Ángela (telenovela)
| Ángela | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Telenovela |
| Format |
Drama Romance |
| Written by |
Cuauhtémoc Blanco María del Carmen Peña Begoña Fernández Ricardo Fiallega |
| Directed by | Roberto Gómez |
| Starring |
Angélica Rivera Juan Soler Patricia Navidad José Elías Moreno Ignacio López Tarso Ana Martín Jacqueline Andere Juan Peláez |
| Opening theme | "Alguna Vez" (Cristian Castro) |
| Country of origin |
 Mexico |
| Original language(s) | Spanish |
| No. of episodes | 78 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | José Alberto Castro |
| Cinematography |
Roberto Gómez Ernesto Arreola |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Canal de las Estrellas |
| Original run | November 30, 1998 – March 19, 1999 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | La Mentira |
| Followed by | Tres Mujeres |
Angela is a Mexican telenovela, which was produced by Televisa and broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas in 1998. The series was debuted on May 17, 1999 on Univision in the United States, replacing that year's hit La Mentira, and ended on September 9, 1999, being replaced by Tres Mujeres. It aired a second and a third time on Galavisión on March 15, 2000 and May 8, 2001, and ended a second and a third time on July 1, 2000 and August 24, 2001. It aired a fourth time back to Univision's late night "Grandes Historias" lineup, aired on October 28, 2003, and ended on February 27, 2004. It aired a fifth time on TeleFutura on September 18, 2006, and ended on January 8, 2007. This telenovela contained 78 episodes.
Angélica Rivera and Juan Soler as the main protagonists. Patricia Navidad and Juan Peláez as the antagonists. Ignacio López Tarso and Jacqueline Andere as the first actors.
Plot
Angela is a charming and beautiful young school teacher, with a sweet but firm character. Her only living relative is her mother Delia, a sick and embittered woman. On her deathbed, Delia makes Angela swear an oath that she will rise to the top in life, and with her last breath she curses Emilia Santillana, the woman who stole Angela's father away from her. Upon hearing at last the name that Delia had always refused to reveal, Angela vows, with chilling determination, that she will not rest until she has found this woman and made her pay for ruining her mother's life.
Emilia Santillana lives in the city of San Miguel de Allende, where she runs a very successful silver business. She owns a mine and a factory. One day, Angela arrives at Emilia's company seeking employment. Yolanda Rivas, Emilia's right hand, takes pity on the seemingly sweet and shy young girl and persuades her boss to hire her. Little by little Angela wins her trust. Angela is convinced of her righteousness and uses her beauty and her growing influence within the business to systematically destroy Emilia's world.
Only one person mistrusts her and is not seduced by her apparent innocence. Mariano Bautista, a young engineer who works in a silver mine. Angela tries to ignore her attraction for Mariano, but finally comes to realize that she truly loves him. And, for the first time in her life, the promise of happiness seems within her reach when Mariano confesses that he too has fallen in love with her. Nevertheless, the oath she swore over her mother's grave binds her to her destiny, and Angela is now powerless to stop the tidal wave of destruction and suffering that she herself has unleashed.
Cast
| Actor | Character | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Angélica Rivera | Angela Bellati / Angela Gallardo Bellati de Bautista | in love with Mariano, Mariano’s wife, Delia’s daughter, Humberto’s biological daughter, Emilia’s niece, Diana’s cousin/half-sister, Ximena’s former friend, Julian ex-girlfriend |
| Juan Soler | Mariano Bautista Solorzano | in love with Angela, Angela’s husband, ex-boyfriend of Catalina and Ximena, Hortensia’s son, Rene’s brother |
| Ignacio López Tarso | Feliciano Villanueva | Angela’s & Mariano’s boss, padre Martin’s father |
| Ana Martín | Delia Bellati Roldán | Angela’s mother, Emilia’s cousin, died from disease |
| Patricia Navidad | Ximena Chavez | Bruno and Mariano’s ex-girlfriend, Angela’s former friend, ex-lover of Julian, Lorenza’s daughter, Susana’s sister, responsible for the death of Susana, ends up in jail |
| Jacqueline Andere | Emilia Santillana Roldan | Owner of the mine and the Santillana’s Company, Humberto’s ex-wife, Diana’s mother, Delia’s cousin, Angela’s aunt, Yolanda’s friend/assistant |
| Juan Peláez | Humberto Gallardo | Emilia’s ex-husband, Angela’s and Diana’s father, Oscar’s partner, Catalina’s ex-lover, commits suicide |
| Ana Bertha Lepe | Lorenza Chavez | Susana’s & Ximena’s mother, Delia’s friend |
| Olivia Bucio | Yolanda Rivas | Emilia’s friend/assistant, Angela’s & Francisca’s friend |
| Luz María Zetina | Diana Gallardo Santillana | Emilia’s and Humberto’s daughter, Angela’s cousin/half-sister, Rene’s former love interest, Bruno’s girlfriend |
| José Elías Moreno | Padre Martin Villanueva | priest, Feliciano’s son |
| Ernesto Godoy | Bruno Lizarraga | Oscar’s & Esther’s son, Catalina’s brother, Diana’s boyfriend, Susana’s former love interest, Ximena’s ex-boyfriend |
| Rosangela Balbo | Esther Lizarraga | Oscar’s wife Bruno’s and Catalina’s mother |
| Arsenio Campos | Oscar Lizarraga | Esther’s husband, Bruno’s and Catalina’s father, Humberto’s partner |
| Isaura Espinoza | Norma Molina | |
| Aurora Molina | Francisca Osuna | |
| Harry Geithner | Julian Arizpe | Angela’s former boyfriend, Ximena’s ex-lover |
| Yolanda Ciani | Hortensia Solorzano de Bautista | Mariano’s & Rene’s mother, Pedro’s sister, hates Emilia and Angela |
| René Casados | Alfonso Molina | |
| Rossana San Juan | Susana Chavez | Lorenza’s daughter, Ximena’s sister, Angela’s friend, killed by Ximena |
| Eduardo Rivera | Emeterio Gonzalez | employee of mine, Mariano’s assistant |
| José María Yazpik | Rene Bautista Solorzano | Hortensia’s son, Mariano’s brother, Diana’s former love interest, died in accident of mine |
| Gerardo Albarrán | Claudio Sazueta | |
| Rocio Gallardo | Clara Garcia | |
| Joana Benedek | Catalina Lizarraga | Oscar’s and Esther’s daughter, Bruno’s sister, Mariano’s ex-girlfriend, ex-lover of Humberto, died in car accident |
| Carlos Bracho | Salvador Bautista | |
| Manuel Benitez | Teniente Ramos | |
| Manuel "Flaco" Ibáñez | Ramiro | |
| Natasha Dupeyrón | Maria Molina | |
| Mónika Sánchez | Elena | |
| Orlando Miguel | Pedro Solorzano Mateos | Hortensia’s brother, Mariano’s and Rene’s uncle, Delia’s former love interest, died by falling of the ladder |
| Fernanda Reto | Irma Rodriguez | |
| Lolita Rios | Guadalupe "Lupe" Garcia | |
| Andrea Riquelme | Graciela |
Yadhira Carrillo was originally cast as Angela but replaced by Rivera at the last minute with little explanation causing some cast members to leave the cast in solidarity with Carrillo. Leading man Juan Soler eventually went to star with Yadhira three years later in the successful soap opera, La Otra.
References
External links
- Ángela at the IMDB.