''Luz Clarita'' () is a Mexican
telenovela
A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar Drama (film and television), drama genres around the w ...
produced by
Mapat L. de Zatarain for
Televisa
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., simply known as Televisa, is a Mexican telecommunications and broadcasting company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content.
In April ...
.
The series is a remake of ''Andrea Celeste'' and ''
Chispita''. It premiered on
Canal de las Estrellas
Las Estrellas () is a Mexican television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. Its first official broadcast took place on 21 March 1951. It airs free-to-air through affiliate stations throughout Mexico, based on XEW-TDT in Mexico City.
It is co ...
on 30 September 1996 and ended on 21 February 1997.
The series stars
Verónica Merchant,
César Évora
César Évora Díaz (; born November 4, 1959) is a Cuban- Mexican actor.
Biography
Évora started his career in Cuba appearing in more than ten movies before moving to Mexico in the early 1990s. He became known for playing minor roles in the ...
, and
Daniela Luján, co-stars
Ximena Sariñana,
Aitor Iturrioz, and
Paty Díaz, with
Frances Ondiviela
Francisca Ondiviela Otero (born May 19, 1962), known professionally as Frances Ondiviela, is a Spanish-Mexican actress known for starring in the telenovela '' Acorralada''.
Ondiviela was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. She studied theatre ...
,
Sussan Taunton
Sussan Grace Taunton Thomas (, popularly known as Sussan Taunton; born February 13, 1970) is a Chilean-born Mexican actress.
Early life and education
Taunton Thomas was born to British Chilean, Chilean descendants of British settlers, and has ...
, and Lili Garza as the villains.
Plot
Luz Clarita (
Daniela Luján) is a sweet little girl who wants to find her mother and in her search will live through moments of great sadness and joy. Thanks to a series of coincidences, Mariano de la Fuente (
César Évora
César Évora Díaz (; born November 4, 1959) is a Cuban- Mexican actor.
Biography
Évora started his career in Cuba appearing in more than ten movies before moving to Mexico in the early 1990s. He became known for playing minor roles in the ...
)'s family decides to open the doors of their home to the little orphan and although at the start it would seem that said girl only had come to create chaos in their lives, little by little they realize that she has arrived in order to teach them, the children and the adults the most important of lessons: that love is the essence of happiness.
The process is not easy because Luz Clarita has her own problems: she is convinced that she is not an orphan, that her mother did not die as all seems to indicate, but that she is somewhere waiting to be reunited with Luz Clarita, and armed only with her faith, and with the silent complicity of Padre Salvador (
Alejandro Tommasi
Alejandro Tommasi (born Alejandro Casares Tommasi; August 14, 1957) is a Mexican television, stage and film actor.
Personal life
Tommasi is of Italian descent. Tommasi came out as gay and married his 35-year old boyfriend, Óscar Ruiz, in Septe ...
), she is given the task of searching for her mother.
With the de la Fuente family, Luz Clarita creates problems with little Mariela who sees in her a potent rival, and since the first day she dedicates herself to making Luz Clarita's life impossible. In this house she meets Natalia (Paty Díaz), the young servant who is secretly in love with José Mariano de la Fuente (
Aitor Iturrioz); Luz Clarita decides to help the two to realize their love for one another, and in Natalia she finds support and care.
In the course of her life, Luz Clarita encounters Soledad (
Verónica Merchant), a young woman with a mysterious past who coincidentally arrives to work in orphanage on the very day that Luz Clarita leaves to go to the mansion of the de la Fuentes, and for whom Luz Clarita comes to feel a special affection, so much that, seeing the immediate feelings that Soledad and Mariano exhibit upon meeting, she decides to try to unite them.
The love and goodness of Luz Clarita encounter serious obstacles, like Brígida (Lili Garza), the strict housekeeper at the de la Fuente mansion, where alongside innocence there are always dark interests, like those of Bárbara (
Frances Ondiviela
Francisca Ondiviela Otero (born May 19, 1962), known professionally as Frances Ondiviela, is a Spanish-Mexican actress known for starring in the telenovela '' Acorralada''.
Ondiviela was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. She studied theatre ...
) and Erika (
Sussan Taunton
Sussan Grace Taunton Thomas (, popularly known as Sussan Taunton; born February 13, 1970) is a Chilean-born Mexican actress.
