Kassandra (TV series)

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Kassandra (1991–1992) was a Venezuelan telenovela, written by Delia Fiallo and directed by Grazio D'Angelo and Olegario Barrera, involving a gypsy maiden marrying into a rich family. She does not realize, however, that she is the granddaughter of the man in the house. Her husband is killed on her wedding night, and she is blamed for the murder.

This telenovela lasted 150 episodes, and it achieved a significant amount of success outside Venezuela, it was extremely successful in its airing in Romania, Republic of Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Russia,Syria, other Eastern European countries (where telenovelas became frequently aired since the local and television stations had no resource to obtain airing rights to more popular shows), Indonesia, Italy and other countries. It earned entry in Guinness Book of World Records as Spanish TV series being aired in greatest number of countries (128).

The Televisa telenovela Peregrina is a remake of this show.

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  • Coraima Torres as Kassandra/Andreina Arocha
  • Osvaldo Rios as Ignacio Contreras/Luis David Contreras
  • Henry Soto as Randu
  • Raul Xiques as Alfonso Arocha
  • Carmencita Padron as Ofelia Alonso
  • Nury Flores as Herminia Arocha
  • Esperanza Magaz as Dorinda
  • Carlos Arreaza as Tomas
  • Alexander Milic as Matias Osorio
  • Hylene Rodriguez as Lilia Rosa Alonso
  • Ivan Tamayo as Héctor Quintero
  • Loly Sánchez as Rosaura Osorio
  • Fernando Flores as Simon
  • Veronica Cortez as Yaritza
  • Juan Frankis as Marcelino
  • Erika Medina as Isabel Contreras, a.k.a. Chabela
  • Rafael Romero as Glinka
  • Cecilia Villarreal as Gema Salazar
  • Roberto Moll as Manrique Alonso
  • Mimi Sills as Elvira Alonso
  • Manuel Escolano as Roberto Alonso
  • Miguel de León as Ernesto Rangel
  • Saúl Martinez as Doctor
  • Nelly Prigoryan as Verushka
  • Pedro Durán as Calunga
  • Eduardo Gadea Perez as Judge
  • Margarita Hernandez as Norma De Castro
  • Félix Landaeta as Carrion
  • José Oliva as Olivera

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