''Valeria'' (''Valería'') 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

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 ...

for

Telesistema Mexicano Telesistema Mexicano was the predecessor of Televisa. Telesistema Mexicano was a television alliance made up of the independently owned television flagship stations XEW Canal 2, XHTV Canal 4, and XHGC Canal 5 in Mexico, Distrito Federal. Histo ...

in 1966. It was directed by

Julio Alejandro Julio Alejandro (27 November 1906 – 22 September 1995) was a Spanish screenwriter. He wrote for 80 films between 1951 and 1984. He wrote for the film ''Ash Wednesday (1958 film), Ash Wednesday'', which was entered into the 8th Berlin Internatio ...

. An Argentinian

remake A remake is a film, television series, video game, song or similar form of entertainment that is based upon and retells the story of an earlier production in the same medium—e.g., a "new version of an existing film". A remake tells the same ...

of ''Valería'' was made in 1986. A Peruvian telenovela '' Milagros'' is quite similar to ''Valería''.

Plot

In this telenovela is shown the

First Holy Communion First Communion is a ceremony in some Christian traditions during which a person of the church first receives the Eucharist. It is most common in many parts of the Latin Church tradition of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Church and Anglican Communi ...

of the main character Valería. On the day of her First Communion, Valería witnessed the murder of her father and rape of her mother.

Cast

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' ...

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Aldo Monti Aldo Bartolomé Monteforte (January 4, 1929 – July 18, 2016), better known as Aldo Monti, was a Mexican actor. He went to Venezuela in 1947.Harris M. Lentz III (2017). ''Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2016''. McFarland. Although he was also ...

Enrique Álvarez Félix Enrique Álvarez Félix (5 April 1934 – 24 May 1996) was a Mexican actor, known for his roles in telenovelas and in films, such as '' The Monastery of the Vultures'' and '' The House of the Pelican''. Family and personal life Enrique Álvare ...

References

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* {{Televisa telenovelas 1960s 1966 telenovelas Televisa telenovelas Spanish-language telenovelas 1966 Mexican television series debuts 1966 Mexican television series endings