El Fantasma de Elena
Encyclopedia
El Fantasma de Elena is a Spanish-language telenovela
produced by the United States-based television
network Telemundo
.
The first season comprised 117 episodes transmitted in the USA from 20 July 2010 to 7 January 2011. As with most of its other soap operas, the network broadcasts English subtitles as closed captions on CC3.
It stars Elizabeth Gutiérrez
and Segundo Cernadas
as protagonists and Ana Layevska
as the main antagonist in a double role (Elena & Daniela).
It has had different subtitles. When the original story was changed after just 30 episodes, the novela was renamed Elena Contra Elena (Elena vs. Elena). 2 weeks later, the script was taken to a new direction again and its title was changed to La Venganza De Elena (Elena's Revenge). Finally, the novela was named El Desafio De Elena (Elena's Challenge) just after 20 episodes. After the 60th episode, the novela was renamed back to its original name El Fantasma de Elena (Elena's Ghost). Humberto Kiko Olivieri was often criticized for changing the original script, which was done to gain more viewers; successfully, as the rating rose from 3-4 to 4-5 in the United States.
Even though the novela underperformed in the United States compared to its predecessor, Perro Amor
, it was a success in South American and European countries. It proved an audience leader in countries like Panama
, Serbia
, Venezuela
, Nicaragua
, Dominican Republic
, Chile
, Colombia
, Costa Rica
, El Salvador
, Poland
, Albania
and Croatia
and is among the most watched telenovelas in the others. It was sold to 70 countries around the world.
Elena Lafe (Elizabeth Gutiérrez
) is a talented horse rider and a very young and beautiful woman whose life is about to change from the moment she finds Eduardo (Segundo Cernadas
) in the middle of the forest. She takes him to her father's hotel and takes care of him. They fall in love and later get married. She and her best friend Laura (Wanda D'Isidoro) move to his mansion, where they receive a cold welcome from Eduardo's relatives. Elena learns from Corina (Maritza Bustamante) about the relationship Eduardo had with Elena Calcano (Ana Layevska
) who was to be his wife, but committed suicide on the day of the wedding, after having been left at the altar. Elena also has a twin sister named Daniela (Ana Layevska
) who has got mad after Elena's death. From this moment on, Elena Lafe will have to confront a ghost who wants revenge, a witch who casts spells on her, the half brother of Eduardo, a very strange man, a crazy twin sister who wants to kill her and hundreds of secrets that will change her life forever.
Later on in the novela it is revealed that in fact Elena Calcano has been pretending to be Daniela all these years and that she was very much alive and the one that died was Daniela. She puts the mansion on fire and kills various characters including Elena Lafe's step mother. A war begins between the two for Eduardo's love. Elena Calcano remains officially Eduardo's wife.Elena Calcano lies to Eduardo and said he would sign the papers for divorce.She poured something into his drink, and then she lied down beside him, waiting to Elena Lafe comes and finds them together.After that, Elena Lafe saw them and Elena Calcano tells her that she and Eduardo made love.Elena Lafe looks for revenge. She marries Montecristo (Fabian Rios
), leaves Eduardo and Elena Calcano in penury, so that they have no option, but to work for her. The things get complicated after she finds out she is pregnant with Eduardo's child, but lies to everybody pretending it is Montecristo's. After the birth, Elena Calcano steals the child, says it is hers and tells Elena that her child died after the birth. Elena Lafe goes mad and leaves the mansion, disappearing with a doll which she believes to be her child. She is later found by Eduardo who doesn't know Elena Calcano's baby is in fact Elena's baby. Finally Elena Lafe is kidnapped by Montecristo and ends up in the Mafia's hands. She is rescued by Eduardo and returns to the mansion. The twin steals again her baby and throws in air the mansion by the meaning of a bomb, believing she had killed Eduardo. Elena Lafe, hurt after all she had lived, looks for a final revenge. Orders the death of Montecristo, seduces and entraps the boss of the Mafia, and takes him to the police. Meanwhile, Eduardo is on the streets with no memory and the twin plans to kill Elena's baby.
In the end, Elena finds Eduardo and her child who is being rescued. The twin goes mad and ends up in asylum where she dies. Elena Lafe and Eduardo live happy with their children.
