Cristal (TV series)

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Cristal
Genre	Telenovela; Romance; Drama
Created by	Delia Fiallo
Written by	Delia Fiallo; Ana M. Escámez; Vivel Nouel; Zaret Romero
Directed by	Renato Gutiérrez; Daniel Farías; Tito Rojas
Starring	Lupita Ferrer; ; Carlos Mata;
Opening theme	Mi Vida Eres Tu performed by Rudy La Scala
Ending theme	Volvamos A Vivir performed by Rudy La Scala
Country of origin	Venezuela
Original language	Spanish
No. of episodes	246
Production
Executive producer	Jorge Gherardi
Producer	Oman Pin
Production location	Caracas
Production company	RCTV
Distributor	Coral International
Release
Original network	RCTV
Original release	August 5, 1985 –; July 12, 1986
Chronology
Preceded by	Topacio
Followed by	La Intrusa
Related shows	El Privilegio de Amar (1998); (2006); Triunfo del amor (2010); Magkaribal(2010); Pusong Ligaw(2017)

Cristal (1985–1986) is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Delia Fiallo and produced by Radio Caracas Televisión. This telenovela lasted 246 episodes, and it achieved a significant amount of success inside and outside Venezuela, it was extremely successful in its airing in Spain (where each advertisement that was seen during the transmission of Cristal cost more than seven million pesetas) and Italy. It was distributed internationally by Coral International.^[1] Cristal has been rebroadcast more than seven times in Venezuela. Cristal has several adaptations, including a 2006 Brazilian version distributed by SBT, and two Mexican remakes, El Privilegio de Amar in 1998, and Triunfo del Amor in 2010, both distributed by Televisa.

Lupita Ferrer, and Carlos Mata starred as the main protagonists^[2] with Marita Capote, Jorge Palacios and Zoe Ducós as the antagonists.^[3]

Synopsis[]

Victoria Ascano (Lupita Ferrer), the beautiful and successful owner of the fashion house "Casa Victoria", decides to search for the baby she abandoned years before. At the same time, Cristina (), Victoria's daughter leaves the orphanage where she was raised and moves into an apartment with two other girls, Inocencia (Mariela Alcala) and Zoraida (Lourdes Valera), ready to pursue her dream of becoming a model. Cristina is unknowingly hired by Victoria, and she was on her way to becoming a successful model when Victoria discovers that Cristina and Luis Alfredo (Carlos Mata), her stepson, were having an affair. Victoria fires Cristina and Luis Alfredo marries Marion (), his old girlfriend, because she claims to be carrying his child. Shortly after being abandoned by Luis Alfredo and fired by Victoria, Cristina discovers that she, too, is pregnant.^[4]

Cast[]

Lupita Ferrer as Victoria Ascanio
as Cristina Expósito, a.k.a. Cristal^[5]
Carlos Mata as Luis Alfredo Ascanio
as Alejandro Ascanio
as Marion Bellorin
Mariela Alcala as Inocencia
Lourdes Valera as Zoraida, a.k.a. Cerebrito
Henry Zakka as Adán
Zoe Ducós as Luisa
as Piero
Ileana Jacket as Bertha Girot
Roberto Moll as Darío
Jorge Palacios as Gonzalo Valladares
Humberto Garcia as Padre Ángel de Jesús
Gigi Zanchetta as Eliana Ascanio
Cecilia Villarreal as Vivian Marshall
Sonya Smith as Maggie
as Marlene

Broadcasters[]

Country	Alternate title/Translation	TV network(s)	Series premiere	Series finale	Weekly schedule	Timeslot
Venezuela	Cristal	Radio Caracas Televisión	1985	1986	Monday to Saturday	10:00 pm
Spain	Cristal	Televisión Española	1989^[6]	1990^[7]
Poland	Cristal	TVP3	July 25, 1994	March 17, 1995	Monday to Friday	7:00 pm
Argentina	Cristal	Teleonce (today Telefe)	March 2, 1987	September 5, 1987	Monday to Friday	2:15 pm
Paraguay	Cristal	Canal 9 Cerro Corá (today SNT)	February 2, 1987	August 3, 1987	Monday to Friday	7:00 pm

References[]

^ "Cristal – Coral producciones (1985)". todotnv.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2017.
^ "JEANNETTE RODRÍGUEZ Y CARLOS MATA 'Cristal'". teleprograma (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Así han envejecido los protagonistas de Cristal, 30 años después" (in Spanish). que.es. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
^ "Cristal". seriesnow.com. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
^ "Así luce Jeannette Rodríguez 30 después de la telenovela "Cristal"" (in Spanish). Lapatilla.com. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
^ "La telenovela dramática Cristal empieza a emitirse hoy en TVE-1". Elpais.com. 1989-12-04. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
^ "TVE sustituye Cristal por otro culebrón". Elpais.com. 1990-11-14. Retrieved 2012-07-11.

External links[]

Cristal at the Internet Movie Database
Opening Credits

[1] "Cristal – Coral producciones (1985)". todotnv.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2017.

[2] "JEANNETTE RODRÍGUEZ Y CARLOS MATA 'Cristal'". teleprograma (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] "Así han envejecido los protagonistas de Cristal, 30 años después" (in Spanish). que.es. Retrieved 16 January 2017.

[4] "Cristal". seriesnow.com. Retrieved 16 January 2017.

[5] "Así luce Jeannette Rodríguez 30 después de la telenovela "Cristal"" (in Spanish). Lapatilla.com. Retrieved 16 January 2017.

[6] "La telenovela dramática Cristal empieza a emitirse hoy en TVE-1". Elpais.com. 1989-12-04. Retrieved 2012-07-11.

[7] "TVE sustituye Cristal por otro culebrón". Elpais.com. 1990-11-14. Retrieved 2012-07-11.

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