Mujer de Madera
Encyclopedia
Mujer de Madera is a Mexican
telenovela
produced by Televisa
in 2004. One unusual feature of this telenovela is that the main character is played by different actresses before and after her stay in hospital due to a forest fire.
Marisa (Edith González) was about to get married to the love of her life Cesar (Jaime Camil) when the wedding of her dreams was suddenly interrupted by a woman claiming to be pregnant with Cesar's baby. Distraught and heartbroken, Marisa then becomes a 'woman of wood'; a woman hard to get to and who strives to continue her life alone. Cesar tries to amend his fault by marrying the mother of his daughter and tries to be happy but he can't forget Marisa and turns to drinking. Carlos (Gabriel Soto) is an idealist fighting against illegal logging operations. Marisa and Carlos meet thanks to their common interest in discovering the truth behind the sell of illegal wood. Marisa discovers that her sister Aida (Ludwika Paleta), is in love with Carlos. Having had experience with men, Marisa decides to romance him in order for him to stay away from her sister so she won't get hurt. Slowly but surely, the attraction between Marisa and Carlos grows and they being to fall in love. Aida feels betrayed by her sister and the things get even more complicated when Cesar returns to Marisa's life.
Cesar's wife dies in an automobile accident and his little daughter Antonia, becomes temporarily paralyzed. This is when Cesar decided to return to where it all started and will have to confront Marisa. Marisa is impacted with the return of Cesar and he discovers that she is a different woman but still the same one he loves. He is saddened to find out she loves Carlos and is willing to fight for her love. Piedad (Maya Mishalska), hates Marisa with a passion even though she's supposedly her aunt. She has a sick, obsessive love for Cesar and is, as Marisa will later discover, the main reason why Marisa and Cesar's wedding was interrupted. Will Marisa allow her relationship with Carlos blossom even though her sister's heart is breaking to a million pieces? Or will Marisa forgive Cesar and give him another opportunity for him to prove if he really loves her as much as he says?
2ND SEASON:
Efrain (Carlos Camara Jr) starts an enormous fire at the ranch where Marisa is with her father. Thankfully, Cesar manages to save her before it was too late but the damage was already done. Marisa is left horribly disfigured, so much that she looks like a monster, totally unrecognizable. After several surgeries, Marisa wears a mask and after the mask is removed, Marisa looks like a complete different person. Marisa, now (Ana Patricio Rojo), is even stronger and it will be harder for Carlos and Cesar to fight for her love.
3RD SEASON:
Carlos and Aida are happily in love and Cesar and Marisa are living a beautiful romance once again. Everything seems to be going spectacular so much so, that Cesar proposes once again to Marisa and she agrees. Cesar can't contain his joy as the date gets nearer but what lies ahead is doom. Piedad, is still sickly in love with him and tries one last desperate attempt to retain him at her side. Cesar becomes warned that if he married Marisa, his daughter will pay the price. The big day finally arrives and Cesar is shocked to discover that his daughters nanny is now part of Piedad's plot. If Cesar says I DO at the altar, the nanny would inject a poisonous substance to his daughter and she would die a slow and painful death. With all the pain in his heart, at the altar Cesar tells the Father that he does not accept Marisa as his wife. In front of all the guests, Cesar tells Marisa how much he hates her and that he was only marrying her for revenge for all those years which she didn't correspond his love. After leaving the wedding, Cesar and Antonia are kidnapped and held hostage by Piedad. Marisa is deeply emotionally hurt. Her wedding was interrupted once again. Alone and sad, she is consoled by a fellow medic, Marco Antonio who falls in love with her. When Cesar is finally able to escape Piedad, he rushed to Marisa to explain what happened. Marisa believes him but when he tries to kiss her, something pushes her away from him. Even though she loves him, a phobia has grown in her that is stronger than her. Every time she gets close to him, she remembers how he abandoned her for the second time at their wedding. Cesar is hurt and believes that she is in love with Marco Antonio. Around this time, Piedad supposedly dies in an auto accident. After several arguments, Cesar and Marisa end their relationship and she begins dating Marco Antonio. But Marisa can't stop loving Cesar and this makes Marco Antonio angry. Cesar meets Alondra and is immediately fascinated by her and starts a relationship with her. As much as he tries to make the relationship work, he can't forget Marisa and Alondra can tell. Cesar and Marisa beg each other for forgiveness and swear to never let anything separate them ever again. But Piedad is alive and more determined than ever to destroy Marisa and Cesar. She teams up with Marco Antonio to separate them. Will Piedad be able to separate Marisa and Cesar a third time? Will Marisa and Cesar FINALLY be happy after all they've been through??
