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''La baby sister'' is a
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'' ...
Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
n made by
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for the Canal Caracol in the year
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. Its protagonists were
Paola Rey Paola Andrea Rey Arciniegas (born December 19, 1979, in San Gil, Santander, Colombia) is a Colombian actress and model. Biography Paola Andrea Rey Arciniegas was born on December 19, 1979 in San Gil, Santander, Colombia. She is the dau ...
and Víctor Mallarino and as antagonists
Marcela Gallego Marcela Gallego (born October 4, 1971) is a Colombian actress, born in Tunja. Most of her work has been in Colombian telenovelas including '' Celia'', some of which have appeared in the U.S. She is also known for acting in the film ''Satanás''. S ...
and
Manuela González Manuela González (born January 14, 1977, in Santa fe de Bogotá, Colombia), is a Colombian actress and model. She is best known for her roles in telenovelas such as ''Me llaman Lolita'', '' El Inútil'', '' Ángel de la guarda, mi dulce comp ...
. The recordings of the telenovela began on June 12, 2000 and ended on January 26, 2001, and it premiered on September 25, 2000.


Plot summary

Daniel Luna and his wife Martha Parejo (played by
Marcela Gallego Marcela Gallego (born October 4, 1971) is a Colombian actress, born in Tunja. Most of her work has been in Colombian telenovelas including '' Celia'', some of which have appeared in the U.S. She is also known for acting in the film ''Satanás''. S ...
) are a successful and semi-famous couple living among Bogota's upper crust society. They work in the same office, where Martha is a celebrity marriage counselor/television personality (much like Dr. Phil in America), and Daniel is a lawyer and professor specializing in divorce law. In the opening episode, Martha is about to release her newest book, which is an exaltation of her ostensibly perfect marriage. Martha's reputation as a counselor is built on honest and straightforward communication between couples. In one chapter of her book— a chapter highlighted by the book's publisher— Martha states that Daniel was often sexually inadequate, but that they have managed to overcome his inadequacies and build a successful marriage based on trust and honesty. However, both trust and honesty crumble for the celebrity couple when Daniel, who has not yet read Martha's newest book, discovers that the entire nation of Colombia believes he is sexually inadequate, which (the directors of the novela imply through various sex scenes) is not true. Martha's book release has a pernicious effect on their marriage, which begins to crumble after Martha finds out that Daniel had a brief sexual encounter with one of his students, Veronica Davila (played by Manuela Gonzalez), who is infatuated with Daniel and who, as the viewers gradually find out, is insane. During the same time period, the Lunas have hired Fabiana Rivera (played by Paola Rey), a beautiful twenty-one-year-old college student, to help them take care of their two children. Fabiana is from a lower-class family, and she is dazzled by the Luna's rich style of living and by the charm of her new boss, Daniel. As Martha and Daniel's relationship continues to deteriorate, the two decide to separate, and Daniel increasingly comes to rely on Fabiana to help him cope with raising his children while separating from his wife. Fabiana and Daniel fall in love, and after sharing various furtive kisses (accompanied by feelings of guilt and confusion), they culminate their romance sexually in a hotel. Fabiana and Daniel make plans to run away together, but their plans are shattered when Martha, distraught because her separation from Daniel has become a national scandal fueled by the gossip driven media, accidentally overdoses on anti-depressants. Daniel mistakenly believes that his wife tried to commit suicide, and Martha does nothing to disabuse him of the belief in hopes that his feelings of guilt will help save their marriage. The sexual consummation between Fabiana and Daniel, followed almost immediately by Martha's overdose, takes place during the first third of the novela's 160 episodes, and the rest of the narrative arch involves Daniel struggling between his love for Fabiana and the desire not to hurt his family, and Fabiana's doomed attempts to forget about Daniel. Fabiana continues to work in the Luna household for a time (where she continues to have brief romantic encounters with Daniel), but she leaves after Martha discovers that she and Daniel slept together. Fabiana and Daniel separate, and Fabiana briefly gets engaged to her childhood friend, Edwin Paipa (played by Luis Fernando Salis). But neither she nor Daniel can overcome their illicit love for one another. In the end, the two protagonists cast aside social restrictions against their relationship and the objections of their respective friends and families, and get married.


