Manana Sera Otro Dia
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The title "Manana Sera Otro Dia" (anglicized for the Spanish "Mañana será otro día") is the name of a Mexican telenovela
(a limited-run TV soap opera
). It began in 1976, with principal actors Jacqueline Andere
and Eduardo Fajardo
. The title in English means "Tomorrow will be another day", similar to Scarlett O'Hara
's famous lines, optimistic of future victory, in the 1939 film Gone with the Wind
. In the Spanish title, the accented word "será" ("will be") is pronounced as "say-Rah" but often the word for day is not accented (as "dia").
The telenovela's runtime was 30 minutes, and it had 120 episodes. The TV series was produced in Mexico by Televisa S.A. de C.V. Viewers' reactions to the show have been highly favorable.
from a weathly family living in the resort town of Puerto Vallarta
, Mexico. She loves Arturo, also from a rich family, but their families are long-term enemies. The reason for the families' rivalry is that Mariana's mother Consuelo and his father Juan were once in love, but now have 2 separate families.
Young Mariana becomes pregnant with Arturo's child, but he instead marries another woman, Paola, who dies while giving birth to a girl, Sofía. Mariana leaves her family, while still pregnant, and travels inland to Mexico City
, where she gives birth to Arturo's son, Roberto. However, Mariana's new baby is then kidnapped, and she will spend her life looking for him. Thinking of children separated from their mothers, she devotes herself to the care of orphans. Mariana's baby (Roberto) is left to be raised in an orphanage
.
One day, Roberto meets Mariana and Sofía (his half-sister, Arturo's daughter). Mariana again meets Arturo, still thinking of her, and he wants to rekindle an affair with her. To regain Mariana's affection, he hires a boy, similar in age to Roberto, to pretend to be Mariana's lost son... However, the deceit will be discovered, and Mariana will find her true son Roberto, but she will remain alone.
Cinematography
Director
Producer
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"...
(a limited-run TV soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
). It began in 1976, with principal actors Jacqueline Andere
Jacqueline Andere
Jacqueline Andere is a Mexican actress.- Biography :...
and Eduardo Fajardo
Eduardo Fajardo
Eduardo Fajardo is a Spanish film actor. He appeared in over 160 films between 1947 and 2002.He was born in Pontevedra, Spain.-Selected filmography:* Reckless * Tizoc * Django...
. The title in English means "Tomorrow will be another day", similar to Scarlett O'Hara
Scarlett O'Hara
Scarlett O' Hara is the protagonist in Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel Gone with the Wind and in the later film of the same name...
's famous lines, optimistic of future victory, in the 1939 film Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind
The slaves depicted in Gone with the Wind are primarily loyal house servants, such as Mammy, Pork and Uncle Peter, and these slaves stay on with their masters even after the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 sets them free...
. In the Spanish title, the accented word "será" ("will be") is pronounced as "say-Rah" but often the word for day is not accented (as "dia").
The telenovela's runtime was 30 minutes, and it had 120 episodes. The TV series was produced in Mexico by Televisa S.A. de C.V. Viewers' reactions to the show have been highly favorable.
Synopsis of plot storyline
Mariana is a young womanfrom a weathly family living in the resort town of Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta is a Mexican balneario resort city situated on the Pacific Ocean's Bahía de Banderas.The 2010 census reported Puerto Vallarta's population as 255,725 making it the sixth-largest city in the state of Jalisco...
, Mexico. She loves Arturo, also from a rich family, but their families are long-term enemies. The reason for the families' rivalry is that Mariana's mother Consuelo and his father Juan were once in love, but now have 2 separate families.
Young Mariana becomes pregnant with Arturo's child, but he instead marries another woman, Paola, who dies while giving birth to a girl, Sofía. Mariana leaves her family, while still pregnant, and travels inland to Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, where she gives birth to Arturo's son, Roberto. However, Mariana's new baby is then kidnapped, and she will spend her life looking for him. Thinking of children separated from their mothers, she devotes herself to the care of orphans. Mariana's baby (Roberto) is left to be raised in an orphanage
Orphanage
An orphanage is a residential institution devoted to the care of orphans – children whose parents are deceased or otherwise unable or unwilling to care for them...
.
One day, Roberto meets Mariana and Sofía (his half-sister, Arturo's daughter). Mariana again meets Arturo, still thinking of her, and he wants to rekindle an affair with her. To regain Mariana's affection, he hires a boy, similar in age to Roberto, to pretend to be Mariana's lost son... However, the deceit will be discovered, and Mariana will find her true son Roberto, but she will remain alone.
Cast
The following are the original cast members of the show:- Jacqueline AndereJacqueline AndereJacqueline Andere is a Mexican actress.- Biography :...
.... Mariana - Eduardo FajardoEduardo FajardoEduardo Fajardo is a Spanish film actor. He appeared in over 160 films between 1947 and 2002.He was born in Pontevedra, Spain.-Selected filmography:* Reckless * Tizoc * Django...
.... Alfonso - Rebeca Iturbide .... Consuelo
- Bertha MossBertha MossBertha Moss , born Juana Bertha Moscovish Holm, was an actress of the stage, telenovelas and cinema of Mexico. She was born in Buenos Aires Argentina...
.... Hortensia - Víctor JuncoVíctor JuncoVíctor Mortimer Junco was a Mexican film actor. He appeared in 140 films between 1935 and 1988.-Selected filmography:* The Devil Is a Woman * Ash Wednesday -External links:...
.... Juan - Jorge VargasJorge VargasJorge Vargas may refer to:*Jorge B. Vargas , Filipino lawyer and youth advocate*Jorge Vargas González, Chilean politician, mayor of Pichilemu 1997-2007*Jorge Alberto Vargas, Ecuadorian football player*Jorge Francisco Vargas, Chilean footballer...
.... Arturo - Helena RojoHelena RojoHelena Rojo is a leading Mexican film, theater and television actress.-Biography:She began her career as a model in the early-1960s. Toward the end of the decade, she studied drama with renown Mexican directors Carlos Ancira and José Luis Ibáñez, making her film debut in 1968 in the film El club...
.... Paola - Nelly Meden .... Patricia
- Ma. Fernanda Ayensa .... Patricia (young)
- María Rubio .... Olivia
- Valentín Trujillo .... Roberto
- Carlos Bracho .... Armando
- Susana Alexander .... Sofia
- Enrique Novi
- Verónica CastroVerónica CastroVerónica Castro is a Mexican actress, singer and television host. She is the mother of singer Cristian Castro and filmmaker Michelle Sáinz Castro and the sister of actress Beatriz Castro,and telenovela producer José Alberto Castro....
.... Gabriela - Zoila Quiñones
- Marty Cosens
- Rosario Granados .... Virginia
Crew members
Writing credits- Fernanda Villeli (original story/adaptation)
- Marissa Garido (original story/adaptation)
Cinematography
- Ernesto AlonsoErnesto AlonsoErnesto Ramirez Alonso was a Mexican producer, director, cinematographer and actor. He was nicknamed "Señor Telenovela" because most of his work centered around telenovelas known around the world....
Director
- Carlos David Ortigoza
Producer
- Ernesto AlonsoErnesto AlonsoErnesto Ramirez Alonso was a Mexican producer, director, cinematographer and actor. He was nicknamed "Señor Telenovela" because most of his work centered around telenovelas known around the world....