El extraño retorno de Diana Salazar

*El extraño retorno de Diana Salazar*
El extraño retorno de Diana Salazar
Genre	Telenovela
Created by	Mario Cruz
Screenplay by	Margarita Villaseñor; Carlos Olmos; Carlos Téllez;
Directed by	Carlos Téllez;
Starring	Lucía Méndez; Jorge Martínez; Alma Muriel; Alejandro Camacho;
Theme music composer	Pedro Plasencia Salinas; Carlos Páramo; Fernando Riba; Kiko Campos; Juan Gabriel;
Opening theme	"Morir un poco" by Lucía Méndez; "Un alma en pena" by Lucía Méndez;
Country of origin	México
Original language	Spanish
No. of episodes	196
Production
Executive producer	Carlos Téllez;
Producer	Carlos Téllez;
Cinematography	Gabriel Vázquez Bulman;
Production company	Televisa
Release
Original network	Las Estrellas
Original release	April 11, 1988 –; January 13, 1989
Chronology
Preceded by	Rosa salvaje
Followed by	La casa al final de la calle

El extraño retorno de Diana Salazar (English title: The Strange Return of Diana Salazar) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carlos Téllez for Televisa in 1988.^[1]^[2] It is an unusual example of a telenovela which addresses supernatural topics. The telenovela first begins in Zacatecas, New Spain in 1640 and later transitions to Mexico City in 1988, in which a woman accused of witchcraft and burned by the Holy Inquisition, reincarnates into a young girl who seeks to find the reason for her constant nightmare of being burned at the stake.

Lucía Méndez and Jorge Martínez starred as protagonists, while Alma Muriel, Alejandro Camacho and Patricia Reyes Spíndola starred as antagonists.

The telenovela was retransmitted from January 27, 2020 through May 29, 2020 on Tlnovelas.^[3] As of December 29, 2020, the series is available to stream on Blim TV.^[4]

Plot[]

In 1640, in the city of Zacatecas, in New Spain, the young and beautiful aristocrat Leonor de Santiago (Lucía Méndez) celebrated her marriage proposal to Don Eduardo Carbajal (Jorge Martínez). Her joy is overshadowed by a fear: Leonor possesses strange psychic powers, such as telekinesis and premonitions. Leonor begins to have strange dreams and premonitions in which she sees a dark future in her relationship with Eduardo.

Leonor and Eduardo are stalked by Lucrecia Treviño (Alma Muriel), a mysterious woman who feels a sickly love for Eduardo. Desperate, Lucrecia sets out to destroy the happiness between Leonor and Eduardo. Lucrecia discovers the mysterious powers attributed to Leonor, and with the help of her faithful servant Casilda (Ella Laboriel), decides to resort to witchcraft, making spells to separate the couple.

The night that Leonor and Eduardo celebrate their engagement party, Lucrecia breaks into Leonor's residence and accuses her of practicing witchcraft in front of one of the main authorities of the Holy Office of the Inquisition that was among the guests at the celebration. Eduardo defends Leonor, who experiences a nervous breakdown and uses her telekinetic powers in front of everyone, putting herself in evidence. Both Leonor and Eduardo are accused of practicing witchcraft and the dark arts. Both are prosecuted by the inquisitor court and sentenced to die by being burned at the stake. Upon learning that her accusation condemned Eduardo, Lucrecia commits suicide by hanging from a tree. Before dying, Leonor and Eduardo make a pact of love promising to meet in another life.

The story then shifts more than three centuries later, to Mexico City in 1988. There lives Diana Salazar (Lucía Méndez), a young middle class girl who lives with her mother, Delfina (Adriana Roel) and her older sister, Malena (Rosa María Bianchi). Diana's life is not simple. Since she was a child, she has manifested mysterious gifts that grant her extraordinary abilities. Diana possesses telekinetic abilities and premonitory powers. This situation makes her live tormented. Her father died in an accident long ago and Diana had visions about his death. Because of this, Delfina makes Diana feel responsible for the death of her father, in addition to making her believe that her powers are a curse.

Diana begins to have mysterious dreams, which are nothing more than visions of the tragic death of Leonor and Eduardo three centuries ago. Confused and tormented by these dreams, which become more disturbing every day, Diana consults Irene del Conde (Alma Muriel), a renowned psychiatrist. Irene has a romantic relationship with Omar Santelmo (Alejandro Camacho), a recognized physician in parapsychology studies. Omar is the nephew of Ernesto Santelmo (Rafael Baledón), the owner and CEO of Santelmo Digital, one of the leading computing companies in Latin America. Ernesto is a widower and had no children. Although Omar hates his uncle, he hopes to become his heir.

Ernesto Santelmo hires Mario Villarreal (Jorge Martínez), a prestigious Argentine computer engineer. Mario has an interesting project in mind: a minicomputer. Ernesto Santelmo and his company plan to support Mario's project, which they hope will be a huge success. Omar and Irene decide to discover all the secrets behind Ernesto and Mario's project and for their perverse purposes they decide to use Diana, whose mental powers will help them stay one step ahead.

