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Raquel Pankowsky
Raquel Pankowsky (July 10, 1952 – March 28, 2022) was a Mexican Jewish film and television actress. Early life Born in Mexico City, Mexico, she grew up in Narvarte, Mexico City. Pankowsky never married and did not have children. She was the daughter of Isabel and José Pankowsky, who divorced when Pankowsky was 6 years old. Her father died when she was 19, and her mother when she was 25. A lifelong smoker, she began smoking when she was 11 years, she was diagnosed with COPD and faced with the likelihood that she would develop pulmonary emphysema if she did not give up smoking. She could not imagine herself not smoking, and was having a difficult time giving it up and turned to an addiction psychiatrist. After she successfully quit smoking, during an interview she said the best thing she's done in her life was to give up smoking. Career Pankowsky began acting in high school. Pankowsky was an extra in the theater production of Hat Full of Rain (Un sombrero lleno de lluvia) ...
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Narvarte
Colonia Narvarte is the commonly used name for an area in the Benito Juárez, Mexico City, Benito Juárez borough of Mexico City. Geography The area commonly known as Narvarte or Colonia Narvarte actually contains five officially recognized neighborhoods: *Colonia Piedad Narvarte *Colonia Atenor Salas *Colonia Narvarte Poniente *Colonia Narvarte Oriente *Colonia Vértiz Narvarte Narvarte is bordered on the west by Colonia del Valle, the north by Viaducto Miguel Alemán freeway, across which are Colonia Roma Sur, Colonia Buenos Aires and Colonia Doctores. History The old village of La Piedad was located in Colonia Piedad Narvarte, but no traces remain. The area was developed starting in the 1940s, and Japanese Mexicans, Japanese, German Mexicans, German and Lebanese Mexicans, Lebanese immigrants moved here. Points of interest The large Parque Delta shopping center is located in Colonia Piedad Narvarte. The headquarters of the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (Mex ...
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El Precio De Tu Amor
EL, El or el may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional entities * El, a character from the manga series ''Shugo Chara!'' by Peach-Pit * Eleven (''Stranger Things'') (El), a fictional character in the TV series ''Stranger Things'' * El, family name of Kal-El (Superman) and his father Jor-El in the Superman dynasty * E.L. Faldt, character in the road comedy film ''Road Trip'' Music * Él Records, an independent record label from the UK founded by Mike Alway * ''Él ''(Lucerito album), a 1982 album by Lucerito * "Él", Spanish song by Rubén Blades from the album '' Caminando'' * "Él" (Lucía song), the Spanish entry performed by Lucía in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 Other media * ''Él'', 1926 autobiographical novel by Mercedes Pinto * ''Él'' (film), a 1953 film by Luis Buñuel based on the 1926 novel * ''Él'' (visual novel), a 1991 Japanese adult visual novel * EL TV, an Azerbaijani regional television channel Companies and organizations * Estée Lauder Compa ...
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Rosa Salvaje
''Rosa salvaje'' (English title: ''Wild Rose'') (; is a Mexican telenovela produced by Valentín Pimstein for Televisa. The telenovela premiered on Canal de las Estrellas on July 6, 1987 and ran for 199 episodes until April 8, 1988. This telenovela was a huge success in Armenia, Nigeria, Mexico, Japan, Kenya, Latin America, Italy, Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Russia, Estonia, South Korea, Ukraine, Canada the United States and Indonesia. Verónica Castro and Guillermo Capetillo starred as the protagonists, while Laura Zapata, Liliana Abud and Edith González starred as the antagonists. Edith González was later replaced by Felicia Mercado midway through the telenovela. Cast Main * Verónica Castro as Rosa García * Guillermo Capetillo as Ricardo Linares / Rogelio Linares Recurring * Laura Zapata as Dulcina Linares * Liliana Abud as Cándida Linares * Claudio Báez as Federico Robles * Armando Calvo as Sebastián * Josefina Escobedo as Felipa González ...