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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"...
produced by Televisa
Televisa
Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...
in 2004. One unusual feature of this telenovela is that the main character is played by different actresses before and after her stay in hospital due to a forest fire.
Summary
1ST SEASON:Marisa (Edith González) was about to get married to the love of her life Cesar (Jaime Camil) when the wedding of her dreams was suddenly interrupted by a woman claiming to be pregnant with Cesar's baby. Distraught and heartbroken, Marisa then becomes a 'woman of wood'; a woman hard to get to and who strives to continue her life alone. Cesar tries to amend his fault by marrying the mother of his daughter and tries to be happy but he can't forget Marisa and turns to drinking. Carlos (Gabriel Soto) is an idealist fighting against illegal logging operations. Marisa and Carlos meet thanks to their common interest in discovering the truth behind the sell of illegal wood. Marisa discovers that her sister Aida (Ludwika Paleta), is in love with Carlos. Having had experience with men, Marisa decides to romance him in order for him to stay away from her sister so she won't get hurt. Slowly but surely, the attraction between Marisa and Carlos grows and they being to fall in love. Aida feels betrayed by her sister and the things get even more complicated when Cesar returns to Marisa's life.
Cesar's wife dies in an automobile accident and his little daughter Antonia, becomes temporarily paralyzed. This is when Cesar decided to return to where it all started and will have to confront Marisa. Marisa is impacted with the return of Cesar and he discovers that she is a different woman but still the same one he loves. He is saddened to find out she loves Carlos and is willing to fight for her love. Piedad (Maya Mishalska), hates Marisa with a passion even though she's supposedly her aunt. She has a sick, obsessive love for Cesar and is, as Marisa will later discover, the main reason why Marisa and Cesar's wedding was interrupted. Will Marisa allow her relationship with Carlos blossom even though her sister's heart is breaking to a million pieces? Or will Marisa forgive Cesar and give him another opportunity for him to prove if he really loves her as much as he says?
2ND SEASON:
Efrain (Carlos Camara Jr) starts an enormous fire at the ranch where Marisa is with her father. Thankfully, Cesar manages to save her before it was too late but the damage was already done. Marisa is left horribly disfigured, so much that she looks like a monster, totally unrecognizable. After several surgeries, Marisa wears a mask and after the mask is removed, Marisa looks like a complete different person. Marisa, now (Ana Patricio Rojo), is even stronger and it will be harder for Carlos and Cesar to fight for her love.
3RD SEASON:
Carlos and Aida are happily in love and Cesar and Marisa are living a beautiful romance once again. Everything seems to be going spectacular so much so, that Cesar proposes once again to Marisa and she agrees. Cesar can't contain his joy as the date gets nearer but what lies ahead is doom. Piedad, is still sickly in love with him and tries one last desperate attempt to retain him at her side. Cesar becomes warned that if he married Marisa, his daughter will pay the price. The big day finally arrives and Cesar is shocked to discover that his daughters nanny is now part of Piedad's plot. If Cesar says I DO at the altar, the nanny would inject a poisonous substance to his daughter and she would die a slow and painful death. With all the pain in his heart, at the altar Cesar tells the Father that he does not accept Marisa as his wife. In front of all the guests, Cesar tells Marisa how much he hates her and that he was only marrying her for revenge for all those years which she didn't correspond his love. After leaving the wedding, Cesar and Antonia are kidnapped and held hostage by Piedad. Marisa is deeply emotionally hurt. Her wedding was interrupted once again. Alone and sad, she is consoled by a fellow medic, Marco Antonio who falls in love with her. When Cesar is finally able to escape Piedad, he rushed to Marisa to explain what happened. Marisa believes him but when he tries to kiss her, something pushes her away from him. Even though she loves him, a phobia has grown in her that is stronger than her. Every time she gets close to him, she remembers how he abandoned her for the second time at their wedding. Cesar is hurt and believes that she is in love with Marco Antonio. Around this time, Piedad supposedly dies in an auto accident. After several arguments, Cesar and Marisa end their relationship and she begins dating Marco Antonio. But Marisa can't stop loving Cesar and this makes Marco Antonio angry. Cesar meets Alondra and is immediately fascinated by her and starts a relationship with her. As much as he tries to make the relationship work, he can't forget Marisa and Alondra can tell. Cesar and Marisa beg each other for forgiveness and swear to never let anything separate them ever again. But Piedad is alive and more determined than ever to destroy Marisa and Cesar. She teams up with Marco Antonio to separate them. Will Piedad be able to separate Marisa and Cesar a third time? Will Marisa and Cesar FINALLY be happy after all they've been through??
