Muchacha italiana viene a casarse (''Italian girl comes to get married'') is a 1971 Mexican

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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 ...

produced by

Ernesto Alonso Ernesto Alonso (February 28, 1917 – August 7, 2007) was a Mexican producer, director, cinematographer and actor. He was nicknamed "''El Señor Telenovela''" ("Mr. Soap Opera") because most of his work centered on telenovelas known around the w ...

and directed by Alfredo Saldaña, starring

Angélica María Angélica María Hartman Ortiz (born September 27, 1944), known professionally as La novia de Mexico (Mexico's sweetheart), is an American-Mexican actress and singer-songwriter. Her songs El hombre de mi vida (The man of my life) peaked at No. ...

and

Ricardo Blume Ricardo Cristóbal Blume Traverso (16 August 1933 – 30 October 2020) was a Peruvian actor and theatre director who developed most of his career in Mexico. His work encompassed theatre, cinema and TV. He was the founding teacher of the Teatro de ...

. Writing credits belong to Delia González Marquez (original story),

Fernanda Villeli María Ofelia Villenave Garza, known as Fernanda Villeli, (14 May 1921 – 1 February 2009) was a Mexican writer and activist, who was one of the major writers of telenovelas in Mexico. She wrote for series such as '' Aprendiendo a amar'' (1980), ' ...

(adaptation),

Marissa Garrido Marissa Garrido Arozamena (May 30, 1926 – January 8, 2021) was a Mexican telenovela playwright and writer who was most active in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. She wrote forty-five adaptations and sixty-five original stories for television. Her mos ...

(adaptation), Miguel Sabido (adaptation) and Carlos Lozano Dana (adaptation) The series featured two theme songs: "A dónde va nuestro amor" and "Lo que sabemos del amor". Both songs were written by

Eduardo Magallanes Eduardo is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the male given name Edward. Another version is Duarte. It may refer to: Association football * Eduardo Bonvallet, Chilean football player and sports commentator * Eduardo Carvalho, Portuguese footb ...

and performed by

Plot

Valeria and Gianna Donatti lived happily in Naples with his father, until he suddenly gets ill and dies, then the sisters must travel to Mexico City to meet with Vittorio Maglione, the fiance to Valeria. Valeria and Vittorio have never been seen since their marriage was arranged by her parents; so the two have no idea have no idea of how they appear. Believing Valeria will never arrive, Vittorio (the impatient fool he is) stops waiting. Valeria and Gianna are lost in the city, when they get robbed and are practically on the street, at nightfall the concierge of a luxury apartment complex gives them stay in her room, finally gives Valeria Vittorio disappointment but this is an old man and Valeria decides not to marry him and to survive looking for job cleaning departments and friend Hilda ago Gianna falls ill and the doctor says Valeria need expensive treatment, while Hilda commits suicide and leaves power Valeria a letter. Valeria reads the letter and decides to use it against Juan Francisco de Castro to blackmail him and make him marry her to pay for treatment of his sister, as Juan Francisco was the lover Hilda, same portraying him as responsible for his suicide. Before reaching the life of Juan Francisco, Valeria finds work in a couple's house very good people, and Teresa Vicente, who become friends and recommend Valeria Castro home. After working at Juan Francisco, Valeria holds its plan and likewise discovers the opposition and enmity of Mercedes grandmother, uncle Hector and the wife of this, apart from Elena and Joseph Butler sinister mansion knows all the secrets of the old Mercedes and becomes the same helper in the task of removing Valeria their lives, Dulce cook becomes the mainstay of Valeria addition to Fanny, a friend of the family who discovers Valeria is the result of a love he had when he was admitted to a school in Naples. While Juan Francisco lives by Valeria resentful toward blackmail, gradually discovers that Valeria is the love of his life. The same applies to Valeria, who stops seeing Juan Francisco as a stranger and goes really falling for him.

Main cast

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- Valeria Donatti'' * ''

- Juan Francisco de Castro'' * ''

Isabela Corona Isabela Corona''Cronología de Teatro en México - 1926/10 (in Spanish) (July 2, 1913 – July 8, 1993) was a Mexican actress. She debuted during the first decade of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Biography Isabela Corona was born as Refugi ...

- María Mercedes de Castro'' * '' Celia Castro - Fanny Iglesias del Campo'' * ''

Miguel Manzano Miguel Manzano (14 September 1907 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico – 21 January 1992 in Mexico City) was a Mexican actor during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, winning an Ariel Award in 1985, for best supporting actor for the film ''Las glo ...

- Vicente'' * ''

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- Analia de Castro'' * ''

Aarón Hernán Aarón Hernán (; 20 November 1930 – 26 April 2020) was a Mexican telenovela and film actor. He had a medal called ''General Ángel Trías Álvarez''. Biography Family Aarón Hernán was born on 20 November 1930, in Camargo, Chihuahua, M ...

- Patricio de Castro'' * ''

Silvia Pasquel Sylvia Pasquel (born Silvia Banquells Pinal, 13 October 1949) is a Mexican actress. Career 1960s At the age of nineteen, Pasquel did her first movie, '' El Despertar del Lobo'' (''The Wolf's Awakening''). That movie was made in 1968, the year i ...

- Gianna Donatti'' * ''

Rafael Banquells Rafael Banquells (born Rafael Banquells Garafulla; 25 June 1917 – 27 October 1990) was a Cuban-born Mexican actor, director and TV producer known in Mexico as Rafael Banquells (I). Biography Banquells was born on 25 June 1917 in La Habana, ...

