Following a Triumphant Series Finale, Telemundo Announces the DVD Release of the Hit Telenovela 'Dame Chocolate' on November 27, 2007

Following a Triumphant Series Finale, Telemundo Announces the DVD Release of the Hit Telenovela 'Dame Chocolate' on November 27, 2007

The 4-Disc DVD Features Crossover Stars Carlos Ponce and Genesis Rodriguez in More Than 13 Hours of Content and Will Include English Subtitles and Bonus Material

'Telemundo's soaps are hot-hot-hot' Noelle Phillips - The State

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the grand finale of the acclaimed telenovela Dame Chocolate, Telemundo Network will release the DVD on November 27, 2007. The top rated Spanish soap opera features the return to the small screen of crossover actor, singer and songwriter Carlos Ponce (7th Heaven, Just my Luck, Entertainment Tonight) and Genesis Rodriguez (Days of Our Lives). Mr. Ponce performed the title song.

(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20071010/LAW020)

The four-disc DVD contains more than 13 hours of feature footage, and includes English subtitles, along with a special "bloopers" segment. Dame Chocolate will be available at major retail and online stores nationwide for $24.98 (SRP).

A ratings success, averaging 34 percent among adults ages 18-34, Dame Chocolate has also become a household hit in many Latin American countries, with record views in Ecuador and Costa Rica. The telenovela's popularity hit new heights when the Bravo TV series 'Top Chef 3 Miami' shot the "Latin Lunch" episode (in English) on the Remington Mansion exterior set featuring Rodriguez and co-star Kristina Lilley. Contestants were told to create an authentic Latin meal. The episode debuted on Bravo on July 18, 2007.

Dame Chocolate is the story of Rosita Amado (Genesis Rodriguez), an awkward and shy girl who grew up in the village of Xochilcacahuatel. Her late grandfather, Juan Amado "The Chocolate King" (Hector Suarez), has willed her his secret Mayan recipe which she takes to Florida, along with her great-aunt Dulce (Maria Antonieta de las Nieves), her uncle Diosdado (Ricardo Chavez) and an assortment of other uncouth relatives, in order to fulfill her grandfather's final wish. She soon falls madly in love with handsome chocolatier Bruce Remington (Carlos Ponce), heir to the Chocolate Supremo fortune. His unscrupulous mother -- and Grandpa Juan's stepdaughter -- Grace Remington (Kristina Lilley) is after Rosita's secret recipe, and she forms an unholy alliance with Bruce's lover, Samantha Porter (Karla Monroig). Though Bruce eventually falls in love with Rosita, his mother is determined to destroy her. Now Rosita must not only confront Grace Remington, but also Angel Perez, a dangerous man from her past who continues to be a threat. But neither is any match for the powerful forces that guide her destiny: love and chocolate.

   The DVD will be distributed in the U.S. by Xenon Pictures and Lionsgate.                                DAME CHOCOLATE                        Street Date: November 27, 2007                        Duration: 780 minutes appx.                               Audio: Spanish                             English Subtitles                                Rated: TV-PG                         4-Disc DVD + bonus feature                     Photo material can be downloaded at              http://www.marcellapr.com/dvd/damechocolate.html  

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20071010/LAW020
PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com

Source: Xenon Pictures

CONTACT: Marcella Cuonzo of Marcella C. Public Relations, Inc,
1-877-585-6465, Marcella@marcellapr.com, for Xenon Pictures

Web site: http://www.xenonpictures.com/

---

Profile: International Entertainment