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produced by

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and transmitted by

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. The production is the original work of Argentinian author, Carlos Lozano Dana, and loosely based on the American film ''

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and

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starred as protagonists,

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starred as the main antagonist.

Cast

as Márgara *

as Guillermo *

as Silvina Cruz *Rita Macedo as Elena *María Rubio as Ida Cruz * José Alonso as Gaspar *Luis Aragón as Zacarías * Ofelia Medina as Delia *Anita Blanch as Blanca *César Castro as Inspector *César del Campo * Beatriz Sheridan *Miguel Gómez Checa

References

External links

* 1971 telenovelas Televisa telenovelas Spanish-language telenovelas 1971 Mexican television series debuts 1971 Mexican television series endings {{Mexico-tv-prog-stub