Los Parientes Pobres
| Los Parientes Pobres | |
|---|---|
 Lucero and Ernesto Laguardia |
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| Format | Telenovela, Drama |
| Directed by | Miguel Córcega |
| Starring | Lucero Ernesto Laguardia Nuria Bages |
| Opening theme | "Los parientes pobres" by Lucero |
| Country of origin | Mexico |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| No. of episodes | 250 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Carla Estrada |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Televisa |
| Original run | February 1993 – July 1993 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Buscando el Paraíso |
Los Parientes Pobres (Poor Relatives) is a telenovela made by Mexican TV network Televisa. It is a telenovela set in Mexico. This telenovela was broadcast in 1993.
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[edit] Plot
Two families, the Santos and the Olmos, face a fight of power, ambitions, selfishness and love. The Santos are provincial family that has a pottery factory with financial problems, which Ramiro Santos (Rogelio Guerra) manages along with his cousin Evaristo Olmos(Joaquín Cordero). However, this business deal finishes due to personal differences, this provokes the rancor and hate of Ramiro, and his family goes into bankruptcy, while Evaristo Olmos achieves an excellent status. When Ramiro dies, his family moves to the capital, hoping for a good fortune. But destiny will set a trap, when Evaristo offers his house for them to live, here his family treat them very bad, with contempt and haughtiness because they are the poor relatives[1].
[edit] Cast
- Lucero as Margarita Santos
- Ernesto Laguardia as Jesús Sánchez (Chucho)
- Chantal Andere as Alba Zavala
- Alexis Ayala as Bernardo Ávila
- Humberto Elizondo as Paulino Zavala
- Nuria Bages as María Inés de Santos
- Joaquín Cordero as Evaristo Olmos
- Rogelio Guerra as Ramiro Santos
- Bertha Moss as Tía Brígida
- Claudia Ramírez as Juliana Santos (Julianita)
- Guy De Saint Cyr as Jean Paul Dominique
- Ernesto Godoy as Silverio Santos
- Alejandro Aragón as Cristóbal
- Jerardo as Felipe Olmos
- Esteban Soberanes as Gabriel Olmos
- Ana Patricia Rojo as Griselda Olmos
- Delia Casanova as Eloísa de Olmos
- José María Torre as Luisito Santos
- Eduardo López Rojas as Padre Cayetano
- Maribel Fernández as Amalia de Zavala
- Luis Gimeno as Marlon
- Fabiola Campomanes as Elda
- Consuelo Duval as Celina
- Pituka de Foronda as Mamá de Jean Paul
- Patricia Navidad as Esmeralda
- Angelina Peláez as Ceferina
- Lorenzo de Rodas as Roque del Toro
- José Antonio Ferral as Genaro
[edit] Reception & Music
The performance of Lucero gave her a TVyNovelas Award for best actress[2]. Lucero sang the main theme and it was an airplay hit in all Latin America. It was never released as a single, but it appears in the special album Lazos de Amor and her Lucero album known as Veleta.
[edit] Awards
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 12th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Telenovela | Parientes Pobres | Nominated |
| Best Young Lead Actress | Lucero | Won | ||
| Best First Actor | Joaquín Cordero | Nominated | ||
| Best Lead Actor | Ernesto Laguardia | Nominated | ||
| Best Female Villain | Chantal Andere | Nominated | ||
| Best Male Villain | Humberto Elizondo | Nominated | ||
| Best Song in a Telenovela | Rafael Pérez-Botija compser Lucero singer |
Nominated | ||
| 4th Eres Awards | Best Telenovela | Parientes Pobres | Nominated | |
| Best Song for a Telenovela | Parientes Pobres | Won | ||
| Best Lead Actress | Lucero | Nominated | ||
| Best Lead Actor | Ernesto Laguardia | Nominated | ||
| 25th ACE Awards | Best Actress | Lucero | Won | |
| A.C.C.A. Awards | Best Actress | Lucero | Won |
[edit] References
- ^ Novia de América http://www.noviadeamerica.com/html/novela3.html[dead link]
- ^ MSN http://groups.msn.com/lucerounadiva/suspremios.msnw (Spanish)
