Cristal (telenovela)
| Cristal | |
|---|---|
| Format | Telenovela |
| Created by | RCTV |
| Starring |
Lupita Ferrer Jeannette Rodríguez Carlos Mata Raul Amundaray |
| Country of origin | Venezuela |
| Original language(s) | Spanish |
| No. of episodes | 246 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | RCTV |
| Original run | August 5, 1985 – July 12, 1986 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Topacio |
Cristal (1985-1986) is a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión. It was written by Delia Fiallo and directed by Daniel Farías, Arturo Páez, and Tito Rojas. This telenovela lasted 246 episodes, and it achieved a significant amount of success inside and outside Venezuela, it was extremely successful in its airing in Spain (where each advertisement that was seen during the transmission of Cristal cost more than seven million pesetas) and Italy. It was distributed internationally by Coral International. Cristal has been rebroadcast more than seven times in Venezuela.
Synopsis
Victoria Ascano, the beautiful and successful owner of the fashion house "Casa Victoria", decides to search for the baby she abandoned years before. At the same time, Cristina, Victoria's daughter leaves the orphanage where she was raised and moves into an apartment with two other girls, ready to pursue her dream of becoming a model. Cristina is unknowingly hired by Victoria, and she was on her way to becoming a successful model when Victoria discovers that Cristina and Luis Alfredo, her stepson, were having an affair. Victoria fires Cristina and Luis Alfredo marries Marion, his old girlfriend, because she claims to be carrying his child. Shortly after being abandoned by Luis Alfredo and fired by Victoria, Cristina discovers that she, too, is pregnant.
Cast
- Lupita Ferrer as Victoria Ascanio
- Jeannette Rodríguez as Cristina Expósito, a.k.a. Cristal
- Carlos Mata as Luis Alfredo Ascanio
- Raul Amundaray as Alejandro Ascanio
- Marita Capote as Marion Bellorin
- Mariela Alcala as Inocencia
- Lourdes Valera as Zoraida, a.k.a. Cerebrito
- Henry Zakka as Adán
- Zoe Ducós as Luisa
- Lino Ferrer as Lino
- Ileana Jacket as Bertha Girot
- Roberto Moll as Darío
- Jorge Palacios as Gonzalo Valladares
- Humberto Garcia as Padre Ángel de Jesús
- Gigi Zancheta as Eliana Ascanio
- Cecilia Villarreal as Vivian Marshall
- Sonya Smith as Maggie
Theme song
The theme song to Cristal is "Mi Vida Eres Tu", performed by Rudy La Scala.
End Song is "Volvamos A Vivir", performed by Rudy La Scala.
Broadcasters
| Country | Alternate title/Translation | TV network(s) | Series premiere | Series finale | Weekly schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Venezuela | Cristal | Radio Caracas Televisión | 1985 | 1986 | |
 Spain | Cristal | Televisión Española | 1989[1] | 1990[2] | |
 Poland | Cristal | TVP3 | 1994 | 1995 |
Trivia
- This is the 2nd of the 3 telenovelas (María Celeste, Corazón Valiente) that mother and daughter Sonya Smith and Ileana Jacquet worked together.
See also
- List of famous telenovelas
References
- ↑ "La telenovela dramática Cristal empieza a emitirse hoy en TVE-1". Elpais.com. 1989-12-04. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
- ↑ "TVE sustituye Cristal por otro culebrón". Elpais.com. 1990-11-14. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
External links
- Cristal at the Internet Movie Database