''Natalia de 8 a 9'' 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

José Ignacio Cabrujas José Ignacio Cabrujas Lofiego (July 17, 1937 – October 21, 1995 in Porlamar, Margarita Island) was a Venezuelan playwright, theater director, chronicler, soap opera writer, drama librettist, screenplay writer, radio moderator, humanist and poli ...

and produced by

RCTV 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 1980. The telenovela was success during its broadcast due to its realistic portrayal of an everyday Venezuelan couple and a break from the common ''telenovela rosa'' format used in many telenovelas at the time.

Marina Baura Marina Baura (born November 1, 1941) is a former Venezuelan telenovela actress. Early life Born as Julia Pérez in Galicia, Spain, she moved with her parents and brother Jesús to Venezuela when she was 15 years old, in 1956. She started her pro ...

and Gustavo Rodríguez starred as the main protagonists.

Plot

Natalia and Juan Carlos are a married couple whose life has been reduced to routine and the hectic pace of life, and they only get to spend time with each other every from 8 to 9 in the morning in between breakfast. Natalia struggles to hold on to her crumbling marriage while Juan Carlos surrenders to the possibility of a new love with Mariana, a young beautiful student at the college where he teaches. Once Natalia discovers his infidelity, her world crumbles around her. She discovers her teenage daughter is using contraceptives and is no longer a virgin and escapes at night to engage in secret bets. In their divorce, Juan Carlos threatens Natalia with taking away the kids to live with him. Natalia decides to rebuild her life away from her misery, and begins cooking food for delivery to restaurants in the city, and this way, she builds her reputation as a chef. At the same time, Mariana abandons Juan Carlos, and again, he begins an affair with Natalia's best friend. When she discovers the truth, Natalia realises that the people around her are worthless. All these events will just go to show Juan Carlos that Natalia is the love of his life, but it may be too late for him. Natalia will challenge her principles to discover she deserves more than crumbs of love in her life.

Cast

as Natalia * Gustavo Rodríguez as Juan Carlos *

María Conchita Alonso María Concepción Alonso Bustillo (born June 29, 1957), better known as María Conchita Alonso, is a singer, actress and former beauty queen. She has participated in film and television productions, and was nominated for the Independent Spirit ...

as Mariana *

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� ...

*Rafael Briceño *Cecilia Villarreal *

Tatiana Capote Tatiana Capote Abdel (born August 15, 1962 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuba-born Venezuelan telenovela actress and former beauty queen. Miss World She grew up in Caracas, Venezuela and became the official representative of Venezuela to the 1979 Miss ...

*Guillermo Dávila *Julio Jung *Mahuampi Acosta *Irma Palmieri *Linda Olivier *Jessika Arvelo *Loly Sánchez

References

External links

* {{RCTV telenovelas 1980 telenovelas RCTV telenovelas 1980 Venezuelan television series debuts 1980 Venezuelan television series endings Spanish-language telenovelas Television shows set in Venezuela