Early life and education
Taunton Thomas was born to British Chilean, Chilean descendants of British settlers, and has ...
), a pair of cocky women who are determined to conquer Mariano and José Mariano at all costs.
In addition to all of these obstacles, Luz Clarita fights to find happiness at her mother's side. While this all happens, Luz Clarita illuminates the lives of all those who have the fortune to meet her, as the darkness disappears with just a little bit of Luz Clarita (''clear light'').
Cast
*
Verónica Merchant as Soledad Martínez/Rosario Vertis vda. de Gonzalo
*
César Évora
César Évora Díaz (; born November 4, 1959) is a Cuban- Mexican actor.
Biography
Évora started his career in Cuba appearing in more than ten movies before moving to Mexico in the early 1990s. He became known for playing minor roles in the ...
as Mariano de la Fuente
*
Daniela Luján as Luz Clara Gonzalo Vertis "Luz Clarita"
*
Ximena Sariñana as Mariela de la Fuente
*
Aitor Iturrioz as José Mariano de la Fuente
*
Paty Díaz as Natalia
*
Frances Ondiviela
Francisca Ondiviela Otero (born May 19, 1962), known professionally as Frances Ondiviela, is a Spanish-Mexican actress known for starring in the telenovela '' Acorralada''.
Ondiviela was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. She studied theatre ...
as Bárbara Vda. de Lomelí
*
Alejandro Tommasi
Alejandro Tommasi (born Alejandro Casares Tommasi; August 14, 1957) is a Mexican television, stage and film actor.
Personal life
Tommasi is of Italian descent. Tommasi came out as gay and married his 35-year old boyfriend, Óscar Ruiz, in Septe ...
as Father Salvador Uribe
*
Sussan Taunton
Sussan Grace Taunton Thomas (, popularly known as Sussan Taunton; born February 13, 1970) is a Chilean-born Mexican actress.
Early life and education
Taunton Thomas was born to British Chilean, Chilean descendants of British settlers, and has ...
as Erika Lomelí
* Miguel Pizarro as Roque
* Lili Garza as Brígida
* Tomás Goros as Anselmo
*
Elsa Cárdenas as Hada Reina
* Adriana Acosta as Panchita
* Gerardo Murguía as Servando
* Evangelina Martínez as Prudencia
* Lucero Lander as Sister Caridad
*
Julio Mannino as Bruno
*
Margarita Isabel
Margarita Isabel (born Margarita Isabel Morales y González; 25 July 1943 – 9 April 2017) was a Mexican Ariel Award-winning film and television actress.
She died on 9 April 2017, aged 73, from emphysema.
Filmography
Awards and nominations
...
as Verónica
*
Eleazar Gómez
José Eleazar Gómez Sánchez (; better known as Eleazar Gómez born May 29, 1986, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actor. He is noted for his performance in Mexican telenovelas. Gómez is the brother of actress Zoraida Gómez, Alizair Gome ...
as Martín "El Chanclas"
* Esteban Franco as Arnulfo
*
José María Torre
José María Torre is a Mexican actor and fashion designer known for his roles in telenovelas. He is the brother of Fátima Torre and Andrea Torre. He started his career at the age of five doing television commercials.
Biography
Born in San Salv ...
as Israel
* Rocío Sobrado as Belinda
*
Eva Calvo as Cata
* Graciela Bernardos as Mrs. Director
* Sagrario Baena as Hortensia
* Raúl Azkenazi as Rústico Domínguez
*
Liza Echeverría as Dana
* Maleni Morales as Pilar
* Roxana Saucedo as Graciela Stockton
* Miguel Arteaga
*
Ninel Conde
Ninel Herrera Conde is a Mexican singer, actress and television host known for her performances in '' Rebelde'', '' Fuego en la sangre'', '' Mar de amor'' and '' Porque el amor manda''.
Career
Her first record production was titled Ninel Conde ...
as Elsa Cárdenas
* José Antonio Marros
*
Sabine Moussier
Awards
See also
* ''
Carita de ángel'' – a 2000 Mexican children's soap opera with similar storyline
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Luz Clarita
1996 telenovelas
1996 Mexican television series debuts
1997 Mexican television series endings
Television series about orphans
Television shows set in Mexico
Televisa telenovelas
Children's telenovelas
Mexican television series based on Argentine television series
Spanish-language telenovelas