Cast
- Edith GonzálezEdith GonzálezEdith González Fuentes is a Mexican actress and dancer.- Personal life :González has a daughter, Constanza , whose father is the Mexican politician Santiago Creel. Edith has worked for hispanic television networks, such as, Televisa, Telemundo, and TV Azteca...
and Ana Patricia RojoAna Patricia RojoAna Patricia Rojo Stein, best known as Ana Patricia Rojo is a Mexican actress. She was born on February 13, 1974 in Villahermosa, Tabasco, she is the daughter of actor Gustavo Rojo, and the former Miss Peru Carmela Stein....
- Marisa Santibañez Villalpando - Jaime CamilJaime CamilJaime Federico Said Camil de Saldaña da Gama is a Mexican actor, singer and host.-Biography:Born in Mexico City, Mexico, Camil is the son of Jaime Camil Garza, a very successful Mexican businessman, and Cecilia Saldaña Da Gama, a Brazilian singer...
- Cesar Linares - Gabriel SotoGabriel SotoGabriel Soto Borja-Diaz is a Mexican actor, model. He is known for winning the national male pageant El Modelo Mexico, placing first runner-up in Mister World 1996, being a member of the former Mexican boy band Kairo, and for acting in telenovelas.- Biography :His mother Elisa Diaz committed...
- Carlos Gomez - Ludwika PaletaLudwika PaletaLudwika Paleta is a Polish-Mexican actress. She is the daughter of musician Zbigniew Paleta and Barbara Paciorek Paleta, and the sister of actress Dominika Paleta.-Early Life and Career:...
- Aida Santibañez Villalpando - Adamari LópezAdamari LópezAdamari López Torres is a Puerto Rican actress famous for participating in several Puerto Rican and Mexican soap operas.-Early career:...
- Lucrecia Santibañez Villalpando - Ligia PetitLigia PetitLigia Fernanda Petit Vargas is a Venezuelan model and actress who won the Miss Intercontinental 2001 contest held in Coburg, Germany on June 21, 2001. She was Miss Guárico in the Miss Venezuela 2000 pageant and won the title of 1st runner up...
- Petuina Santibañez Villalpando - Julio AlemánJulio Alemán- Biography :After studying to be an Engineer Agronomist, he turned to show business. His first movie was El Zarco in 1957. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, he was the MC of the Mexican version of the Italian children's puppet show Topo Gigio....
- Aaron Santibañez - Erika Garcia - Andrea Gomez
- Maria SorteMaría SortéMaría Sorté is a Mexican actress and singer. She is known for her roles in telenovelas. For example, she is known for playing María Magdalena in Entre el amor y el odio and Aurora de Ruiz in Mar de amor....
- Cecilia Gomez - Maya MishalskaMaya MishalskaMaya Mishalska is a Polish-Mexican actress.- Biography :She began playing the violin at the age of six. Through ten years of studies at the Music Conservatory, she looked for an opportunity to experiment in theatre. Her passion for acting surged after participating in a play by Federico Garcia Lorca...
- Piedad and Caridad Villalpando - Andrea Garcia - Alicia
- Carlos Bracho - Ramiro Linares
- Carlos Camara Jr - Efrain
- Lorena Tassinari - Rocio
- José Luis Cordero ‘Pocholo’ - Felipe
- Claudio Baez - Benjamin Gomez
- Ricardo Barona - Perico
- Irina Areu - Mago
- Jorge Consejo - Flavio
- Lupita Lara - Lucia
- Alejandro Villeli - Cruz
- Mauricio Barcelata - Vicente
- Michelle RamagliaMichelle RamagliaMichelle Ramaglia Zavala is a Mexican actress.Raised in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato and having been interested in acting since her childhood, Michelle Ramaglia decided to enroll in Televisa's Centro de Educación Artística , where thanks to her talent, she first received small roles in...
