(English title: ''Oyuki's Sin'' alt. ''The Sin of Oyuki'', in Japanese ) is a Mexican
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'' ...
produced by Lucy Orozco for
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 announce ...
in 1988.
La Primera Oyuki: Sachiko Tsuchiya
Retrieved November 16, 2015 The series was based on an original comic book of the same name by Yolanda Vargas Dulché
Yolanda Vargas Dulché de la Parra (; July 18, 1926 Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico– August 8, 1999 in Mexico City) was a List of Mexican writers, Mexican writer principally known for the creation of the comic book character of Memín Pinguín and ...
, who also adapted the screenplay for television. The comic tells the story of Oyuki, a young Japanese woman unfairly exploited by her evil brother. Her tragedy is intensified by falling in love with the son of the English ambassador in Japan, which triggers a series of obstacles in her path generated by the cultural shock.
The story was adapted for the telenovela format by Vargas Dulché and produced by Lucy Orozco for Televisa.
The world premiere of the telenovela was in the United States in 1987 through Univision
Univision () is an American Spanish-language free-to-air television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. It is the United States' largest provider of Spanish-language content. The network's programming is aimed at the Latino public and includes ...
with one hour episodes during primetime. It was not until February 1988 when it premiered in Mexico also in primetime through El Canal de las Estrellas
Las Estrellas ("The Stars"; previously El Canal de las Estrellas, or "The Channel of the Stars") is one of the cornerstone networks of TelevisaUnivision, with affiliate stations all over Mexico, flagshipped at XEW-TDT in Mexico City. Many of the ...
.
The main characters of the story were played by Mexican actress Ana Martín
Ana Beatriz Martínez Solórzano (born 14 May 1945), known professionally as Ana Martín, is a Mexican actress and model. She is one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
She won the Miss Mexico title in 1963, whic ...
and Argentine actor Boy Olmi.
The telenovela became one of the biggest successful projects by Mexican television at that time, nationwide and also internationally.
Plot
In the early 1970s, in a small Japanese village, lives Oyuki Ogino (Ana Martín
Ana Beatriz Martínez Solórzano (born 14 May 1945), known professionally as Ana Martín, is a Mexican actress and model. She is one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
She won the Miss Mexico title in 1963, whic ...
), a beautiful woman, good and honest, whose beauty and physical attributes are used by her ambitious brother Yutaka Ogino (Salvador Sánchez), who forces her to work as a Geisha
{{Culture of Japan, Traditions, Geisha
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and begins to exploit her.
Forced by her brother, Oyuki begins to work while men pay large amounts for her to entertain with her show. One of those men is Irving Pointer (Boy Olmi), a painter of English origin and the son of Sir Charles Pointer (Jorge Martínez de Hoyos
Jorge Martínez de Hoyos (September 25, 1920 – May 6, 1997) was a Mexican actor whose career spanned five decades from the 1940s till his death. He appeared in both American and Mexican films and television, with prominent roles in ''The Magn ...
), the ambassador of the United Kingdom
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in Japan. Irving begins to paint Oyuki and both end up falling in love, but Yutaka has other plans for his sister. He plans to marry Oyuki to Togo Fushoko (Yoshio), one of the richest men in Japan. Oyuki rejects Fushoko and unleash the fury of Yutaka.
When Yutaka flees from justice after committing a crime, Oyuki can be together Irving. But Irving's mother, Lady Elizabeth ( Martha Roth) denies that her son is related to a Japanese woman. Given the refusal of his mother, Irving decides to run away from home and marries Oyuki.
The two manage to find happiness with the arrival of their first child, who was named Yuriko.
Furious Yutaka decides to take revenge on his sister and kills Irving. Yutaka manages to escape. All evidence does not favor Oyuki, who is captured, tried and sentenced to twenty years in prison. Her daughter Yuriko, two years old, is sent with her paternal grandparents.
After fifteen long years, Yutaka confesses his crime before dying, allowing Oyuki released from prison. Free at last, Oyuki travels in search of her daughter Yuriko (Cecilia Gabriela
Cecilia Gabriela Vera Sandoval ( born January 9, 1962) is a Mexican actress known best for her work in telenovelas.
She was born in Mexico City.
Filmography
Awards and nominations
Premios TVyNovelas
The Premios TVyNovelas are presente ...
), who is now a sophisticated English lady of 17 years old and sees her mother as a stranger.