Social Class in La Baby Sister

Although much of the La Baby Sister involves either stereotypical romantic themes or silly comical hijinks, the novela does delve into some pertinent social commentary, most notably involving
social class A social class is a grouping of people into a set of Dominance hierarchy, hierarchical social categories, the most common being the Upper class, upper, Middle class, middle and Working class, lower classes. Membership in a social class can for ...
. A recurring theme in La Baby Sister is the difference in class between Fabiana and Daniel and their respective families. Most characters, including Fabiana herself at one point, assume that Daniel cannot possibly love Fabiana because she is of a lower social class. Indeed, Daniel says as much to Veronica while trying to deny that he and Fabiana had an affair. Moreover, Martha appears (unrealistically) blind to the affair between Fabiana and Daniel because she assumes that Daniel would never "sink so low" as to have an affair with hired help, or at least not an affair that would mean anything. Throughout the novela, Martha repeatedly tries to instill class-based discrimination in the education of her children. At one point she, apparently without irony, alludes to
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's
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by saying to her daughter, "All people are equal, but some people are more equal than others." The producers of the novela clearly come down on the progressive side of the class debate: with the exception of Daniel, every upper-class character is stereotyped as snobbish, greedy, insane, or all three. One of the Novela's primary villains, Veronica, continually evokes her membership in the upper-class as justification for her unsavory and occasionally violent actions. In contrast, the Fabiana's working-class family and neighbors are consistently portrayed sympathetically as hard-working people who want nothing more than happiness for everyone, regardless of their social position. The novela also repeatedly portrays class-mobility in Colombia as difficult at best: Fabiana repeatedly tries to enter with Colombia's upper-class and is repeatedly buffeted by discrimination by her social "betters." In the final episodes, Daniel realizes that in order to be with Fabiana, he must renounce background in and cut his ties with Bogota's high society, a decision that allows him to be with his love, but which also costs him a lucrative career. The Novela's resolution suggests that, however unjust it may be, class discrimination is as strong as ever in Colombia.


Success and Availability of La Baby Sister

''La Baby Sister'' aired successfully in several Latin American countries. It enjoyed a successful run in America as well, though it seems unlikely that Telemundo, or any other network, will air the series again. It is, however, available for sale on the internet in the form of unauthorized
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s, an illicit market that gives many telenovelas a second life after their initial broadcasts. Many of the actors in the novella continued to work together on other projects following La Baby Sister, and the main star, Paola Rey, starred in three more telenovelas broadcasts on Telemundo, including ''
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'', '' Amores de mercado'', and ''
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Cast

