''Doña Bárbara'' is a

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

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'' ...

written by

José Ignacio Cabrujas José Ignacio Cabrujas Lofiego (July 17, 1937 – October 21, 1995 in Porlamar, Margarita Island) was a Venezuelan playwright, theater director, chronicler, soap opera writer, drama librettist, screenplay writer, radio moderator, humanist and poli ...

and produced by RCTV in 1974. It is based on the 1929 novel of the same name written by

Rómulo Gallegos Rómulo Ángel del Monte Carmelo Gallegos Freire (2 August 1884 – 5 April 1969) was a Venezuelan novelist and politician. For a period of nine months during 1948, he governed as the first freely elected president in Venezuela's history. He was ...

Marina Baura Marina Baura (born November 1, 1941) is a former Venezuelan telenovela actress. Early life Born as Julia Pérez in Galicia, Spain, she moved with her parents and brother Jesús to Venezuela when she was 15 years old, in 1956. She started her pro ...

starred as the titular character with Elio Rubens as Santos, Marisela Berti as Marisela and Carlos Marquez as Balbino.

Cast

as ''Doña Bárbara'' * Elio Rubens as ''Santos Luzardo'' *

Marisela Berti Marisela Maritza Berti Diaz (born September 9, 1950-some sources say 1955-in Maracaibo, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan actress, singer, television show host and former beauty queen. Her work in telenovelas and television talk shows has made her we ...

as ''Marisela Barquero'' * Rafael Briceño as ''Lorenzo Barquero'' * Carlos Marquez as ''Balbino Paiba'' * Tomás Henríquez as ''Melquíades "El Brujeador" * Juan Fava as ''El Socio'' * Edmundo Valdemar as ''Ño Pernalete'' * Enrique Benshimol as ''Mr. Danger'' * Arturo Calderón as ''Juan Primito'' * Guillermo González as ''Bachiller Mujiquita'' * Martha Olivo as ''Casilda'' * César Lemoine as ''Asdrúbal'' * Mauricio González as ''Antonio Sandoval'' * William Moreno as ''Carmelito'' * Carlos Flores as ''Melesio'' * Gustavo Rodríguez as ''María Nieves''

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* {{RCTV telenovelas 1975 telenovelas RCTV telenovelas Venezuelan telenovelas 1970s Venezuelan television series 1975 Venezuelan television series debuts 1975 Venezuelan television series endings Spanish-language telenovelas Television shows set in Venezuela