María la del Barrio
| María la del barrio | |
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| Format | telenovela |
| Created by | Inés Rodena |
| Directed by | Beatriz Sheridan |
| Starring | Thalía Fernando Colunga Itatí Cantoral Irán Eory Ricardo Blume Ludwika Paleta |
| Theme music composer | Emilio Estefan Kike Santander |
| Opening theme | María la del Barrio by Thalía |
| Ending theme | María la del Barrio by Thalía |
| Country of origin | Mexico |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| No. of episodes | 88 (42-45 minutes) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Angelli Nesma Medina |
| Editor(s) | Claudio Gonzalez |
| Cinematography | Antonio Acevedo |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Televisa |
| Picture format | 480i SDTV |
| Original run | August 14, 1995 – May 3, 1996 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Si Dios Me Quita La Vida |
| Followed by | La Antorcha Encendida |
| Related shows | Maria La Del Barrio (Philippine TV series) |
| External links | |
| [www.esmas.com Website] | |
María la del barrio (Maria of the Slums), the 3rd telenovela in the 'María' trilogy, is a Mexican telenovela starring Thalía, Fernando Colunga, Itatí Cantoral, Ricardo Blume, Irán Eory and the young actors Ludwika Paleta & Osvaldo Benavides. It was produced and broadcast on Televisa in 1995–1996.
The series is a remake of Los Ricos También Lloran, which featured Verónica Castro, Rogelio Guerra and Rocío Banquells.[1]
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[edit] Plot
María Hernández is a 15-year-old scavenger who lives on the outskirts of the city. She loses her godmother, Casilda, who before dying begs the local priest not to leave María to fend for herself. The priest asks one of his benefactors, Don Fernando de la Vega, to let Maria work as a servant in his house. Instead, Don Fernando brings her in as his ward, making her a target of hostility for his wife, Victoria, and her niece, Soraya.
María falls in love with the dashing but drunken and disorderly son of the house, Luis Fernando, and must fight Soraya for his affections. When Luis Fernando and María finally get married, he walks in on an innocent embrace between María and his brother Vladimir and storms out blinded with jealousy. He does not believe María's baby is his, so when it is born, Maria gives it away during a temporary bout of insanity. Luis Fernando eventually discovers the truth, and rescues his wife from an asylum and adopts another child for her, but she never loses hope of recovering the son she lost.
Years later, Maria finds her son and as a teenager, and promises his adoptive mother Agrippina who picked him along with his godfather, the Veracruz to provide economic benefits to help poor people, and they were as long as this does not tell your child that Maria is actually her biological mother but to find the right time to talk the truth to Nando, meanwhile hides Maria to her husband that she is the benefactor of the family who raised her son with which Luis Fernando used to spy on his wife and realizes what happened, but Luis Fernando believes that Mary thinks it helps that Nando is his lover and gives a jealous rage against his son without knowing the reality of the situation, This adoptive mother Agrippina Nando with his friend decide to leave town and go to the family De la Vega fears that Luis Fernando will do something to the boy, trying to flee in the train station, Maria is forced to reveal to his son who she really was and Maria promised him and his adoptive mother that she will defend it from anyone trying to harm him, and soon after the situation is settled with her husband and family and other accepts Nando member.
At the time, after 15 years, Soraya suddenly returns to Mexico to take revenge against those who as she had left her to be happy, so she married a foreign billionaire named: Oscar Montalban. Soraya which murderer in a traffic accident and inherited a fortune and this was under him that his daughter Alicia was invalid, tortured and humiliated with his governess Esperanza, De la Vega family realized this situation and Alice decide to pick up his governess from the clutches of Soraya, the black widow and the living dead as he called Carlota.
[edit] Final
Soraya kidnaps Maria and brings her to an old cabin. She tells her how much she hates her, how her life has been going downhill ever since she arrived at de la Vega's mansion. They start to fight and Soraya throws Maria on the floor, causing her to lose consciousness. When Maria wakes up, she remembers everything and fights with Soraya again. When the police and Luis Fernando arrive, Soraya decides that if she can't live happily, then no one can. She sets the house on fire, but her dress catches fire and thus begins to burn her alive. Maria and Luis Fernando manage to escape from the flames and they celebrate their anniversary with grand reunion with their family and friends.