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Victoria (Mexican TV Series)
''Victoria'' 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 (film and television), drama genres around the w ... produced by Ernesto Alonso for Televisa in 1987. Its original story of Luis Reyes de la Maza, was adapted by Tere Medina and directed by Alfredo Gurrola. Victoria Ruffo and Juan Ferrara starred as protagonists. Plot This telenovela tells the adventures of Victoria a foreign girl who comes to Mexico with the aim of finding a husband, clearly these situations are rare with a dose of melodrama and comedy that gave freshness to the story, despite not being a success equaled the success of the original, this according to critics of the lack of independence between one and the other because they were exactly alike. Cast * Victoria Ruffo as Victoria Martínez Medina * Juan Ferrara as Juan Alfon ...
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Amor En Silencio
''Amor en silencio'' (English title: ''Silent Love'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carla Estrada for Televisa in 1988. Its first broadcast was in Mexico in 1988 and then made its debut in Latin America, Europe, Asia and, in a unique situation, it was broadcast in the United States by Telemundo during primetime. It can be said that this is the only Televisa telenovela that was never shown on Univision. Back then Telemundo got the rights to ''Amor en silencio'' and ''Pasión y poder'', the latter one got picked up by Univision in 1993 as daytime programming. The 1st part of the telenovela was starred by Erika Buenfil and Arturo Peniche while Margarita Sanz, Elvira Monsell and Joaquín Cordero starred as antagonists. The 2nd part of the telenovela was starred by Erika Buenfil and Omar Fierro while Margarita Sanz, Elvira Monsell, Alberto Mayagoitía, Alberto Estrella, Rosa Furman and Ada Carrasco starred as antagonists. Plot Marisela is a rich, beautiful, and intelligent wom ...
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Carrusel
''Carrusel'' () is a Mexican Child, children's telenovela produced by Valentín Pimstein for Televisa in 1989. It is based on the Argentina, Argentinean character :es:Jacinta Pichimahuida, Jacinta Pichimahuida (first televised in 1966), and produced by and broadcast on Televisa in 1989. It covers daily life in a Mexican Primary school, elementary school and the children's relationships with a charismatic teacher named Ximena. Among other plot devices, it deals with the differences between the upper and lower classes of Mexican society – specifically as seen in a romantic relationship between Cirilo, a poor black boy, and a spoiled white rich girl, Maria Joaquina Villaseñor. Gabriela Rivero starred as main protagonist, while Janet Ruiz and Beatriz Moreno starred as main antagonists. Ludwika Paleta, Pedro Javier Viveros, Hilda Chávez, Flor Eduarda Gurrola, Joseph Birch, Abraham Pons, Mauricio Armando, Gabriel Castañon, Yoshiki Takiguchi, Manuel Fernández, Karin Nisembaum, and ...
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Cadenas De Amargura
''Cadenas de amargura'' (English title: ''Chains of Bitterness'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carlos Sotomayor for Televisa in 1991. The story revolves around Cecilia (Daniela Castro), a beautiful young girl, who, upon the death of her parents, is forced to live with her two spinster aunts, Natalia (Delia Casanova) and Evangelina (Diana Bracho), in the city of Guanajuato, where both are highly respected for their ancestry and morality. The series stars Diana Bracho, Daniela Castro, Delia Casanova, Raymundo Capetillo, Tina Romero, Cynthia Klitbo, Hilda Aguirre and Raúl Araiza. Plot Cecilia (Daniela Castro) is a beautiful young girl, who, upon the death of her parents, is forced to live with her two spinster aunts, Natalia (Delia Casanova) and Evangelina (Diana Bracho), in the city of Guanajuato, where both are highly respected for their ancestry and morality. Natalia is excessively affectionate and understanding, while her sister, Evangelina, is extremely repressive ...
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Al Filo De La Muerte
''Al filo de la muerte'' (English: ''At the edge of death'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Emilio Larrosa for Televisa in 1991. Humberto Zurita and Gabriela Rivero starred in this telenovela. Plot Tracy López is a young nurse who lives in Los Angeles with her boyfriend, Sam Ross. Their relationship is relatively quiet, until Tracy accidentally witnesses a murder committed by her boyfriend. Frightened, she goes to the Police Department telling what she saw. She subsequently finds out that Sam has been lying to her the whole time as he actually has criminal connections to the mafia. The police introduce Tracy to the Witness Protection Program, where she is given a new identity: from now on her name will be Mariela Foret. Following the instructions they give her, she flees the country to Mexico City. There she is employed in a prestigious hospital belonging to the respected cardiologist Francisco Riquer, who as a person is hard and full of remorse, because he could not save h ...
