''Leonela'' 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

Delia Fiallo Delia Fiallo (4 July 1924 – 29 June 2021) was a Cuban author and screenwriter who lived in Miami, Florida. She was one of the most distinguished representatives of the contemporary romance novel, dabbling in various genres which appeared in he ...

and produced by

Radio Caracas Televisión Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV) was a Venezuelan free-to-air television network headquartered in the Caracas neighborhood of Quinta Crespo. It was sometimes referred to as the Canal de Bárcenas. Owned by Empresas 1BC, Radio Caracas Televisió ...

in 1983. The telenovela was divided into two parts: the first part ''Leonela'' had 55 episodes and the second part titled ''Miedo al amor'' was produced in 1984. It was distributed internationally by Coral International. During its airing, the telenovela was surrounded by controversy because of its theme of rape and love. A

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, titled ''Leonela, muriendo de amor'', was made in Peru in 1997.

Mayra Alejandra Mayra Alejandra Rodríguez Lezama (May 7, 1958 – April 17, 2014) was a Venezuelan actress. She was the daughter of the Comedian, Charles Barry and the Writer and Actress, Ligia Lezama. Biography Mayra Alejandra Rodríguez Lezama was born on ...

and

Carlos Olivier Carlos Olivier (''Carlos Raúl Fernández Olivier'') (26 January 195222 January 2007), was a Venezuelan actor, famous for his roles in telenovelas, including ''Leonela'', ''El País de las Mujeres'', ''Viva la Pepa'', '' Las González'', ''Enga� ...

starred as the protagonists.

Synopsis

Leonela Ferrari Mirabal is a young and beautiful woman who has finished her law career abroad and returns to Venezuela to marry her boyfriend Otto Mendoza. On the day of their engagement, Otto who is an arrogant and egotistical man, humiliates and beats Pedro Luis Guerra, a poor and hardworking man who gets drunk and vows to get revenge on Otto. That night when Leonela goes out for a walk on the beach, she meets Pedro Luis who then decides to get his revenge on Otto by raping Leonela. Due to the rape, Otto dumps Leonela, her friends abandon her, and she is shunned by high society, but her misfortunes do not end there, as she finds herself pregnant as a result of the rape. Leonela's uncle, Joaquin Machado sends thugs to beat up Pedro Luis, but one of them is killed during the fight, and Pedro Luis is sentenced to jail for 12 years. Leonela despises her son from the moment she learns of her pregnancy, and she decides to give him up for adoption. Although Pedro Luis begs her to give the child to his family, Leonela nevertheless leaves the baby at an orphanage. However, he secretly sends his sister-in-law Nieves María to secretly begin the process of adopting him. Years later, Pedro Luis, who has studied Law while in prison, gets a sentence reduction on good behavior. Leonela who has since regretted giving her son up for adoption and begins searching for him without knowing that Pedro Luis had him adopted. Leonela comes across Pedro Luis in the courts, and slowly by slowly they begin to fall in love. Some time later, Pedro Luis reveals he had his sister-in-law adopt their child who is now named Pedrito. At first, Pedrito is hostile to Leonela since he thinks she will take his father away. But a determined Leonela wins his affection. Leonela and Pedro Luis get married despite everyone's protests.

Cast

as Leonela Ferrari Mirabal *

as Pedro Luis *

Flavio Caballero Flavio Caballero is a Venezuelann actor. He is a native of Cartagena. Biography Flavio Caballero grew up with two childhood dreams: he wanted to become both a psychologist and an actor. When he was in high school, he became more interested in ps ...

as Maname *

Hilda Abrahamz Hilda Astrid Abrahamz Navarro (born November 14, 1962) is a Venezuelan telenovela actress and former beauty pageant titleholder. She was the official representative of her country in the 1980 Miss World pageant held in London London is ...

as Maribella * Carlos Marquez as Zio Gioacchino * Loly Sanchez as Nieves Maria *

Carlos Camara Jr. Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewhere ...

as Otto * Gladys Caceres as Estela *

Carlos Mata Carlos Enrique Mata Iturrzia (born August 28, 1952), better known as Carlos Mata, is a Venezuelan television actor and singer. Born in Caracas, Venezuela on August 28, 1952, he is best known for his great career in Venezuelan telenovelas for the c ...

as Willy *

Jeannette Rodríguez Jeanette, Jeannette or Jeanetta may refer to: * Jeanette (given name), a given name (including a list of people and fictional characters with the name) Places * Jeannette, Ontario, Canada * Jeannette Island, Russia * Jeannette, Pennsylvania, U.S ...

as Paty *

Javier Vidal Javier may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Javier, in video game '' Advance Wars: Dual Strike'' * Javier Rios, a character in the Monsters, Inc. franchise. * ''Javier'' (album), a 2003 album by the American singer Javier Colon, known a ...

as Rafael *

Julie Restifo Julie Restifo, (born July 31, 1958) is an American-born Venezuelan actress. She is best known for his characters in the telenovelas ''La loba herida'', '' La llaman Mariamor'', '' Hay amores que matan'', ''Viva la Pepa'', and '' La mujer de Juda ...

as Claudia * Carlos Villamizar as Ramon * Eric Noriega as Trino

References

External links

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