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Chispita (Telenovela)
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Chispita is a telenovela
made by Mexican TV network Televisa
. It is a familiar telenovela, set in Mexico
. This telenovela
was broadcast in 1983. This was the first telenovela that Lucero starred as a main character.
) and her husband had terrible car accident, her husband dies and she lost her memory completely and she is not ableto remember anything at all.
After this incident, María Luisa didn't remember she had a daughter, Isabel (Lucerito), who became an orphan and is taken to the orphanage of the Father Eugenio (Gastón Tuset) where she starts to live and grow.
When Isabel is 10 years old, she was adopted by Don Alejandro (Enrique Lizalde), a repectable man, widower and with 2 children, Juan Carlos y Lilí.
When Isabel is taken home, she meets Gloria (Alma Delfina), the maid, who become her friend just like Juan Carlos, but it doesn't happen the same with Lilí and the Miss Irene, Lili's tutor, they make the life impossible to Isabel.
Like a miracle Bertha (Hilda Aguirre) appears, María Luisa's sister, and she contacts Isabel and convince her to look for her mother due to her strange disappearance.
Meanwhile, María Luisa deceides to name herself as Lucía due to her lack of memory and she get a job in the orphage of Father Eugenio. When Isabel meets Lucía, they befriend each other, without knowing the familiar ties.
that included the main theme.
However, Lucerito didn't sing the theme, but in a special performance by Timbiriche and Lucerito, they sing it together. The soundtrack
was recorded in Spanish and Portuguese languages. In Brazil
, this telenovela has been broadcast 8 times and Chispita dolls has been sold.
Chispita's opening credits
is almost a copy
of another opening credits: Pai Herói (Lit. Father Hero) also had its episode
s beginning with a jigsaw puzzle
being assembled, of which the pictures was a child
in a garden
, beyond others resemblances. Pai Herói is a Brazilian telenovela
produced in 1979 by Rede Globo
, and written by Janete Clair
. It was a great success in Brazil
. Brazilian watchers noted that fact
in 1984, when SBT
had exhibited Chispita in the country
.
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
made by Mexican TV network Televisa
Televisa
Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...
. It is a familiar telenovela, set in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. This telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
was broadcast in 1983. This was the first telenovela that Lucero starred as a main character.
Plot
María Luisa (Angélica AragónAngélica Aragón
Angélica Aragón is a Mexican actress of telenovelas and such films as Dune, A Walk in the Clouds, Bella, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, Vivir un poco, Mirada de mujer, Novia que te vea, and the blockbuster film Sexo, pudor y lágrimas.-Early life:Aragón was born Angélica Espinoza Stransky in Mexico...
) and her husband had terrible car accident, her husband dies and she lost her memory completely and she is not ableto remember anything at all.
After this incident, María Luisa didn't remember she had a daughter, Isabel (Lucerito), who became an orphan and is taken to the orphanage of the Father Eugenio (Gastón Tuset) where she starts to live and grow.
When Isabel is 10 years old, she was adopted by Don Alejandro (Enrique Lizalde), a repectable man, widower and with 2 children, Juan Carlos y Lilí.
When Isabel is taken home, she meets Gloria (Alma Delfina), the maid, who become her friend just like Juan Carlos, but it doesn't happen the same with Lilí and the Miss Irene, Lili's tutor, they make the life impossible to Isabel.
Like a miracle Bertha (Hilda Aguirre) appears, María Luisa's sister, and she contacts Isabel and convince her to look for her mother due to her strange disappearance.
Meanwhile, María Luisa deceides to name herself as Lucía due to her lack of memory and she get a job in the orphage of Father Eugenio. When Isabel meets Lucía, they befriend each other, without knowing the familiar ties.
