dub
Character | Portrayed by | Voice Actor | Singing voice |
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Herman Castillo | Diego Ramos | Geoffrey Chalmers | — |
Violetta Castillo | Martina Stoessel | Cristina Valenzuela | Maggie McClure |
Tomas Heredia | Pablo Espinosa | Lucien Dodge | Johnny Yong Bosch |
Leon | Jorge Blanco | Sam Regal | |
Ludmilla Ferro | Mercedes Lambre | Joie Marlowe | |
Andres | Nicolás Garnier | Michael Chapman | |
Natalia "Naty" | Alba Rico | Christine Marie Cabanos | |
Francesca Cauviglia | Lodovica Comello | Johanna Luis | Jessica Rau |
Camila Torres | Candelaria Molfese | Cindy O'Conner | |
Maximiliano "Maxi" Ponte | Facundo Gambandé | Bryce Papenbrook | |
Luca Cauviglia | Simon Lijoi | Grant George | |
Broduey | Samuel Nascimento | ||
Braco | Artur Logunov | Michael Sinterniklaas | |
Napo | Rodrigo Velilla | Johnny Yong Bosch | |
Angeles "Angie" Carrará | Clara Alonso | Wendee Lee | |
Jade LaFontaine | Florencia Benítez | Erin Fitzgerald | — |
Matías LaFontaine | Joaquín Berthold | Spike Spencer | — |
Olga Patricia Peña | Mirta Wons | Jane Carroll | — |
Lisandro Ramallo | Alfredo Allende | Dave Mallow | — |
Gregorio Casal | Rodrigo Pedreira | Keith Silverstein | — |
Robert "Beto" Benvenuto | Pablo Sultani | Buba Kachow | |
Pablo Galindo | Ezequiel Rodríguez | Fred McDougall | |
Antonio Fernandez Vallejos | Alberto Fernández de Rosa | Joey Lotsko | — |
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