Abigail (TV series)
Abigail is a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión between 1988 and 1989. 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.
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| Genre | Telenovela |
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| Story by | Mariana Luján |
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| Theme music composer | Luis Emilio Mauri |
| Country of origin | Venezuela |
| Original language(s) | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 257 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Luis Peraza |
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| Editor(s) | Alberto Ponte |
| Production company(s) | Coral Pictures |
| Distributor | RCTV International |
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| Original network | Radio Caracas Televisión |
| Original release | December 1, 1988 – December 30, 1989 |
Catherine Fulop and Fernando Carrillo starred as the main protagonists with Hilda Abrahamz as an antagonist.[1]
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.[2][3]
Cast
Protagonists
- Catherine Fulop as Abigaíl Guzmán de Ruiz
- Fernando Carrillo as Carlos Alfredo Ruiz Aponte
Antagonist
- Hilda Abrahamz as María Clara Martínez/María Begoña Martínez
Recurring cast
- Gledys Ibarra como Pastora
- Ileana Jacket como Estrella Monsalve
- Astrid Carolina Herrera como Amanda Riquelme
- Inés María Calero como Bárbara Urdaneta
- Crisol Carabal como Sharito Santana
- Adolfo Cubas como Leonel Santana
- América Barrios como Mother Teresa
- Alejandro Delgado as Freddy Avellaneda
- Roberto Moll as Álvaro dos Santos Ortiz
- Roberto Lamarca as Ismael
- Guillermo Ferrán as Don Guillermo Guzmán
- Rosita Vásquez as Doña Berta Aponte Vda. de Ruiz
- Carmen Alicia Mora as Ana Leónidas Guzmán
- Coromoto Rivero as Susana Pérez
- Estrella Castellanos as Rita Monsalve
- Romelia Agüero as Doña Blanca Cabrera
- Marisela Buitriago as Viviana López
- Rita De Gois as Ninoska Sepúlveda
- Manuel Gassol as José Rafael Pereira
- Antonio Machuca as Jean Louis René Goduón
- Zulay García as Lucía Martínez
- Dalila Colombo as Rosalba Maldonado
- Virginia Urdaneta as Carlota Martínez
- Hylene Rodriguez as Mariana Ruiz Guzmán
- Manuel Carrillo as Cheíto Ruiz Guzmán
- Laura Brey as Sonia "La Malvaloca" Ibarra
- Aidita Artigas as Doña Balbina López
- Sandra Juhasz as Matilde Izaguirre
- Domingo del Castillo as Don Joaquín Martínez
- María del Pilar as Mrs. Arismendi
- Gabriela Gerbes as Silvia Oropeza
- Ricardo García as Látigo
- Dante Carle as Agustín
- Ignacio Navarro as Gaitan
Theme song
The theme songs to Abigail were:
1. De carne y hueso - Pedro Pardo.
2. Selva - Elisa Rego (author: Jose Ignasio Martin).
3. Blanco y Negro Elisa Rego (author: Jose Ignasio Martin).
4. Ya no hay más que hablar María Jimena Pereira (Autor: Carlos Nilsson, Argentina Broadcast Telefe)
References
- Teleprograma.tv. "ʽAbigailʼ". Archived from the original on 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
- Abigail
- Programas, Univision. "Novelas". Univision.
