María Mercedes (telenovela)
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| Maria Mercedes | |
|---|---|
| Format | Telenovela, Drama, Romance |
| Created by | Televisa |
| Directed by | Beatriz Sheridan |
| Starring | Thalía Arturo Peniche |
| Opening theme | "Maria Mercedes" - Thalía |
| Country of origin |  Mexico |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Production | |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Univision |
| Picture format | 480i SDTV |
| Original airing | 1992 |
María Mercedes was a Mexican telenovela directed by Beatriz Sheridan and starring Thalía as María Mercedes Muñoz. The telenovela was the first in the popular María Trilogy, followed by Marimar and María la del Barrio.
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[edit] Plot/Story
"Maria Mercedes" was a remake of the 1977 novela "Rina" by director Valentin Pimstein with Thalia in the role originally played by Ofelia Medina and without the macabre flavor. Thalia's sister, Laura Zapata, plays Malvina del Olmo, a selfish and materialistic woman who is disinherited by her late nephew as punishment for her greedy and selfish nature. Instead, he has left the middle of the house and fortune to Maria Mercedes, a poor and destitute girl he met on the street, on the condition she lives there. According to his will, Malvina and her well-meaning but inept sister Filagonia may live there, though they will not inherit anything.
María Merecedes was a mega hit in 1992, and shows Thalia as a poor country girl who because of the lack of support from her drunk father, is forced to raise her brothers on her own. After she moves into the del Olmo household, she falls in love with the son of the house Jorge Luis del Olmo, whose mother Malvina, an evil and greedy woman, makes it her life's mission to antagonize Maria Mercedes.
Maria had been married before, with Santiago del Olmo, cousin of Jorge Luis. Santiago was in a coma the entire time, and when he came back from the hospital he saw Maria selling flowers. He proposed her, and she agreed.
When Santiago died María became the head of the family, making Malvina's ire burn stronger.
Jorge Luis and Maria fell in love, and they get married. Malvina then tries once and again to kill María, but she never succeeded. Malvina, along with her bumbling sister Filogonia, scheme to disinherit Maria so they can control the vast fortune.
Whereas the original telenovela was sinister, the new version drops the supernatural elements and focuses on the comedic talents of Thalia as Maria. Thalia is quite striking and looks terrific. Arturo Peniche as Jorge Luis del Olmo makes a handsome and romantic leading man for Thalia. This was the first part of the telenovela trilogy--the three Marias--starring superstar Thalia: Maria Mercedes, Mari-Mar, and Maria la Del Barrio. Of the three, Mari-Mar was the most successful.
[edit] Main Cast
- Thalía as Maria Mercedes Muñoz de del Olmo
- Arturo Peniche as Jorge Luis del Olmo
- Carmen Salinas as Filogonia
- Laura Zapata as Malvina del Olmo
- Nicky Mondellini as Mistica
- Gabriela Goldsmith as Magnolia
- Evangelina Sosa as Candy
- Diana Golden as Fabiola
- Karla Álvarez as Rosario Muñoz
- Jaime Moreno as Rodolfo
- Carmen Amezcua as Digna del Olmo
- Meche Barba as Chonita
- Rebeca Manriquez as Justa
- Fernando Ciangherotti as Santiago del Olmo
[edit] Supporting Cast
- Fernando Colunga as Chicho
- Roberto Guzman as Teo 'El Jarocho'
- Luis Gimeno as Sebastian
- Luis Uribe as Manuel Muñoz
- Roberto Ballesteros as Cordellio
- Raul Padilla
- Patricia Natividad as Iris
- Rossana San Juan as Zafiro
- Ari Telch as Carlos Urbina
- Aurora Molina as Natalia
- Virginia Gutierrez as Blanca
- Paquita la del Barrio
- Sara Montes as Rebecca
- Rafael del Villar
- Arturo Garcia Tenorio
- Irlanda Mora
- Rosa Carmina
- Cuco Sánchez
- David Ostrosky
- Alberto Inzua
- Vanessa Angers
- Silvia Caos
- Dolores Salomon
- Marco Uriel
- Guillermo Murray
- Gustavo Rojo
- Jaime Lozano
- Hector del Puerto
- Hector Gomez
- Julio Urreta
- Enrique Marine
- Ricardo Vera
- Sylvia Campos
- Elia Domensain
- Lucero Lander
- Victor Vera
- América
- Jeannette Candiami
- Carlos Corres
- Manuel D'Flon
- Marcela Figueroa
- Paola Garera
- Miguel Garza
- Alfredo Gutierrez
- Arturo Lorca
- Erika Oliva
- Carlos Rotzinger
- Irma Torres
- Xavier Ximenez
- Luis Clez Carrasco
- Agustin Lopez Zavala
- Eduardo Rivera
- Aaron Beas
- Gustavo Munguia
- Flavio Peniche
- Yula Pozo
- Marta Zamora
[edit] Trivia
- This telenovela was aired in Latin America, Middle East, Europe, and Southeast Asia, with more than 40 countries, making it the fourth most-watched telenovela starring Thalia in the world after Rosalinda, Marimar and Maria La Del Barrio.