Cast
- Lucero as Isabel "Chispita"
- Angélica AragónAngélica AragónAngélica Aragón is a Mexican actress of telenovelas and such films as Dune, A Walk in the Clouds, Bella, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, Vivir un poco, Mirada de mujer, Novia que te vea, and the blockbuster film Sexo, pudor y lágrimas.-Early life:Aragón was born Angélica Espinoza Stransky in Mexico...
as Lucía - Enrique Lizalde as Alejandro de la Mora
- Hilda Aguirre as Tía Beatriz
- Roxana Chávez as Olga
- Aurora Cortés as Jesusa
- Alma Delfina as Gloria
- Rogelio Guerra as Esteban
- Alberto Mayagoitia as Ángel Guardián
- Samuel Molina as Rogelio
- Beatriz Moreno as Lola
- Lorena Rivero as Mabel
- Gastón Tuset as Father Eugenio
Reception & Music
Due to its international success, it was decided to make a special album by TimbiricheTimbiriche
Timbiriche is the name of a Mexican group that debuted on April 30, 1982, during a broadcast of the news program Hoy Mismo with Alex Gongora and disbanded in 1994....
that included the main theme.
However, Lucerito didn't sing the theme, but in a special performance by Timbiriche and Lucerito, they sing it together. The soundtrack
Chispita
Chispita is an album from the soap opera Chispita starring by Lucerito. The album was inspired by the huge success of the eponymous soap opera...
was recorded in Spanish and Portuguese languages. In Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, this telenovela has been broadcast 8 times and Chispita dolls has been sold.
Chispita's opening credits
Opening credits
In a motion picture, television program, or video game, the opening credits are shown at the very beginning and list the most important members of the production. They are now usually shown as text superimposed on a blank screen or static pictures, or sometimes on top of action in the show. There...
is almost a copy
Copy
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of another opening credits: Pai Herói (Lit. Father Hero) also had its episode
Episode
An episode is a part of a dramatic work such as a serial television or radio program. An episode is a part of a sequence of a body of work, akin to a chapter of a book. The term sometimes applies to works based on other forms of mass media as well, as in Star Wars...
s beginning with a jigsaw puzzle
Jigsaw puzzle
A jigsaw puzzle is a tiling puzzle that requires the assembly of numerous small, often oddly shaped, interlocking and tessellating pieces.Each piece usually has a small part of a picture on it; when complete, a jigsaw puzzle produces a complete picture...
being assembled, of which the pictures was a child
Child
Biologically, a child is generally a human between the stages of birth and puberty. Some vernacular definitions of a child include the fetus, as being an unborn child. The legal definition of "child" generally refers to a minor, otherwise known as a person younger than the age of majority...
in a garden
Garden
A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. The garden can incorporate both natural and man-made materials. The most common form today is known as a residential garden, but the term garden has...
, beyond others resemblances. Pai Herói is a Brazilian telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
produced in 1979 by Rede Globo
Rede Globo
Rede Globo , or simply Globo, is a Brazilian television network, launched by media mogul Roberto Marinho on April 26, 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Organizações Globo, being by far the largest of its holdings...
, and written by Janete Clair
Janete Clair
Janete Clair was a Brazilian television, radio play, and novel writer born in Conquista, Minas Gerais, Brazil. TV series in Brazil continued to be based on her work fifteen years after her 1983 death from cancer in Rio de Janeiro. She was the wife of writer Alfredo Dias Gomes.-External links:...
. It was a great success in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. Brazilian watchers noted that fact
Fact
A fact is something that has really occurred or is actually the case. The usual test for a statement of fact is verifiability, that is whether it can be shown to correspond to experience. Standard reference works are often used to check facts...
in 1984, when SBT
SBT
Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão is a Brazilian television network. The network first aired in 1981, and its headquarters are based in Osasco, at the CDT Anhanguera complex. SBT is owned by Silvio Santos , a popular Brazilian TV host...
had exhibited Chispita in the country
Country
A country is a region legally identified as a distinct entity in political geography. A country may be an independent sovereign state or one that is occupied by another state, as a non-sovereign or formerly sovereign political division, or a geographic region associated with a previously...
.
Awards
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1st TvyNovelas Awards Premios TVyNovelas The TVyNovelas Awards, also known as the Premios TVyNovelas are presented annually by Televisa and the magazine TVyNovelas to honour the best Mexican television productions, especially telenovelas. Instituted in 1983, the award ceremony is held in Forum Mundo Imperial in Acapulco... |
Best Breakthrough Performance | Lucerito | |
| Azteca de Oro Awards |