''Vanessa'' 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

Valentín Pimstein Valentín Pimstein Weiner (August 9, 1925 – June 27, 2017) was a Chilean producer of telenovelas. Biography Pimstein was the seventh child of nine in a Belarusian Jewish family (from Minsk), which owns a glass shop in Barrio Brasil in Santia ...

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 ...

in 1982. Is a remake of the successful Brazilian telenovela ''Idolo de Pano''. It starred by

Lucía Méndez Lucía Leticia Méndez Pérez (born January 26, 1955) is a Mexican telenovela and film actress, top model and singer. Méndez was born in León, Guanajuato, Mexico. Career In 2011, Lucía starred in Mexico the telenovela '' Esperanza del C ...

Héctor Bonilla Héctor Hermilo Bonilla Rebentun (14 March 1939 – 25 November 2022) was a Mexican actor and director known for his movies Meridiano 100 and Rojo Amanecer. Bonilla died on 25 November 2022, at the age of 83. Filmography Film Television ...

Rogelio Guerra Hildegardo Francisco Guerra Martínez (8 October 1936 – 28 February 2018), known artistically as Rogelio Guerra, was a Mexican actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the f ...

Angélica Aragón Angélica Espinoza Stransky (born 11 July 1953), known as Angélica Aragón (), is a Mexican film, television and stage actress and singer. She is daughter of the Mexican composer José Ángel Espinoza "Ferrusquilla". She is recognized for her ...

and

Nuria Bages Nuria Bages ( born Nuria Bages Romo on December 23, 1950) is a Mexican actress better known for her work in television and the stage. Active in Mexican television since the early 1980s, Bages became a household name after winning the role of Si ...

Plot

Vanessa is a young girl who lives with her father José de Jesús and his brother Juan. Both work at the railway, and have a small house near the tracks. In order to help them, Vanessa gets a job in the textile factory of Cecile Saint Michel, run by a powerful and successful woman who lives in a huge mansion with her grandchildren Pierre and Luciano.

Cast

as ''Vanessa'' *

as ''Luciano'' *

as ''Pierre'' *

as ''Luisa'' *

as ''Jane'' *Antonio Brillas as ''José de Jesus'' *Aurora Clavell as ''Rosa'' *

Isabela Corona Isabela Corona''Cronología de Teatro en México - 1926/10 (in Spanish) (July 2, 1913 – July 8, 1993) was a Mexican actress. She debuted during the first decade of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Biography Isabela Corona was born as Refugi ...

as ''Dona Cecile de St. Michel'' *

Carlos Cámara Cárlos Cámara Lázaro (9 January 1934 – 24 February 2016) was a Dominican-born Mexican actor. Biography Cámara was born to a family of artists. He migrated to Venezuela where he married the actress Elisa Parejo, with whom he had three chi ...

as ''Dr. Servin'' *

Alma Delfina Alma Delfina (née Alma Delfina Martínez Ortega) is a Mexican actress. Acting career Sister of the director Gonzalo Martinez Ortega, writer Mario Iván Martínez and the actresses Socorro Bonilla and Evangelina Martínez. She is also the aun ...

as ''Lolita'' *Pedro Juan Figueroa as ''Wagner'' *

Virginia Gutiérrez Virginia Gutiérrez (born 27 November 1928) is a Mexican actress. She was married to actor Luis Gimeno until his death in 2017. She is one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Selected filmography *'' Abismos de amor ...

as ''Magda'' *Fernando Larranga as ''Dr.Fuentes'' *Antonio Medellín as ''Guillermo'' *Flor Procuna as ''Martha'' *Adriana Roel as ''Amelia'' *Abraham Stavans as ''Nicolás'' *Sylvia Suárez as ''Armida'' *

Alejandro Camacho Alejandro Camacho (born Alejandro Camacho Pastrana on July 11, 1954) is a Mexican actor and producer. Filmography Films Television Other works Awards and nominations References External links *Alejandro Camacho at the M ...

as ''Juan'' *Rosalía Valdéz as ''Irma'' *Maricarmen Martínez as ''Cristina'' *Ana Silvia Garza as ''Elsa'' *Patricia Ancira as ''Ana'' *Roxana Saucedo as ''Flavia'' *Mirrah Saavedra as ''Rita'' *Mariana Gaja as ''Vanessa's daughter'' *Miguel Cane as ''Pierre (age 7)'' *Christopher Lago as ''Luciano (age 7)'' *Emilio Gaete as ''Mauricio Subercaseaux''

Awards

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Mexican telenovelas 1982 telenovelas Televisa telenovelas 1982 Mexican television series debuts 1982 Mexican television series endings Mexican television series based on Brazilian television series Spanish-language telenovelas {{Mexican-telenovelas-stub