''La Tormenta'' (''The Storm'') is a 2005

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and original story by Humberto "Kiko" Olivieri, produced by

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and broadcast by

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. The series stars

Natalia Streignard Natalia Streignard (born September 9, 1970) is a Spanish-born Venezuelan actress. Natalia is best known for her work in successful telenovelas such as El Juramento with Osvaldo Rios, La mujer de mi vida (Venezuelan TV series), La mujer de mi vid ...

and

Christian Meier Christian Dietrich Meier Zender (born June 23, 1970), best known as Christian Meier, is a Peruvian actor and singer in Latin America, the US Hispanic market, and around the Spanish speaking world. Biography Meier was born in Lima, Peru, the yo ...

as the main protagonists, with

Natasha Klauss Natasha Alexandra Rastapkavičius Arrondo (russian: Наташа Александра Растапкавичюс Аррондо; born 25 June 1975), professionally known as Natasha Klauss, is a Colombian actress and businesswoman of Uruguayan ...

, Kristina Lilley,

Marcelo Buquet Héctor Marcelo Buquet Corleto (born October 4, 1963 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a Uruguayan actor and former model. Biography At the age of 18 Buquet joined a theater company in his native Uruguay called '' El Galpón del Uruguay'' where he parti ...

, and

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as the main villains of the story. Also noted are the stellar performances of

Aura Cristina Geithner Aura Cristina Geithner (born March 9, 1967 in Bogota, Colombia) is a Colombian actress. In her teens, she lived in Mexico and studied painting and international public relations. Her twin brother, Harry Geithner, is also an actor. Trajectory * ...

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 ...

Manuel Balbi Manuel Balbi (born March 13, 1978, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico), is a Mexican actor, known for Seres: Genesis (2010), Casi treinta (2014) and Agua y aceite (2002). Career He began his acting studies in the city of San Luis Potosi to 16 yea ...

Carmen Villalobos Villalobos (born Yorley del Carmen Villalobos Barrios on July 13, 1983) is a Colombian actress and model. Career She is best known for her character Catalina Santana in the telenovela ''Sin senos no hay paraíso'' based on the book by Gustavo ...

, and

Juan Pablo Shuk Juan Pablo Shuk Aparicio ( hu, Shuk Aparicio János Pál; born 7 November 1965) is a Colombian actor who lives and works in Colombia and Spain. He is married to Ana de la Lastra. He is of Hungarian descent from his father's side, he mentions h ...

. The network debuted the novela on Monday, September 19, 2005 at the 7pm/6pm central timeslot, replacing ''

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'' and concluded on July 24, 2006, being replaced by La viuda de Blanco.

Plot

Maria Teresa is a woman accustomed to living in the city, but she has to move to live at ‘La Tormenta’, her family’s estate, to try to save her family from financial ruin. The family is facing economic problems and she thinks La Tormenta will save them from bankruptcy.

Cast

Main

as María Teresa Montilla Marrero de Torrealba *

as Santos Torrealba / Santiago Guanipa *

as Isabella Montilla Manterola *

as Simón Guerrero Carranza *

as Bernarda Ayala *

as Valentina Guerrero Ayala *

as Father Damián / Cosme * Kristina Lilley as Edelmira Carranza vda. de Guerrero * María Cristina Gálvez as Remedios Segura de Camacho *

Iván Rodríguez Iván Rodríguez Torres (born November 27, 1971), nicknamed "Pudge" and "I-Rod", is a Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball catcher. He played for the Texas Rangers (in two separate stints, comprising the majority of his career), Florida ...

as Cipriano Camacho * Constanza Gutierrez as Tatacoa * Rey Vásquez as Father Benito * Alejandro Buenaventura as Ernesto Montilla * Rosemary Bohórquez as Dalilah Gema * Agmeth Escaf as Alirio Paiba * Bibiana Navas as Sol "Solita" Cruz *

as Trinidad "Trini" Ayala Camacho *

as Jesús Niño Camacho Segura * Sandra Pérez as Michelle Cardona * Patricia Castañeda as Magdalena Camacho * Vilma Vera as Chepa de Cruz *

as Enrique Montalvo * Laila Vieira as Amapola * Diana Neira as Virginia Montes * Martha Isabel Bolaños as Camelia * Margarita Durán as Genoveva *Davison Banda as Trigger/Trey Montezario * Ricardo González as Demetrio Monaguia Lambió * Carmen Marina Torres as Natividad / Nany

Recurring

Luis Gerónimo Abreu Luis Gerónimo Abreu Ascanio (born 7 September 1972 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan actor known for his performance in telenovelas. Biography Luis Gerónimo Abreu was born in Caracas on 7 September 1972 to Luis Abreu, an actor and theater ...

as Miguel Antonio "Miguelón" Camacho *

Gabriela Vergara Gabriela Vergara Aranguren (born May 29, 1974 in Caracas, Venezuela) is an actress and model. She is best known as the 3rd runner-up in Miss Venezuela 1996. In 1997, she started acting in many telenovelas like ''Destino de Mujer'' as ''Vanessa' ...

as Ariana Santino Castell *Natalia Giraldo as Azalea Espinoza

Remake

La tempestad ''La tempestad'' (International translation: ''The Tempest'', dubbed ''The Storm'' by Univision) is a 2013 Mexican telenovela produced by Salvador Mejía Alejandre for Televisa. It is loosely based on the Colombian telenovela ''La Tormenta'', pro ...

is a Mexican telenovela to be produced by Salvador Mejía Alejandre for

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Awards

TVyNovelas Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tormenta 2005 telenovelas Colombian telenovelas RTI Producciones telenovelas Telemundo telenovelas Caracol Televisión telenovelas 2005 Colombian television series debuts 2006 Colombian television series endings Spanish-language telenovelas Television shows set in Bogotá