''Doña Bárbara'' is a

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romantic drama film Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

directed by Betty Kaplan adapted from the 1929 novel ''

Doña Bárbara ''Doña Bárbara (Lady Bárbara)'' is a novel by Venezuelan author Rómulo Gallegos, first published in 1929. It was described in 1974 as "possibly the most widely known Latin American novel".Shaw, Donald, "Gallegos' Revision of Doña Bárbara 1 ...

'' by Venezuelan author Rómulo Gallegos. The film stars

Esther Goris Esther Goris (born 5 March 1963 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine actress. Her film career started in 1983 with ''Los enemigos'' and ''Gracias por el fuego'' (''Thanks for the Fire'', based on Mario Benedetti homonymous novel). In 1996 she starred ...

in the title role of a wealthy, embittered female land owner who clashes with a male neighbor, portrayed by Jorge Perugorría.

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'' was first adapted into an acclaimed 1943 Mexican film starring María Félix as well as a 1975 Venezuelan telenovela.

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