La Virgen de las Siete Calles (TV series)
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| La Virgen de las Siete Calles | |
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| Genre | Telenovela Dramatic television series |
| Created by | Author: Alfredo Flores Adaptation: Enrique Alfonso |
| Directed by | Juan Miranda |
| Starring | Marisol Mendez Juan Carlos Zambrana |
| Opening theme | "Lágrimas y sonrisas" (by Erwin Vaca Pereyra) |
| Country of origin | Bolivia |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Enrique Alfonso |
| Producer | Enrique Alfonso |
| Production location | Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
| Cinematography | Various |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 45 min. |
| Production company | SAFIPRO |
| Original release | |
| Network | Cruceña de Television |
| Related | |
| Despéiname la vida Sigo siendo el rey | |
La Virgen de las Siete Calles (Spanish for: "The Virgin of the Seven Streets") is a Bolivian telenovela adapted from a novel with the same name by Alfredo Flores. Produced by Santa Cruz Films Productions in 1987 with a total of 15 chapters, the TV drama was adapted for television and directed by Enrique Alfonso and Juan Miranda.
Synopsis
[edit]It tells the story of Zora Abrego, only daughter of Antorio and Aurora, who died in a hunting accident and fire. After losing her parents, Zora is in the charge of her aunt Paulina, who hated the girl because she envied the life of Aurora. When Zora, the "Virgin", matures, she is virtually sold by her aunt to Juvenal Roca, who after a while fleeing after committing a crime. Zora meets the newcomer Carlos Toledo at a party. Romance develops between them after the return of Juvenal, but ends in tragedy.
- Profile of the characters
- Zora Abrego, a beautiful woman who received the nickname "The Virgen of the Seven Streets" because, since childhood, her features were so perfect that she compared her with a Virgin by the residents of the area "The 7 streets" (Las Siete Calles) of Santa Cruz at 1920. Her blue eyes and honey-colored hair gave him such a characteristic that differed from the other girls.
- Carlos Toledo, a young student, returning from Buenos Aires after several years to fix an economic problem that prevented him from completing their studies.
- Juvenal Roca, is a man without scruples that has interest by Zora, convinces her aunt Paulina to take her. He has no affection and often humiliates her.
Production
[edit]- It was one of the first drama miniseries produced in Bolivia.
- Both the literary and television production were well received by the public Santa Cruz of Bolivia.
- The book has again gathered force through the TV series, but in television production only presented the story of manners and love, leaving aside the social background that is described in the novel.
- The background music was played by outstanding musicians in the middle known as José René Moreno (on guitar), the synthesizer Pablo Orellana & Otto Rau. The opening theme was an instrumental song played on harmonica.
- Broadcasting
Megavisión Channel 18 (re-released in 2007)
Cast
[edit]- in order of opening
| Actor/Actress | Character |
|---|---|
| Marisol Mendez | Zora Abrego / Aurora |
| Juan Carlos Zambrana | Carlos Toledo |
| Agustín Saavedra | Juvenal Roca |
| Efraín Capobianco | Juan Bravo |
| Carlos Jordán | Alberto Chavez |
| Betty Justiniano | Paulina |
| Eduardo Galarza | Antonio |
| Claudia Alfonso | Zora Abrego (child) |
| María del Carmen de Alfonso | Ms. Concepción |
| Frida Soria | Aunt Petrona |
| Etelvina Peña | Aunt Virginia |
| Antonio Anzoategui | Coloreta Gutiérrez |
| Danny Matiezo | Rosa |
| Enrique Alfonso | Diego Marañon |
| Raúl Bauer | Ramirito |
| Sandra Sorich | Carolina |
| Sandra Mercado | Alicia |
| Marcia Capobianco | Josefina |
| Luis Valenzuela | Aurelio Ortiz |
| Jaime Sebastián | |
| Delmiro Vargas | |
| Jorge Flores | |
| Bernardo Céspedes | |
| Luis Valenzuela | |
| Lorgio Jordan | |
| Roxana Capobianco | |
| Genoveva Quevedo | |
| Monica de Urey | |
| Marcia Capobianco | |
| Sandra Mercado | |
| Sandra Sorich | |
| Franz Viscarra | |
| Fanny De Alfonso | |
| Udalrrico Zambrana | |
| Willie Grunbaum | |
| Rosa María Barba | |
| Marcela Escalante | |
| Joao Jose Antonio | |
| Enrique Amador | |
| Garret Ohogins | |
| Antonio Gil | |
| Emigdio Ávalos | |
| Edmundo Ribera | |
| Lily De Rivero | |
| Ricardo Alfonso | Carlos Toledo (child) |
| José Luis Capobianco | |
| Katty Gutiérrez | |
| Monica Landivar | |
| Claudia Landivar | |
| Any Barroso | |
| Rodolfo Suárez | |
| Joaquín De La Fuente | |
| Carlos Ortiz | |
| Percy Román | |
| Carlos Callaú | |
| Mireya De Díaz | |
| Rómulo Dresco | |
| Fernando Natusch | |
| Paúl Chávez | |
| Widen Sorich | |
| Aida Terrazas | |
| Jazmine Soruco | Spanish dancer |