Gutierritos
Gutierritos, was the name of the first telenovela produced in Mexico by Valentín Pimstein in 1958 for Telesistema Mexicano which aired Monday through Saturday at 6:30 pm on Channel 4.
| Gutierritos | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Telenovela Drama |
| Directed by | Rafael Banquells |
| Starring | Rafael Banquells María Teresa Rivas Mauricio Garcés Patricia Morán Evita Muñoz "Chachita" Miguel Córcega Luis de Alba |
| No. of episodes | 50 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Valentín Pimstein |
| Release | |
| Original network | Telesistema Mexicano |
| Picture format | White and black |
| Original release | 1958 – 1958 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Senda prohibida |
| Followed by | Más allá de la angustia |
With an original script by Estella Calderón and directed and starred by Rafael Banquells besides Maria Teresa Rivas and Mauricio Garcés, Gutierritos is about a humble man abused by his family, friends, and co-workers.[1]
Plot
Ángel Gutiérrez is a kind, friendly, and very shy office employee who works hard for his family. His wife Rosa, who treats him very badly and humiliates him all the time, despises him for being "so pathetic". The children Julio Cesar and Lucrecia do not respect their father either after seeing their mother constantly mistreating him and calling him "a pathetic, good for nothing".
At the office everyone teases Angel including his boss Mr. Martinez who nicknames him "Gutierritos" which catches on among employees. Angel's only moral support at work is his friend Jorge. Mr. Martinez hires Elena an insecure but very beautiful young woman.
Angel secretly falls in love with Elena but it is in a book that Angel is writing that he expresses his feelings for her. However, Angel shows the originals to his friend Jorge whom later on steals them, claims the authorship, and takes them to a publisher. Awed by "Jorge's talent" after reading the published book Elena falls in love with him. Angel tries to tell the truth but no one believes him while he suffers the loss of his friend, his book, and the woman he loves. Ironically, Jorge enjoys the fame, the success, and Elena's love.
Cast
- Rafael Banquells - Ángel Gutiérrez "Gutierritos"
- María Teresa Rivas - Rosa Hernández
- Carlos Navarro as Juan Ortega
- Dina de Marco as Anita
- Manuel Lozano as Médina
- Vicky Aguirre as Lupita
- Mauricio Garcés as Jorge Contreras
- Patricia Morán as Elena
- Gerardo del Castillo as Señor Martínez
- Josefina Escobedo as Tía de Rosa
- Andrea López as Ágatha
- Elvira Quintana as Señora Gutiérrez
- Miguél Suárez as Señor Fernández
- María Eugenia Llamas as Lucrecia
- Luis de Alba as Julio Cesar
References
- "¡Itatí Cantoral y Pedro Fernández protagonizarán nueva versión de 'Gutierritos'!" (in Spanish). Tvnotas. Retrieved July 22, 2014.