Somos tú y yo revolves around the students of The Academy, a school of performing arts, ambitions, talents and relationships. The heart of the story is the first love, and viewers follow the budding romance of young singers Victor and Sheryl, whose friendship turns into true love in the midst of many setbacks. A rich variety of different complementary characters also provides explosive energy, fresh humor and unforgettable this teen series destined to become an international hit music.
Somos tú y yo was a co-production between Boomerang and Venevisión. The series was transmitted in Latin America, Europe, Middle East and Asia. The series premiered on June 27, 2007 and its pilot episode had approximately 5.9 million viewers. The series had three successful seasons, one of the most successful series channel. We are you and I ended on November 13, 2008 and its final episode had an audience of about 9.8 million, the largest audience received by any final episode of a series of Boomerang Latin America. The program was fully recorded in Caracas and surrounding areas. Places like Sheryl house have been recreated and instead of recording in outdoor places, was in a city park. The interior of The Academy, where boys study series singing and dancing, is located just outside Caracas and its facade is the Central University of Venezuela. Sheryl's house, actually, is located next to the Academy. The sets, which occupy about 1,500 square meters, is divided into two sections: the first is the home of Sheryl with a staircase leading to the upstairs bedrooms and the second section is created for the second season that this divides the room dance, singing and recording. The series also being issued by Venevisión was also transmitted by air channels and cable in different countries of the world, why the series went beyond borders and got a great fanaticism around the world, being highlighted Italy and the Philippines. Some of the leading chains are, GMA Network, Univision and RAI, which was in charge of their respective emission zone. After record-breaking audience in Latin America, Venevision International, the entertainment company part of the Cisneros Group, along with DVI Productions, it announced the adaptations localized for China, Indonesia and Malaysia.
Casting
was chosen by casting. The castings of the series lasted six months where the protagonist had to show her talents, in the area of singing, dancing and acting. The protagonist confessed that when she was selected in the series she had never taken acting classes, but she had made special appearances as a child actress in television. The actor Víctor Drija was invited to the casting, by the creator of the series Vladimir Pérez, the actor he introduced himself and obtained the main role of the series. While actress Rosmeri Marval, who plays Rosmery Rivas, was attending school in Caracas, her school's principal informed the students that there would be an audition; she decided to participate. The producers of Venevisión and Boomerang made in the second season of the series an open casting for the public, to choose the actors for new characters. The actress Paola Galué appeared in the casting for the second season and was selected.
Spin-offs
In August 2009, Boomerang announced that Vladimir Perez, the creator of Somos tú y yo, would be making a spin-off of Somos tú y yo an unprecedented worldwide success have now crossed over into a different genre, the sitcom, to bring their fans fresh adventures full of comedy and music titled . NPS It premiered on July 22, 2011.
