The Cheetah Girls 2

The Cheetah Girls 2
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Directed by	Kenny Ortega
Produced by	Deborah Gregory Felicia Henderson
Starring	Raven-Symoné Adrienne Bailon Sabrina Bryan Kiely Williams Lynn Whitfield Belinda
Distributed by	Disney Channel
Release date	August 25 2006

The Cheetah Girls 2, a made-for-TV movie, is the sequel to the Disney Channel film The Cheetah Girls, starring Raven-Symoné, Adrienne Bailon, Kiely Williams, and Sabrina Bryan.

The sequel is about a talented teen quartet who take a whirlwind tour of the Catalan capital to pursue their dreams of pop superstardom. Actresses Lynn Whitfield (The Josephine Baker Story) and Lori Alter return as the Cheetah Girls' protective mothers, and popular Mexican singer/actress Belinda is introduced in her first English-speaking role as a would-be rival to The Cheetah Girls. Kenny Ortega (High School Musical) directs the movie and co-choreographs the movie with Charles Klapow (High School Musical) and English choreographer Paul Harris (Entrapment) who was brought in for the Tango sequence. Raven-Symoné also is an executive producer on this movie.

Storyline ==

The movie begins in Manhattan, New York; where the Cheetah Girls are performing at a Graduation Party for the Manhattan Magnet's class of 2006, The Cheetah's who are just ending junior year (class of 2007). Chanel and her mother (Juanita) are planning to go to Barcelona, Spain tomeet Luke (Juanita's boyfriend), for a month of their summer break. The girls become excited about voyaging to Barcelona and suddenly see an ad for The Barcelona Music Festival, with the New Voices Competition for amateur singers. Galleria signs up the Cheetah Girls and the next day, Dorothea (Galleria's mom), Juanita, and the Cheetah Girls all end up Luke's European villa. The girls meet up with Count Joaquin, a handsome dancer who makes a relationship with Dorinda. The Count shows them around Barcelona, and takes them to the Dancing Cat, a Spanish night club where all the new artists perform their songs. There they meet Spanish pop artist Marisol, who is also in the Music Festival and her manager/mother, Lola. Lola plans a scheme to get the Cheetah Girls to break up, as they are endangering her daughter's chance to win the competition. All the girls except Galleria are getting involved in other activities, and Galleria decides to just go home, because she is the only focused person. While at a train station, the other three girls find her and sing the song she wrote. Galleria is angry because it seems like there is absolutely no time for rehearsal and Galleria says she will only come back if they stay focused. The girls work really hard, but then something goes wrong. In some way, Lola gets the Dancing Cat's manager to give the Cheetah Girls money for their performance. According to the competition rules, it's only for amateurs, which the Cheetahs are not, since they accepted the money. Angel, a Spanish musician who has seemingly been guarding over the Cheetahs, is present during the entire exchange investigates what actually happens. Upon discovering the truth, he informs his uncle, the Festival Director who reinstates the Cheetahs in the competition. As her mother protests this decision, Marisol stands up to her and quits the competition. The grand finale Amigas, Cheetahs ends the competition, and the movie as the Cheetahs sing out and call the principal musical, singing, and dancing performers to the stage. The winner of the competition is never revealed, but the audience is led to believe it is the Cheetahs, however most of the movie's ending sequence leaves plenty of room for another sequel.or does it??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

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Cast

• Raven-Symoné .... Galleria Garibaldi, also known as Bubbles
• Adrienne Bailon .... Chanel Simmons, also known as Chuchie
• Sabrina Bryan .... Dorinda Thomas, also known as Do
• Kiely Williams .... Aquanette Walker, also known as Aqua
• Belinda .... Marisol
• Lynn Whitfield .... Dorothea Garibaldi
• Lori Anne Alter .... Juanita
• Kim Manning .... Lola
• Golan Yosef .... Joaquin
• Peter V. Newey .... Angel
• Abel Folk .... Luke
• Johnny Kocis .... Zac

Taglines

• "The Party's Just Begun!"
• "The Cheetahs are back!"
• "They've gotta strut their stuff and show Barcelona that The Cheetah Girls have arrived!"

Soundtrack

Main article: The Cheetah Girls 2 soundtrack

The Cheetah Girls 2 soundtrack (amazon.com listing) is a diverse blend of Pop, Latin, Hip-Hop, R&B, and Rock music. The soundtrack was released on August 15 2006. The Cheetah Girls will be going on tour for this album starting on September 15th.

