Viņas melo labāk

Viņas melo labāk
GenreSoap opera
Directed bySigita Račka (Season 1-8), Māris Bezmers (Season 9-10)
StarringKarīna Tatarinova
Andris Bulis
Evija Skulte
Lauris Dzelzītis
Elīna Vāne
Alise Polačenko
Inita Sondore
Kārlis Neimanis
Jānis Vimba
Kristīne Nevarauska
Theme music composerŽilvins Lili - "Meitenes vēl pasakām tic"
Country of originLatvia
Original languageLatvian
No. of seasons10
No. of episodes702
Production
ProducerRimvīds Martinaitis
Running time24 min
Original release
NetworkTV3 Latvia, TV3 Life
Release2013 (2013) –
2022 (2022)

Viņas melo labāk ('They [females] Lie Better') is a Latvian summer daytime soap opera broadcast by TV3 Latvia. It ran on TV for 10 seasons and has featured well-known Latvian actors including Andris Bullis, Lauris Reiniks, Evija Skulte, and Karīna Tatarinova.

The show was created by Sigita Račka and Rimvīds Martinaitis,[1] and was watched by 784,000 Latvian residents on TV and video platforms in the first 4 weeks of airing.[2]

On May 27, 2019, the show's seventh season began airing from Mondays through Thursdays.[3]

History

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The first series of soap opera “Viņas melo labāk” began in July 2013 which was broadcast on TV3 Latvia. At the time, “Viņas melo labāk” was the only daytime soap opera after “UgunsGrēks” ended on TV3 Latvia. “Viņas melo labāk” new series airs each summer on weekdays.[4]

Storyline

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When Viņas melo labāk began in 2013, the TV series was about the lonely Kristīne, who is single, her friend Marta, who has been married, but spends time with other men, workaholic Margo, and Jolanta, who came to Riga from a small town in search of happiness. The women encounter unexpected adventures when many other characters join the soap opera.[4] Within the first four weeks of the series, “Viņas melo labāk” achieved success on TV screens and on video streaming platforms and applications after it became watched by 784,000 Latvian residents.[2]

Cast

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In the first season of “Viņas melo labāk,” there were four main female characters – Marta, Margarita, Jolanta and Kristīne.[4] In season 6, there were 30 characters. In 5 years, including the current characters, there have been 47 actors who have appeared on this soap opera, including the well-known Latvian singer and actor Lauris Reiniks.[5]

Character[6] Actor
Margarita Sirmā Karīna Tatarinova
Māris Krauze Andris Bulis
Marta Kļava Evija Skulte
Arvis Šmēdiņš Lauris Dzelzītis
Kondrāds Savickis Kārlis Neimanis
Kārlis Vasalnieks Lauris Subatnieks
Baiba Damberga Elīna Vāne
Jolanta Jurkute Alise Polačenko
Konstantīns Ēķis Kristians Kareļins
Olga Sarnīte Rubule
Kristīne Inita Sondore
Silvestrs Sirmais Arnis Līcītis
Jānis Juris Hiršs
Dainis Artis Robežnieks
Roberts Šņoriņš Māris Bezmers
Irēna Šņoriņa Velta Līvija Straume
Ričards Juris Strenga
Marija Šmēdiņa Anete Krasovska
Simona Ērika Eglija
Mārtiņš Ģirts Luiziniks
Reinis Blūms Gints Aidžāns
Dina Blūma Ieva Florence
Gatis Būms Normunds Laizāns
Artūrs Ivars Auziņš
Fēlikss Šmakovs Juris Bartkevičs
Ketija Šmakova Lelde Dreimane
Artis Duklāvs Dainis Gaidelis
Jekaterina Lovčenko Maija Doveika
Lauris Jurijs Djakonovs
Igors (Zobs) Lauris Reiniks
Liāna Strēle Agnese Zeltiņa
Sandra Maija Arvena Ozoliņa
Viesturs Ainārs Ančevskis
Samanta Kristīne Belicka
Markus Larsens Mārtiņš Upenieks
Lauma Vilmane Inga Tropa
Raivo (Mellais) Gints Grāvelis
Madara Zane Dombrovska
Ligita Dita Lūriņa
Sandis Edijs Zalaks
Samanta Sokpāne Liene Sebre
Agnese Anete Bendika
Nauris Jurģis Spulenieks
Indulis Jānis Ārmanis
Arnis Ivars Kļavinskis
Katrīna Inga Krasovska
Toms Kaspars Zāle

Executive production and head writing team

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Director – Sigita Račka[1]

Producer – Rimvīds Martinaitis[1]

Assistant – Gatis Upesleja[1]

TV Operators – Sandris Polis and Igors Stāds[1]

Sound engineer – Ainars Ašmanis[1]

Costume and make-up artist – Kristīne Anderosne[1]

Theme song

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Each season has started with the title song “Meitenes vēl pasakām tic” (“Girls Still believe in Fairy Tales”). The song is composed by Lithuanian composer Žilvins Lili, written by Guntars Račs, arranged by Gints Stankevičs and performed by Latvian singers Ieva Karēvica and IGO (Rodrigo Fomins).[7][8]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "FOTO: iepazīstieties – "Viņas melo labāk" filmēšanas komanda". skaties.lv. August 12, 2017.
  2. ^ a b ""Viņas melo labāk" kļuvis par skatītāko seriālu jūlijā". TVNET (in Latvian). 2013-07-31.
  3. ^ "Zibēs plikumi un ieroči! Ekskluzīvs ieskats "Viņas melo labāk" jaunās sezonas notikumos". skaties.lv. April 24, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c Izklaide, DELFI (2013-07-01). "Foto: Spraigi sākas jaunais latviešu seriāls". delfi.lv (in Latvian).
  5. ^ ""Viņas melo labāk" Lauris Reiniks debitēs kā bandīts Zobs". TVNET (in Latvian). 2018-06-20.
  6. ^ "Seriālam "Viņas melo labāk" pievienojas tautā iemīļoti aktieri". TVNET (in Latvian). 2018-05-09.
  7. ^ "Jaunā latviešu seriāla tituldziesma sāk savu ceļu pie klausītājiem Latvijas radiostacijās". TVNET (in Latvian). 2013-07-02.
  8. ^ Kļaviņš, Ingars (July 11, 2013). "Igo un Kerēvica iedziedājuši jaunā seriāla tituldziesmu". nra.lv (in Latvian).