Chispita (telenovela)
| Chispita | |
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Chispita | |
| Directed by | Pedro Damián |
| Starring |
Lucero Enrique Lizalde Angélica Aragón |
| Theme music composer | Memo Méndez Guiu & Alvaro Dávila |
| Opening theme |
"Chispita" Timbiriche |
| Country of origin | Mexico |
| Original language(s) | Spanish |
| No. of episodes | 200 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Valentín Pimpstein |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Televisa |
| Original airing |
Mexico 1983 Brazil August 4, 1992 - November 23, 1992 |
Chispita (Little Spark) is a telenovela made by Mexican TV network Televisa. It is a familiar telenovela, set in Mexico. This telenovela was broadcast in 1982. This was the first telenovela that Lucero starred as a main character.
Plot
María Luisa (Angélica Aragón) and her husband had terrible car accident, her husband dies and she lost her memory completely and she is not able to remember anything at all.
After this incident, María Luisa didn't remember she had a daughter, Isabel (Lucerito), who became an orphan and is taken to the orphanage of the Father Eugenio (Gastón Tuset) where she starts to live and grow.
When Isabel is 10 years old, she was adopted by Don Alejandro (Enrique Lizalde), a respectable man, widower and with 2 children, Juan Carlos y Lilí.
When Isabel is taken home, she meets Gloria (Alma Delfina), the maid, who become her friend just like Juan Carlos, but it doesn't happen the same with Lilí and the Miss Irene, Lili's tutor, they make the life impossible to Isabel.
Like a miracle Bertha (Hilda Aguirre) appears, María Luisa's sister, and she contacts Isabel and convince her to look for her mother due to her strange disappearance.
Meanwhile, María Luisa decides to name herself as Lucía due to her lack of memory and she get a job in the orphanage of Father Eugenio. When Isabel meets Lucía, they befriend each other, without knowing the familiar ties.[1]
Reception and music
Due to its international success, it was decided to make a special album by Timbiriche that included the main theme.[2] However, Lucerito did not sing the theme, but in a special performance by Timbiriche and Lucerito, they sing it together. The soundtrack was recorded in Spanish and Portuguese languages.[3] In Brazil, this telenovela has been broadcast 8 times and Chispita dolls has been sold.
Chispita's opening credits is almost a copy of another opening credits: Pai Herói (Lit. Father Hero) also had its episodes beginning with a jigsaw puzzle being assembled, of which the pictures was a child in a garden, beyond others resemblances. Pai Herói is a Brazilian telenovela produced in 1979 by Rede Globo, and written by Janete Clair. It was a great success in Brazil. Brazilian watchers noted that fact in 1984, when SBT had exhibited Chispita in the country.
The jigsaw intro has the curious point that it was never completed specially in a specific part of the board, but in the progress of the story, new pieces were added and in the last episodes a shaded form appears as a woman walking with Chispita. After the revelation of Chispita's mother identity the shade changed to a full color image of Chispita's mother.
Awards
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1st TvyNovelas Awards | Best Breakthrough Performance | Lucerito | Won |
| Azteca de Oro Awards | Won |
References
- ↑ Univison http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?chid=6&schid=1784&secid=4421&cid=186570&pagenum=1 (Spanish)
- ↑ Geocities http://www.geocities.com/chispitahome/musica.html
- ↑ Novia de América http://www.noviadeamerica.com/html/novela1.html
- ↑ Database http://www.network54.com/Forum/243414/message/1257631274/Imagenes+de+la+1%B0+Entrega+de+los+Premios+TVyNovelas+en+1983+%28con+lista+de+ganadores%29 (Spanish)
External links
- Chispita at the Internet Movie Database