Esmeralda (telenovela)
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Esmeralda is a telenovela
that was released by Televisa
in 1997. It is a remake
of a 1970 Venezuela
n telenovela of that same name, and was itself remade in Brazil
in 2004. Another version is Topacio
from Venezuela in 1984.
Esmeralda, the Peñareal’s baby girl, was born blind, but the kindness of her heart provides her the light to be happy and the illusion to believe that someday she will meet love. Her eyes are the ‘eyes of love’.
Time passes and the destiny of both of the children, Esmeralda and José Armando, come across and they instantly fall in love.
However, the obsession, the wish, the family interests, the false love of a woman and the Peñareal’s pride to make their lineage prevail, destroy any noble feeling. Esmeralda and José Armando are the victims in this sea of resentment that, little by little, submerges them into the darkness of indifference.
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"...
that was released by 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...
in 1997. It is a remake
Remake
A remake is a piece of media based primarily on an earlier work of the same medium.-Film:The term "remake" is generally used in reference to a movie which uses an earlier movie as the main source material, rather than in reference to a second, later movie based on the same source...
of a 1970 Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
n telenovela of that same name, and was itself remade 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...
in 2004. Another version is Topacio
Topacio
Topacio was a 1984 Venezuelan telenovela produced and broadcast by Radio Caracas Televisión. It is a remake of Esmeralda, a 1970s telenovela produced by rival network Venevisión, which in turn has been remade twice .Topacio was written by Benilde Avila, Milagros del Valle, Ana Mercedes Escámez, and...
from Venezuela in 1984.
Plot
Rodolfo Peñareal is obsessed with having a male child. After many abortions, his wife Blanca is pregnant again. One night, a girl is born, but they believe that she was born dead. In another house in the same town, in a humble house, a boy is born, but his mother dies during labor. The midwife and the nanny of Blanca, with their best intention and with the aim to calm down Rodolfo, decide to exchange the children. Blanca puts a pair of emerald earrings on her supposedly dead baby so that she is buried with them. Once the exchange is done, the midwife, Dominga, discovers that the girl is not dead, but now it is too late to right the wrong. In this way, the boy that was born in a miserable hut sees his first light in the opulence of the big house, while the sweet little girl who was entitled to a golden crib, gives her first steps among ramshackle walls and misery.Esmeralda, the Peñareal’s baby girl, was born blind, but the kindness of her heart provides her the light to be happy and the illusion to believe that someday she will meet love. Her eyes are the ‘eyes of love’.
Time passes and the destiny of both of the children, Esmeralda and José Armando, come across and they instantly fall in love.
However, the obsession, the wish, the family interests, the false love of a woman and the Peñareal’s pride to make their lineage prevail, destroy any noble feeling. Esmeralda and José Armando are the victims in this sea of resentment that, little by little, submerges them into the darkness of indifference.
Cast
- Leticia CalderónLeticia CalderónCarmen Leticia Calderón León is a Mexican actress.She lived in Alvarado, Veracruz, Guaymas, Sonora, La Paz and Mexico City where she studied at the Centro de Capacitación de Televisa ....
as Esmeralda Peñarreal De Velasco - Fernando ColungaFernando ColungaFernando Colunga is a Mexican actor known for his work in Mexican telenovelas....
as José Armando Peñarreal De Velasco - Enrique Lizalde as Don Rodolfo Peñarreal
- Laura ZapataLaura ZapataLaura Zapata is a Mexican telenovela actress. She has acted in Televisa productions most of her life.- Family :...
as Fátima Linares viuda de Peñarreal - Salvador PinedaSalvador PinedaSalvador Pineda Popoca is a Mexican actor. He has participated in several telenovelas and Mexican movies, as well as two Hollywood low budget movies....
as Dr. Lucio Malaver † - Ignacio López TarsoIgnacio López TarsoIgnacio López Tarso is a Mexican actor of stage, film and television. He is considered as one of the country's finest actors.-Early life:...
as Melesio - Gustavo RojoGustavo RojoGustavo Rojo is a Uruguayan film actor and producer. He has appeared in over 100 films since 1944.-Selected filmography:* El Gran Calavera * The Evil Forest * The Island Princess...
as Dr. Bernardo Pérez-Montalvo † - Irán EoryIrán Eory- Biography :She was born to an Austrian father and a Turkish mother of Jewish descent on October 21, 1937 in Tehran, Iran. Irán was given as the screen name for her, because it suggests her birth country....
