''Mundo de Fieras'' (English title:World of Beasts) is a
Venezuela
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n
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 Ligia Lezama for
Venevisión
Venevisión () is a Venezuelan free-to-air television channel and one of Venezuela's largest television networks, owned by the Cisneros Media division of Grupo Cisneros.
History
The company's roots date back to June 1, 1953, with the establish ...
. The telenovela premiered on Venevisión on March 6, 1991 and ran for 239 episodes until March 4, 1992 where it achieved a significant amount of success in Venezuela. The telenovela was distributed internationally by
Venevisión International
Cisneros Media (abbreviated as CM, formerly known as Venevision International) is an entertainment company that broadcasts Spanish content in the United States and in other locations around the globe.
CMD is a Spanish-language Entertainment com ...
.
Catherine Fulop
Catherine Amanda Fulop García (born March 11, 1965) is a Venezuelan actress, model, beauty pageant contestant, television presenter and radio host. She participated in the Miss Venezuela 1986, finishing as the fourth runner–up and in Miss ...
and
Jean Carlo Simancas
Jean Carlos Simancas (born July 17, 1949 in Maracaibo) is a Venezuelan theater and television actor popular for his various roles in telenovelas.
Biography
Simancas developed a passion for acting while he was studying drama in high school. Aft ...
starred as the main protagonists with
Rosalinda Serfaty
Rosalinda Raquel Serfaty Rosenstock (born April 24, 1969, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine-born Venezuelan television and theater actress of Moroccan Jewish and Berber Moroccan origin.
Biography
Rosalinda was born to Jewish parents Jaime Serf ...
and Chelo Rodriguez as the main antagonists.
Synopsis
''Mundo de Fieras'' tells the story of the consequences of the irresponsible parenthood of Leoncio Palacios who abandoned his wife and young daughter in the countryside to run off with another woman, Miriam Palacios. Charito Flores, his daughter, develops into a young beautiful woman forced to live in an inhospitable world which molds her into a charming and aggressive survivor. Once her mother dies, Charito gets a job at Leoncio's house where he is gravely ill. Before dying, he asks Charito to forgive him for abandoning them many years ago. During this time, Charito falls in live with Jose Manuel Bustamante who awakens in her the deepest feelings. But he is married to Joselyn Bustamante, a hysterical woman suffering from a mental illness, who will strike violently when she discovers her husband's love for Charito.
Cast
Main
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Catherine Fulop
Catherine Amanda Fulop García (born March 11, 1965) is a Venezuelan actress, model, beauty pageant contestant, television presenter and radio host. She participated in the Miss Venezuela 1986, finishing as the fourth runner–up and in Miss ...
as Charito Flores / Viviana
*
Jean Carlo Simancas
Jean Carlos Simancas (born July 17, 1949 in Maracaibo) is a Venezuelan theater and television actor popular for his various roles in telenovelas.
Biography
Simancas developed a passion for acting while he was studying drama in high school. Aft ...
as Jose Manuel Bustamante
*
Rosalinda Serfaty
Rosalinda Raquel Serfaty Rosenstock (born April 24, 1969, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine-born Venezuelan television and theater actress of Moroccan Jewish and Berber Moroccan origin.
Biography
Rosalinda was born to Jewish parents Jaime Serf ...
as Jocelyn Palacios Ansola de Sartori Bustamante
*
Luis José Santander
Luis Jose Santander (born April 8, 1960) is a Venezuelan actor. Santander was born in the United States and raised in Venezuela.
Santander was not an instant sensation, as he had to work hard to become famous. He labored as an actor in small pl ...
as Ivan Soriano
*
Elluz Peraza
Elluz Coromoto Peraza González (born January 26, 1958 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan pageant titleholder and actress. Peraza was Miss Venezuela 1976, but she resigned on May 24, 1976, because she married two days after her coronation. F ...
as Indiana Castro / (Pociedad)
*
Miguel Alcantara as Silvio Ascanio
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Chelo Rodriguez Chelo may refer to:
People
* Chelo Alonso (1933–2019), Cuban actress Isabel Apolonia García Hernández, who worked in Italian cinema
* Chelo Alvarez-Stehle, Spanish and American journalist and documentary filmmaker
* Chelo García-Cortés (born ...
as Miriam de Palacios Ansola
Recurring
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Mirtha Borges as Chabela Soriano
*
Maria Elena Dominguez as Charo
*
Marisela Buitriago as Leonicia
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Orangel Delfin as Leoncio
*
Diego Balaguer as Emilio / Clemente Sartori
*Simón Pestana as Amadeo Bustamante
*
Ernesto Balzi Ernesto, form of the name Ernest in several Romance languages, may refer to:
* Ernesto (novel), ''Ernesto'' (novel) (1953), an unfinished autobiographical novel by Umberto Saba, published posthumously in 1975
** Ernesto (film), ''Ernesto'' (film), ...
as Federico
*
Carolina Lopez as Brigitte Perdigon
*
Lilibeth Morillo
Lilibeth Rodríguez Morillo (born June 12, 1969 in Caracas) is a Venezuelan singer, songwriter, actress and television host. She is the daughter of singer and actress Lila Morillo and famous singer José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma".
Biography
Lil ...
as Tamara "Tammi" Soriano
*Marcelo Romo as Raymundo Camaro
*
Liliana Rodriguez as Chinca
*Luis Gerardo Núñez as Valentín Velasco
*Dulce María Pilonieta as Manuela "Chelita" Bustamante Perdigón
*
Gabriela Spanic
Gabriela Elena Španić Utrera (born December 10, 1973), known simply as Gabriela Spanic, is a Venezuelan actress and singer. She's known for her roles in several Latin telenovelas, most notably her portrayal of twins in '' La usurpadora'' (1998 ...
Remake
''
Mundo de Fieras'' was remade in Mexico by producer Salvador Mejia and starred Edith González, César Évora, Helena Rojo, Gaby Espino.
References
External links
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Opening Credits
{{Venevisión telenovelas
1991 telenovelas
Venevisión telenovelas
1991 Venezuelan television series debuts
1992 Venezuelan television series endings
Spanish-language telenovelas
Television shows set in Caracas