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starred as adult protagonists, while Alberto Mayagoitia and Patricia Pereyra starred as young protagonists.

Plot

Jorge is a rebellious and troubled young man who becomes interned in a reformatory where he discovers many of his colleagues in the same predicament, including Ponchado, Freddy, Muelas, El Chino and El Ruso. They all suffer cruelty and maltreatment at the hands of Remigio and Antonio, the sadistic guards. Rosario, who works as a nurse at the reformatory, is a courageous young woman who is strongly opposed to the mistreatment and abuse daily dished out to the boys. Due to her kindness and great sense of justice, Rosario wins the sympathy of the delinquents there. Jorge is a disturbed delinquent owing to the lack of affection at home, where he lives with his drunken father Evaristo, who only passes the time in an alcoholic stupor. On the other hand, there is Eduardo, a father/widower who mourns his only son Miguel, who died in an accident and who lives with his mother Eugenia. One day Jorge and Ponchado decide to escape the harsh environment of the reformatory, masquerading as doctors. Jorge flees to the neighborhood where he lives, soliciting help from his neighbor, Teresa. Confronting Evaristo and asking him to take her son once and for all, the man becomes angry and denies Jorge is his own son, thus revealing that Jorge was adopted. Then the vengeful man goes to the reformatory and claims that George (Jorge) is in the vicinity. Teresa gives money to the boy to flee and be saved. Evading the police, Jorge decides to hide in Eduardo's house by climbing the wall. Eduardo finds out, and also notices the huge resemblance to Michael, who he hides in his house. Jorge Anselmo quickly befriends the family butler, but Eugenia turns reproachful, saying it is unacceptable that "a disgusting boy" is allowed to live at home. Rosario does not support the sordid atmosphere of the reformatory and thanks to the help of Dr. Alberto Junquera resigns and goes to work in his office. Soon thereafter, she meets Eduardo and falls 💘 in love with him. Meanwhile, Jorge suffers the death of his girlfriend, Chelito from leukemia, but finds love again in Alejandra, eventually discovering the truth about his origins.

Cast

*Jaime Moreno as Eduardo de la Peña *

as Rosario *Alberto Mayagoitia as Jorge/Miguel de la Peña *Patricia Pereyra as Alejandra *Roberto Ballesteros as Néstor de la Peña *Antonio Brillas as Matías *Raúl Buenfil as Ponchado *Lolita Cortés as Rebeca *

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as Sergio "Muelas" *

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as Freddy *Irma Lozano as Josefina *

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as Eugenia de la Peña *Guillermo Murray as Pablo *

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as Anselmo *Eugenia Avendaño as Magdalena *Liliana Weimer as Rosina *Manuel Guizar as Antonio *Ana María Aguirre as Marina *Mario García Gonzalez as Evaristo *Moreno López as Higinio *Arturo Lorca as Luis *Mauricio Ferrari as Gustavo *Eduardo Díaz Reyna as Flores *Victor Vera as Teniente Verane *

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as Gaby *

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as Gabriela *Luz Elena Silva as Martha *

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as Elvira *

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as Filomena *Aurora Alonso as Casilda *

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as Lupita *Wally Barrón as Remigio *Claudia Herfer as Chelito *Gloria Alicia Inclán as Teresa *Agustín López Zavala as Dr. Alberto Junquera *Jorge Santos as Carlos *Erika Magnus *

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as Rafael "El Ruso" *Raúl Boxer as El Chino *Rodolfo de Alejandre *Octavio "Famoso" Gómez *Estela Barona *Mario del Río *Eugenio Cobo *Alicia Fahr *Rafael del Villar

Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pobre juventud 1986 telenovelas 1986 Mexican television series debuts 1987 Mexican television series endings Spanish-language telenovelas Television shows set in Mexico City Televisa telenovelas