''Camelia la Texana'' is a Spanish-language

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produced by Campanario Entertainment and

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and distributed by United States-based television network Telemundo Studios, Miami. The story is based on the song titled "

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" by

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. As part of the 2014 season,

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aired ''Camelia la Texana'' from February 25, 2014, to May 22, 2014, weeknights at 10pm/9c, replacing ''

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''. As with most of its other telenovelas, the network broadcast English subtitles as closed captions on CC3.

Synopsis

The story of a naive and beautiful young woman who tries to escape her destiny. The story begins in the 1970s when young Camelia and her mother flee one of Mexico's most dangerous capos, Don Antonio. Camelia's beauty attracts a lot of attention, jealousy from other women and infatuation on the part of many men, who fall powerless at her feet. Her mother tries to protect her from the fate that pursues her, but as she sets off in search of adventure Camelia meets the man who will be the love of her life, and also her betrayer: Emilio Varela. Emilio promises Camelia the moon and the stars, but instead he breaks her heart.

Production

The telenovela was shot in

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and filming began in June 2013 and ended in early 2014.

Cast

Main

* Sara Maldonado as Camelia Pineda "La Texana" *

Erik Hayser Erik Hayser (born December 13, 1980, in Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico), is a Mexican actor, writer and producer. He studied acting at the "Centro de Formación actoral" (CEFAC). He is internationally recognized due to role of Diego ...

as Emilio Varela / Aarón Varela * Andrés Palacios as Teniente Facundo García * Dagoberto Gama as Don Antonio Treviño

Secondary

Luis Ernesto Franco Luis Ernesto Franco (born December 21, 1983) is a Mexican actor, writer, producer and model. He is known for playing the titular role in seasons three and four of the serie '' Señora Acero''. Filmography Film Television Awards And N ...

as Gerardo Robles "El Alacrán" *

Arcelia Ramírez Arcelia Ramírez (born 7 December 1967) is a Mexican actress. She has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1985. She starred in the film ''Such Is Life (2000 film), Such Is Life'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard ...

as Ignacia "La Nacha" *

Eréndira Ibarra Eréndira Ibarra is a Mexican actress and casting director, known for ''Sense8'' (2015–18), '' Las Aparicio'' (2015), ''The Matrix Resurrections'' (2021) and ''Ingobernable ''Ingobernable'' is a Mexican political drama streaming television s ...

as Alison Bailow de Varela * Rodrigo Oviedo as Dionisio Osuna * Claudette Maillé as Rosaura Pineda * Tamara Mazarraza as Lu Treviño * Estefania Villarreal as Mireya Osuna * Víctor Alfredo Jiménez as Xiang Treviño * Peter Theis as Carson * Iñaki Goci as Jacinto Garabito * Ana Paula de León as Alma Treviño * Cosmo González Muñoz as Emilio Varela Bailow, Jr. *

Joaquín Garrido Joaquín Garrido (born 17 May 1952) 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, r ...

as Arnulfo Navarro

Recurring

* Liz Gallardo as Concepción Olvera "La Cuquis" * Bárbara Singer as Ofelia Osuna * Arnulfo Reyes Sánchez as Teniente Pedro Ruìz * Alejandro Belmonte as Salvador "Chava" * Germán Valdés III as Ricardo "Rico"

Guest

Danna García Danna María García Osuna (born February 4, 1978) is a Colombian actress and model best known for playing main roles in telenovelas in Colombia, Mexico and the US. Personal life She has one child, born in July 2017, from her relationship ...

as Rosa * Paco Mauri as Timoteo Treviño

Awards and nominations

References

External links

''Camelia: La Texana'' Website (Telemundo)

Website
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