Diana discovers a photograph of Mario in a newspaper and recognizes him as the man she sees in her dreams (Eduardo). Meanwhile, to please his nephew, Ernesto decides to open a clinic for parapsychological studies that will be administered by Omar. With Irene's help, Omar begins to treat Diana and soon begins to seduce her in order to have her under his control.

Irene makes a trip to Zacatecas. On her way back to Mexico City, suffers a serious motor vehicle accident. While Irene is unconscious, she has a series of dreams and revelations. When she wakes up, Irene discovers the truth: she is the reincarnation of Lucrecia Treviño. She also discovers that Diana and Mario are the reincarnation of Leonor and Eduardo. Irene discovers that her true purpose is to separate them again, destroy Diana and have Mario's love at any cost. With the help of Jordana (Patricia Reyes Spíndola), a mysterious woman she met in her convalescence, Irene begins to orchestrate a series of intrigues to fulfill her evil purpose.

Mario finds an old portrait of Leonor de Santiago and falls in love with her, as if he had always known her. Diana and Mario finally meet and fall in love immediately. From then on, both have to circumvent a series of intrigues that prevent them from being together. Its main threat is Irene. Diana will also have to discover her true identity, learn to use and master her powers, and prevent her love for Mario from being interrupted again.

Cast[]

Lucía Méndez as Diana Salazar / Doña Leonor de Santiago
Jorge Martinez as Mario Villareal / Don Eduardo Carbajal
Alma Muriel as Irene del Conde / Lucrecia Treviño
Alejandro Camacho as Dr. Omar Santelmo
Patricia Reyes Spíndola as Jordana Hernández
Adriana Roel as Delfina García de Salazar
Carlos Cámara as Luther Henrich / Franz Webber
Rosa María Bianchi as Malena Salazar
Mario Casillas as Gonzalo Obregón
Alejandro Tommasi as Adrián Alfaro
Chela Nájera as Fidelia "Nelia" Velasco
Rafael Baledon as Ing. Ernesto Santelmo
Rebeca Manríquez as Marisela Rocha
Fernando Sáenz as Rodrigo Enríquez
Rafael Velasco as Enrique Falcón
Alejandra Peniche as Mónica Uzeta
Alonso Echánove as Rafael Romero
Ariadne Welter as Gloria Morrison / Gloria Escandón
Lolita Cortés as Elizabeth 'Liz' Morrison / Elizabeth 'Liz' Escandón
Rosa Furman as Madame Morett
Arturo Beristain as Dr. Ronaldo de Juan
Ella Laboriel as Casilda
Tara Parra as Doña Constanza de Santiago
José Luis Carol as Don Álvaro de Santiago
Mario Sauret as Rodrigo Cervantes de Benavente
Yula Pozo as Teresa
Anaís de Melo as Yoko
Beatriz Martínez as Clara 'Clarita'
Eduardo Borja as Reverendo Williams
Lourdes Canale as Emma
Ricardo Lizama as Ignacio Galván
Carlos Magaña as Teniente Juan Manuel Amezcua
Clementina Gaudi as Irma
Ramón Menéndez as Jaime Ortiz Lajous
Enrique Hidalgo as Dr. Víctor Fortes
César Arias as Dr. Agustín Tamayo
Jorge Pais as Don Manuel Leal
Héctor Pons as Eugenio
Eva Calvo as Enfermera de Irene
Paola Ochoa as Enfermera de Delfina
Lucero Suárez as Empleada de la juguetería

Awards[]

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result
1989	7th TVyNovelas Awards	Best Telenovela of the Year	Carlos Téllez	Nominated
		Best Actress	Lucía Méndez
		Best Actor	Jorge Martínez
		Best Antagonist Actress	Alma Muriel
		Best Experienced Actress	Adriana Roel

References[]

^ "Univision Online synopsis of El Extraño Retorno de Diana Salazar" (in Spanish). univision.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
^ "El extraño retorno de Diana Salazar" (in Spanish). alma-latina.net. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
^ Longoria, Adreína. "Diana Salazar hará su regreso". elsoldetijuana.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 January 2020.
^ @blim (December 20, 2020). "¡Feliz Domingo! Tenemos grandes contenidos para que te la pases en casa y te diviertas muchísimo" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.

External links[]

El Extraño Retorno de Diana Salazar at IMDb

[1] "Univision Online synopsis of El Extraño Retorno de Diana Salazar" (in Spanish). univision.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved February 4, 2016.

[2] "El extraño retorno de Diana Salazar" (in Spanish). alma-latina.net. Retrieved February 4, 2016.

[elsoldetijuana-3] Longoria, Adreína. "Diana Salazar hará su regreso". elsoldetijuana.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 January 2020.

[4] @blim (December 20, 2020). "¡Feliz Domingo! Tenemos grandes contenidos para que te la pases en casa y te diviertas muchísimo" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.

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