María Celeste (telenovela)
| María Celeste | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama, Romance |
| Starring |
Sonya Smith Miguel de León Fedra López |
| Opening theme | Piensalo 2 Veces performed by Fernando |
| Ending theme | Piensalo 2 Veces performed by Fernando |
| Country of origin | Venezuela |
| Original language(s) | Spanish |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Venevisión |
| Location(s) | Venezuela |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Release | |
| Original network | Venevisión |
| Picture format | Color |
| Original release | 1994 – 1994 |
María Celeste was a Venezuelan telenovela produced by Venevisión and broadcast by that TV network in 1994.
Synopsis
Maria Celeste is the daughter of Cesar Augusto, a '70s rock musician, and Celina, the beautiful young daughter of Don Patricio Hidalgo de la Torre, a wealthy landowner. After leaving the comforts of home, she finds herself very lonely after her husband's death. Celina dies in a strange accident leaving her daughter with her best friend, Martirio Paniagua. Martirio adopts Maria Celeste as her own and she grows up with her adoptive sister, Irania. While looking for a job, Maria Celeste arrives at the Hidalgo Consortium. By coincidence, she meets her prospective boss, Dr. Santiago Azpurua, who is also Don Patricio's godson. Don Patricio discovers his granddaughter's existence and begins to search for her. When he finds Martirio and the two girls, he brings them to live with him. But Irania manipulates the situation to appear as the heiress and her mother becomes her accomplice unwillingly. Maria Celeste will be the target of doubts and lies, weaving a web of confusion and deceit. After a brief romance with Santiago, they break up after Irania makes believe Maria Celeste is having an affair with Horacio. In her distress, Maria Celeste decides to leave the Hidalgo residence although she is aware of her roots. She arrives at Caribe Lezama's ranch who hires her as his assistant, and makes his fortune available to her so she can plot her revenge. The final showdown will be decisive as Don Patricio discovers the truth and finds Maria Celeste's forgiveness. Santiago calls off his wedding to Irania and sets out to find his true love, Maria Celeste. She, in turn, is engaged to Caribe out of gratitude. But Caribe realizes she does not love him and lets her go so she can be with Santiago. Truth, love, passion, intrigue and lies heavily influence the outcome of this story.
Cast
- Sonya Smith - María Celeste Paniagua
- Miguel de León - Santiago Azpurua
- Fedra López - Irania Paniagua
- Adolfo Cubas - Horacio
- Aroldo Betancourt - Manaure
- Rafael Briceño - Patricio Hidalgo
- Ernesto Balzi - Tiberio
- Orangel Delfín - Rodolfo
- Mauricio González- Cupertino
- Carolina Mota- Jimena
- Belén Díaz - Martirio Paniagua
- Angélica Arenas - Consuelo
- Ileana Jacquet - Herminia
- Aidita Artigas - Sarita
- Cristina Ovin - Octavia
- Sandra Juhaz - Mariu
- Gaspar González -Manuel
- Jose Ángel Urdaneta - Samario
- Freddy Romero - Isaías
- Diego Acuña - Valladares
Special Appearances
- Gabriela Spanic (Celina Hidalgo)
- Yamandu Acevedo (Doctor Andres)
- Delia López (Amelia)
- Luis Malave (Casto)
- Mónica Rubio (Veronica)
- Luis Rivas (don Nino)
- Eduardo Luna (Cesar Augusto)
- Lotario
- Miguel David Díaz (Larry)
- Gabriel Murati (Chuito)
- Geronimo Gómez (Malote)
- Kenya Urbina
- Pierangela Napoli
Trivia
- This is the 2nd of the three telenovelas (the other two being Cristal and Corazón Valiente) in which mother and daughter Ileana Jacquet and Sonya Smith worked together.