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Paola Rey Paola Andrea Rey Arciniegas (born December 19, 1979, in San Gil, Santander, Colombia) is a Colombian actress and model. Biography Paola Andrea Rey Arciniegas was born on December 19, 1979 in San Gil, Santander, Colombia. She is the dau ...
... Fabiana Rivera * Víctor Mallarino ... Daniel Luna *
Marcela Gallego Marcela Gallego (born October 4, 1971) is a Colombian actress, born in Tunja. Most of her work has been in Colombian telenovelas including '' Celia'', some of which have appeared in the U.S. She is also known for acting in the film ''Satanás''. S ...
... Marta Parejo * Víctor Hugo Cabrera ... Reinaldo * Nórida Rodríguez ... Leticia *
Patricia Grisales Patricia is a female given name of Latin origin. Derived from the Latin word ''patrician'', meaning "noble"; it is the feminine form of the masculine given name Patrick. The name Patricia was the second most common female name in the United State ...
... Roselia de Rivera *
Hugo Gómez Hugo Gómez Fernández (born 11 March 1948 in Bogota) is an actor of cinema and Colombian television. Filmography Television Cinema References External links Hugo Gómez in ColartePath of Hugo GómezIndex card in RCN Television ...
... Fidel Rivera *
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... Angie * Sebastián Sánchez ... Giovanny Rivera *
Cecilia Navia Cecilia is a personal name originating in the name of Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music. The name has been popularly used in Europe (particularly the United Kingdom and Italy, where in 2018 it was the 43rd most popular name for girls born ...
... Pili Guaquetá *
Manuela González Manuela González (born January 14, 1977, in Santa fe de Bogotá, Colombia), is a Colombian actress and model. She is best known for her roles in telenovelas such as ''Me llaman Lolita'', '' El Inútil'', '' Ángel de la guarda, mi dulce comp ...
... Verónica Dávila *
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.... Mireya *
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... Jorge Camargo *
Ernesto Benjumea Ernesto, form of the name Ernest in several Romance languages, may refer to: * ''Ernesto'' (novel) (1953), an unfinished autobiographical novel by Umberto Saba, published posthumously in 1975 ** ''Ernesto'' (film), a 1979 Italian drama loosely ba ...
... Roberto Villa *
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... Mr. Paipa * Luis Fernando Salas ... Edwin Paipa * María Margarita Giraldo ... Ofelia * Manuel Busquets ... Manuel Parejo * Isabel Campos ... Elena de Parejo *
Manuela Bolívar Manuela may refer to: People * Manuela (given name), a Spanish and Portuguese feminine given name * Manuela (singer) (1943–2001), German singer of Schlager songs Film and television * ''Manuela'' (1957 film), a British film directed by Guy Hami ...
... Valentina Luna * Jeofrey Roffell ... Vicente Luna *
Ana María Abello Ana María Abello (Bogotá, October 4, 1979) is a Colombian actress, recognized mainly for having played ''Fabiana'' in the Colombian television series, the popular: Padres e hijos, where her television debut was, on that series in 1998, in the ...
... Catalina 'Cata' * Darío Acosta ... Kendall * Félix Antequera ... Johnny * Anderson Balsero ... Comanche * Saín Castro ... Emiliano Rivera * Maurizio Konde ... Driver * Humberto Dorado ... Dr. Vargas * Tita Duarte ... Mrs. Paipa *
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... Dr. Acuña, abogado * Mauricio Figueroa ... Omar 'The Enlightened' * Diana Hare ... Inés * Flavio León * Ramiro Meneses ... José Gabriel * Alejandra Miranda ... Isabel * Angelly Moncayo ... Sofía Pelvis * Edgardo Román ... Dr. Andrés Posada * Juan David Sánchez ... Chachán Rivera * Adriana Vera ... Dr. Luisa * Adrian Sayari Sanchez Coccaro ... Watchman


Technical sheet

* General Production: Juana Uribe * Address: Andrés Marroquín / Juan Pablo Posada * Original Idea: Juana Uribe * Scripts: Ana María Londoño / Jörg Hiller / Camila Misas * Executive Production: Andrés Posada * Director of Photography: Javier Garzón / Rafael Puentes * Art Direction: German Lizarralde / Diego Guarnizo /
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* Edition: Isabel Cristina Méndez / Marcela Vásquez / Rafael Pinaud * Casting: Liliana García * Original Music: Nicolas Uribe


External links


Official Site

Colarte
* * https://archive.today/20121202040921/http://foro.telenovela-world.com/~diane/babysister/Summary.HTM * https://web.archive.org/web/20051217165724/http://foro.telenovela-world.com/n4/read-t.php?f=83&i=9447&t=9447 {{DEFAULTSORT:Baby Sister 2000 telenovelas Colombian telenovelas Caracol Televisión telenovelas Television series by Teleset 2000 Colombian television series debuts 2001 Colombian television series endings Spanish-language telenovelas Television shows set in Colombia