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Ambición (TV Series)
''Ambición'' (English title: ''Ambition'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Valentín Pimstein for Televisa in 1980. Cast *Julieta Bracho *Rafael Baledón *Edith González as Charito *Raymundo Capetillo *Leonardo Daniel *Gregorio Casals *Erika Buenfil *Beatriz Aguirre *Ada Carrasco References External links

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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 genres around the world include '' teleserye'' (Philippines), '' téléroman'' (Canada, specifically Quebec), and '' sinetron'' (Indonesia). Commonly described using the American colloquialism Spanish soap opera, many telenovelas share some stylistic and thematic similarities to the soap opera familiar to the English-speaking world. The significant difference is their series run length; telenovelas tell one self-contained story, typically within the span of a year or less whereas soap operas tend to have intertwined storylines told during indefinite, continuing runs. This makes them shorter than most other television series, but still much longer than a miniseries. This planned run results in a faster-paced, more concise style of melodrama compared to a typical soap opera. Episodes of ...
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Leonardo Daniel
Leonardo Daniel (; born 26 July 1954) is a Mexican actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), l ... and director. His real name is Leonardo Daniel López de Rodas García. Family His parents were Lorenzo de Rodas and María Idalia. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Daniel, Leonardo Living people 1954 births 20th-century Mexican male actors 21st-century Mexican male actors Mexican male film actors Mexican male telenovela actors Male actors from Mexico City Mexican people of Spanish descent ...
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Spanish-language Telenovelas
Spanish ( or , Castilian) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from colloquial Latin spoken on the Iberian peninsula. Today, it is a global language with more than 500 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain. Spanish is the official language of 20 countries. It is the world's second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese; the world's fourth-most spoken language overall after English, Mandarin Chinese, and Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu); and the world's most widely spoken Romance language. The largest population of native speakers is in Mexico. Spanish is part of the Ibero-Romance group of languages, which evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in Iberia after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century. The oldest Latin texts with traces of Spanish come from mid-northern Iberia in the 9th century, and the first systematic written use of the language happened in Toledo, a prominent city of the ...
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Televisa Telenovelas
Grupo Televisa is a Mexican multimedia mass media company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content. In April 2021, Televisa and Univision Communications announced that they had proposed a merger between Televisa's media and entertainment assets with Univision, which would form a new company to be known as TelevisaUnivision. The transaction was completed on January 31, 2022, with Televisa owning a 45% stake of the company. Company History Since its beginning, the company has been owned by the Azcárraga family. The company has been led and owned by three generations of Azcárraga; each has marked an era for the company and, until October 2017, each had passed the ownership of the company to his son upon his death. Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta (1955–1972) Grupo Televisa was founded in 1955 as Telesistema Mexicano, linking Mexico's first three television stations: XHTV-TV (founded in 1950), XE ...
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1980 Telenovelas
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Mexican Telenovelas
Mexican may refer to: Mexico and its culture *Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North America ** People *** Mexicans, inhabitants of the country Mexico and their descendants *** Mexica, ancient indigenous people of the Valley of Mexico ** Being related to the State of Mexico, one of the 32 federal entities of Mexico ** Culture of Mexico *** Mexican cuisine *** historical synonym of Nahuatl, language of the Nahua people (including the Mexica) Arts and entertainment * "The Mexican" (short story), by Jack London * "The Mexican" (song), by the band Babe Ruth * Regional Mexican, a Latin music radio format Films * ''The Mexican'' (1918 film), a German silent film * ''The Mexican'' (1955 film), a Soviet film by Vladimir Kaplunovsky based on the Jack London story, starring Georgy Vitsin * ''The Mexican'', a 2001 American comedy film directed by Gore Verbinski, starring Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts Other uses * USS ''Mexican'' (ID-1655), United Sta ...
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Ada Carrasco
Ada Carrasco (14 September 1912 – 5 April 1994) was a Mexican film and television actress. Early life Carrasco was born in Mexico City, the daughter of Honorato Carrasco, an engineer, and the opera star Ada Navarrete. Career Carrasco started her career as an actress in 1952, and went on to make over 38 soap operas, including '' Los Ricos También Lloran'', with Verónica Castro in 1979, '' Rosa Salvaje'' in 1987, ''De Frente al Sol'' in 1992, ''Más Allá del Puente'' in 1994, and finally, her last soap opera was made in 1994 in ''Marimar'' with Thalía. She died of a heart attack on 5 April 1994. She is also known for various film appearances from '' Two Mules for Sister Sara'' (1970) where she opposite Clint Eastwood and Shirley Maclean, to '' OK Mister Pancho'' (1981) where she starred as a woman who travels to the United States with María Elena Velasco's character of ''La India María''. Personal life Ada Carrasco's younger sister Queta Carrasco also was an a ...
