''Abigail'' 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'' ...

that was produced by and seen on Venezuela's

Radio Caracas Televisión 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 Televisi� ...

between 1988 and 1989. It was written by Elizabeth Alezard, Alberto Gómez, Mariana Luján, Amparo Montalva, and María Helena Portas and directed by Tito Rojas. This telenovela lasted 257 episodes and was distributed internationally by

RCTV International RCTV International (formerly known as Coral Pictures or Coral International) is a subsidiary of Empresas 1BC. It was formed in Miami, Florida in 1982 as Coral Pictures to be the international distributor of RCTV's productions. In 1986, the com ...

. Starring

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 Mis ...

and

Fernando Carrillo Fernando Enrique Carrillo Roselli (born January 6, 1970, in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelans, Venezuelan actor, model and singer. Biography Fernando Enrique Carrillo Roselli was born on January 6, 1970, in Caracas, Venezuela. He was most ...

. The antagonist is

Hilda Abrahamz Hilda Astrid Abrahamz Navarro (born November 14, 1962) is a Venezuelan telenovela actress and former beauty pageant titleholder. She was the official representative of her country in the 1980 Miss World pageant held in London London is ...

Synopsis

It tells the story of the capricious Abigail Guzmán (

) the only daughter of a wealthy businessman, beautiful and troubled, who falls in love with Professor Carlos Alfredo Ruiz Aponte (

) who teaches her literature classes at the San Lázaro school. Abigail manages to conquer professor Carlos Alfredo and they immediately have a son, whom she gives to an unknown taxi driver in a moment of mental delirium. Abigail will fight for many years to get her son back and to regain the love of Carlos Alfredo, whom she blames for the loss of her child. His son, Cheíto, will reappear years later one day when, out of necessity, he breaks into Abigaíl's mansion. Abigail will also have to deal with the twin sisters, María Clara (

) and María Begoña (

) who try to take away her love. The story will be an odyssey of a love that will overcome a wrong marriage, a crisis of madness, a son, some strange parents, until the happy union of Abigail and Carlos Alfredo.

Cast

as Abigail Guzmán de Ruiz *

as Prof. Carlos Alfredo Ruiz Aponte *

as María Clara Martínez/María Begoña Martínez *

Roberto Moll Roberto Moll Cárdenas (born 19 July 1948) is an actor who is best known for his work on telenovelas. He was born in Lima, Peru. Moll first starred with little roles in many telenovelas, but in 1985 he got a bigger role in the telenovela '' Cr ...

as Álvaro dos Santos Ortiz * Astrid Carolina Herrera as Amanda Riquelme *

Adolfo Cubas Miguel Adolfo Cubas Contreras (born December 2, 1964 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a well known Venezuelan actor. Biography Miguel Adolfo Cubas Contreras was born on December 2, 1964 in Caracas, Venezuela. He grew up in a conservative family. Cuba ...

as Leonel Santana *

Inés María Calero Inés María Calero Rodríguez (born March 21, 1969) is a Venezuelan actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Venezuela 1987 and was the official representative of Venezuela to the Miss Universe 1987 pageant held in Singapo ...

as Bárbara Urdaneta *

Crisol Carabal Crisol Celeste Caraballo Carreño best known as Crisol Carabal (born 11 January 1971) is a Venezuelan television and theater actress known for her roles in telenovelas. Career Crisol began her artistic career through reciting poems on a televisi ...

as Rosario "Charito" Santana *

Ileana Jacket Ileana Jacket (also Ileana Jacquet; born 30 January 1947) is a German-born Venezuelan actress. She made her debut in 1982 in the telenovela ''Jugando A Vivir'' playing Briggitte and has since participated in several telenovelas throughout Latin A ...

as Estrella Monsalve * Karl Hoffman as Daniel Morales *

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as Pastora * América Barrios as Madre Teresa * Rosita Vásquez as Berta Aponte Vda. de Ruiz * Guillermo Ferrán as Guillermo Guzmán * Carmen Alicia Mora as Ana Leónidas Guzmán * Omaira Coromoto Rivero as Susana Pérez * Sandra Juhasz as Matilde Izaguirre * Estrella Castellanos as Rita Monsalve * Zulay García as Lucía Martínez * Virginia Urdaneta as Carlota Martínez * Manuel Carrillo as Carlos Alfredo "Cheíto" Martínez/Carlos Alfredo "Cheíto" Ruiz Guzmán * Hylene Rodríguez as Mariana Ruiz Guzmán * Dalila Colombo as Rosalba Maldonado * Romelia Agüero as Blanca Cabrera * Marisela Buitrago as Viviana López * Helianta Cruz as Mónica Salvatierra * Antonio Machuca as Jean Louis René Goduón * Aidita Artigas as Balbina López * Gabriela Gerbes as Silvia Oropeza * Rita De Gois as Prof. Ninoska Sepúlveda * Domingo del Castillo as Joaquín Martínez * Manuel Gassol as Prof. José Rafael Pereira * Alejandro Delgado as Dr. Freddy Avellaneda * Laura Brey as Sonia "La Malvaloca" Ibarra * Ricardo García as Marcos "El Látigo" Rodríguez * Marcial Coronado as Joao *

Elio Pietrini Elio Pietrini (2 January 1939 – 18 January 2022) was an Argentine-born Venezuelan actor, mainly active in telenovelas. Life and career Born in Buenos Aires, Pietrini worked 12 years for the Venezuelan television channel RCTV, getting his br ...

as Rubén * Katherina Sperka as Tatiana * Vicky Franco as Leandra * Dolores Beltrán as Javiera * Zuleima González as Pamela * Alexander Montilla as Fernando * Lolymar Sánchez as Zulayta * Ileana Alomá as Elizabeth * Bonnie Morín as Julia * Carmen Landaeta as Ruperta * Roberto Luque as León Felipe * Vanessa as Sandra * Ignacio Navarro as Gaitán * Lourdes Medrano as Maruca * Evelyn Berroterán as Chela * Dante Carlé as Father Agustín * Felipe Mundarain as Commissar Bressanutti * Nelson Segre as Insp. Camacho * Leonardo Oliva as Prof. Oropeza * María del Pilar as Dir. Arismendi * Iraima Díaz as Lolita

Theme song

The theme songs to ''Abigail'' were: 1. ''De carne y hueso'' - Pedro Pardo. 2. ''

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Elisa Rego Elisa Pérez Rego, better known in music world simply as, Elisa Rego, is a singer, songwriter and radio host. She was born in São Paulo city, Brazil, on 21 May 1964. Since her youth she has been based in Caracas, Venezuela. Her beginnings wi ...

(author: Jose Ignasio Martin). 3. '' Blanco y Negro''

(author: Jose Ignasio Martin). 4. Ya no hay más que hablar María Jimena Pereira (author: Carlos Nilsson, Argentina Broadcast

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References

External links

* {{RCTV telenovelas 1988 telenovelas 1988 Venezuelan television series debuts 1989 Venezuelan television series endings RCTV telenovelas Spanish-language telenovelas Television shows set in Venezuela