Maria la del Barrio

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Maria la del Barrio is a Mexican telenovela starred by Thalia, Fernando Colunga and Itati Cantoral, which was produced and broadcasted on Televisa in 1996. It was also transmitted on Univision in the United States in 1996, and on REN TV in Russia. It was the best telenovela in 1997 winning the prize of best telenovela. It is a remake of Los Ricos Tambien Lloran starred by Veronica Castro, Rogelio Guerra and Rocio Banquells.

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[edit] Plot

Maria Hernández later De La Vega is a 15-year-old scavenger who lives on the outskirts of the city. She loses her godmother, who before dying begs the local priest not to leave Maria to fend for herself. The priest asks one of his benefactors to please let Maria work as a servant in his house. Instead, Don Fernando de la Vega brings her in as his ward, making her a targ et of hostility for his wife, Victoria de la Vega, and her niece, Soraya Montenegro. Maria falls in love with the dashing but drunken and disorderly son of the house, Luis Fernando de la Vega, and must fight Soraya for his affections. When Luis Fernando and Maria finally get married, he walks in on an innocent embrace between Maria and his brother Vladimir and storms out blinded with jealousy. He does not believe Maria's baby is his, so when it is born, Maria gives it away during a temporary bout of insanity. Luis Fernando rescues her from an asylum and adopts another child for her, but she never loses hope of recovering the son she lost.

[edit] Facts

  • The telenovela was filmed at Las Lomas de Chapultepec in Mexico City.
  • In 1997, Maria la del Barrio was sold to more than 45 countries around the world including the Middle East.
  • It remains to be one of the most successful Latin American soap operas of the 90's.

[edit] Awards

[edit] Main Cast

  • Thalia as Maria Hernandez de De La Vega
  • Fernando Colunga as Luis Fernando De La Vega
  • Itati Cantoral as Soraya Montenegro De la Vega Montalban
  • Ricardo Blume as Don Fernando De la Vega
  • Iran Eory as Victoria De la Vega
  • Ludwika Paleta as Maria de los Angeles "Tita" De la Vega Hernandez
  • Osvaldo Benavides as Fernando "Nandito" De la Vega Hernandez

[edit] Cast

  • Hector Soberon - Vladimir
  • Ana Patricia Rojo - Penelopa
  • Rene Munoz - "El Veracruz"
  • Roberto Blandon - Papacito
  • Emilia Carranza - Raymunda
  • Meche Barba - Lupe
  • Silvia Caos -Calista
  • Aurora Molina - Casilda
  • Frances Ondiviella - Cecilia
  • Ariel Lopez Padilla - Daniel
  • Pituka de Foronda - Senora Caro
  • Tito Guizar - Padre Honorio
  • Carmen Salinas - Agripina
  • Antonio Medellin - Doctor Carreras
  • Ninon Sevilla -Caridad
  • Jessica Jurado - Veronica
  • Lilia Machel - Matilde


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