''Ramona'' is a Mexican

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 Lucy Orozco for

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. In April 2021, Televisa and Univision Communications announce ...

that premiered on April 3, 2000 and ended on July 14, 2000. Based on the 1884 novel ''

Ramona ''Ramona'' is a 1884 American novel written by Helen Hunt Jackson. Set in Southern California after the Mexican–American War, it portrays the life of a mixed-race Scottish– Native American orphan girl, who suffers racial discrimination and ...

'' by

Helen Hunt Jackson Helen Hunt Jackson (pen name, H.H.; born Helen Maria Fiske; October 15, 1830 – August 12, 1885) was an American poet and writer who became an activist on behalf of improved treatment of Native Americans by the United States government. She de ...

. It was the last telenovela of Eduardo Palomo, who died in 2003 of a heart attack. It was also the first telenovela of

Tony Dalton Álvaro Luis Bernat Dalton (born February 13, 1975), known professionally as Tony Dalton, is a Mexican-American actor and screenwriter. For much of his career, he acted in Mexican films, television shows, and stage plays. He is best known in the ...

Kate del Castillo Kate del Castillo Negrete Trillo () is a Mexican-American actress. At the age of 19, del Castillo became known for her lead role in the telenovela '' Muchachitas'' for Televisa in 1991. Afterwards, she continued her career in film and televisio ...

, Eduardo Palomo and

René Strickler René Strickler (born April 27, 1962) is an Argentine actor. Telenovelas Show hosting * ''TVyNovelas Award The Premios TVyNovelas are presented annually by Televisa and the magazine TVyNovelas to honor the best Mexican television producti ...

starred as protagonists, while

Sergio Sendel Sergio Sendel Santealla (born November 4, 1966) is a Mexican actor, most notable for playing villainous roles in Mexican telenovelas. He won the TVyNovelas for Best Male Antagonist in 2008 for his role as Aarón Montalvo Iturbe in Destilando Amo ...

as the main antagonist. Shaula Vega,

Kristoff Raczyñski Kristoff Raczyński (born June 9, 1974)Televisa Networks"Kristoff , Telehit" Mexico City, 16 July 2009. Retrieved on 2011-09-11 is a Russian-born Mexican actor, film producer, screenwriter and TV host of Polish descent. His career began in the l ...

Raúl Ochoa Raul, Raúl and Raül are the Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Galician, Asturian, Basque, Aragonese, and Catalan forms of the Anglo-Germanic given name Ralph or Rudolph. They are cognates of the French Raoul. Raul, Raúl or Raül may re ...

and

Ramón Menendez Ramón or Ramon may refer to: People Given name *Ramon (footballer, born 1998), Brazilian footballer * Ramón (footballer, born 1990), Brazilian footballer *Ramón (singer), Spanish singer who represented Spain in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest ...

starred as antagonists. Helena Rojo starred as stellar performance.

Plot

Ramona returns to the family ranch after years of being educated by nuns. Ramona reunites with her mother and brother and childhood friend, the Indian Alejandro. Ramona falls in love with Alejandro and the couple is faced with the prejudices of being an interracial couple. The family selects a suitable husband for Ramona and a wedding is planned. Family secrets come to light exposing the truth of Ramona's birth and her Indian heritage. The ill-fated romance continues when Alejandro kidnaps Ramona at the altar. The two enjoy a short-lived honeymoon before Alejandro is taken captive by the authorities and is hanged. Ramona returns home to live with her mother and Felipe who has loved her since childhood. Ramona is pregnant with Alejandro's child, so she and Felipe get married. This ill-fated romance is played out against the backdrop of the impending statehood of the Mexican territory, which ultimately becomes what is most often referred to as California.

Cast

as Maria Ramona Moreno Gonzaga * Eduardo Palomo as Alejandro de Asís * Helena Rojo as Doña Ramona Gonzaga Vda. de Moreno *

as Felipe Moreno Gonzaga *

as Rex/Jack Green *Antonio Medellín as Don Pablo de Asís *

Rafael Inclán Rafael Jiménez Inclán (born February 22, 1941) is a Mexican actor. He has starred in movies (several of them of which are so-called ficheras), telenovelas (Spanish soap operas), and stage works. His career began in 1969. He is actor Alfonso ...

as Juan Canito *Angelina Peláez as Martha Canito *Vanessa Bauche as Margarita Canito * René Casados as Angus O'Fail *

Ricardo Blume Ricardo Cristóbal Blume Traverso (16 August 1933 – 30 October 2020) was a Peruvian actor and theatre director who developed most of his career in Mexico. His work encompassed theatre, cinema and TV. He was the founding teacher of the Teatro de ...

as Ruy Coronado *Felipe Nájera as Fernando Coronado *Gabriela Murray as Analupe Coronado *

Nicky Mondellini Nicky Mondellini (born Nicoletta Edna Mondellini Hammond on July 6, 1966, in Milan, Italy) is an Italian-born Mexican actress and professional ballerina. Early life Mondellini was born to a British mother, Joan Hammond, and an Italian father, Ma ...

as Beatriz de Echague *Chela Castro as Perpetua de Echague *Luis Couturier as César de Echagüe *Juan Ríos Cantú as El Norteño *Álvaro Carcaño as Father Salvatierra *Kristoff as Davis *Raúl Ochoa as Merryl *Ramón Menéndez as Dr. Thomas *

Isela Vega Isela Vega Durazo (5 November 1939 – 9 March 2021) was a Mexican actress,Televisa ...

as Matea *Shaula Vega as Manuela *Roberto "Flaco" Guzmán as Nepo *Andrés García Jr. as Billy Dubois *

Luis Bayardo Luis Jorge Bayardo Ramírez (born October 28, 1935 in Tecolotlan, Jalisco, Mexico), is a Mexican television actor. His film career began in the last years of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema The Golden Age of Mexican cinema ( es, Época de ...

as Father Sarriá * Paty Díaz as Carmen *Oscar Traven as Abraham McQueen * Montserrat Olivier as Doris *Eugenio Cobo as General Alonso Moreno *Jorge Capin as Pepe *

as Tom *Antonio Escobar as Antonio *Francisco Casasola as Lobo Solitario *Martín Rojas as Sebastián Lorenzo *Andreas Pearce as Prescott *Christian Tappan as Colorado *Zamorita as Negro Memphis *Ernesto Bog as Marcos *José Luis Avendaño as Lucio *Alicia del Lago as Sofía *Marcela Morett as Yahale *Hilda Nájera as Polita *Maja Schnellman as Betty *Ximena Adriana as Delgadima *Luis de Icaza as Douglas *Claudio Sorel as Dr. Oviedo *Daniel Gauvry as Dr. Brown

Awards

References

External links

* on

* 2000 telenovelas Mexican telenovelas 2000 Mexican television series debuts 2000 Mexican television series endings Spanish-language telenovelas Television shows set in California Televisa telenovelas {{Mexican-telenovelas-stub