In the majority of the countries it was released in, the novela had the highest ratings in its time. It was successful in specific areas of the South American continent including Panama
, El Salvador
, Chile
, Costa Rica
, Colombia
, Paraguay
, Dominican Republic
and Nicaragua
, where it became the most watched series, ahead of Univision and Televisa.
The novela was very well received in Europe
, being released in more than 15 European countries(Croatia, Albania, Serbia, Slovenia, Germany, Russia, Lithuania, Poland, Hungary, France, Spain, Slovakia, etc.) The continent proved the best market for the novela which has reached enormous success and received praise from critics.
In Georgia novela had higher rating, than "Soy tu Duena", "Mar de Amor", "Cuando me Enamoro" and so on.
Overall, the novela has been released in more than 70 countries worldwide, being even more successful than Olivieri's previous work.
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
produced by the United States-based television
Television
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network Telemundo
Telemundo
Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision....
.
The first season comprised 117 episodes transmitted in the USA from 20 July 2010 to 7 January 2011. As with most of its other soap operas, the network broadcasts English subtitles as closed captions on CC3.
It stars Elizabeth Gutiérrez
Elizabeth Gutierrez
Elizabeth Gutiérrez is a Mexican-American actress and model. She is best known for playing the leading roles in the telenovelas El Rostro de Analía and El Fantasma de Elena.-Background:...
and Segundo Cernadas
Segundo Cernadas
Pedro Cernadas , better known as Segundo Cernadas, is a telenovela actor who has gained international fame, both in South America and other parts of the world...
as protagonists and Ana Layevska
Ana Layevska
Anna Laevski Rastsvetaeva , better known as Ana Layevska, is a Russian-Mexican actress.-Early life:Born in Kiev, Ukraine, Ana is the only child of Russian parents, Sergei Laevski and Inna Rastsvetaeva. Ana and her family moved to Mexico when she was nine years old...
as the main antagonist in a double role (Elena & Daniela).
It has had different subtitles. When the original story was changed after just 30 episodes, the novela was renamed Elena Contra Elena (Elena vs. Elena). 2 weeks later, the script was taken to a new direction again and its title was changed to La Venganza De Elena (Elena's Revenge). Finally, the novela was named El Desafio De Elena (Elena's Challenge) just after 20 episodes. After the 60th episode, the novela was renamed back to its original name El Fantasma de Elena (Elena's Ghost). Humberto Kiko Olivieri was often criticized for changing the original script, which was done to gain more viewers; successfully, as the rating rose from 3-4 to 4-5 in the United States.
Even though the novela underperformed in the United States compared to its predecessor, Perro Amor
Perro Amor
Perro Amor is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo that originally ran in the United States from January to July 2010....
, it was a success in South American and European countries. It proved an audience leader in countries like Panama
Panama
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, Serbia
Serbia
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, Venezuela
Venezuela
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, Nicaragua
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, Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
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, Chile
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, Colombia
Colombia
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, Costa Rica
Costa Rica
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, El Salvador
El Salvador
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, Poland
Poland
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, Albania
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and Croatia
Croatia
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and is among the most watched telenovelas in the others. It was sold to 70 countries around the world.
Plot
Young and beautiful, Elena and her widowed father, Tomas manage a small but excellent hotel on the ocean shore in Key West. Raised in her father’s shadow and shielded from the maternal side of her family, Elena has never known true love. That is until she finds Eduardo unconscious in the middle of the forest, and Elena falls hopelessly in love as she nurses him back to health. The rich, young businessman is equally passionate, and they’re married in an impromptu ceremony on the beach. Elena joins Eduardo in his mansion, where he resides with several family members and household staff. From a photograph, Elena learns about Eduardo’s deceased wife, also named Elena, who died in a tragic accident on her wedding day. The new bride isn’t given the warmest of welcomes to the castle, but it’s the screams and moans coming from the castle’s tower that most terrify Elena. Additionally, she begins to find out that her husband and his brothers belong to this mythological race, which hides many secrets and conspiracies. The twists and turns of the ocean-front locale mirror a storyline intertwined with secret loves, unusual characters and a mysterious aura. Kico spins a web of mystery and chance, until we discover the secret behind Elena’s Ghost.Elena Lafe (Elizabeth Gutiérrez
Elizabeth Gutierrez
Elizabeth Gutiérrez is a Mexican-American actress and model. She is best known for playing the leading roles in the telenovelas El Rostro de Analía and El Fantasma de Elena.-Background:...
