''Calypso'' is a

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created by César Miguel Rondón and produced by

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in 1999. This telenovela lasted 80 episodes and was distributed internationally by

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and

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star as the protagonists.

Synopsis

Calypso is a picturesque and prosperous

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island that, on the day of San Salvador - patron saint of the island, crowns the queen of the festivities, who this year is a lovely young woman named Maria Margarita, “la Bella” (“the Beautiful”). Everyone calls her that not only because of what is obvious to the eye but also to differentiate her from her older sister, who is equally beautiful and has a similar name: Margarita Luisa, “la Grande” (“the Elder”). However, it turns out that neither of the two Margaritas feel like celebrating today. "La Grande" is still in

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, since exactly one year ago the sea took the life of Ernesto Lopez, the man she was going to

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. "La Bella" is sad because she has to say goodbye to Mariano Gonzalez, a modest teacher who has won her heart and is now leaving the island to never return. "La Grande" runs to the seashore in an attempt to feel closer to the man she so desperately misses. There, fate gives her the most extraordinary surprise: the swaying of the waves is carrying a man's body toward the shore. "La Grande" dives in and pulls the man out of the sea bringing him to safety. That is how Simon Vargas, who will be known on the island as “the Castaway”, regains

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in the arms of a beautiful woman whom he confuses with an

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. A wonderful yet peculiar relationship develops between them as of that instant. "La Grande" feels that the prophecy of La Maga, her friend and protector, is coming true: “When the sea takes a love, it always gives back a bigger, deeper one”, but who knows if that new love will end up being destined for her sister, "la Bella"? Because inevitably, Margarita "la Bella" also falls under the spell of "the Castaway’s" sensuality, tenderness and

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. That marks the beginning of a bitter war between the two Margaritas over "the Castaway’s" love - a war that will become

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on Calypso and on many other islands in the Caribbean.

Cast

as Margarita Luisa Volcan - La Grande *

Luis Fernandez Luis Miguel Fernández Toledo (born 2 October 1959), known as Luis Fernandez, is a French football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. Fernandez spent most of his playing career for Paris Saint-Germain. He earned 6 ...

as Simon Vargas - El Naufrago Perez *Flor Nuñez as Otilia Gades *Alberto Alifa as Ernesto Lopez Larazabal / Eduardo Lopez Larazabal *Karl Hoffman as Jacinto Lara *Felix Loreto as Wenceslao Lugones *

Eileen Abad Eileen Abad (born November 15, 1973 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan actress and model who has acted in several telenovelas and films. Biography Abad studied drama at the Escuela de Artes Escénicas Juana Sujo. Her work in Venezuelan as ...

as Yolanda Pujol de Martinez *Juan Manuel Laguardia as Francisco "el caco" Aguirre *Marian Valero as Helena Mendoza *Beatriz Vasquez as Manuela Rojo *Marcos Moreno as Capitan Jacobo Carmona *Zoe Bolivar as Dionisia *Javier Paredes as Cabo Flores *Rolando Padilla as Padre Braulio *Yvan Romero as Plinio *Daniel Garcia as Rafael Manrique *Mirtha Pérez as La Maga *Jose Oliva as Lorenzo Volcan *Johanna Morales as Maria Margarita Volcan - La Bella *Aileen Celeste as Clara Rosa *Giovanni Reali as Pablo Gamboa *Laura Altieri as Laura de Gamboa *Jose Luis Zuleta as Canelon *

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as Klaus *Aniuska Lopez as Mileydis *Ronny Martinez as Catire *Maria Luisa Lamata as Tia Cecilia

References

{{Venevisión telenovelas

External links

''Calypso''
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