La Tormenta
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| La Tormenta | |
|---|---|
| Format | Romance, Comedy, Telenovela |
| Created by | Humberto "Kico" Olivieri |
| Written by | Tabare Perez Humberto "Kico" Olivieri Isamar Hernández Carolina Diaz Alejandro Vergara |
| Directed by | Mauricio Cruz Agustín Restrepo |
| Starring | Natalia Streignard Christian Meier Natasha Klauss Marcelo Buquet Aura Cristina Geithner |
| Theme music composer | Juan Carlos Rodriguez |
| Opening theme | Ay amor by Ricardo Torres |
| Country of origin | Colombia |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| No. of episodes | 216 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Hugo León Ferrer |
| Editor(s) | Alba Merchan Hamann |
| Location(s) | Colombia |
| Running time | 42-45 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Telemundo |
| Original run | September 19, 2005 – July 24, 2006 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Amarte así |
| Followed by | La Viuda de Blanco |
La Tormenta (The Storm) is a Colombian 2005 - 2006 telenovela originally produced by RTI Colombia and broadcast by Telemundo and Caracol TV, starring Natalia Streignard and Christian Meier. It has 216 episodes and was lauded as being successful during its run.
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[edit] Plot
Maria Teresa is a woman accustom to livening in the city, but she has to move to live at ‘La Tormenta’ her family’s estate to try to save her family from financial ruin. The family is facing economic problems and she thinks La Tormenta will save them from bankruptcy.
[edit] Cast
[edit] Protagonists
| Actor | Character | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| Natalia Streignard | María Teresa Montilla | Main heroine, in love with Santos |
| Christian Meier | Santos Torrealba | Main hero, in love with Maria Teresa |
[edit] Antagonists/Villains
| Actor | Character | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| Natasha Klauss | Isabella Montilla | Main antagonist/villain, Maria Teresa's cousin (Killed by a snake) (Episode 215) |
| Marcelo Buquet | Simón Guerrero | Edelmira's stepson, father of Valentina, antagonist/villain (Killed by Edelmira) (Episode 179) |
| Kristina Lilley | Edelmira Carranza de Guerrero | Simón's stepmother, in love with him, antagonist/villain (Killed by crocodiles) (Episode 213) |
| Iván Rodríguez | Cipriano Camacho | Husband of Remedios, father of Jesús Niño and Magdalena, antagonist/villain (Killed by Tatacoa) (Episode 176) |
| Constanza Gutierrez | Tatacoa | Witch, accomplice of Edelmira, antagonist/villain, later good |
| Nestor Alfonso Rojas | Abelcain | Godson of Tatacoa, almost killed by Enrique, antagonist/villain (Killed by Campoelias while protecting Maria Teresa and Nany) (Episode 203) |
| Didier van der Hove | Enrique Montalvo | Accomplice of Simón, María Teresa's fiancé, antagonist/villain (Killed by Abelcain in figure of dog and then drowned) (Episode 102) |
| Hugo Gómez | Campoelías Camacho | Commander of Puerto Bravo, Cipriano's brother, antagonist/villain (Killed by Santos's workers) (Episode 210) |
| Manuel Busquets | Ricardo Padilla | Godfather of Maria Teresa, accomplice of Isabella, antagonist/villain (Bit by snake and killed by Santos when he try to kill Maria Teresa) (Episode 185) |
| Guillermo Villa | Rodolfo Santino | Accomplice of Isabella, head of mafia, criminal, hates Santos, antagonist/villain (Goes to jail) (Episode 215) |
| Humberto Arango | Juez Tajuil | Corrupted judge, accomplice of Edelmira, antagonist/villain (Goes to jail) (Episode 186) |
| Raul Gutierrez | El Manco | Villain (Killed by Maria Teresa when he try to kill Santos) (Episode 162) |
| Inés Prieto | Beatriz Urquiza | Doctor, accomplice of Isabella, antagonist/villain (Killed by Ricardo) |
| Sandra Pérez | Michelle Cardona | Villain, in love with Miguelon (Ends in jail) |
| Natalia Goraldo | Azalea | Villain, real mother of Simon, friend of Edelmira (Killed by Edelmira) |
[edit] Other protagonists
| Actor | Character | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| Aura Cristina Geithner | Bernarda Ayala | Mother of Valentina and Trinidad |
| Eileen Abad | Valentina Ayala | Bernarda and Simón's daughter |
| Juan Pablo Shuk | Padre Damián/Cosme | priest/twin brother of Damian, kidnapped Trinidad (Killed by Bernarda) |
| María Cristina Gálvez | Remedios de Camacho | Wife of Cipriano, Jesús Niño and Magdalena's mother |
| Rey Vásquez | Padre Benito | |
| Alejandro Buenaventura | Ernesto Montilla | María Teresa's father (Killed by Isabella) |
| Rosemary Bohórquez | Dalilah Gema | Borthel manager, Virginia's mother |
| Agmeth Escaf | Alirio Paiba | In love with Solita |
| Bibiana Navas | Sol 'Solita' Cruz | In love with Alirio |
| Carmen Villalobos | Trinidad 'Trini' Ayala | Bernarda's adopted daughter, in love with Jesús Niño |
| Manuel Balbi | Jesús Niño Camacho Segura | Son of Cipriano and Remedios, in love with Trinidad |
| Patricia Castañeda | Magdalena Camacho | Daughter of Cipriano and Remedios |
| Luis Gerónimo Abreu | Miguelon Camacho | Son of Remedios and Cipriano (Killed by Michelle) |
| Vilma Vera | Chepa | |
| Laila Vieira | Amapola | |
| Diana Neira | Virginia | Dalilah's daughter |
| Martha Isabel Bolaños | Camelia | |
| Margarita Durán | Genoveva | |
| Ricardo González | Demetrio Monaguia Lambió | |
| Carmen Marina Torres | Nany | |
| Gabriela Vergara | Ariana Santino | Daughter of Rodolfo, in love with Santos (Killed by Rodolfo) |
[edit] External links
[edit] Additional reading
"Eterno amor de la rica y el pobre". La Nacion. http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=773945. Retrieved 2008-12-24. (english)
""La Tormenta" Y El Auge de las Novels Colombianas". El Informante. http://www.elinformanteperu.com/agenda.php?idarticulos=13177. Retrieved 2008-12-24. (english)
