Abigail (telenovela)
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Abigail was a Venezuela
n telenovela
that was produced by and seen on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión
. It was written by Elizabeth Alezard, Alberto Gómez, Mariana Luján, Amparo Montalva, and María Helena Portas and directed by Tito Rojas. This telenovela lasted 257 episodes and was distributed internationally by RCTV International
.
One of Abigail’s desires is to capture the affections of her literature professor, Carlos Alfredo Ruiz, an intelligent young man, handsome and advanced in his studies, but beneath Abigail’s social class. Abigail’s rival for Carlos Alfredo’s love is Maria Clara Martinez, who is a fine woman, more suitable for him. Carlos Alfredo holds onto this attachment to avoid being snared by Abigail’s amorous designs. This is the background for the tumultuous saga Abigail faces: tormented love, and unhappy marriage, insanity, her adored child, uncaring relatives, and most important of all her untiring love for Carlos Alfredo.
1. "De carne y hueso" - Pedro Pardo.
2. "Selva" - Elisa Rego. (Jose Ignasio Martin)
3. "Blanco y Negro" Elisa Rego.
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
n telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
that was produced by and seen on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión
RCTV
Radio Caracas Televisión Internacional is a Venezuelan cable television network headquartered in the Caracas neighborhood of Quinta Crespo. It was sometimes referred to as the Canal de Bárcenas. Owned by Empresas 1BC, RCTV Internacional was inaugurated as Radio Caracas Televisión on 15 November...
. It was written by Elizabeth Alezard, Alberto Gómez, Mariana Luján, Amparo Montalva, and María Helena Portas and directed by Tito Rojas. This telenovela lasted 257 episodes and was distributed internationally by RCTV International
Coral Pictures
RCTV International is subsidiary of Radio Caracas Television RCTV, C.A., the company that owns Radio Caracas Television . Coral was formed in Miami, Florida in 1982 as the international distributor of RCTV's programs...
.
Synopsis
Abigail, an exceptionally beautiful schoolgirl, vents her mischievousness on her professors and nuns, causing continual distractions. Her conduct is a reflection of a discontented life. Her mother died when Abigail was very young. Her father, wealthy and flirtatious, has time only for business and women - and none for Abigail.One of Abigail’s desires is to capture the affections of her literature professor, Carlos Alfredo Ruiz, an intelligent young man, handsome and advanced in his studies, but beneath Abigail’s social class. Abigail’s rival for Carlos Alfredo’s love is Maria Clara Martinez, who is a fine woman, more suitable for him. Carlos Alfredo holds onto this attachment to avoid being snared by Abigail’s amorous designs. This is the background for the tumultuous saga Abigail faces: tormented love, and unhappy marriage, insanity, her adored child, uncaring relatives, and most important of all her untiring love for Carlos Alfredo.
Cast
- Catherine FulopCatherine FulopCatherine Amanda Fulop García is a Venezuelan actress, model and television presenter with both Venezuelan and Argentine citizenship. She participated in the Miss Venezuela 1986, finishing as the fourth runner–up...
as Abigail - Fernando CarrilloFernando CarrilloFernando Enrique Carrillo Roselli is a Venezuelan actor.Carrillo was married to fellow Venezuelan actress Catherine Fulop, whom he met on the set of Abigail, one of the most popular South American soap operas of the 1980s...
as Carlos Alfredo - Hilda AbrahamzHilda AbrahamzHilda Astrid Abrahamz Navarro is a Venezuelan telenovela actress and former beauty pageant titleholder...
as Maria Clara/Maria Begoña - Romelia Agüero as Blanca
- Marisela Buitriago as Viviana
- Dante Carle as Agustin
- Dalila Colombo as Rosalba
- Ignacio Navarro as Gaitan
- Roberto Lamarca as Ismael
- Virginia Urdaneta as Carlota
- Alejandro DelgadoAlejandro DelgadoAlejandro Delgado is a Venezuelan actor and producer. Delgado was born in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela. Soon after graduating from high school, he received a scholarship to the National Academy of Arts and Sciences for TV and Film, under the tutelage of Amalia Perez Diaz. After several years...
as Freddy Avellaneda - Rosita Vasquez as Berta
- Roberto MollRoberto MollRoberto Moll Cárdenas born in Lima, Peru is actor who is best known for his work on telenovelas. He was born on 19 July 1948 in Lima, Peru. Moll first starred with little roles in many telenovelas, but in 1988 he got a bigger role in the telenovela Abigail...
as Alvaro - Hylene Rodriguez as Mariana
- Manuel Carrillo as Cheito
- Guillermo Ferran as Guillermo
- Laura Brey as Malvaloca
- Ricardo GarcíaRicardo GarcíaRicardo Antonio García Rodríguez also known as Sardina was a Costa Rican professional footballer. He played for A.D. Municipal Puntarenas.-International career:...
as Látigo
Theme song
The theme songs to Abigail were:1. "De carne y hueso" - Pedro Pardo.
2. "Selva" - Elisa Rego. (Jose Ignasio Martin)
3. "Blanco y Negro" Elisa Rego.