Destino de Mujer

*Destino de Mujer*
Destino de Mujer
Genre	Telenovela; Romance; Drama
Created by	Mariela Romero
Directed by	César Bolívar; Rafael Gómez; Arquímedes Rivero
Starring	Sonya Smith; Jorge Reyes; Lupita Ferrer
Opening theme	Para Llorar performed by Ricardo Montaner
Ending theme	Para Llorar performed by Ricardo Montaner
Country of origin	Venezuela; Spain
Original language	Spanish
No. of episodes	136
Production
Executive producer	Daniel Andrade
Producer	Sandra Rioboo
Production locations	Venezuela; Spain
Editors	Javier Lopez; Jose Guillermo
Production companies	Venevisión; Televisión Española
Original release
Network	Venevisión (Venezuela); La Primera (Spain)
Release	November 27, 1997 –; May 26, 1998
Related
	Contra viento y marea; Samantha; Vuélveme A Querer (2007);

Destino de Mujer (English title: Destiny of a Woman) is a Venezuelan telenovela created by Mariela Romero and produced in 1997 as a joint production of Venevisión and Televisión Española.^[1] The telenovela lasted for 136 episodes and was distributed internationally by Venevisión International.^[2]

Sonya Smith and Jorge Reyes starred as the main protagonists with Yajaira Orta, Henry Galué, Tatiana Capote, Gabriela Vergara and Rafael Romero as antagonists.^[3]

Plot

A murder committed in the past marks the life of Mariana Oropeza and Víctor Manuel Santana, two young people who fall in love without knowing of the past that links them.

Years ago, Alfredo Oropeza killed Victor Manuel's father, stole his fortune and raped his fiancée, Aurora, whom he had always desired. After killing Esteban, Victor Manuel's father, the servants run for their lives together with his little brother Luis Miguel. But as they are being pursued by Alfredo's men, the nanny carrying Luis Miguel falls into a river. Traumatized and half naked, Aurora arrives at a Church calling for help. But her evil sister, Lucrecia, convinces her that everything that is happening was her fault, and has her locked up in a mental asylum. Nine months later, Aurora gives birth to a baby girl called Mariana, the product of her rape. Lucrecia takes away her niece and blackmails Alfredo—whom she has always loved—into marrying her.

Years later, Mariana and Víctor Manuel meet each other after they compete to win for an international business contract. They both cannot ignore the mutual attraction they feel for each other, until Víctor Manuel discovers that Mariana is the daughter of his worst enemy and the murderer of his father. Víctor Manuel decides to take revenge by seducing Mariana, but he cannot imagine that he will end up falling in love with her.

Cast

Main cast

Sonya Smith as Mariana Oropeza Castillo
Jorge Reyes as Víctor Manuel Santana
Carlos Camacho as Luis Miguel Restrepo
Lupita Ferrer as Aurora Inés Acosta
Tatiana Capote as Griselda Ascanio
Pedro Lander as Ramón Santana
Gabriela Vergara as Vanessa Medina
Rafael Romero as Rodolfo Anzola
Raúl Amundaray as Artemio Ruíz
Henry Galué as Alfredo Oropeza
Javier Valcárcel as Juan Félix

Supporting cast

Yajaira Orta as Lucrecia Castillo de Oropeza
Carmen Julia Álvarez as Caridad Tovar
Chony Fuentes as Irma Santana
Alberto Álvarez as Humberto Maldonado
Pedro Martín as Izaguirre
María Eugenia Penagos as Margarita
Jalymar Salomon as Martha
Wanda D'Isidoro as Thaís Santana
Sonia Villamizar as Nereida Tovar
Carlos Baute as Pedro José
Yul Bürkle as Arnaldo
Roberto Messuti as Augusto Santana
Jeanette Flores as Mariana Salcedo
Roberto Lamarca as Ignacio
Ernesto Balzi
Alexis Escámez
Lucio Bueno
Mario Brito

Broadcasters

Country	Alternate title/Translation	TV network(s)	Series premiere	Series finale	Weekly schedule	Timeslot
Venezuela	Destino de Mujer	Venevisión	1997	1998	Monday to Friday	10:00 pm
Spain	Destino de Mujer	La 1 (Televisión Española)	1998	1999	Monday to Friday	5:10 pm
Paraguay	Destino de Mujer	Canal 13	September 4, 2000	April 6, 2001	Monday to Friday	6:00 pm
Perú	Destino de Mujer	Panamericana TV	September 11, 2000	April 13, 2001	Monday to Friday	7:00 pm
Argentina	Destino de Mujer	Canal 9	October 5, 1998	March 19, 1999	Monday to Friday	4:00 pm
Argentina	Destino de Mujer	360 TV
Colombia	Destino de Mujer	Canal A	January 5, 1998	May 29, 1998	Monday to Friday	4:15 pm
Uruguay	Destino de Mujer	Canal 10	April 3, 2000	October 6, 2000	Monday to Friday	5:10 pm
Chile	Destino de Mujer	Chilevisión	August 17, 1998	March 6, 1999	Monday to Friday	4:05 pm
Ecuador	Destino de Mujer	TC Television
Mexico	Destino de Mujer	Galavisión
United States	Destino de Mujer	Univisión
Puerto Rico	Destino de Mujer	Telemundo PR
Dominican Republic	Destino de Mujer	Rahintel
Poland		Zone Romantica

Trivia

This is the 3rd of the 4 telenovelas (Cristal, Rosangelica, Pecados Ajenos) that Sonya Smith and Lupita Ferrer worked together.
It was remade by Mexican TV network TV Azteca entitled Vuélveme A Querer, Sonya Smith also appeared here and she played the role as the heroine's mother.
This is the reunion of Sonya Smith & Lupita Ferrer with Wanda D'Isidoro, who worked w/ each other in Rosangélica; this is also the reunion project of Smith & Carlos Camacho after Colombian TV series Guajira.

