Me Llaman Lolita was a Colombian
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'' ...
between 1999 and 2000. It was written by Juan Manuel Cáceres and Jorge Elkim Ospina and directed by Luis Alberto Restrepo. This telenovela lasted 198 episodes and internationally it had 99 episodes. Starring
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Manuela González
Manuela González (born January 14, 1977, in Santa fe de Bogotá, Colombia), is a Colombian actress and model. She is best known for her roles in telenovelas such as ''Me llaman Lolita'', '' El Inútil'', ''Ángel de la guarda, mi dulce compañ ...
and Marcelo Cezán. The antagonists were
Marcela Gallego
Marcela Gallego (born October 4, 1971) is a Colombian actress, born in Tunja. Most of her work has been in Colombian telenovelas including '' Celia'', some of which have appeared in the U.S. She is also known for acting in the film ''Satanás''.
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and Germán Castelblanco.
The series caused some controversy due to its depiction of the romance between Lolita, aged 12 at the start of the series, and Esteban, who is 18 years her senior, which led to the series being censored in Nicaragua and in Guatemala when it was transmitted in those countries.
Plot
Since the birth of Dolores, Lolita falls in love with Esteban and through her mother expresses this in all possible ways. But while Lolita does this, Dolores cannot be indifferent to the attributes of Esteban. The distrust of Rigoberto, the husband of Dolores, obligates Lolita and to Esteban to be separated for many years, without knowing about the immense love that she feels for him. But destiny and the eagerness of revenge pushes him again, this time to live a series of adventures and to be protected from common enemies. But his affection isn't enough, and they are obligated to be separated again, this time for six years, sufficient time so that she is a finished woman, and he understands that Lolita is the only woman in his life... but perhaps a forbidden woman for him, thereby making their love sinful.
Cast
Main
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Manuela González
Manuela González (born January 14, 1977, in Santa fe de Bogotá, Colombia), is a Colombian actress and model. She is best known for her roles in telenovelas such as ''Me llaman Lolita'', '' El Inútil'', ''Ángel de la guarda, mi dulce compañ ...
as Lolita Rengifo Collazos
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as Teenage Lolita Rengifo Collazos
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Marcela Gallego
Marcela Gallego (born October 4, 1971) is a Colombian actress, born in Tunja. Most of her work has been in Colombian telenovelas including '' Celia'', some of which have appeared in the U.S. She is also known for acting in the film ''Satanás''.
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as Carmen Bocanegra de Rengifo
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Zharick León
Zharick Andrea León Villalba (born 17 November 1974) is a Colombian actress and model. She is known for her modeling work and portrayal of characters in '' Doña Bella'', ''Pasión de Gavilanes'', and for her leading role in '' Los Ajenos Fútb ...
as Margarita "Margara"
* Marcelo Cezán as Esteban Buenahora
* Germán Castelblanco as Rigoberto Rengifo / Édgar Rengifo
* Jennifer Steffens as Eva Bocanegra
* Santiago Moure as Wallberto "Beto" Bocanegra
* Julián Román as Eulalio "Lalo" Bocanegra
* Nórida Rodríguez as Alicia Collazos
* Luis Eduardo Arango as Johnni Caicedo
* Toto Vega as Óscar "Osquitar" Collazos
* Juan Pablo Franco as Iván Banderas
* Lucas Nieto as Diego Mondragón
* Sandra Reyes as Constanza Victoria "Connie"
Co-Starting
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Valentina Rendón
Valentina Rendón Escobar is a Colombian actress, singer and writer.
Rendón studied industrial design at the Universidad Autónoma de Manizales but, after winning a scholarship offered by RCN TV, went to live to Bogotá to become an actres ...
as Sol Ángela Posada Jaramillo
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Víctor Hugo Cabrera
Víctor Hugo Cabrera is a Colombian actor, born 1968. No hago esta telenovela para superar a 'Betty'', '' El Tiempo'', 19 February 2006
Cabrera is son to Ecuadorian artist Víctor Hugo Cabrera y Cácerez, member of musical theatre group ''Los C ...
as Pacho Minguez
* John Jairo Jaimes as Teenage Diego Mondragón
* Diego Vásquez as Humberto Antonio Corredor Santofimio
* Jhon Bolívar as Henry Blandón
* Miguel Ángel Báes as José María "Pepito" Mahecha
* Víctor Hugo Trespalacios as Jairo "Rulos" Patiño
* Diana Galeano as Lucy de Blandón
* Alcira Gil as Pureza
* Jimmy Vázquez as Julián
* Eduardo Chavarro as Pedro
* Moisés Rivillas as Moisés
* Humberto Arango as Alirio " El Iluminado"
* Julio Correal as Dr. Neira
* Beto Arango as El Oso
Special participations
* María Fernanda Martínez as Dolores Collazos
* Yuri Pedraza as Magdalena Mondragón
* David Ramírez as Jair
* Gustavo Angarita Jr. as William
* María Irene Toro as Clemencia
* Paulo Sánchez Neira
* Rey Vásquez
Awards
16th India Catalina Awards, presented by the
Cartagena Film Festival
The Cartagena Film Festival ( es, Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias), or FICCI, is a film festival held in Cartagena, Colombia, which focuses mainly on the promotion of Colombian television series, Latin American films and short ...
(2000)
* Best Principal Actor (Marcelo Cézan)
9th Colombian ''
TVyNovelas'' Awards (2001)
* Best Telenovela of the Year
* Best Supporting Actress (Marcela Gallego)
* Best Female Newcomer (Carla Giraldo)
References
1990s Colombian television series
1999 Colombian television series debuts
1999 Colombian television series endings
1999 telenovelas
Colombian telenovelas
Spanish-language telenovelas
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