- Vicky - Karla Lozano - Antonia Linares
- Sylvia Ramirez - Carmen
- Gabriela Zamora - Jennifer
- Otto SirgoOtto SirgoOtto Sirgo is a Cuban actor and director of Mexican telenovelas and theater. He is the son of Magda Haller and is married to Maleni Morales, both actresses.-Telenovelas:...
- Leopoldo - Nailea NorvindNailea NorvindNailea Norvind is a Mexican television actress who also appeared in the critically acclaimed film Gaby: A True Story...
- Viviana - Jorge PozaJorge PozaJorge Poza is a Mexican actor of films and television, born in Tulancingo, Hidalgo, Mexico.- Biography :In 1997 he married to actriz Mayrín Villanueva, whom he met while filming the telenovela Preciosa in that same year...
- Rogelio - Frances OndivielaFrances OndivielaFrances Ondiviela is a Spanish actress. One of her best known roles was in Acorralada.Ondiviela was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. She studied theatre and acting in Spain and Mexico...
- Georgina - Marco MéndezMarco MéndezMarco Méndez is a Mexican actor.Méndez began as a model and later studied acting in Televisa's CEA. He made his television debut as 'Oscar Méndez' in the telenovela, Las vías del amor...
- Alberto - Toño Infante - Angelo
- Gaby Ramírez - Candy
- Rafael Inclan - Himself
- Mayrín VillanuevaMayrín VillanuevaMayrín Villanueva is a Mexican soap opera actress, born on October 8, 1970 in Mexico City, Mexico. She has appeared in ten soaps and six other programs since 1997. It was also in 1997 that she married actor Jorge Poza. They divorced in 2008. They have two children, daughter Romina and son...
- Mariana - Roberto BlandonRoberto BlandonRoberto Blandon is a television actor in Mexico who starred in soap operas in that country in 1989, including the role of Henry in the soap opera "Mi segunda madre" producer Juan Osorio. He was among the first actors to join the broadcaster TV Azteca, then returned to Televisa...
- Marco Antonio - Rudy Casanova - Cumbayo
- Paola Treviño - Alondra
- Juan Carlos Casasola - Heriberto
- Adriana Laffan - Ximena
- Raul Ochoa - Raul
- Pablo Magallans - Valentin
- Eduardo de Guise - Armando
- Monica Macias - Venus
- Zoila Quiñones - Adelaida
- Mario del Rio - Sanchez
- AnghelAnghel- Surname :* Andrei Anghel* Atanasie Anghel* Bianca Anghel* Catalin Anghel* Dimitrie Anghel* Itai Anghel* Luminiţa Anghel* Monica Anghel* Sergiu Anghel- Given name :* Anghel Andreescu* Anghel Demetriescu* Anghel Iordănescu* Anghel Mora* Anghel Nour...
- Clarabela - Ricardo SilvaRicardo SilvaRicardo Silva is the name of:*Ricardo Silva , Colombian costumbrista writer*Ricardo Emídio Ramalho Silva , Portuguese footballer*Ricardo Ferreira da Silva , Brazilian footballer...
- Ernesto - Hugo Aceves - Aldo
- Claudia TroyoClaudia TroyoClaudia Troyo is a famous Mexican actress known for her work in soap operas who were produced by Emilio Larrosa, which are Amigas y Rivales, Las vias del amor, and Hasta que el dinero nos separe....
- Nery - Elias Chiprout - Adan
- Carlos Miguel - Comandante Miguel
- Javier Ernez - Melchor Magaña
- Lupe OntiverosLupe OntiverosLupe Ontiveros is an American film and television actress. Ontiveros has acted in numerous films and television shows, most often playing a maid or, more recently, an all-knowing grandmother; she estimates she has played a maid between 150 and 300 times on screen.-Early life:Ontiveros was born...
-Senora Elena
External links
- esmas site for this telenovela (Spanish)