- María la del Barrio
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María la del barrio 
DVD coverFormat telenovela Created by Inés Rodena Directed by Beatriz Sheridan Starring Thalía
Fernando Colunga
Itati Cantoral
Iran Eory
Ricardo Blume
Ludwika PaletaTheme music composer Emilio Estefan Jr.
Kike SantanderOpening 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 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 July 24, 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) is the 3rd telenovela of Thalia from the trilogy of 'Maria'. Is a Mexican telenovela which starred Thalía, Fernando Colunga, Itatí Cantoral, Ricardo Blume, Iran Eory and the youngest 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]
Contents
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 rescues her from an asylum and adopts another child for her, but she never loses hope of recovering the son she lost.
Luis Fernando discovers the truth, he returns and finds his wife in an asylum. Believing that his son died, Luis Fernando Tita adopts an orphaned baby. Maria agrees but does not lose the hope of finding his son.
Years later, Maria finds her son and as a teenager, and promises his adoptive mother Agrippina who picked who along with his godfather, the Veracruz, it will 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.
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.
Cast
- Thalía as Maria Hernández de la Vega
- Fernando Colunga as Luis Fernando de la Vega
- Itatí Cantoral as Soraya Montenegro
- Ricardo Blume as Don Fernando de la Vega
- Iran 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 Guizar 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
- Sebastian 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
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 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, Itati Cantoral (Soraya) and Thalía (Maria La Del Barrio) are very good friends in real life. Thalia 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.
- Thalia 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. Thalia portrayed the character at all ages using an inventive blend of maturing hair styles, make-up, and maturing taste in clothes.
Philippine Remake
- On 2010, ABS-CBN bought the rights to do their own version of María la del Barrio. Erich Gonzales will play as Maria, the lead role of the show, and she will be paired with Enchong Dee.
References
External links
Categories:- 1995 telenovelas
- 1995 television series debuts
- 1996 television series endings
- Mexican telenovelas
- Spanish-language telenovelas
- Televisa telenovelas
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