Facts

The film was directed by Kenny Ortega, and the script was written by writer/producer Felicia Henderson. Singer Whitney Houston returns to executive produce this sequel as she did the first. Production began on March 12 2006 in Barcelona, Spain, and continued for eight weeks. The movie premiered on August 25 2006 at 8:00 P.M. (7:00 P.M. Central) on the Disney Channel. It is the 3rd So Hot Summer Disney Channel Original Movie for 2006.

Las Cheetah Girls 2: En españa (spanish version)

The Disney Channel plans to welcome Spanish-speaking and Latino children to its audience as never before when it runs a Spanish-language version, with English subtitles, of The Cheetah Girls 2 during prime time on September 15.

The network plans a big marketing push in the Latino community behind "Cheetah" and its message of diversity.

  Las Cheetah Girls 2: En españa
     Friday, September 15
            8pm/7c
(Spanish Version with English Subtitles)

There are alot of diferent names in spanish for the cheetahs:

• Las Cheetah Girls
• Cheetah Girls ( Disney Channel Latin America)
• Las Chicas Guepardo (Disney Channel Spain)

Trivia

• This movie is co-choreographed by Kenny Ortega, the choreographer of High School Musical, the second highest rated opening movie on Disney Channel. The second Cheetah Girls is the highest rated DCOM ever.
• Raven, who plays Galleria in the Cheetah Girls movies, was an executive producer for The Cheetah Girls 2.
• During the filming of the "Strut" music video, one of Raven's boot heels broke.
• All four girls lived in Barcelona for two months while filming the movie.
• The girls from the movie went through 3 weeks of intense dance routine rehearsals and training.
• In another "DCOM Extra", Kenny Ortega says that the tango scene with Sabrina Bryan was the most exciting and demanding dance number in a film he has ever directed.
• Aqua's name is frequently changing from Aquanette to Aquanetta. Aquanetta was what Galleria's father, Franco called her in the Cheetah Girls book series.
• In the book series, the title is The Cheetah Girls 2: When in Spain. The movie has not been officially labeled that, so it is referred to as The Cheetah Girls 2.
• The Cheetah Girls appeared on Good Morning America on August 23 in which they signed autographs and performed "The Party's Just Begun". The song did not sound complete because Kiely Williams' microphone did not work (and instead of lip syncing, the group sang live).
• The boyfriend of Chanel's mother, Luke, was mentioned but not seen in the first movie, but now seen in the second movie.
• The Cheetah Girls 2 will debut on Disney DVD in December 2006.
• This is Belinda's first english speaking movie.
• In the movie in all the song performances Galleria is always wearing a hat except for in Strut, Step Up (1st part), and It's Over.
• The author of the original books Debora Gregory,was a producer for the movie.
• At the beggining of Step Up Aqua is sitting down. Then she stands up on the bar. Then the next second she is sitting down.

Disney Channel's most-viewed movie

"The Cheetah Girls 2" amassed more than 7.8 million total viewers Friday—more than any program on TV that day. Cheetah Girls 2 even outdrew the debut of Disney's popular High School Musical, which brought in 7.7 million viewers in January 2006. Not only is it the highest-rated original movie ever on the network (in total viewers), Cheetah Girls 2 also propelled The Disney Channel to its most-watched total day and primetime ever in total viewers.

TV Series

Main Article:The Cheetah Girls TV Series

The Cheetah Girls TV series is a Disney Channel original show put on hiatus after four episodes, according to TRL in November of 2005. The show was put on hiatus after the contract for That's So Raven was renewed. Therefore, Raven would not have been able to be in the show. Now that That's So Raven is over, there is no news whether or not the show will start filming again. It is possible that Disney Channel is waiting to see how the ratings are for the August 25th release of The Cheetah Girls 2, to decide whether or not the show will be aired.

Post Cheetah Girls 2

• The Cheetah Girls will be going on tour, including Raven, for the Cheetah Girls 2 soundtrack. First Date is 9/15.
• The Cheetah Girls may begin filming again on their series, The Cheetah Girls (TV series).

See also

• The Cheetah Girls (film), the first movie
• The Cheetah Girls (TV Series)
• The Cheetah Girls (book series)

External links

• Official page at Disney Channel (Flash-intensive)
• The Cheetah Girls 2 at IMDb
• The Cheetah Girls fan site