''Simplemente María'' (''Simply María'') is a Peruvian telenovela. It ran from 1969 to 1971. It starred

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playing a woman who goes from a struggling single mother trying to improve herself to being a married

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. The show is cited as increasing interest in sewing and adult literacy. Saby Kamalich would be presented a gold

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by the

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as the show increased their sales in Peru. Other characters included Esteban (

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) who began as her teacher and ended the series as her husband after a long relationship while

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played both the man who seduced her and the son the relationship produced. The show was seen as an encouragement for upward mobility. It also dealt with issues of class and ethnicity. It has been said that it was "maybe the most popular television program of all time in Peru" and it also had fans in the rest of Latin America.Reconstructing the Story of Simplemente Maria - Arvind Singhal
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Full Cast

... María Ramos *

...Esteban * Ricarado Blume .... Roberto Caride -Anthony Ramos *

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... Pierina * Mariella Trejos ... Teresa *

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.... Ita * Fernando Larrañaga...Pierre * Carola Duval ... Ines Caride * Inés Sánchez Aizcorbe... Angélica * Hernan Romero ... Carlos * Gloria María Ureta... * Lorena Duval... Alejandra * Liz Ureta * Benjamin Arce * María Isabel Chiri * Anita Martinez * Eduarado Cesti * Aldo zignago * Lucia Irurita * Álvaro Gonzáles * Ricardo Tosso * Delfina paredes * Hudson Valdivia * Luis Alvarez * Orlando Sacha * Lola vilar * Mari carmen Gordon * Juan Bautista Font * Pepe Cipolla * Pablo Fernández * Martha Figueroa * Pepe Vilar * María Cristina Ribal * Alfredo Bouroncle * Alberto Soler * German Vegas Garay * Carlos Gassols * Alfonzo Kafitti * Augusto Varillas * Gladys Rodriguez * Luis La Roca

References

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