''Angélica, mi vida'' , is an American telenovela created and produced by

Telemundo Telemundo (; formerly NetSpan) is an American Spanish-language terrestrial television network owned by NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, a division of NBCUniversal, which in turn is a wholly owned subsidiary of Comcast. It provides content ...

and Ángel del Cerro in 1988, in cooperation with Capitalvision International Corporation. It was the first telenovela produced by Telemundo as a national network, bringing an end to roughly 30 years of production in

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, where the network had its start. From now on, Telemundo's productions were made in the mainland United States, with an emphasis on

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for filming and plot lines.

Plot

The story revolves around three Latin families living in the United States, one Cuban, one Puerto Rican and the other Mexican. All three reflect the desire for success and improvement that prevails among Latino immigrants. The romantic interest runs between Angélica (Laura Fabián), a special education teacher, and Alfredo (Carlos Montalvo), who comes from a family that has a flourishing food business. But she will have to compete with two other women for the same man, who will use a network of intrigue to separate them, but what they do not suspect is that the romance may be in danger, because a dark secret can destroy the angelic love of this couple, condemning them to the possibility of a relationship with incestuous overtones because he could be their first cousin.

Cast

* Laura Fabián as Angélica * Carlos Montalvo as Alfredo *

Alicia Montoya Alicia Montoya (January 25, 1920 – August 17, 2002) was a Mexican actress, the daughter of the stage actress . Selected filmography * ''Talpa (film), Talpa'' (1956) * ''El duende y yo'' (1959) * ''Mujeres de Fuego'' (1959) * ''Quinceañera'' ( ...

as Inés * Teresa Yenque as Amanda * Kenya Hernández as Sonia * James Víctor as Jaime *

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as Laura * Jorge Villanueva as José Luis * Ana M. Martínez Casado as Raquel * Bertila Damas as Marta * Jorge Luis Morejón as Raúl * Marcos Beatancourt as César * Germán Barrios as Pedro Juan * Gloria Hayes as Julie * Gerardo Lugo as Carlos * Ivette Rodriguez as Lily * Alejandro Joglar as Freddie * Ava Alers as Delfina * Tomás Goros as Ricardo * Ricardo Pald as Paul *

Ilka Tanya Payán Ilka Tanya Payán (January 7, 1943 – April 6, 1996) was a Dominican-born actress and attorney who later became a prominent HIV/AIDS activist in the United States. Early life Payán was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and immigrated ...

as Carmen Delia * Jorge Luis Ramos as Alejandro * Alba Raquel Barros as Sasha * Rosa Blanca Menéndez as Edith * Lucianne Silva as Susana * Jaime Bello as Walter * Lourdes Morán as María *

Osvaldo Ríos Osvaldo Ríos Alonso (born October 25, 1960, in Carolina, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican people, Puerto Rican actor, model, singer, and guitarist, who is best known for his roles in telenovelas. He has appeared in several soap operas, including ...

as Dan * Carlos Llerandi as Padre Nolan * Eusebia Beatancourt as Maggie

References

1988 telenovelas Hispanic and Latino American television Spanish-language American telenovelas Spanish-language telenovelas Telemundo telenovelas Television series about families {{US-telenovela-stub