Simplemente María (Peru)
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Simplemente Maria is the name of several telenovelas with the Peruvian version being among the earliest and among the most popular. It ran from 1969 to 1971. It starred Saby Kamalich
playing a woman who goes from a struggling single mother trying to improve herself to being a married fashion designer. The show is cited as increasing interest in sewing and adult literacy. Saby Kamalich would be presented a gold sewing machine by the Singer Corporation
as the show increased their sales in Peru.
Other characters included Esteban (Braulio Castillo
) who began as her teacher and ended the series as her husband after a long relationship while Ricardo Blume
played both the man who seduced her and the son the relationship produced. The show was seen as an encouragement for upward mobility. It also dealt with issues of class and ethnicity. It has been said that it was "maybe the most popular television program of all time in Peru" and it also had fans in the rest of Latin America.
Saby Kamalich
Saby Kamalich is a Peruvian-born Mexican film and television actress. Her father Antonio Fantoni was from Italy, and her mother was from Croatia...
playing a woman who goes from a struggling single mother trying to improve herself to being a married fashion designer. The show is cited as increasing interest in sewing and adult literacy. Saby Kamalich would be presented a gold sewing machine by the Singer Corporation
Singer Corporation
Singer Corporation is a manufacturer of sewing machines, first established as I.M. Singer & Co. in 1851 by Isaac Merritt Singer with New York lawyer Edward Clark. Best known for its sewing machines, it was renamed Singer Manufacturing Company in 1865, then The Singer Company in 1963. It is...
as the show increased their sales in Peru.
Other characters included Esteban (Braulio Castillo
Braulio Castillo
Braulio Castillo Cintrón was a telenovela actor in Latin America. His two sons, Braulio Castillo, Jr. and Jorge Castillo, are also actors....
) who began as her teacher and ended the series as her husband after a long relationship while Ricardo Blume
Ricardo Blume
Ricardo Blume is a Peruvian actor and theater director. He plays in theater, cinema and TV.-Actor:* Collacocha * El Gran Teatro del Mundo * Emigrados...
played both the man who seduced her and the son the relationship produced. The show was seen as an encouragement for upward mobility. It also dealt with issues of class and ethnicity. It has been said that it was "maybe the most popular television program of all time in Peru" and it also had fans in the rest of Latin America.