Cast
*Ana Martín
Ana Beatriz Martínez Solórzano (born 14 May 1945), known professionally as Ana Martín, is a Mexican actress and model. She is one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
She won the Miss Mexico title in 1963, whic ...
as ''Oyuki Ogino''
*Boy Olmi as ''Irving Pointer''
*Salvador Sánchez as ''Yutaka Ogino''
*Jorge Martínez de Hoyos
Jorge Martínez de Hoyos (September 25, 1920 – May 6, 1997) was a Mexican actor whose career spanned five decades from the 1940s till his death. He appeared in both American and Mexican films and television, with prominent roles in ''The Magn ...
as ''Sir Charles Pointer''
* Martha Roth as ''Lady Elizabeth Pointer''
*Rafael Sánchez Navarro
Rafael Sánchez Navarro (born 1958) is a Spanish-Mexican actor. He is the son of Manolo Fábregas, an actor from Spain who established himself in Mexico. Sanchez Navarro is also the cousin of Manuel Sánchez Navarro, who in turn is the son of F ...
as ''Orson Brooks''
*Anna Silvetti as ''Eliane Rohmer''
* Yoshio as ''Togo Fushoko''
*Cecilia Gabriela
Cecilia Gabriela Vera Sandoval ( born January 9, 1962) is a Mexican actress known best for her work in telenovelas.
She was born in Mexico City.
Filmography
Awards and nominations
Premios TVyNovelas
The Premios TVyNovelas are presente ...
as ''Yuriko (Lily) Pointer''
*Patricio Castillo Patricio Castillo may refer to:
* Patricio Castillo (actor, born 1974), Spanish-Chilean voice actor, singer and songwriter
* Patricio Castillo (actor, born 1940) (1940–2021), Chilean-born Mexican actor
* Patricio Castillo (folk musician)
Patr ...
as ''Bertoldo Nottingham''
*Evangelina Elizondo
Gloria Evangelina Elizondo López-Llera (28 April 1929 – 2 October 2017) was a Mexican actress and singer from the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She starred in movies, television and theater. She was an accomplished artist having studied at ...
as ''Diana''
* Noe Murayama as ''Kyozo''
*Erika Kasuga as ''Sumiko''
*Patricia Bernal
Patricia Bernal (born 27 October 1961) is a Mexican actress. She has appeared in more than twenty films and telenovelas including '' Pobre rico, pobre''. Her sons Gael
The Gaels ( ; ga, Na Gaeil ; gd, Na Gàidheil ; gv, Ny Gaeil ) are an ...
as ''Margarita''
* Aurora Clavel as ''Nanae Tayota''
*Margo Su as ''Kiku''
*Ana Luisa Peluffo
Ana Luisa Peluffo (born 9 October 1929) is a Mexican actress. She has appeared in more than 200 films and television shows since 1949. She starred in the 1977 film '' Paper Flowers'', which was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Fe ...
as ''Ivette''
*Guillermo Murray
Guillermo Murray (15 June 1927 – 6 May 2021) was an Argentine actor.Goble p.358 He also directed three films.
Selected filmography
* '' Alfonsina'' (1957)
* ''Planet of the Female Invaders'' (1966)
* '' La venus maldita'' (1967)
* ''The Chine ...
as ''Richard Rohmer''
*Jorge Pais as ''Thomas Davidson "Tom"''
*Marta Zamora as ''Helen''
*Nuria Bages
Nuria Bages ( born Nuria Bages Romo on December 23, 1950) is a Mexican actress better known for her work in television and the stage.
Active in Mexican television since the early 1980s, Bages became a household name after winning the role of Si ...
as ''Renee Sagan''
*Carla Nakatani as ''Kikusan Tayota''
*Blanca Torres as ''Orson's mother''
*Margarita Isabel
Margarita Isabel (born Margarita Isabel Morales y González; 25 July 1943 – 9 April 2017) was a Mexican Ariel Award-winning film and television actress.
She died on 9 April 2017, aged 75, from emphysema
Emphysema, or pulmonary emphysema, is ...
as ''Mary''
*Manuel Guízar as ''Vedo Shibayama''
*Carlos Riquelme
Carlos Riquelme (13 May 1914 – 17 May 1990) was a Mexican film actor. He appeared in 160 films between 1939 and 1989.