as Sister Piedad - Noé MurayamaNoé MurayamaNoé Murayama was a Mexican actor, who starred in numerous Mexican films.-Biography:Noé was born in Ciudad del Maíz in the state of San Luis Potosí, Mexico. His father was Japanese Mexican. His name is a Spanish form of the name Noah.Noé studied for a dentist.He played a key role in the Mexican...
as Fermín † - Dina de MarcoDina de MarcoDina de Marco , born Diana Zar Nuñez Jimenez, was a late Mexican actress and television director. She formed as actress in the Academy of Andres Soler.- Biography :...
as Crisanta - Elsa Navarrete as Aurora
- Esther RinaldiEsther RinaldiEsther Rinaldi is a Mexican actress who appears in telenovelas. She played "Florecita" Lucero in Esmeralda , Abril Valdez-Quiñones Del Castillo in Rosalinda , Nieves Muñoz in Abrázame Muy Fuerte , and Micaela in ¡Vivan los niños! etc.- Telenovelas :*Esmeralda ...Flor de la Caridad 'Florecita'...
as Flor de la Caridad 'Florecita' Lucero - Juan Carlos Serrán as Dionisio Lucero
- Juan Pablo Gamboa as Dr. Álvaro Lazcano
- María Luisa Alcalá as Doña Socorro 'Socorrito
- Alejandro Ruiz as Adrián Lucero
- Nora SalinasNora SalinasNora Alicia Ortiz Salinas is a Mexican actress born in Monterrey, Nuevo León.-Career:Carita de Angel, in which she played the character Tia Pelucas, has been one of the longest running telenovelas, having shot over 350 episodes...
as Graciela 'Gracielita' Peñarreal Linares de Valverde † - Rafael del Villar as Sebastián Robles-Gil
- Raquel MorellRaquel MorellRaquel Morell is a Mexican actress who appears in many telenovelas.She was born on February 4, 1959 in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico.She is probably the best known for her role of Blanca De Velasco de Peñarreal in telenovela Esmeralda. Blanca was a mother of Esmeralda, who was played by Leticia Calderón...
as Blanca De Velasco de Peñarreal - Raquel Pankowsky as Juana
- Raquel OlmedoRaquel OlmedoRaquel Olmedo is an actress and at one time singer. She started her career in her native Cuba before moving to Mexico in 1959 at the start of Fidel Castro's regime's rule of Cuba.- Biography :...
as Dominga - Úrsula MurayamaÚrsula MurayamaÚrsula Murayama is a telenovela actress. She is the best known for the role of Jacinta in Esmeralda . The main heroine of this telenovela, Esmeralda, was played by Leticia Calderón. In Esmeralda also appeared Noé Murayama....
as Jacinta - Isadora GonzálezIsadora GonzálezIsadora González is a Mexican actress. She was born in Mexico City.She appeared in some telenovelas.-Filmography:*De frente al sol*Dos mujeres, un camino*Volver a empezar - Sonia*Tu y yo*Mi querida Isabel...
as Tania - Ana Patricia RojoAna Patricia RojoAna Patricia Rojo Stein, best known as Ana Patricia Rojo is a Mexican actress. She was born on February 13, 1974 in Villahermosa, Tabasco, she is the daughter of actor Gustavo Rojo, and the former Miss Peru Carmela Stein....
as Georgina Pérez-Montalvo - Raúl PadillaRaul PadillaRaúl "Chato" Padilla was a Mexican actor, and a member of Chespirito's comedy troupe, famous for his character in El Chavo del Ocho, Jaimito el Cartero . Padilla joined the show in 1979 following the departure of Ramon Valdez, gradually taking over the sorts of roles Valdez used to play...
as Trolebús - Dina de MarcoDina de MarcoDina de Marco , born Diana Zar Nuñez Jimenez, was a late Mexican actress and television director. She formed as actress in the Academy of Andres Soler.- Biography :...
as Crisanta - Rosita Pelayo as Hilda
- Rafael AmadorRafael AmadorRafael Amador is a Mexican football defender who played for Mexico in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Club Universidad Nacional.-External links:*...
as Dionisio Lucero - Sergio Jurado as Lic. Joaquín Estrada