''Selva María'' is a

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produced by

RCTV Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV) was a Venezuelan free-to-air television network headquartered in the Caracas neighborhood of Quinta Crespo. It was sometimes referred to as the Canal de Bárcenas. Owned by Empresas 1BC, Radio Caracas Televisi ...

in 1987 based on the telenovela ''

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'' by Cuban writer

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. This remake was adapted by Gustavo Michelena. Mariela Alcalá and

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starred as the protagonists accompanied by Guillermo Ferrán and

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as the antagonists.

Plot

Selva María is the daughter of a mining entrepreneur Fernando Altamirano. As a child, she left town to study in a convent run by nuns in Caracas. During her years of study she never had contact with her father but with her paternal aunt Adelaida who came to visit her often. Once she finishes her studies, Selva María happily returns to her home, but she is unaware that Fernando is not her real father and is an evil man who does everything in his power so that no man approaches her. However, Selva María meets Rodrigo, a handsome journalist who falls in love with her despite Fernando's opposition. Their relationship will also be opposed by Carla, Fernado's sister who dresses like a man and is cruel to the miners. She will join forces with her brother to separate Selva María and Rodrigo.

Cast

*Mariela Alcalá as Selva María Altamirano *

as Rodrigo Reyes-Navas / Cheo Reyna *Tomás Henríquez as Cuaima *

as Carla Altamirano *América Barrios as Mirita *Dalila Colombo as Evelyn *Guillermo Ferrán as Fernando Altamirano *

Roberto Moll Roberto Moll Cárdenas (born 19 July 1948) is an actor who is best known for his work on telenovelas. He was born in Lima, Peru. Moll first starred with little roles in many telenovelas, but in 1985 he got a bigger role in the telenovela '' C ...

as Dr. Andrés Ávila *

Sebastián Falco Saint Sebastian (in Latin: ''Sebastianus''; Narbo, Gallia Narbonensis, Roman Empire c. AD 255 – Rome, Italia, Roman Empire c. AD 288) was an early Christian saint and martyr. According to traditional belief, he was killed during the Diocl ...

as Killer *Ignacio Navarro as Klauss *Carlos Villamizar as Joaquín Mijares *Dilia Waikarán as Gioconda *Arístides Aguiar as Ing. Germán Figueroa *Abby Raymond as Magui Altamirano *Helianta Cruz as Adelaida Altamirano

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