Always a Witch

Always a Witch is a Spanish-Columbian fantasy-drama series created by Isidora Chacon, produced by Caracol Televisión, Dago García and Juliana Barrera and written by Ana María Parra and Diego Vivanco. The series follows Carmen Eguiluz (Angely Gaviria), a witch from 1646 who is about to be burned at the stake, but manages to jump forward in time to a place where witches are a thing of the past. It was released on February 1, 2019 in the first full season with ten episodes, and on February 28, 2020 a second full season with eight episodes premiered, both seasons were airing worldwide. It is an adaptation of the novel Yo, bruja, a book by Isidora Chacón.

The series goes by the name Siempre Bruja in Spanish-speaking territories and is distributed internationally by Netflix.

Summary
"Carmen is a slave and a witch. She is 19 years old and is about to be burned at the stake for having committed a crime that cannot be forgiven: falling for a white man. But an old wizard offers her salvation—the ability to jump in time to a place where no one believes in witches. She will be able to travel if she agrees to use none of her powers. She agrees and finds herself in present day Colombia, starting a new life, meeting friends and even going to college. But once a witch, always a witch."

- Netflix Synopsis

Plot
Carmen Eguiluz, a young woman who is simultaneously a slave and a mulatto witch, is about to be burned at the stake in Cartagena de Indias at colonial Colombia during the 17th century (1646) blamed for witchcraft. Her only sin is that she is in love with Cristóbal, son of Spanish landowners in colonial times. She escapes death by casting a spell learned from the great wizard Aldemar, with which she travels to the future. She ends up in the Cartagena of the 21st century, in the year 2019, in exchange for a promise made to the sorcerer to defeat an evil being named Lucien, in order to save his beloved Cristóbal, whom she believes dead and to be able to return to her time.

Although she's glad she's been saved from death, adjusting to the new reality is difficult for her. Despite ignorance of the world around her, Carmen manages to quickly make good friends and integrate into modern society, knowing that she and all other witches are in danger from being persecuted by Lucien the Destroyer, in the 21st century, better known as the "Killer of Fire". The experiences that Carmen has gained in the world of the future will cause her vision of being a woman and a slave, but mainly being a mulatto witch, to change.

Main

 * Angely Gaviria	as Carmen Eguiluz
 * Sebastian Eslava as Esteban/Lucien
 * Dylan Fuentes as Johnny Ki
 * Lenard Vanderaa as Cristóbal Aranoa
 * Luis Fernando Hoyos as Aldemar
 * Sofía Araujo as Alicia Dangond
 * Valeria Emiliani as Mayte
 * Dubán Prado as Daniel
 * Carlos Quintero as León
 * Juan Manuel Mendoza as Detective Pablo Corcel
 * Verónica Orozco as Ninibé
 * Constanza Duque as Adelaida
 * Biassini Segura as Tino

Recurring

 * José Restrepo	as Lucho Gámez
 * Norma Nivia as Ximena
 * Jhon Alex Castillo Valencia as Braulio
 * Indhira Serrano as Luisa
 * Cristina Warner as Isabel de Aranoa
 * John Alex Castillo as Braulio
 * Mayra Luna as Hilda
 * Edu Martín as Fernando De Aranoa
 * Laura Archbold as Amanda
 * Sebastián Osorio as Miguel
 * Joao Agredo as Tomás
 * Alejandra Villafañe as Tati

Episodes

 * Season One


 * A Leap in Time
 * A University Witch
 * Ouija
 * Stolen Shadow, Witch Forgotten
 * The Festival of Candela
 * The Ritual of Forgetting
 * Lucien
 * 1646
 * The Time Portal
 * The Final Trip


 * Season Two


 * Someone Like Me
 * Leeches
 * Antares
 * Mr. Hyde
 * A Crack in Time
 * From Student to Master
 * One Last Wish
 * Impossible


 * Season Three

Spoilers/Notes

 * It is the second Netflix Original series from Colombia after Distrito Salvaje.
 * Shooting for the series first season began sometime in May 2018 in Bogota and then subsequently filmed some scenes in Cartagena and in Honda as well.
 * On July 1, 2019, it was announced that series had been renewed for a second season to air sometime in 2020.