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Carrusel De Las Américas
''Carrusel'' () is a Mexican children's telenovela produced by Valentín Pimstein for Televisa in 1989. It is based on the Argentinean character Jacinta Pichimahuida (first televised in 1966), and produced by and broadcast on Televisa in 1989. It covers daily life in a Mexican elementary school and the children's relationships with a charismatic teacher named Ximena. Among other plot devices, it deals with the differences between the upper and lower classes of Mexican society – specifically as seen in a romantic relationship between Cirilo, a poor black boy, and a spoiled white rich girl, Maria Joaquina Villaseñor. Gabriela Rivero starred as main protagonist, while Janet Ruiz and Beatriz Moreno starred as main antagonists. Ludwika Paleta, Pedro Javier Viveros, Hilda Chávez, Flor Eduarda Gurrola, Joseph Birch, Abraham Pons, Mauricio Armando, Gabriel Castañon, Yoshiki Takiguchi, Manuel Fernández, Karin Nisembaum, and Silvia Guzmán starred as stellar performances. Plot T ...
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Ángeles Sin Paraíso
Angeles may refer to: Places *Los Angeles, the largest city in California and the Western US *Angeles City, a highly-urbanized city in Central Luzon, Philippines *Angeles National Forest, a national forest on the outskirts of Los Angeles **Angeles Crest Highway, a road in said forest *Angeles River, Puerto Rico *Port Angeles, a city in the US State of Washington *Mount Angeles, Washington Music *Angeles (band), an American rock band *"Angeles", a 1991 song by Enya from her album ''Shepherd Moons'' *"Angeles", a 1993 song by Engelbert Humperdinck from his album ''Yours: Quiereme Mucho'' *"Angeles", a 1997 song by Elliott Smith from his album '' Either/Or'' *Angeles Records, an American hip hop label Other uses * Angeles (name), including a list of people with the name * '' Ángeles S.A.'', a 2007 Spanish film See also * Angel (other) * Los Angeles (other) Los Angeles is the most populous city in California and the second most populous in the United States. ...
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Caminos Cruzados
''Caminos cruzados'' (English title: ''Crossroads'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Herval Rossano for Televisa in 1994. Mariana Levy and Ariel López Padilla starred as protagonists, while Margarita Gralia starred as main antagonist. Plot Patricia is a sensitive and intelligent woman who starts working in the firm Ambrosio and César Augusto (father and son). Both fall in love with her, but César Augusto breaks up with his girlfriend, Valeria, and marries Patricia. During their honeymoon, he goes missing and is presumed dead. However, César Augusto is still alive and in the hospital in the United States. He marries another woman, Monica, and eventually returns to Mexico, where his path will once again cross Patricia's. However, things take an even wilder turn when Patricia becomes romantically involved with Ambrosio, creating an unforgettable father/son rivalry. Cast * Mariana Levy as ''Patricia Álvarez'' *Ariel López Padilla as ''César Augusto Jiménez y Cisne ...
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Esmeralda (Mexican TV Series)
''Esmeralda'' is a Mexican telenovela produced by Salvador Mejía Alejandre for Televisa in 1997. It is a remake of a famous 1970 Venezuelan telenovela of that same name Esmeralda original story by Delia Fiallo. It stars Leticia Calderón, Fernando Colunga, Enrique Lizalde, Laura Zapata, Salvador Pineda and Ignacio López Tarso. On Monday, May 5, 1997, Canal de las Estrellas started broadcasting ''Esmeralda'' weekdays at 8:00pm, replacing ''Mujer, casos de la vida real''. The last episode was broadcast on Friday, November 14, 1997 with '' Desencuentro'' replacing it the following Monday. It was the first collaboration between Fernando Colunga and Juan Pablo Gamboa, who would both later work in '' La usurpadora'' (1998), which is also a production of Mejia. In the United States, it was first broadcast on Univision from December 15, 1997 to July 9, 1998. In 1998 it was named "The Best Telenovela of the Year" by Premios TVyNovelas The Premios TVyNovelas are presented annually ...
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