''Lejana como el viento'' (''Distant like the wind'') is a

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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 Laura Visconti Productions and broadcast on

Venevisión Venevisión () is a Venezuelan free-to-air television channel and one of Venezuela's largest television networks, owned by the Cisneros Media division of Grupo Cisneros. History The company's roots date back to June 1, 1953, with the establis ...

in 2001. The telenovela was written by Laura Visconti and stars Zair Montes and Ricardo Bianchi as the main protagonists while

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Elluz Peraza Elluz Coromoto Peraza González (born January 26, 1958 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan pageant titleholder and actress. Peraza was Miss Venezuela 1976, but she resigned on May 24, 1976, because she married two days after her coronation. F ...

and Arnaldo André star as the main antagonists.

Plot

Eugenia is eagerly planning her impending wedding to Edmundo, and her friends Fernando, Ramiro and Efrain are surprised at the news and her happy for her as they help in the wedding preparations. However, Eugenia's happiness will be cut short when she discovers a young woman locked up in the basement of Edmundo's home. Eugenia quickly alerts Ramiro who is a police officer about the existence of the secret woman. But Edmundo discovers about it and covers his track before the lady is discovered, and he murders Eugenia. Fernando, Ramiro and Efrain swear to get revenge for the death of their friend. After careful investigation, they eventually find the young woman who is Alejandra Santacruz who has been kept captive for 10 years. Alejandra has lot her memory and her touch with reality. The three men decide to protect her because Eugenia died while trying to save her. Alejandra stands at the center of a deep family conspiracy. After her rescue, she is taken to the foundation run by Victoria, Fernando's mother. But what no one knows is that Edmundo has been blackmailing Victoria for years because she is responsible for killing Nicolas Santacruz, Alejandra's father. Edmundo extorted money from Victoria for the care of Alejandra, and every month, she received a picture of Alejandra. Fernando develops a close relationship with Alejandra as the young troubled woman seems to only respond to him. Efrain, a psychologist, begins Alejandra's rehabilitation, and he falls in love with her. But Alejandra has already fallen in love with Fernando, thereby forming a love triangle. Eventually, Victoria discovers Alejandra's existence, and she plans various intrigues involving her husband Jorge who is the mastermind behind Alejandra's kidnapping. Now, the only person who can confront them is Felix de Valle, Alejandra's godfather.

Cast

* Zair Montes - Alejandra Santacruz * Ricardo Bianchi - Fernando Bustamante *

- Victoria de Bustamante *

José Bardina José Bardina (March 27, 1939 – December 18, 2009) was a Spanish-Venezuelan actor who was a television leading figure. A native of Barcelona, Spain, Bardina was raised in Caracas, Venezuela. Television career He was best known for playing ...

- Félix del Valle * Arnaldo André - Jorge Bustamante * Rafael Romero - Ramiro Malavé *

- Edmundo Mavares *

Esperanza Magaz Lidia Esperanza Magaz Jaime (February 24, 1922 – May 6, 2013) was a ''telenovela'' television actress. She played under the name of Esperanza Magaz. Born in Havana, Cuba, Magaz relocated to Caracas, Venezuela, in 1953. She ended up as a well-r ...

- Cruz * Raúl Xiqués - Linares * Javier Varcárcel - Efraín Rivero * Karina Orozco - América * José Vieira - Marcelo * Lourdes Martínez - Mildred * Esther Orjuela - Zuleima * Cristina Obín - Gladys * José Rubens - Rufino * Reina Hinojosa - Beatriz *

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- Isaías *

Daniela Navarro Daniela Navarro Santodomingo (February 27, 1983) better known as Daniela Navarro, is a Venezuelan actress and model. Acting career She started in the world of soap operas in 1997 when she was 13-years-old in the dramatic ''Así es la vida'' ...

- Mariví *

Damián Genovese Damián Genovese De Mello (born 10 July 1978) is a Venezuelan actor and model. Biography Damián's first television role was in the telenovela '' Hoy te vi'' in 1998. After obtaining small roles in television, he ventured into modelling and wor ...

- Diego * Luciano Scorzia - Nilsson * María Isabel Perozo - Briseida * Karina Lescarboura - Arolkys * Silvia Solana - Rebeca *

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- Guillermo *

Roque Valero Roque Valero Pérez (born January 31, 1974) is a Venezuelan singer, actor and politician. Biography Roque was born to parents Roque Valero and Rosario Pérez. He began singing at the age of 7 when he joined the cast of a school play titled ''El ...

- Tony * Marco Antonio Casanova - Javier *

Indhira Serrano Indhira Rosa Serrano Redondo (born 27 January 1976)) is a Colombian actress and model. She has appeared in several telenovelas on Telemundo Telemundo (; formerly NetSpan) is an American Spanish-language terrestrial television network o ...

- Dra. Martínez * Carlos Omaña - Comisario Manrique * José Mantilla - Billy * Luis Carreño - Jairo * Lolymar Sánchez - Iris * Luisa Tovar - Aura Marina * Francisco Guinot - Paco *

Gabriela Vergara Gabriela Vergara Aranguren (born May 29, 1974 in Caracas, Venezuela) is an actress and model. She is best known as the 3rd runner-up in Miss Venezuela 1996. In 1997, she started acting in many telenovelas like ''Destino de Mujer'' as ''Vanessa' ...

- Eugenia Rangel * Carlota Sosa - Mercedes * Yanis Chimaras - Nicolás Santacruz *

Anabell Rivero Anabell Rivero Blanco (born July 10, 1968) is a Venezuelan model and actress who was born in Caracas on July 10, 1968. Since she began her career, she has participated in various telenovelas. Telenovelas * '' Volver a Vivir'' (1996) as Zorayda ...

- Tatiana

Versions

* ''

Amor Cautivo ''Amor cautivo'' (English title Prisoner of love )"", is a Mexican telenovela produced by TV Azteca in association with Corazón TV. It stars Marimar Vega and Arap Bethke as the main protagonists. Filming starts on 6 May 2012. It is based on ' ...

'': Mexican telenovela produced by

TV Azteca TV Azteca, S.A.B. de C.V. is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate owned by Grupo Salinas. It is the second-largest mass media company in Mexico after Televisa. It primarily competes with Televisa as well as some local operators. It owns two nationa ...

starring Marimar Vega and

Arap Bethke Ricardo Arap Bethke Galdames (born 12 March 1980) is a Mexican actor. Early life Bethke was born on 12 March 1980 in Nairobi, Kenya, as Ricardo Arap Bethke Galdames. In the African language "Arap Bethke" means "Bethke's son." His father, Clau ...

as the protagonists.Amor cautivo La telenovela es refrito del melodrama venezolano ''Lejana como el viento''
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References

External links

* {{Venevisión telenovelas in 2000-2019 2001 telenovelas Venevisión telenovelas 2002 Venezuelan television series debuts 2002 Venezuelan television series endings Venezuelan telenovelas Spanish-language telenovelas Television shows set in Venezuela