References

^ "Destino De Mujer / Venevisión - 1997". TVVI (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 August 2017.
^ "VENEVISION (1997-98), 150 capitulos Destino De Mujer Entrada". vencor.narod. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
^ "Destino De Mujer Entrada". YouTube. Retrieved 12 August 2017.

External links

Destino de Mujer at IMDb

[1] "Destino De Mujer / Venevisión - 1997". TVVI (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 August 2017.

[2] "VENEVISION (1997-98), 150 capitulos Destino De Mujer Entrada". vencor.narod. Retrieved 12 August 2017.

[3] "Destino De Mujer Entrada". YouTube. Retrieved 12 August 2017.

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1970s debuts	Esmeralda (1970) María Mercé, La Chinita (1970) María Teresa (1971) La mujer prohibida (1972) Peregrina (1973) Una muchacha llamada Milagros (1973) Mariana de la noche (1975) Cumbres Borrascosas (1976) Daniela (1976) La zulianita (1976) María del Mar (1978) Emilia (1979)
1980s debuts	Buenos días, Isabel (1980) El despertar (1980) Mi mejor amiga (1980) Ligia Sandoval (1981) Sorángel (1981) La heredera (1982) Ligia Elena (1982) Nacho (1983) Eternamente tuya (1983) Tres destinos (1983) El retrato de un canalla (1984) Julia (1984) Diana Carolina (1984) Las amazonas (1985) El sol sale para todos (1986) Los Donatti (1986) Enamorada (1986) Esa muchacha de ojos café (1986) Mi nombre es amor (1987) Y la luna también (1987) Sueño contigo (1987) Amor de Abril (1988) Alba Marina (1988) Niña bonita (1988) Fabiola (1989) La revancha (1989) La sombra de Piera (1989) Maribel (1989) Paraíso (1989) María María (1989)
1990s debuts	Adorable Mónica (1990) Pasionaria (1990) Inés Duarte, secretaria (1990) Emperatriz (1990) Bellísima (1991) La mujer prohibida (1991) Mundo de fieras (1991) Cara sucia (1992) Macarena (1992) Piel (1992) Por amarte tanto (1992) La loba herida (1992) Las dos Dianas (1992) Rosangélica (1993) Sirena (1993) Morena Clara (1994) María Celeste (1994) Peligrosa (1994) Pedacito de cielo (1994) Como tú, ninguna (1995) Dulce Enemiga (1995) Ka Ina (1995) Pecado de amor (1995) El perdón de los pecados (1996) Quirpa de tres mujeres (1996) Sol de tentación (1996) A todo corazón (1997) Amor mío (1997) Contra viento y marea (1997) Destino de Mujer (1997) Todo por tu amor (1997) El País de las mujeres (1998) La mujer de mi vida (1998) Samantha (1998) Calypso (1999) Cuando hay pasión (1999) Mujercitas (1999) Toda mujer (1999) Enamorada (1999)
2000s debuts	Lejana como el viento (2000) Hechizo de amor (2000) La revancha (2000) María Rosa, búscame una esposa (2000) Amantes de Luna Llena (2000) Muñeca de trapo (2000) Vidas prestadas (2000) Más que amor, frenesí (2001) Felina (2001) Guerra de mujeres (2001) Secreto de amor (2001) Latin Lover (2001) Las González (2002) Mambo y canela (2002) Gata salvaje (2002) Todo sobre Camila (2002) Engañada (2003) La mujer de Lorenzo (2003) Rebeca (2003) Cosita rica (2003) Bésame tonto (2003) Ángel Rebelde (2003) Amor del bueno (2004) Sabor a ti (2004) El amor las vuelve locas (2005) Soñar no cuesta nada (2005) Se solicita príncipe azul (2005) Olvidarte jamás (2006) Los Querendones (2006) Mi vida eres tú (2006) Ciudad Bendita (2006) Voltea pa' que te enamores (2006) Acorralada (2007) Aunque mal paguen (2007) Somos tú y yo (2007-09) Arroz con leche (2007) Trópico (2007) Amor Comprado (2007) Valeria (2008) Torrente (2008) Condesa por amor (2008) ¿Vieja yo? (2008) Pobre millonaria (2008) La vida entera (2008) Alma indomable (2009) ¡Qué clase de amor! (2009) Los misterios del amor (2009) Pecadora (2009) Un esposo para Estela (2009) Tomasa Tequiero (2009)
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