Rosalinda
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| Rosalinda | |
| country = Mexico | |
| Directed by | Beatriz Sheridan Karina Duprez |
| Written by | {{{writer}}} |
| Script by | {{{script}}} |
| Cinematography by | Manuel Barajas |
| Produced by | Salvador Mejía Nathalie Lartilleux |
| Starring | Thalía Fernando Carrillo |
| Music by | José Antonio "Potro" Farías |
| Theme song | Ay Amor - Rosalinda |
| Performed by | Thalía |
| Country | {{{country}}} |
| Language | Spanish |
| Network | Televisa |
| Broadcast | 1999 |
| No. of episodes | 80 |
Rosalinda is a Mexican telenovela, which was produced by and broadcasted on Televisa in 1999.
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[edit] Series information
Rosalinda is a telenovela starring Thalía directed in by Karina Duprez and Beatriz Sheridan, who also directed La Usurpadora (The Usurper) and La Venganza (Revenge). "Rosalinda" as portrayed by Thalía is a nice woman who lives with her family and caught between two suitors.
[edit] Plot
[edit] Synopsis
Rosalinda is a sweet woman living with her family. When her mother, who is not really her mother, dies, she meets Fernando Jose whose father her real mother killed and served prison time for. Because of a complicated illness, she loses her memory and falls in love with another man, Alex. Upon hearing Fernando sing, Rosalinda regains her memory but now must choose which man she will marry.
[edit] Main story line
Rosalinda is a pretty 20-year-old girl who sells flowers and decorates a fancy restaurant. One day, she meets Fernando Jose, a man of high social status. He plays the piano at the restaurant. They eventually fall in love, get married, and have a child named Erika, but his stepmother Valeria desires to split the happy couple up. And she has the perfect way of doing so. Rosalinda's real mother, Soledad, served a 20-year prison sentence for the murder of Fernando Jose's real father. She was innocent, but took the blame. After finding out this horrible news, Fernando Jose abandons Rosalinda and her daughter. Valeria kidnaps Erika. Rosalinda goes into a depression and eventually loses her mind. She is locked up in a mental asylum.
[edit] Flight into the night
One night, the mental hospital catches fire and burns down. Rosalinda fortunately manages to escape. However, her loved ones are convinced she is dead.She meets an old man who forces her and shows her how to steal. Suffering from a major case of amnesia, she is forced to become a thief for a while. She meets Alex Dorantes while trying to steal from his house. Alex cleans her up and she takes on the identity of Paloma Dorantes and becomes a singer. She falls in love with Alex, the talent agent who makes her famous. Fernando Jose marries Rosalinda's sister, Fedra.
[edit] Rejuvenated
Rosalinda's life with Alex seems to be going well. However, things just didn't seem to be totally right. One night, Rosalinda and Alex attend one of Fernando Jose's concerts. He played a song which happened to be the first one he played the day they met. This seemed to trigger Rosalinda's memory of her past. Overwhelmed by these memories, Rosalinda scurries out of the concert hall and gets hit by a car. Alex rushes her to the hospital. It is then that Rosalinda realizes that she is not Paloma, but Rosalinda.
[edit] Choices, choices
Now that Rosalinda has gained her memory back, she must go back and fight to gain her child back, her family, and maybe even Fernando Jose in the process. Along the way, she encounters many life-changing events. She encounters many obstacles with Valeria and her cronies, and even discovers who Fernando Jose's real mother is.
[edit] Here comes the bride
The novela ends with Fernando Jose and Rosalinda leaving the church where Rosalinda had planned to marry Fernando Jose. and they live happy ever after.
[edit] Facts
- Rosalinda was Thalía's last telenovela before moving to New York City with her husband Tommy Mottola.
- This telenovela was heralded as a must see event due to the stars involved, Lupita Ferrer (who played Rosalinda in the original version produced in Venezuela, "Maria Teresa"), Angelica Maria and Fernando Carrillo.
- The telenovela has been released on a two double-sided DVDs as an edited version of the telenovela.
[edit] Main cast
- Thalía as Rosalinda Pérez Romero later Rosalinda del Castillo de Altamirano aka Paloma Dorantes
- Fernando Carrillo as Fernando José Altamirano del Castillo
- Lupita Ferrer as Valeria del Castillo de Altamirano
- Nora Salinas as Fedra Pérez Romero de Altamirano
- Victor Noriega as Alex Dorantes
- Angélica María as Soledad Romero
- Adriana Fonseca as Lucy Pérez Romero
- Manuel Saval as Alfredo del Castillo
- Laura Zapata as Veronica del Castillo
- Miguel Rodríguez as Javier Pérez
- René Muñoz as Grandpa Florentino
- Jorge De Silva as Beto Pérez Romero
- Dominika Paleta as Pamela Beltran
[edit] Supporting cast
- Lee Tockar
- Paty Díaz
- Ninón Sevilla
- Raúl Padilla
- Renata
- Elvira Monsell
- Anastasia Acosta
- Eduardo Luna
- Roberto Guzmán
- Meche Barba
- María Teresa
- Sergio Reynoso
- Ana María Aguirre
- Rafael Amador
- Alejandro Ávila
- Eugenio Bartilotti
- Guadalupe Bolaños
- Eva Calvo
- Guillermo García Cantú
- César Castro
- Aida Cuevas
- Susana González
- Alberto Inzúa
- Queta Lavat
- Eduardo Liñán
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[edit] External links
- Rosalinda at the Telenovela database
- Rosalinda at the Internet Movie Database
