''Ilusiones'' (literally: '' Illusions '') is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Luis Colmenares and produced by Radio Caracas Televisión in 1995. This telenovela lasted 135 episodes and was distributed internationally by RCTV International.

Crisol Carabal Crisol Celeste Caraballo Carreño best known as Crisol Carabal (born 11 January 1971) is a Venezuelan television and theater actress known for her roles in telenovelas. Career Crisol began her artistic career through reciting poems on a televisi ...

and Vicente Tepedino starred as the protagonists.

Synopsis

Marisol Palacios and Octavio Cáceres see each other for the first time at the port, where Marisol awaits the arrival of her best friend, Macarena Guinand. Marisol is an architect and the daughter of Victor Palacios, a respected congressman who heads an environmental protection commission. Octavio is a poor sailor who was raised in that village and does odd jobs at the port and in the city. At the first meeting, they are unaware of what the future holds, since both face societal, cultural and intellectual adversities, opposition from their families, and that they may fall into the hands of those who wish to destroy them. One of these people is Jimena Ferrini, an ambitious woman who had amassed her fortune through illicit business dealings. At the beginning of the story, Jimena orders Marisol's kidnapping in an attempt to prevent her father from casting his vote at an important session of congress. Jimena's plans are thwarted when Octavio rescues Marisol and flees with her, hiding her at a remote location on the beach. Although Octavio doesn't know Marisol's true identity, they are attracted to one another...and it is the beginning of an intense love that will face formidable obstacles. Macarena, once Marisol's best friend, falls in love with Octavio and becomes her greatest rival. At the same time, Marisol's father, Victor Palacios, is vehemently opposed to her relationship with Octavio, considering him to be socially inferior to his daughter. Dionisio, Marisol's twin brother, becomes Octavio's mortal enemy. Dionisio has had various confrontations with Octavio in the past, and he had been imprisoned for drug abuse and assault. Blaming Octavio for his incarceration, Dionisio swears that he will kill him. Upon his release from prison, Dionisio has a fierce clash with Octavio. Following this, Dionisio dies of a

drug overdose A drug overdose (overdose or OD) is the ingestion or application of a drug or other substance in quantities much greater than are recommended.

. In an attempt to cover up the truth, Victor changes his son's medical records to make it appear that he died as a result of a beating. Octavio feels responsible for this and lives the agony of believing that he has killed a man. At the same time, Marisol resolves to find the man who killed her brother - not realizing that the man she loves is the one implicated in the crime. Ultimately, Octavio is accused of the supposed crime and imprisoned. It is then that Jimena Ferrine, who is relentless in her efforts to gain control of the Palacios family, takes advantage of this situation to bring Marisol together with her son Ricardo and forever separate her from Octavio. However, they will soon find that there is no force greater than prison and no barrier that love cannot overcome.

Cast

as Marisol Palacios *Vicente Tepedino as Octavio Cáceres *

Caridad Canelón Caridad Canelón (born May 16, 1955), is a Venezuelan television actress. She has worked as an actress of telenovelas for Radio Caracas Televisión and Venevisión Venevisión () is a Venezuelan free-to-air television channel and one of Venez ...

as Jimena Ferrini *Sebastián Falco as Omar Rojas *Gabriel Fernández as Ricardo Ferrini *

Juan Carlos Alarcón Juan Carlos Alarcón García (born October 27, 1971) is a Venezuelan actor. He was born in Mérida, Venezuela. He is internationally known for his role as the maternal uncle of Juana Pérez in Radio Caracas Televisión's soap Juana la Virgen. ...

as Pablo Cáceres *

Carmen Julia Álvarez Carmen Julia Álvarez (born November 4, 1952 in Caracas) is a Venezuelan actress. She was married to actors Eduardo Serrano from 1968 to 1975 and Daniel Alvarado from 1978 to 1994. She has two children with Daniel, daughter Daniela and son Car ...

as Altagracia Palacios *Ricardo Bianchi as Giácomo * Ana Castell as Hilda Cáceres *Dad Dager as Rosa Córdoba *Manuel Escolano as Roberto Guinand *José Gabriel Gonsalves as Dionisio Palacios *Bettina Grand as Patrizia Ferrini *Reina Hinojosa as Mildred *José Luis Montero as Willy *Veronica Ortiz as Macarena Guinand * as Benita Bello *

Alicia Plaza Alicia Plaza Tariffi, born April 30, 1957 in Caracas, Venezuela, is a Venezuelan actress. She has worked in various telenovelas, and most recently she has participated in various productions in Miami, Florida.(4 June 2007)CHAVEZ'S TV CRACKDOWN RA ...

as Reyes, Jorge (IV) *Loly Sánchez as Margarita Abreu *Raúl Xiques as Víctor Palacios *

Paola Krum Andrea Paola Krum (born June 21, 1970) better known as Paola Krum is an actress, singer, and dancer. Biography Andrea Paola Krum was born on June 21, 1970 in Palermo, Buenos Aires. She is the only daughter of Raúl Krum and Teresita O’Donnel ...

as Lolymar *Janin Barboza as Belen Cáceres *Leonardo Oliva as Italo Ferrini *Judith Vásquez as Soraya *Enrique Ibañez as Luciano Palacios

References

External links

Ilusiones
at the Internet Movie Database
Opening creditsIlusiones at the Series de TV
{{RCTV telenovelas 1995 telenovelas RCTV telenovelas Venezuelan telenovelas 1995 Venezuelan television series debuts 1995 Venezuelan television series endings Spanish-language telenovelas Television shows set in Venezuela