María Ofelia Villenave Garza, known as Fernanda Villeli, (14 May 1921 – 1 February 2009) was a Mexican writer and activist, who was one of the major writers of
telenovelas
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'' (P ...
in Mexico.
She wrote for series such as ''
Aprendiendo a amar'' (1980), ''
Extraños caminos del amor'' (1981), ''
El maleficio'' (1983), ''
La traición'' (1984) (with
Carmen Daniels), ''
Lo blanco y lo negro'' (1989), ''
Al filo de la muerte
''Al filo de la muerte'' (English: ''At the edge of death'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Emilio Larrosa for Televisa in 1991.
Humberto Zurita and Gabriela Rivero starred as protagonists, while Antonio Escobar and Blanca Guerra starred ...
'' (1991) (with
Marcia Yance) and ''
El diario de Daniela'' (1998/99) (with
Marcela Fuentes Beráin) .
Selected television works
Original stories
Adaptations
*''
El derecho de nacer'' (1966) (original by Félix B. Caignet)
*''
Muchacha italiana viene a casarse'' (1971) (original by Delia González Márquez)
*''
Mi rival'' (1973) (original by
Inés Rodena)
*''
El manantial del milagro'' (1974) (original by Vicente Leñero)
*''
El derecho de nacer'' (1981) (original by Félix B. Caignet)
*''
El engaño'' (1986) (original by
Caridad Bravo Adams)
*''Morir para vivir'' (1989) (original by Félix B. Caignet)
*''
La sonrisa del Diablo'' (1992) (original by Luisa Xammar)
*''Azul'' (1996) (original by Pinkye Morris)
*''
La casa en la playa'' (2000) (original by Enrique Gómez Vadillo)
*''
El derecho de nacer'' (2001) (original by Félix B. Caignet)
Remakes written herself
*''
El dolor de amar'' (1966) (remake of ''
Senda prohibida'')
*''
El cielo es para todos'' (1979) (remake of ''
San Martín de Porres'')
*''
Amor prohibido
''Amor Prohibido'' ( en, italic=yes, Forbidden Love) is the fourth studio album by American singer Selena, released on March 13, 1993, by EMI Latin. Having reached a core fan base, the label aimed to broaden her appeal with the next
studio rele ...
'' (1979) (remake of ''
Senda prohibida'')
*''
Corazones sin rumbo
The following is a list of telenovelas produced by Televisa
Grupo Televisa is a Mexican multimedia mass media company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content. ...
'' (1980) (remake of ''
La mesera'')
References
Mexican women writers
1921 births
2009 deaths
Telenovela writers
Women soap opera writers
20th-century Mexican screenwriters
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