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Erika Buenfil
Teresa de Jesús Buenfil López (; born November 23, 1964), commonly known as Erika Buenfil, is a Mexican actress, TV host and singer. She is best known for her lead roles in several successful telenovelas including ''Amor en Silencio'' (1988), ''Marisol'' (1996), ''Tres Mujeres'' (1999–2000) and ''Amores Verdaderos'' (2012–2013). Since September 2019, Buenfil runs a YouTube channel named as 'Sazonando con la Buenfil'. Biography Early career Buenfil started her career in show business at the age of 11. Her first telenovela appearance was in 1977 in ''Acompañame''. More roles followed in ''Ambicion'', alongside Edith Gonzalez; ''Conflictos de un Medico'' alongside Victoria Ruffo; and ''Aprendiendo a Amar'' alongside Susana Dosamantes. An outstanding role was Cristina del Junco in the telenovela '' El derecho de nacer'' in 1981, which gave Buenfil international exposure as an upcoming young actress. In 1983 she played the role of Vicky de Martino in ''El Maleficio''. The s ...
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Edith González
Edith González Fuentes (; 10 December 1964 – 13 June 2019) was a Mexican actress. She is best remembered for working on multiple telenovelas produced by three different multimedia companies, which included Televisa, TV Azteca and Telemundo. González made her acting debut on the telenovela produced by Televisa '' Cosa juzgada'' in 1970. She would later start a prominent career on multiple telenovelas produced by the same company, with her most famous works including ''Los ricos también lloran'' (1979–1980), '' Bianca Vidal'' (1982–1983), '' Corazón salvaje'' (1993–1994), '' Salomé'' (2001–2002), '' Mundo de fieras'' (2006–2007), ''Palabra de mujer'' (2007–2008) and '' Camaleones'' (2009–2010). In 2011, she moved to TV Azteca, the second best-known multimedia company in Mexico, where she starred in the telenovelas '' Cielo rojo'' (2011–2012), '' Vivir a destiempo'' (2013) and '' Las Bravo'' (2014–2015). She also starred in the telenovelas produced by Telemu ...
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Inés Rodena
Inés Rodena (April 20, 1905 in Havana, Cuba – April 15, 1985 in Miami, USA) was a Cuban radio and television writer. Life and career Before becoming a writer Rodena worked as a nurse. Through her experiences with her patients and stories recounted by people with whom she came in contact, her passion for writing was born. In the 50s she wrote her first novel, ''La Gata'' (The Cat) for radio, which was a great success. In 1968 she brought ''La Gata'' to television with great success under the production of the Venezuelan state television channel. In 1969 she went to work at Radio Caracas Television. In 1971, she recorded ''La usurpadora'' (The Usurper). Agnes' novels all met with great success, being recorded in Mexico, Venezuela and other Latin American countries. ''Rachel'', '' Rina'', ''Viviana'', ''Los ricos también lloran ''Los ricos también lloran'' ("The Rich Also Cry") is a popular telenovela produced in Mexico in 1979, starring Verónica Castro, Rogelio Guerra an ...
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Televisa
Grupo Televisa is a Mexican multimedia mass media company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content. In April 2021, Televisa and Univision Communications announced that they had proposed a merger between Televisa's media and entertainment assets with Univision, which would form a new company to be known as TelevisaUnivision. The transaction was completed on January 31, 2022, with Televisa owning a 45% stake of the company. Company History Since its beginning, the company has been owned by the Azcárraga family. The company has been led and owned by three generations of Azcárraga; each has marked an era for the company and, until October 2017, each had passed the ownership of the company to his son upon his death. Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta (1955–1972) Grupo Televisa was founded in 1955 as Telesistema Mexicano, linking Mexico's first three television stations: XHTV-TV (founded in 1950), XE ...
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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 genres around the world include '' teleserye'' (Philippines), '' téléroman'' (Canada, specifically Quebec), and '' sinetron'' (Indonesia). Commonly described using the American colloquialism Spanish soap opera, many telenovelas share some stylistic and thematic similarities to the soap opera familiar to the English-speaking world. The significant difference is their series run length; telenovelas tell one self-contained story, typically within the span of a year or less whereas soap operas tend to have intertwined storylines told during indefinite, continuing runs. This makes them shorter than most other television series, but still much longer than a miniseries. This planned run results in a faster-paced, more concise style of melodrama compared to a typical soap opera. Episodes of ...
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