Estefanía was a Venezuela

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 broadcast 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...

. The story idea was conceived by Humberto (Kiko) Olivieri and Julio César Marmol. Written by José Ignacio Cabrujas and Julio César Marmol, and directed by César Bolívar and Julio César Marmol, the series lasted 208 episodes. It was distributed internationally by Coral 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...

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Synopsis

This story of love, persecution and intrigue in the underground struggle against a dictatorship. Set against a background of torture, jail and conspiracy which provide a sense of constant suspense and fast-paced action. "Estefanía" is the most famous actress in the world although her brother is richer. Eventually, as the government topples from power, all parties involved, the good and the bad, receive their just rewards.

Cast

• Pierina España as Estefanía Gallardo
• José Luis Rodríguez as Luis Alberto Seijas "El Guácharo"
• Gustavo Rodríguez as Pedro Escobar
• Tomás Henríquez as Manuel Fulvio Lanz
• Grecia Colmenares
  Grecia Colmenares
  Grecia Dolores Colmenares Mieussens , better known plainly as Grecia Colmenares, is a Venezuelan-Argentine actress who gained fame across Latin America, specially during the 1980s....
  
   as Ana Maria Escobar
• Arturo Calderón as Jose Francisco Gallardo
• Mahuampi Acosta as Mama Rosa
• Agustina Martín as Petra Seijas
• Rafael Briceño as Jesus Maria Seijas
• Amalia Pérez Díaz as Rosalia
• Henry Zakka as Gabo Seijas
• Luis Rivas as Perez Jimenez
• María Conchita Alonso
  Maria Conchita Alonso
  María Conchita Alonso , better known as María Conchita, is a Venezuelan Grammy Award-nominated singer and actress.- Early life :...
  
   as Silvana Cataldo
• Alan Garcia Perez
  Alan García Pérez
  Alan Gabriel Ludwig García Pérez was the President of Peru, having won the 2006 elections on 4 June 2006 in a run-off against Union for Peru candidate Ollanta Humala. He is the leader of the APRA and the only party member ever to have served as President of Peru. He served a first term as...
  
   as "el mudito"

External links

• Estefanía at the Internet Movie Database
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