) is a talented horse rider and a very young and beautiful woman whose life is about to change from the moment she finds Eduardo (Segundo Cernadas
Segundo Cernadas
Pedro Cernadas , better known as Segundo Cernadas, is a telenovela actor who has gained international fame, both in South America and other parts of the world...
) in the middle of the forest. She takes him to her father's hotel and takes care of him. They fall in love and later get married. She and her best friend Laura (Wanda D'Isidoro) move to his mansion, where they receive a cold welcome from Eduardo's relatives. Elena learns from Corina (Maritza Bustamante) about the relationship Eduardo had with Elena Calcano (Ana Layevska
Ana Layevska
Anna Laevski Rastsvetaeva , better known as Ana Layevska, is a Russian-Mexican actress.-Early life:Born in Kiev, Ukraine, Ana is the only child of Russian parents, Sergei Laevski and Inna Rastsvetaeva. Ana and her family moved to Mexico when she was nine years old...
) who was to be his wife, but committed suicide on the day of the wedding, after having been left at the altar. Elena also has a twin sister named Daniela (Ana Layevska
Ana Layevska
Anna Laevski Rastsvetaeva , better known as Ana Layevska, is a Russian-Mexican actress.-Early life:Born in Kiev, Ukraine, Ana is the only child of Russian parents, Sergei Laevski and Inna Rastsvetaeva. Ana and her family moved to Mexico when she was nine years old...
) who has got mad after Elena's death. From this moment on, Elena Lafe will have to confront a ghost who wants revenge, a witch who casts spells on her, the half brother of Eduardo, a very strange man, a crazy twin sister who wants to kill her and hundreds of secrets that will change her life forever.
Later on in the novela it is revealed that in fact Elena Calcano has been pretending to be Daniela all these years and that she was very much alive and the one that died was Daniela. She puts the mansion on fire and kills various characters including Elena Lafe's step mother. A war begins between the two for Eduardo's love. Elena Calcano remains officially Eduardo's wife.Elena Calcano lies to Eduardo and said he would sign the papers for divorce.She poured something into his drink, and then she lied down beside him, waiting to Elena Lafe comes and finds them together.After that, Elena Lafe saw them and Elena Calcano tells her that she and Eduardo made love.Elena Lafe looks for revenge. She marries Montecristo (Fabian Rios
Fabián Ríos (actor)
Fabián Ríos is a Colombian actor and model.-Early life:From a very young age he left his village in pursuit of his dream...
), leaves Eduardo and Elena Calcano in penury, so that they have no option, but to work for her. The things get complicated after she finds out she is pregnant with Eduardo's child, but lies to everybody pretending it is Montecristo's. After the birth, Elena Calcano steals the child, says it is hers and tells Elena that her child died after the birth. Elena Lafe goes mad and leaves the mansion, disappearing with a doll which she believes to be her child. She is later found by Eduardo who doesn't know Elena Calcano's baby is in fact Elena's baby. Finally Elena Lafe is kidnapped by Montecristo and ends up in the Mafia's hands. She is rescued by Eduardo and returns to the mansion. The twin steals again her baby and throws in air the mansion by the meaning of a bomb, believing she had killed Eduardo. Elena Lafe, hurt after all she had lived, looks for a final revenge. Orders the death of Montecristo, seduces and entraps the boss of the Mafia, and takes him to the police. Meanwhile, Eduardo is on the streets with no memory and the twin plans to kill Elena's baby.
In the end, Elena finds Eduardo and her child who is being rescued. The twin goes mad and ends up in asylum where she dies. Elena Lafe and Eduardo live happy with their children.
