''Ramona'' is a Mexican

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produced by Lucy Orozco for

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based on the 1884 novel ''

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'' by

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. It premiered on April 3, 2000 and ended on July 14, 2000. The series stars

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and Sergio Sendel. It was the last telenovela of Eduardo Palomo, who died in 2003 of a heart attack.

Plot

Ramona returns to the family ranch after years of being educated by nuns. Ramona reunites with her mother and brother and childhood friend, the Indian Alejandro. Ramona falls in love with Alejandro and the couple is faced with the prejudices of being an interracial couple. The family selects a suitable husband for Ramona and a wedding is planned. Family secrets come to light exposing the truth of Ramona's birth and her Indian heritage. The ill-fated romance continues when Alejandro kidnaps Ramona at the altar. The two enjoy a short-lived honeymoon before Alejandro is taken captive by the authorities and is hanged. Ramona returns home to live with her mother and Felipe who has loved her since childhood. Ramona is pregnant with Alejandro's child, so she and Felipe get married. This ill-fated romance is played out against the backdrop of the impending statehood of the Mexican territory, which ultimately becomes what is most often referred to as California.

Cast

as Maria Ramona Moreno Gonzaga *

as Alejandro de Asís *

as Doña Ramona Gonzaga Vda. de Moreno *

as Felipe Moreno Gonzaga * Sergio Sendel as Rex/Jack Green *Antonio Medellín as Don Pablo de Asís *

Rafael Inclán Rafael Jiménez Inclán (born February 22, 1941) is a Mexican actor. He has starred in movies (several of them of which are so-called ficheras), telenovelas (Spanish soap operas), and stage works. His career began in 1969. He is actor Alfonso ...

as Juan Canito *Angelina Peláez as Martha Canito *Vanessa Bauche as Margarita Canito * René Casados as Angus O'Fail *

Ricardo Blume Ricardo Cristóbal Blume Traverso (16 August 1933 – 30 October 2020) was a Peruvian actor and theatre director who developed most of his career in Mexico. His work encompassed theatre, cinema and TV. He was the founding teacher of the Teatro de ...

as Ruy Coronado *Felipe Nájera as Fernando Coronado *Gabriela Murray as Analupe Coronado *

Nicky Mondellini Nicky Mondellini (born Nicoletta Edna Mondellini Hammond on July 6, 1966, in Milan, Italy) is an Italian-born Mexican actress and professional ballerina. Early life Mondellini was born to a British mother, Joan Hammond, and an Italian father, M ...

as Beatriz de Echague *Chela Castro as Perpetua de Echague *Luis Couturier as César de Echagüe *Juan Ríos Cantú as El Norteño *Álvaro Carcaño as Father Salvatierra *Kristoff as Davis *Raúl Ochoa as Merryl *Ramón Menéndez as Dr. Thomas *

Isela Vega Isela Vega Durazo (5 November 1939 – 9 March 2021) was a Mexican actress,Televis ...

as Matea *Shaula Vega as Manuela *Roberto "Flaco" Guzmán as Nepo *Andrés García Jr. as Billy Dubois *

Luis Bayardo Luis Jorge Bayardo Ramírez (born October 28, 1935) is a Mexican actor. Filmography Films Television Self Dubbing Luis Bayardo is also a voice actor who does Latin Spanish dubs in several films and series. Animation *Timothy ...

as Father Sarriá *

Paty Díaz Paty Díaz (born Patricia Díaz, March 17, 1974, in San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora, Mexico) is a Mexican actress and model. She is known for her portrayal of Lalita in the telenovela A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soa ...

as Carmen *Oscar Traven as Abraham McQueen * Montserrat Olivier as Doris *Eugenio Cobo as General Alonso Moreno *Jorge Capin as Pepe *

Tony Dalton Álvaro Luis Bernat "Tony" Dalton (born February 13, 1975) is an American and Mexican actor. For much of his career, he has acted in Mexican films, television shows, and stage plays. He is best known for his portrayal of Lalo Salamanca in ''Bet ...

as Tom *Antonio Escobar as Antonio *Francisco Casasola as Lobo Solitario *Martín Rojas as Sebastián Lorenzo *Andreas Pearce as Prescott *Christian Tappan as Colorado *Zamorita as Negro Memphis *Ernesto Bog as Marcos *José Luis Avendaño as Lucio *Alicia del Lago as Sofía *Marcela Morett as Yahale *Hilda Nájera as Polita *Maja Schnellman as Betty *Ximena Adriana as Delgadima *Luis de Icaza as Douglas *Claudio Sorel as Dr. Oviedo *Daniel Gauvry as Dr. Brown

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* 2000 telenovelas 2000 Mexican television series debuts 2000 Mexican television series endings Spanish-language telenovelas Television shows set in California Televisa telenovelas {{Mexican-telenovelas-stub