''Luz Clarita'' () 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

Mapat L. de Zatarain Mapat L. de Zatarain (born Martha Patricia López de Zatarain in Puebla, Mexico) is a Mexican people, Mexican producer. Filmography Awards and nominations Premios TVyNovelas References External links * *Mapat L. de Zatarainat the filmweb. ...

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 ...

. The series is a remake of ''Andrea Celeste'' and '' Chispita''. It premiered on

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 t ...

on 30 September 1996 and ended on 21 February 1997. The series stars

Verónica Merchant Verónica Merchant (born November 28, 1967 in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico) is a Mexican actress who played the role of Mariana Romero Vargas in the Mexican telenovela Corazón salvaje. Filmography * Tu vida es mi vida as Isabella *Mujer ...

César Évora César Évora Díaz (; born November 4, 1959, in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban actor. Biography Évora started his career in Cuba appearing in more than ten movies before moving to Mexico in the early 1990s. He became known for playing minor roles ...

, and

Daniela Luján Daniela Luján (; born Daniela Barrios Rodriguez, 5 April 1988) is a Mexican pop singer and actress. She is considered the "Queen of Telenovelas for Children" for having starred in telenovelas of world success, being: Luz Clarita and El diario ...

, co-stars

Ximena Sariñana Ximena Sariñana Rivera (; born October 29, 1985) is a Mexican singer-songwriter and actress. In 2009, she received critical acclaim and a Grammy nomination for her debut album, '' Mediocre''. Early life Ximena Sariñana was born in Guadalajar ...

Aitor Iturrioz Aitor Iturrioz (born Aitor Antonio Iturrioz Ortiz on April 9, 1970) is a Mexican actor. He is best known for his roles in the Mexican telenovela ''Clase 406'' as Max Brouer, in ''Rebelde'' as Esteban Nolasco, and in ''Al diablo con los guapos'' ...

, and

Paty Díaz Paty Díaz (born Patricia Díaz, March 17, 1974, in San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora, Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the nort ...

, with

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 ...

, Sussan Taunton, and Lili Garza as the villains.

Plot

Luz Clarita (

) is a sweet little girl who wants to find her mother and in her search will live through moments of great sadness and joy. Thanks to a series of coincidences, Mariano de la Fuente (

)'s family decides to open the doors of their home to the little orphan and although at the start it would seem that said girl only had come to create chaos in their lives, little by little they realize that she has arrived in order to teach them, the children and the adults the most important of lessons: that love is the essence of happiness. The process is not easy because Luz Clarita has her own problems: she is convinced that she is not an orphan, that her mother did not die as all seems to indicate, but that she is somewhere waiting to be reunited with Luz Clarita, and armed only with her faith, and with the silent complicity of Padre Salvador (

Alejandro Tommasi Alejandro Tommasi (born Alejandro Casares Tommasi; August 14, 1957) is a Mexican television, stage and film actor. Personal life Tommasi is of Italian descent. Tommasi came out as gay and married his 35 years old boyfriend, Óscar Ruiz, in Sept ...

), she is given the task of searching for her mother. With the de la Fuente family, Luz Clarita creates problems with little Mariela who sees in her a potent rival, and since the first day she dedicates herself to making Luz Clarita's life impossible. In this house she meets Natalia (Paty Díaz), the young servant who is secretly in love with José Mariano de la Fuente (

); Luz Clarita decides to help the two to realize their love for one another, and in Natalia she finds support and care. In the course of her life, Luz Clarita encounters Soledad (

), a young woman with a mysterious past who coincidentally arrives to work in orphanage on the very day that Luz Clarita leaves to go to the mansion of the de la Fuentes, and for whom Luz Clarita comes to feel a special affection, so much that, seeing the immediate feelings that Soledad and Mariano exhibit upon meeting, she decides to try to unite them. The love and goodness of Luz Clarita encounter serious obstacles, like Brígida (Lili Garza), the strict housekeeper at the de la Fuente mansion, where alongside innocence there are always dark interests, like those of Bárbara (

) and Erika ( Sussan Taunton), a pair of cocky women who are determined to conquer Mariano and José Mariano at all costs. In addition to all of these obstacles, Luz Clarita fights to find happiness at her mother's side. While this all happens, Luz Clarita illuminates the lives of all those who have the fortune to meet her, as the darkness disappears with just a little bit of Luz Clarita (''clear light'').

Cast

as Soledad Martínez/Rosario Vertis vda. de Gonzalo *

as Mariano de la Fuente *

as Luz Clara Gonzalo Vertis "Luz Clarita" *

as Mariela de la Fuente *

as José Mariano de la Fuente *

as Natalia *

as Bárbara Vda. de Lomelí *

as Father Salvador Uribe * Sussan Taunton as Erika Lomelí * Miguel Pizarro as Roque * Lili Garza as Brígida * Tomás Goros as Anselmo *

Elsa Cárdenas Elsa Cárdenas Rentería (born 3 August 1932) is a Mexican actress. Since 1954 she has appeared in more than 100 films and television shows. She starred in the film ''Happiness'', which was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival. ...

as Hada Reina * Adriana Acosta as Panchita * Gerardo Murguía as Servando * Evangelina Martínez as Prudencia * Lucero Lander as Sister Caridad *

Julio Mannino Julio Mannino is a Mexican actor, born in Toluca, Mexico. He appeared on '' La fea más bella'' in 2006 as a supporting actor. Career Reality shows * '' Mi sueño es bailar'' (2012) (Concursante) Telenovela *'' Sueño de amor'' (2016) - Mari ...

as Bruno *

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 Verónica *

Eleazar Gómez José Eleazar Gómez Sánchez (; better known as Eleazar Gómez born May 29, 1986, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actor. He is noted for his performance in Mexican telenovelas. Gómez is the brother of actress Zoraida Gómez, Alizair Gomez ...

as Martín "El Chanclas" * Esteban Franco as Arnulfo *

José María Torre José María Torre (born José María Torre Hütt on November 4, 1977, in San Salvador, El Salvador) is a Mexican Salvador-born actor and fashion designer known for his roles in telenovelas. He is the brother of Fátima Torre and Andrea Torre. H ...

as Israel * Rocío Sobrado as Belinda * Eva Calvo as Cata * Graciela Bernardos as Mrs. Director * Sagrario Baena as Hortensia * Raúl Azkenazi as Rústico Domínguez *

Liza Echeverría Liza Echeverría (born Linda Elizabeth Echeverría Gray on August 29, 1972 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico) is a Mexican actress, model and television presenter. Telenovelas * '' Luz Clarita'' (1996) as Dana * '' Misión S.O.S.'' (2 ...

as Dana * Maleni Morales as Pilar * Roxana Saucedo as Graciela Stockton * Miguel Arteaga * Ninel Conde * José Antonio Marros *

Sabine Moussier Sabine Moussier (; born Diana Sabine Moussier August 23, 1966 in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany) is a German-Mexican actress who is best known for her villainous roles in Televisa's telenovelas, such as ''El privilegio de amar'', ...

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