Main cast in order of Appearance
| Actor | Character | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Gutiérrez Elizabeth Gutierrez Elizabeth Gutiérrez is a Mexican-American actress and model. She is best known for playing the leading roles in the telenovelas El Rostro de Analía and El Fantasma de Elena.-Background:... |
Elena Lafé | Main heroine, in love with Eduardo, Montecristo's ex-wife, at the end with Eduardo |
| Segundo Cernadas Segundo Cernadas Pedro Cernadas , better known as Segundo Cernadas, is a telenovela actor who has gained international fame, both in South America and other parts of the world... |
Eduardo Girón | Main hero, in love with Elena Lafé |
| Ana Layevska Ana Layevska Anna Laevski Rastsvetaeva , better known as Ana Layevska, is a Russian-Mexican actress.-Early life:Born in Kiev, Ukraine, Ana is the only child of Russian parents, Sergei Laevski and Inna Rastsvetaeva. Ana and her family moved to Mexico when she was nine years old... |
Elena Calcaño / Daniela Calcaño | Main female villain, wants to destroy Elena Lafé and Eduardo, dies insane in asylum / her sister, killed by Elena Calcaño |
| Fabián Ríos | Montecristo Palacio | Main male villain, half brother of Eduardo and Dario, killed by some prisoners in prison, in love with Elena Lafé |
| Maritza Bustamante | Corina Santander | Villain, later becomes good, Rebeca's sister, was engaged with Walter |
| Carlos Montilla | Darío Girón | Eduardo's brother, died after surgery in which he gave his bone marrow to Andrea |
| Elluz Peraza Elluz Peraza Elluz Coromoto Peraza González is a Venezuelan pageant titleholder and actress. Peraza was Miss Venezuela 1976, but she resigned on May 24, 1976, because she married two days after her coronation... |
Antonia "Latoña" Sulbarán | Villain, later becomes good, mother of Elena and Daniela |
| Katie Barberi Katie Barberi Katie Barberi is a Mexican actress best known for her work in telenovelas.-Early life:Barberi was born in Saltillo, Coahuila, to a Mexican father of Italian descent and an American mother. Because of the nature of the careers of both her parents, Katie Barberi attended many different schools... |
Rebeca Santander de Girón | Villain, later becomes good, Corina's sister |
| Jéssica Mas | Dulce Uzcátegui | Third main villain, kills 5 people, died in a hospital by traffic accident |
| Zully Montero Zully Montero Clara Zully Montero is a Cuban actress who has worked in television, film, and theatre. She is known for her acting skills and her beauty.-Biography:... |
Margót Uzcátegui / Ruth Merchán (La Reina) | Elena Lafe's grandmother, poisoned by Dulce / Margot's step sister (formerly homeless) |
| Henry Zakka | Alan Martin | Former police officer, currently personal assistant/protector of Elena Lafe |
| Eva Tamargo Eva Tamargo Eva Tamargo is an American actress of Cuban descent who played the role of Pilar Lopez-Fitzgerald on the television soap opera Passions from 1999 to 2008.-Biography:... |
Mariela Lafé | Elena Lafe's stepmother, died in the fire of the Girón mansion |
| Braulio Castillo Braulio Castillo, hijo Braulio Castillo, hijo is a Puerto Rican actor, radio host, and MC. He is the son of Braulio Castillo, a legendary actor across Latin America, and the brother of the lesser known Jorge Castillo, also a television and theater actor.... |
Tomás Lafé | Elena Lafe's father, killed in car crash caused by Dulce |
| Gerardo Riverón | Samuel | Jesusa's husband, died in the fire of the Girón mansion |
| Adrián Carvajal | Benjamín Girón | Villain, Rebeca's and Dario's son, has a plan with Montecristo Palacios, has Laura captive, drugged a young girl to pretend to be Elena's ghost, died in the fire of the Girón mansion, Andrea's brother |
| Marisol Calero Marisol Calero Marisol Calero is a Puerto Rican actress and singer.-Early years:Calero was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico on September 13, 1963. Since she was a child, Calero participated in school performances at the Academia del Perpetuo Socorro. As a child she participated briefly in the San Juan Children's Choir... |