[edit] Cast
- Thalía as Maria Hernández Lorráz de la Vega
- Fernando Colunga as Luis Fernando de la Vega
- Itatí Cantoral as Soraya Montenegro, villian, dies by burning set on fire with gasoline
- Ricardo Blume as Don Fernando de la Vega
- Irán Eory as Victoria de la Vega
- Héctor Soberón as Vladimir de la Vega
- Montserrat Gallosa as Vanessa de la Vega
- Ludwika Paleta as María de los Ángeles 'Tita' de la Vega Hernández
- Meche Barba as Lupe
- Carmen Salinas as Agripina Perez
- Osvaldo Benavides as Fernando 'Nandito' de la Vega Hernández
- Sebastián Garza as Pedro
- Manuel Saval as Oscar Montalban
- Jessica Jurado as Veronica Robles del Castillo
- Ariadne Welter as Esperanza Calderón
- Yuliana Peniche as Alicia Montalban Smith
- Aurora Molina as Casilda
- Pituka de Foronda as Seño Caro
- Tito Guízar as Padre Honorio
- Silvia Caos as Calixta Popoca
- Ana Patricia Rojo as Penelope Linares
- René Muñoz as El Veracruz
- Gloria Izaguirre as Marsela
- Rebeca Manríquez as Carlota
- Beatriz Moreno as Fellipa
- Raúl Padilla as Urbano
- Alejandra Procuna as Brenda
- Yadira Santana as Rufina
- Roberto Ballesteros as El Fantasma
- Leonardo Daniel as Hinojosa
- Juan Antonio Edwards as Dr. Rodrigo Suarez
- David Ostrosky as Zabala
- Javier Gómez as Rosales
- Isabel Martínez 'La Tarabilla'
- Jorge Cáceres as Osvaldo Treviño
- Emilia Carranza as Raymunda Robles
- Roberto Blandón as José María Cano "Papacito"
- Antonio Medellín as Doctor Carreras
- Lilia Machel as Sor Matilde
- Ninón Sevilla as Caridad
- Sara Montes as Elisa
- Claudia Ortega as Antonia
- Javier Ruán as Zamora
- Rodrigo Abed as Bernardo
- Daniel Gaurvy as Clemente Barena
- Mauricio Aspe as Aldo Armenteros
- Eric del Castillo as Juez
- Ricardo Vera as Camilo Macias
- Sebastián Ligarde as Lic. Gonzalo Dorantes
- Irlanda Mora as La Leona
- Patricia Martínez as Romelia Aguado
- Evangelina Martínez
- Ariel López Padilla as Dr. Daniel Ordóñez
- Frances Ondiviela as Cecilia
- Esteban Moldovan as Carlitos Ordoñez
- Natasha Dupeyrón as Perlita Ordóñez
- Rocío Sobrado as Gracia Valdez
- María Prado as Rosenda La Carcelera
- Alejandro Tommasi as Dr. Keller
- Enrique Muñoz as Agente Murillo
- Lourdes Dechamps as Argelia
[edit] Awards
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | TVyNovelas Awards | Best Telenovela | María la del Barrio | Nominated |
| Best Lead Actress | Thalía | Nominated | ||
| Best Lead Actor | Fernando Colunga | Nominated | ||
| Best Female Villain | Itatí Cantoral | Won | ||
| Best First Actress | Irán Eory | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Carmen Salinas | Nominated | ||
| Best Young Actress | Ludwika Paleta | Won | ||
| Best Young Actor | Osvaldo Benavides | Won | ||
| Best Song for a Telenovela | Thalía | Nominated |
[edit] Trivia
- Fernando Colunga appeared in all 3 of the Maria telenovelas. His roles ranged from the jilted suitor in Maria Mercedes, the potential suitor in Marimar, before finally landing the leading role as Luis Fernando Dela Vega, the husband of Maria La Del Barrio.
- Although playing mortal enemies on the show, Itatí Cantoral (Soraya) and Thalía (Maria La Del Barrio) are very good friends in real life. Thalía is the godmother of Itati's twin children.
- Shown in over 150 countries in original Spanish or dubbed versions.
- Released as a double sided 3 disc DVD set in 2008. Includes English subtitles.
- Thalía sings some Mexican folk songs as well as a clip of her hit song "Gracias a Dios" in the show.
- The beginning of a new chapter in the show is marked by a change in the hair and dress style of Maria.
- Maria aged in the story from a teenager of 15 years all the way to a graceful and elegant woman in her mid 30's. Thalía portrayed the character at all ages using an inventive blend of maturing hair styles, make-up, and maturing taste in clothes.