Selected filmography
* ''Adventure in the Night'' (1948)
* '' A Family Like Many Others'' (1949)
* ''The Absentee'' (19 ...
as ''John Gibson''
*Enrique Gilabert as ''Mr. Lemond''
*Alicia Encinas as ''Reyna Lemond''
*Rosita Pelayo as ''Greta''
*Carmelita González
Carmelita González (July 11, 1928 – April 30, 2010) was a Mexican lead actress known for her film roles during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She appeared in nearly 100 Mexican films during her career, opposite such actors as Mario Moreno ...
as ''Shizuko''
*Angelina Peláez as ''Keiko''
*Eva Calvo as ''Leonor''
*Frances Ondiviela
Francisca Ondiviela Otero (born May 19, 1962), known professionally as Frances Ondiviela is a Spanish and Mexican actress know for starring in the roles was in the telenovela, ''Acorralada''.
Ondiviela was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
...
as ''Tracie, secretary of Sr. Pointer''
*Teo Tapia as ''Antonino''
*Luis Manuel Pelayo as ''Rigoberto Smith''
Production
The executive producer Lucy Orozco made her debut in the telenovelas of Televisa on the right foot. The original idea was to record the telenovela entirely in Japan, however, Lucy, after a journey of two months of research in that country, convinced Mr. Vice President of Televisa Victor Hugo O'Farrill, to record in Mexico. Televisa build some streets of Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...
and other Japanese cities in the hill of the Ajusco
Ajusco is a lava dome volcano located just south of Mexico City, Mexico, in the Tlalpan borough of the city. It is the highest point in the city.
Etymology
Ajusco is a Náhuatl word variously translated as "source of waters" or "watered grove" ...
, located in the south of Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital city, capital and primate city, largest city of Mexico, and the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North Amer ...
. Studio finally managed to recreate on 20 hectares of land, several elegant quarters of Tokyo and a large temple. Complete streets were created, with lampposts, signs, pavement and a simulation of the Bullet Train of Tokyo. Cars with the steering wheel on the right side were imported from Europe..
The temple was the tallest building with 40 meters high; It was dismantled at the end of the recordings. The exteriors were filmed in Japan at the end of the recording in Mexico and then joined the scenes in the editing process. Orozco hired scenographers Cristina Martinez de Velasco and Teresa Pecannins, who managed to play all the hundreds of sets conceived on the comic book.
Also in Cuernavaca
Cuernavaca (; nci-IPA, Cuauhnāhuac, kʷawˈnaːwak "near the woods", ) is the capital and largest city of the state of Morelos in Mexico. The city is located around a 90-minute drive south of Mexico City using the Federal Highway 95D.
The na ...
it was recorded a large percentage of the telenovela, in the scandalous and eccentric mansion of the American socialite Barbara Hutton
Barbara Woolworth Hutton (November 14, 1912 – May 11, 1979) was an American debutante, socialite, heiress, and philanthropist. She was dubbed the "Poor Little Rich Girl"—first when she was given a lavish and expensive debutante ball in 1930 a ...
, with materials from Thailand
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. Currently the house is occupied by the Hotel Sumiya.
An extraordinarily high budget was allocated for makeup and costumes, the Japanese makeup artist Takeshi Hazama was brought especially from Japan for the telenovela. Takeshi took approximately 2 hours to make up to Ana Martin.
In Tokyo several wigs for the protagonist were created, each with an approximate cost of $7,000. Twenty kimono they were made in Japan for the extras and the rest of the cast.
Busting the recordings of the telenovela Ana Martin was invited to Japan, because the Japanese Emperor wanted to personally congratulate by having played brilliantly a geisha.
Later, Martin was placed in the hands of a famous surgeon in Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, largest city in the U.S. state, state of California and the List of United States cities by population, sec ...
, because of the damage that had her eyelids and other parts close to his eyes because of constant stretch to simulate oriental eyes.
Awards
Trivia
This was the only Mexican Telenovela dubbed in Cebuano and Hiligaynon in the Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
from the regionals in Visayas
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and Mindanao
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, played by GMA Iloilo
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, Cebu
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and Davao.
References
External links
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El pecado de Oyuki
Alma Latina
Alma Latina: Mexican Telenovela Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pecado De Oyuki
1988 telenovelas
Mexican telenovelas
1988 Mexican television series debuts
1988 Mexican television series endings
Spanish-language telenovelas
Television shows set in Mexico City
Television shows set in Tokyo
Television shows set in Kyoto
Televisa telenovelas
Television shows based on comics