Jade (El Clon)

Jade Mebarak is a fictional Arab woman and the series protagonist on the Telemundo television series El Clon.^[1] The character is portrayed by actress Sandra Echeverria, and was created by Glória Perez.

In the Brazilian version of the novel, the actress Giovanna Antonelli interpreted Jade.

Background

Jade is the only child of her parents. Her parents was of Moroccan descent. Despite being born into a Muslim family, she spent her childhood and teenage life in Miami, Florida. Due to this, she faces difficulties to instill the teachings of Islam when she returns to Morocco.

Family

Mother

She lost her mother during her teenage years. On her Death bed, she requested that Jade return to her homeland, Morocco, to live with Ali, her paternal uncle.

Uncle Ali

Uncle Ali is Jade's paternal uncle. When Jade's father died, He was the one who should have taken her, However, at her pleading, he decided to let Jade move to America with her mother, hoping that because she is religious, she would instill the same teachings and way of life that Jade would have learned should she have stayed with him in Morocco.

After the death of her mother, Jade moves back to Morocco to live with Uncle Ali at her mothers dying request. When she arrives to Morocco, He is not pleased with Jade's occidental way of thinking. Uncle Ali then proceeds to ask Jade to learn the Islamic upbringings, seeing as how he was wrong about her mother. Unfortunately, Jade keeps on committing haraams, resulting in the destroyal of the good image of Ali's family.

Relationships

Lucas

Lucas Ferrer is Jade's love interest. They met at Uncle Ali's house in Morocco moments after Jade arrived. He instantly falls in love with her when he sees her dancing to Arabic Music. Jade notices him as well and falls in love with him too. They meet in secret and make plans to run away together many, many times, each of them ending in heartbreak. After finding out that Said would kill Lucas if he ever comes near Jade again, she leads him into believing that she never really loved him and was only looking to have some fun. This leads Lucas to fall into despair. To rid himself of the pain, he throws himself into work, trying to become the son his father, Leonardo Ferrer, has always wanted. He eventually marries his deceased twin brother's girlfriend, Marissa, and they have a daughter together, Natalia. Despite the heartache Jade has put him through and all the time that has passed without seeing each other, Lucas is still in love with her and firmly believes that they are meant to be, despite the unsporting attitudes he gets from his family, friends and sometimes even Jade herself.

Said Hashim

Said is Jade's husband. He was originally chosen by Uncle Ali to be Latiffa's husband but later he concludes Jade to be a better match for him. Because she is still in love with Lucas, Jade tries to cancel the marriage but she fails. He and Jade are soon married and on their wedding night, Said discovers that Jade is not virgin anymore. Due to him having fallen in love with her, he cuts himself and bleeds on the sheets to prove that Jade's virginity was taken that night and spare her the punishment of the 100 whippings.

Jade, on the brink of depression because of her marriage, later tries to make Said divorce her, concluding that she'd rather be alone than with a man she does no love. This too however fails. A Few years later, Jade finds out that she is pregnant with Said's child. She againg becomes depressed as she does not want the child. Said then finds out that Jade was lying to him and taking pills to avoid becoming pregnant before her actual pregnancy, something that is against their religion. He tells her that after the baby is born, he will give Jade what she's always wanted, a divorce but because he is the father of the child, the child will stay with him when it is born and will never have any contact with Jade after that. After giving birth, Jade tries to escape with her daughter, Khadija, but is found by Uncle Ali's men. She is taken back to Said's house where she pleads with him to let her be with her child. Because he still loves her, Said accepts and allows her to return.

Years later, when Jade and Lucas meet again, they make a plan to run away together again, only this time they'll bring Khadija along as well. Said soon finds out about this and in an outrage, divorces Jade. He however does keep Khadija with him, who gladly accepts after finding out of her mothers plan. A couple of years pass by, and Said, depressed by his new wife wants to re-marry Jade. This however cannot happen because according to Arabic Customs, Jade must marry another man before Said can marry her again. Said then goes to his friend, Zein, and asks him to marry Jade for a day and then return her so that he may Marry her again.

Zane

Zane is jade's second husband. He did not intend to marry Jade at first, but after getting to know her and developing feeling for her, he changed his mind and asked Jade to stay with him for another six month.

Daniel

Daniel is Lucas' clone. He not only resembles Lucas, but also shares the same feelings towards Jade.

Children

Khadija

Khadija is Jade and Said's daughter. All she really wants is for her parents to be together and to be able to live happily with them. When she finds out her mother is in love with an Lucas, she rages and rejects her.

Nieces and Nephew

Samira

Samira is Jade's niece. She is the daughter of Latiffa and Mohammed. She resembles Jade in spirit as she, like her Aunt, was raised in a foreign country where her family's traditions and ways of life are not common.

References

1. ↑ http://www2.esmas.com/entretenimiento/telenovelas/el-clon/elenco/138120/jade