Ilusiones (literally: Illusions ) was a 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

Telenovela

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 that was produced by and seen on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión

RCTV

Radio Caracas Televisión Internacional is a Venezuelan cable television network headquartered in the Caracas neighborhood of Quinta Crespo. It was sometimes referred to as the Canal de Bárcenas. Owned by Empresas 1BC, RCTV Internacional was inaugurated as Radio Caracas Televisión on 15 November...

. Luis Colmenares came up with the original idea for this telenovela, Mariana D'Juro was its executive producer, Tito Rojas was its director, and Daniel Rojas was in charge of general produccion. César Sierra was in charge of dialoguing. This telenovela lasted 135 episodes and was distributed internationally by RCTV International

Coral Pictures

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Synopsis

Marisol Palacios and Octavio Cáceres see each other for the first time at the port, where Marisol awaits the arrival of her best friend, Macarena Guinand. Marisol is an architect and the daughter of Victor Palacios, a respected congressman who heads an environmental protection commission. Octavio is a poor sailor who was raised in that village and does odd jobs at the port and in the city. At the first meeting, they are unaware of what the future holds: both face societal, cultural, and intellectual adversities, opposition from their families, and will fall into the hands of those who wish to destroy them. One of these people is Jimena Ferrini, an ambitious woman who had amassed her fortune through illicit business dealings. At the beginning of the story, Jimena orders Marisol's kidnapping in an attempt to prevent her father from casting his vote at an important session of congress. But Jimena's plans are thwarted when Octavio rescues Marisol and flees with her, hiding her at a remote location on the beach. Although Octavio doesn't know Marisol's true identity, they are attracted to one another... and it is the beginning of an intense love that will face formidable obstacles. Macarena, once Marisol's best friend, falls in love with Octavio and becomes her greatest rival. At the same time, Marisol's father Victor Palacios is vehemently opposed to her relationship with Octavio, considering him to be socially inferior to this daughter. And Dionisio, Marisol's twin brother, becomes Octavio's mortal enemy. Dionisio had had various confrontations with Octavio in the past, and had been imprisoned for drug abuse and assault. Blaming Octavio for his incarceration, Dionisio swears that he will kill him. Upon his release from prison, Dionisio has a fierce clash with Octavio. Following this, Dionisio dies of a drug overdose. In an attempt to cover up the truth, Victor changes his son's medical records to make it appear that he died as a result of a beating. Octavio feels responsible for this and lives the agony of believing that he has killed a man. At the same time, Marisol resolves to find the man who killed her brother - not realizing that the man she loves is the one implicated in the crime. Ultimately, Octavio is accused of the supposed crime and imprisoned. It is then that Jimena Ferrine, who is relentless in her efforts to gain control of the Palacios family, takes advantage of this situation to bring Marisol together with her son Ricardo, and forever separate her from Octavio. But they will soon find that there is no force greater than prison, no barrier that love cannot overcome.

Cast

• Crisol Carabal as Marisol Palacios
• Vicente Tepedino as Octavio Caceres
• Juan Carlos Alarcón
  Juan Carlos Alarcón
  Juan Carlos Alarcón García is a Venezuelan actor who was born on October 27, 1971 in Mérida, Venezuela. He is internationally known for his role as the maternal uncle of Juana Pérez in Radio Caracas Televisión's soap Juana la Virgen.-Telenovelas:...
  
   as Pablo Caceres
• Carmen Julia Álvarez
  Carmen Julia Álvarez
  Carmen Julia Álvarez is a Venezuelan actress. She was married to actors Eduardo Serrano from 1968 to 1975 and Daniel Alvarado from 1978 to 1994...
  
   as Altagracia Palacios
• Ricardo Bianchi as Giacomo
• Caridad Canelon as Jimena Ferrini
• Ana Castell as Hilda Cáceres
• Dad Dager as Rosa Córdoba
• Manuel Escolano as Roberto Guinand
• Jose Gabriel Gonsalves as Dionisio Palacios
• Bettina Grand as Patrizia Ferrini
• Reina Hinojosa as Mildred
• Jose Luis Montero as Willy
• Veronica Ortiz as Macarena Guinand
• Amalia Perez Diaz as Benita Bello
• Alicia Plaza
  Alicia Plaza
  Alicia Plaza, born April 30, 1957 in Caracas, Venezuela, is a veteran, Venezuelan actress. She has worked in various telenovelas, and most recently she has participated in various productions in Miami, Florida.-External links:...
  
   as Reyes, Jorge (IV)
• Loly Sanchez as Margarita Abreu
• Raúl Xiques as Víctor Palacios
• Paola Krum
  Paola Krum
  Paola Krum was born Andrea Paola Krum on June 20, 1970 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is an actress, singer, and dancer, and is one of the many young, multi-talented Argentine performers of the present day. She has studied theater, dance, and voice since she was 10. Her breakthrough came in the...
  
   as Lolymar
• Janin Barboza as Belen Caceres
• Gabriel Fernandez
  Gabriel Fernández
  Gabriel Fernández Arenas, aka Gabi , is a Spanish footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid as a defensive midfielder.-Football career:...
  
   as Ricardo Ferrini
• Leonardo Oliva as Italo Ferrini
• Judith Vasquez as Soraya
• Enrique Ibañez as Luciano Palacios

External links

• Ilusiones at the Internet Movie Database
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• Videoclip of the opening credits of Ilusiones
• Ilusiones at the VenCOR
• Ilusiones at the Series de TV