Nena Ochoa | Fake spirit medium, currently acts as medium for the ghost of Daniela Calcaño and ally of Latoña |
| Freddy Víquez | Anacleto/Said | Nena Ochoa's friend |
| Juan Pablo Llano | Walter | Chaffeur, in love with Andrea, was engaged to Corina |
| Víctor Corona | Kalima | Villain. Montecristo's friend, killed by police |
| Beatriz Monroy | Jesusa | Chief servant in the Girón mansion, adopted mother of Milady |
| Wanda D'Isidoro | Laura Luna | Elena Lafe's best friend, survives being Benjamin's prisoner |
| Liannet Borrego | Milady Margarita | Servant at the Girón mansion, biological daughter of Clara, married to Michel |
| Michelle Jones | Gandica | Police officer |
| Yuly Ferreira | Sandra | Dancer, Corina's friend, Montecristo's ex-lover, killed by Kalima |
| Leslie Stewart Leslie Stewart Leslie Matthew Stewart was an Trinidadian boxer.-Professional career:Known as "Laventille Tiger", Stewart turned professional in 1982 and challenged for the Vacant WBA Light Heavyweight Title in 1986, but was TKO'd by Marvin Johnson when the bout was stopped on cuts... |
Victoria "Vicky" Ortega | Rebeca's friend, also sent to prison for attempting to kill Dulce's son, killed by Butterfly in a shooting in a mall trying to escape with Rebeca from prison |
| Isabella Castillo | Andrea Girón | Rebeca's and Dario's daughter, in love with Walter |
| Mauricio Hénao Mauricio Hénao Mauricio Hénao is a Colombian-American actor best known for his roles in telenovelas.-Biography:... |
Michel | Adopted son of Clara, married to Milady |
| Alexandra Pomales | Lucia | Michel and Milady's sister |
Secondary cast and Special participations
| Actor | Character | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| Anabel Leal | Walter's mother | |
| Andres Mistage Andrés Mistage Andrés Eduardo Mistage Parilli is a Venezuelan model and actor who was won the title of Mister Venezuela on 2003... |
Octavio | was going to marry Elena Lafe but she told him that she didn't love him in the 1st episode |
| Ariel Texido | Tulio Peñaloza | Lawyer, stabbed by Dulce |
| Ernesto Tapia | Pancho | Worker of the Girón's mansion, Leonor's brother |
| Hilda Luna | Cristina | Servant and nurse of Margot, killed by Dulce with a hair dryer while she was taking a bath |
| Juan Cepero | Dr. Lorenzo Tapia | Doctor of the Girón family |
| Johnny Nessy | Rambo | Criminal |
| Karen García | Clara Bertuol-Mayerston | Miledy's real mom, Michel adopter him since he was a baby and biological mother of Lucia |
| Jorge Hernandez | El Greco | |
| Juan David Ferrer | Dr. Roland | Doctor that attended Elena Calcaño when she was crazy |
| Lino Martone | Ramiro Sanchez Quejada | Greco's boss, wants Montecristo to rot in jail, wants to buy the hacienda of Elena, captured by police |
| Luke Grande | Barman | |
| Maria Malgrat | ||
| Morella Silva | Butterfly | In prison, paid by Dulce to kill Rebeca and Vicky |
| Myriam Henriquez | Eduardito's teacher | |
| Nicolas Teran | Lazaro | |
| Nini Vásquez | Maoli | Kidnapped, friend of Elena while she was kidnapped |
| Nury Flores | Felipa Chaparro | Former women's prison guard, now employed by Elena Lafé to find Elena Calcaño |
| Omar Santana | Macaco | Worker in the bar where Corina works |
| Rayner Garranchan | Cristian | Mexican that helped Elena Calcaño to escape from the police unconsciously because Elena Calcaño dressed up as a Mexican Indian and tricked him, later gave Elena to the police |
| Reinaldo Cruz | Mauricio Verti | Real father of Milady |
| Tely Ganas | Irina | Ramiro's assistant, sent to prison |
| Shafik Palis | Eduardito Girón | Son of Dulce and Dario |
| Vanessa González | Leonor | Pancho's sister, used to work as the maid of Margot & Dulce,now works on the Giróns mansion |
| Vivian Morales | Beggar, helped Montecristo and Kalima to find Elena | |
| Xavier Coronel | Padre Aguas | Priest and confidant of various persons |
| Yoel Román | Abundio | Killed by Kalima |
| Guadalupe Hernández | Kidnapper of Andrea, work for Dulce | |
| Rosa Calzadillo | Lucinda |
Broadcasting
| Country | TV network(s) | Series premiere | Series end |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States |
