Los ricos también lloran

Los ricos también lloran
File:Los ricos también lloran poster.jpg
Genre	Telenovela
Written by	Inés Rodena (original story) María Zarattini (adaptation)
Directed by	Rafael Banquells
Starring	Verónica Castro Rogelio Guerra Augusto Benedico Alicia Rodríguez Rocío Banquells Miguel Palmer Columba Domínguez Yolanda Mérida Rafael Banquells
Country of origin	Mexico
Original language	Spanish
No. of episodes	248
Production
Producer	Valentín Pimstein
Production locations	Guanajuato Mexico City
Camera setup	Multi-camera setup
Running time	60 minutes (with commercials)
Production company	Televisa
Original release
Release	October 16, 1979 (1979-10-16) – February 29, 1980 (1980-02-29)

Los ricos también lloran ("The rich also cry") is a popular telenovela produced in Mexico in 1979, starring Verónica Castro, Rogelio Guerra and Rocío Banquells. Castro also sang the theme Aprendí a Llorar ("I learned to cry"), a song written by Lolita de la Colina. The telenovela was produced by Chilean Valentín Pimstein and Carlos Romero, it was directed by Rafael Banquells. The story was written by Inés Rodena and adapted by Valeria Philips.

Plot

Mariana Villareal finds herself homeless after her father dies and her stepmother takes over their hacienda. She escapes to Mexico City and a priest asks Don Alberto Salvatierra (a millionaire) to care for the young girl. Don Alberto takes pride in educating the girl but his own son Luis Alberto (a womanizer) tries to seduce her but the father orders him to stay away from her. Esther, Luis Alberto's cousin, moves into the Salvatierra mansion with the hopes of marrying him. Luis Alberto finds Mariana's charm to be the reason for him to change and falls in love with her.

Full cast

• Verónica Castro as Mariana Villareal
• Rogelio Guerra as Luis Alberto Salvatierra Izaguirre
• Rocío Banquells as Esther Izaguirre
• Christian Bach as Joanna Smith
• Rafael Banquells as Adrián
• Augusto Benedico as Don Alberto Salvatierra
• Guillermo Capetillo as Alberto Salvatierra Villareal "Beto"
• Ada Carrasco as Felipa
• Estela Chacón as Virginia enfermera
• Aurora Clavel as Mama Chole López
• Edith González as Marisabel Castañeda Smith
• Alicia Rodríguez as Doña Elena Izaguirre de Salvatierra
• Yolanda Mérida as Ramona
• Ricardo Cortés as Juan Manuel
• Marina Dorell as Sara González
• Arturo Lorca as Jaime
• Magda Haller as Doña Rosario
• Robertha as Roberta
• Columba Domínguez as María (#1)
• Marilú Elízaga as Doña Elena Izaguirre de Salvatierra
• Connie de la Mora as Patricia Medina
• Manuel Guízar as Dr. Francisco Campos
• Flor Procuna as Irma Ramos, viuda de Villareal
• Miguel Palmer as Diego Ávila (#1)
• Fernando Luján as Diego Ávila (#2)
• Carlos Fernández as Carlos Castañeda
• Edgar Wald
• Carlos Cámara as Fernando

• Fernando Mendoza as Don Leonardo Villarreal
• Jose Elias Moreno as Pascual "Pato"
• Maricruz Nájera as María (#2)
• Maleni Morales
• Leonardo Daniel as Leonardo Mendizábal
• María Teresa Rivas as Sor Ursula
• Leticia Perdigón as Lilí
• Socorro Bonilla as Virginia
• Victoria Vera as Victoria "La Tormentosa"
• Antonio Bravo as Luis de la Parra
• Raúl Meraz as Comandante Rivas
• Miguel Angel Negrete as Máximo
• Federico Falcón as Doctor López
• Humberto Cabañas as Humberto
• María Rebeca as Marisabel (as a child)
• Armando Alcázar as Beto (as a child)
• Socorro Avelar as Morena
• Gaston Tuset as Doctor Suárez
• Oscar Bonfiglio as Sebastián
• Teo Tapia as Doctor Joaquín Herrera
• Luis Bayardo
• Aurora Medina as Teresa
• Fernando Borges as Eduardo Sagredo
• Lina Michel as Collette
• Carlos Pouillot as Federico Mendizábal
• Javier Marc as Licenciado González
• Patricia Myers
• Roberto Ballesteros as a waiter

Theme song

• The theme songs is "Aprendí a Llorar" sung by (Verónica Castro)

Remakes

• Maria la del Barrio (1995-1996)
• Marina (2006)

External links

• Los Ricos También Lloran at IMDb
• Profile Template:Es icon on the Univision site.
• Profile on the Russian serials site.
• Profile on Alma Latina.