Actress Ximena Duque cast as "Blanca" (Read 557 times)

[tapdancer]

Here's a short clip of Blanca, the woman Rafe's mommy called:
Meet ‘Days of Our Lives’ Newbie Ximena Duque: The Telenovela Star Who’s Going to Shake Up Salem

So you thought the returned-from-dead Aiden Jennings was going to be the big summer 2016 drama for Days of Our Lives supercouple-in-the-making Hope and Rafe? Well, you’re right. But thanks to Rafe’s mama, Adriana, there’s some female drama ahead for the couple, too, and she’s about to arrive in Salem in the form of Colombian telenovela star Ximena Duque.

In the clip above, Duque makes her June 7 DOOL debut with an arrival at Rafe’s (Galen Gering) front door, introducing herself as Blanca, a friend of Adriana.

“He was like, ‘Who is this? Hmmm,’” Duque tells Yahoo TV, describing Blanca as a character who’s going to be happy and fresh, and who will “bring the Latin flavor to the show.”

Whether or not that means a full-blown romance with Mr. Hernandez, Duque isn’t saying. But she suggests her stay in town — after being summoned from Mexico by Adriana, who isn’t thrilled about Rafe’s complicated pairing with Hope — might have a few twists. “You never know where the character is going to go,” says Duque, who’s making her English-speaking television debut with the role of Blanca. “I can’t give you that much information, because I want you to see the show, but yes, at the beginning, [Blanca] was flirting with Rafe, and then [she] ended up going another route, which was great.”

[tapdancer]

Hope and Rafe are a "supercouple-in-the-making" now?

[heroicmuse]

Supercouple must have another definition that I'm not aware of.

I'm interested in this Bianca person but disappointed that she won't be ridding us of the disaster that is Rafe/Hope.

[Ted Bell]

I knew mommy matchmaker was on the job.

You can't blame her, she didn't want Rafe to end up as one of Hope's DEAD Husbands.


Well.....There You Have It!

[silvananoir1]

I've actually watched her on telenovelas before. She makes a better villain then anything else, but she's really enjoyable. It will probably give days a boost among latin viewers.

[wendylou]

It's funny to me that they HAD a hot couple in Haiden but they threw that away and now they're pulling out everything they can think of to try to pimp Rafe and Hope.

This lady might turn out interesting but I'm honestly sick of so many new characters. They can't give adequate story/screen time to the people already have on the show.

[silvananoir1]

I've always enjoyed her but this would be the first English speaking role that I've seen her in. I guess Kate del Castillo wasn't available. Like I said she's plays a better villian and I imagine she won't be around for long.

[Kpatch]

I'd never seen her before. She looked to me like a prettier, younger version of Summer.

[fluffysmom]

Hopefully her character will be interesting.