Topacio was a 1984 Venezuelan telenovela produced and broadcast by Radio Caracas Televisión. It is a remake of Esmeralda, a 1970s telenovela produced by rival network Venevisión, which in turn has been remade twice (Esmeralda, by Televisa in 1997, and Esmeralda by SBT in 2004).
Topacio was written by Benilde Avila, Milagros del Valle, Ana Mercedes Escámez, and Delia Fiallo and directed by Luis Alberto Lamata and Luis Manzo. This telenovela lasted 181 episodes and was distributed internationally by RCTV International. It was also aired in Mexico's Canal 5 at 8 p.m. in 1985 and throughout Latin America, Spain and other countries.
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Topacio, blind, the daughter of rich farmers, was brought up as a poor orphan. On the contrary, Jorge Luis, the orphan of a family of poor farmers, inherits a large fortune. When Topacio's background was discovered, the young girl had eye surgery and recovered her vision. From that moment on her life has changed, Aurelio and Blanca accept her, although she doesn't find love immediately.
The theme song to Topacio is "Que por qué te quiero", performed by Carlos Mata. The song was later covered by the tejano band Mazz.