''Santa'' is a Mexican

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'' ...

produced by Irene Sabido for

Canal de las Estrellas Las Estrellas ("The Stars"; previously El Canal de las Estrellas, or "The Channel of the Stars") is one of the cornerstone networks of TelevisaUnivision, with affiliate stations all over Mexico, flagshipped at XEW-TDT in Mexico City. Many of the ...

in 1978.

Cast

Tina Romero Tina Romero (born Tina Romero Alcázar, August 14, 1949) is an American actress. A native of New York City, Romero moved to Mexico in her youth, and later established a career there as an actress. Her early film roles included '' The Divine Caste ...

as Santa *

Manuel Ojeda Manuel Salvador Ojeda Armenta (4 November 1940 – 11 August 2022) was a Mexican actor. Ojeda was one of the most active actors of television and cinema in Mexico. He played the villain, Zolo, in the Hollywood film ''Romancing the Stone''. Ca ...

as Federico Gamboa *

Sergio Jiménez Sergio Jiménez (December 17, 1937 – January 3, 2007), born in Mexico City, was a Mexican actor who became famous after portraying the character of ''El Gato'' in the film '' Los caifanes''. His last work was directing the telenovela ''La f ...

as Hipolito *Alicia Palacios as Elvira * Luis Miranda as Jarameño *

Rosenda Monteros Rosa Méndez Leza (31 August 1935 – 29 December 2018), known professionally as Rosenda Monteros, was a Mexican actress. She studied drama under Seki Sano. To American audiences, she is best known for her role as Petra in ''The Magnificent Seven' ...

as La Gaditana *Mario Casillas as Ceferino *Margarita Sanz *

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 ...

*Arturo Beristáin *

Dina de Marco Dina de Marco (née Dinazar Nuñez Jimenez; July 6, 1937 – June 17, 1998) was a Mexican actress and television director. She studied acting in the Academy of Andrés Soler. Biography Dina de Marco started her career as an actress in 1958, ...

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1978 telenovelas Televisa telenovelas Spanish-language telenovelas 1978 Mexican television series debuts 1978 Mexican television series endings {{Mexican-telenovelas-stub