- Joseph'' * ''

Hortensia Santoveña Hortensia Santoveña (17 October 1912 – 11 July 1986) was a Mexican actress best known for her work in the films Eugenia Grandet (1953), Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970) and Talpa (1956). She was nominated for an Ariel Award for Best Support ...

- Teresa #1'' * ''

Alicia Montoya Alicia Montoya (January 25, 1920 – August 17, 2002) was a Mexican actress, the daughter of the stage actress . Selected filmography * ''Talpa'' (1956) * ''El duende y yo'' (1959) * ''Mujeres de Fuego'' (1959) * ''Quinceañera'' (1960) * '' ...

- Teresa #2'' * ''

María Rubio María Rubio (September 21, 1934 – March 1, 2018) was a Mexican actress. She worked with Televisa on many telenovelas. She appeared as the villain Catalina Creel in the 1986–87 telenovela, ''Cuna de lobos ''Cuna de lobos'' (English: ''Cr ...

- Elena Harrington'' * ''

Socorro Avelar Socorro Avelar (1925 in Cuernavaca, Mexico – 11 February 2003) was a Mexican actress. Life Avelar studied at the Faculty of Philosophy and Literature of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. In 1946, she debuted as a director for ...

- Dulce'' * ''

Eduardo Alcaraz Alfredo Vergara Morales (13 April 1915 – 18 April 1987), best known by the stage name Eduardo Alcaraz, was a Chilean-Mexican actor. Born in Santiago, he was based in Mexico since 1951. He appeared in films such as '' Escuela de rateros'' (1 ...

- Vittorio Maglione'' * ''

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- Eduardo'' * '' Javier Ruán - Héctor'' * ''

Magda Guzmán María Magdalena Guzmán Garza (16 May 1931 – 12 March 2015), better known as Magda Guzmán, was a Mexican film and television actress. She died of a myocardial infarction. Filmography Films Television Archive footage Awards ...

- Analia'' * ''

Lucía Méndez Lucía Leticia Méndez Pérez (born January 26, 1955) is a Mexican telenovela and film actress, top model and singer. Méndez was born in León, Guanajuato, Mexico. Career In 2011, Lucía starred in Mexico the telenovela ''Esperanza del Co ...

- Raquel'' * '' Daniela Rosen - Cecilia'' * ''

César del Campo César del Campo (1922–2008) was a Cuban film actor.Cotter p.86 Selected filmography * ''Lola Casanova'' (1949) * ''Confessions of a Taxi Driver'' (1949) * ''Lost'' (1950) * ''The Bandits of Cold River'' (1956) * ''The Empire of Dracula ''The ...

- Ricardo'' * ''

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- Carmen'' * ''

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'' * ''Héctor Flores - Chato'' * ''

Susana Dosamantes María del Perpetuo Socorro Guadalupe Susana Rul Riestra (9 January 1948 – 2 July 2022), known professionally as Susana Dosamantes (), was a Mexican actress. She won the 1990 TVyNovelas Best Antagonist Actress award for her role in the 198 ...

'' * ''

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at th ...

- Humberto'' * '' José Antonio Ferral - Jaime'' * '' Atilio Marinelli - Príncipe Andrés de Orsini'' * '' Joaquín Arizpe - Pedro'' * '' Ignacio Rubiel - Nacho'' * ''

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'' * ''

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- Silvia'' * '' Hector Saez - Luis Alberto''

Additional cast members

Martha Zavaleta, Alfonso Meza, Héctor Flores, Lucía Méndez, Susana Dosamantes, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Daniela Rosen, Atilio Marinelli, Héctor Gomez, Javier Ruan, Magda Guzmán and Hortensia Santoveña.

Original version

*''Muchacha italiana viene a casarse'' (1969, Argentina, Teleteatro) with

Alejandra Da Passano María Alejandra Ana Da Passano (26 July 1947 – 30 June 2014), better known as Alejandra Da Passano, was an Argentine actress of film, stage and television. Her best known films were ''El Señor Presidente'' (1970), '' Malevo'' (1972), an ...

and

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at the

Esa Provinciana'' (1983, Argentina) with Camila Perisé and

Juan José Camero Juan José Camero (born September 15, 1943) is an Argentine film, television, and theatre actor. Camero started out as an advertising model and worked his way into television roles. In the 1970s he did quite a lot of work in Argentine ''teleno ...

. *''

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'' (1987, Mexico) with

Victoria Ruffo María Victoria Eugenia Guadalupe Martínez del Río Moreno-Ruffo (born May 31, 1962) is a Mexican actress notable for her roles in telenovelas. Biography 1980s Ruffo began her acting career in 1980, starring in supporting roles in teleno ...

and

Juan Ferrara Juan Ferrara (born Juan Félix Gutiérrez Puerta; November 8, 1943) is a Mexican actor. Family Juan is a son of Ofelia Guilmáin and brother of Lucía Guilmáin y Esther Guilmáin. He was once married to the Mexican actress, Helena Rojo. He ...

. *'' Muchacha italiana viene a casarse'' with

Livia Brito Livia Brito Pestana (born 21 July 1986) is a Cuban actress and model who gained popularity after making her acting debut in Televisa's telenovela ''Triunfo del amor''. She is also primarily known for her main protagonistic roles that are mostly ...

and

Jose Ron Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name ''Yose'', which is etymologically linked to ''Yosef'' or Joseph. The name was popular during the Mishnaic and Talmudic periods. *Jose ben Abin *Jose ben Akabya *Jose the Galilean ...

References

External links

{{Televisa telenovelas 1970s 1971 telenovelas 1971 Mexican television series debuts 1971 Mexican television series endings Mexican telenovelas Televisa telenovelas Mexican television series based on Argentine television series Spanish-language telenovelas Television shows set in Mexico City