''Floribella'' is a

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that was produced in

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and

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. Each of those countries had their own cast, but the show had exactly the same name. Although they had the same name, all of them came from the first and original Argentine soap opera called '' Floricienta'', created by

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Plot

''Floribella'' is based on the classic story ''

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''. Flor is a pretty, young and poor girl who works for Frederico Fritzenwalden, who falls in love with Flor. However, Frederico is engaged with Delfina, who is a very mean and spoiled woman that fights against anything to marry the soonest possible Frederico and get his money. But like in the fairy tales, the love always wins: Frederico finds out all the truth about Delfina, and all what she did to everyone. In the final week of the soap opera, Frederico dies (he dies differently in each country version), and with this ending, a new story starts with Flor and Conde Máximo Augusto, so this way, the second season of ''Floribella'' begins.

''Floribella'' Brazil

''Floribella'' was aired on the

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Channel of Television. The first season started on April 4, 2005, and ended on November 21, 2005. The second season began on January 23, 2006, and ended on August 28, 2006. ''Floribella Brazil'' released its first musical album during the first season, which went double platinum. Also released its first musical

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which topped the DVD sales ranking. Over 40 licensed products with the Floribella brand were released. Later on, a second album was released (alongside the second season) which received

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according to ABPD. Four DVDs were also released: the first season, the second season, a TV special and the live musical. A paperback novel, ''As Aventuras de Floribella'', was released and it stayed during months on the top of the best-selling children fiction list compiled by

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and Epoca. The cast also did a sold-out tour which included stops in several cities in

from August to December 2006.

Music, Video, Book

* CD FLORIBELLA (''Floribella'' Album) - 2005 * DVD FLORIBELLA AO VIVO (''Floribella Live'' DVD) - 2005 * CD FLORIBELLA 2 (''Floribella'' 2nd Season Album) - 2006 * CD DUPLO FLORIBELLA REMIXES & KARAOKÊS (''Floribella'' Remix & Instrumental Double Album) * BOX FLORIBELLA PRIMEIRA TEMPORADA (''Floribella'' First Season, DVD Box) * DVD FLORIBELLA: O ESPETÁCULO MUSICAL (''Floribella: The Concert'' DVD) * LIVRO: AS AVENTURAS DE FLORIBELLA (Book: ''Floribella's Adventures'')

Portugal

The show was a huge phenomenon in

. The show started discrete but after a few weeks it exceeded expectation and became one of the most-watched programs in the country. Luciana Abreu played the title role. The first season soundtrack reached 10 times platinum and sold over 200.000 copies, becoming the best-selling album ever in

. Over 100 licensed products were released and two sold-out tours were made. The second season of the show could not reach the success of the first.

Music, Video, Books

* ''Floribella'' soundtrack (2006) * ''O Melhor Natal'' (Christmas soundtrack) (2006) * DVD ''Floribella Karaoke'' (2006) * ''Floribella 2'' (Soundtrack) (2007) * DVD ''RI-FIXE - O Musical da Floribella'' (2007) * DVD ''Floribella Karaoke 2'' (2007) * Video game ''Floribella'' (2007) * Coleção de Livros ''Floribella'' (Books ''Floribella'') (2006) * Roupa ''Floribella'' "clothes ''Floribella''" (2007) * Conjunto de Chávenas ''Floribella'' " Set cups ''Floribella''" (2006)

Chile

In 2006 began the production of the

an version by TVN, premiering in October of the same year. It reached high levels of rating, defeating its counterpart by Canal 13 ''Charly Tango''. The original name, "Floricienta", could not be used because a private company had registered the trademark previously. It features actress Mariana Derderián on the role of Florencia and Cristián Arriagada on the role of Federico. It was the most-watched fictional program of 2007 but a second season was not commissioned since TVN did not want to kill the Prince, which was necessary for a second season to happen. The CD achieved platinum certification. Cast credits

References

External links

Official Portuguese ''Floribella'' website

Official Brazilian ''Floribella'' website

Opening of ''Floribella''. Mix of three versions: ''Floribella'' Portugal, ''Floribella'' Brazil and ''Floricienta'' Argentina

Opening of the Chilean version

Official Website of the Chilean version
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