Telemundo Telemundo Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision.... |
July 20, 2010 | January 7, 2011 |
 Panama |
TVN Televisora Nacional Televisora Nacional was the first television station to begin operations in Venezuela. It broadcast from 1952 to 1989.-History:On 22 November 1952, the first television station in Venezuela was inaugurated: Televisora Nacional , channel five, was a state-owned television station which was... |
August 25, 2010 | February 3, 2011 |
 Nicaragua |
Televicentro Televicentro (Canal 2) Televicentro is a nationwide terrestrial television channel from Nicaragua owned by Televicentro de Nicaragua, S.A.- History :Televicentro de Nicaragua, S.A. was founded in December 1965 by Octavio Sacasa Sarria, first broadcast in March, 1966. It was the second television channel in Nicaragua,... |
October 25, 2010 | April 8, 2011 |
 Albania |
Digit-Alb Digit-Alb DigitAlb is an Albanian digital satellite and terrestrial TV platform based in Tirana, Albania and part of Top Media Group, where Top Channel TV channel also belongs. The TV platform was launched in July 2004 with experimental digital terrestrial broadcasts beginning in March 2004. Satellite... |
November 15, 2010 | April 26, 2011 |
 Dominican Republic |
Antena Latina | November 29, 2010 | May 10, 2011 |
 Venezuela |
Televen Televen Televen is a private Venezuelan national television network headquartered on the Caracas neighborhood of Horizonte. For this reason it's also called Canal de Horizonte. Televen was inaugurated as the ‘’TELEVEN Corporation’’ on July 3 1988 by Omar Camero and Radioven, S.A... |
November 30, 2010 | May 2, 2011 |
 Serbia |
Prva Prva Prva or Prva Srpska Televizija or 1Prva is a Serbian commercial television network.Launched in December 2006, the network is owned by Greek Antenna Group since December 2009. From its inception until December 2009, the network was majority owned by global media conglomerate News Corporation... |
December 8, 2010 | May 24, 2011 |
 Independent State of Croatia |
Doma TV Doma TV -Airing currently:* Anna und die Liebe * En nombre del amor * Gipsy Heart * La usurpadora * Rosalinda * Teresa -Coming soon:... |
January 3, 2011 | June 15, 2011 |
 Costa Rica |
Teletica Teletica Teletica, formerly known as Televisora de Costa Rica S.A., is a Costa Rican television company, founded in 1958; it was the first television company in Costa Rica. It operates Teletica Canal 7 and Teletica Canal 33. It has mostly imported programming and it also handles a high production and... |
January 3, 2011 | June 14, 2011 |
 El Salvador |
Canal 4 Canal 4 Canal 4 is a nationwide terrestrial television channel in Nicaragua owned by Radio y Televisión de Nicaragua, S.A. , a company founded by Mexican investors... |
January 3, 2011 | June 14, 2011 |
 Chile |
CHV Chilevisión CHV, also known as Chilevisión, is the third oldest television station in Chile. Formerly called Teleonce and RTU , this TV station was owned by University of Chile, a Chilean state university... |
January 10, 2011 | June 21, 2011 |
 Poland |
TV Puls TV Puls TV Puls is a Polish commercial television channel, which was based on Telewizja Niepokalanów with the support of companies such as PKN Orlen, KGHM Polska Miedź, PZU Życie, Prokom and which started broadcasting in March 2001. Due to financial problems, ended broadcasting on April 1, 2003... |
January 20, 2011 | July 1, 2011 |
 Georgia (country) |
Rustavi 2 Rustavi 2 Rustavi 2 Broadcasting Company , better known as Rustavi 2, is the most successful private television broadcasting company in Georgia. The Rustavi, based in Tbilisi, was founded in 1994 in the town of Rustavi. It is a privately owned free to air terrestrial broadcaster that currently reaches around... |
February 10, 2011 | June 21, 2011 |
 Paraguay |
March 7, 2011 | August 16, 2011 | |
 Russia |
April 12, 2011 | September 21, 2011 | |
 Lithuania |
LNK LNK LNK or lnk is a three letter acronym that has several meanings:*IATA airport code for Lincoln Airport in Lincoln, Nebraska*Amtrak station code for Lincoln, Nebraska *LNK , a television station in Lithuania... |
July 11, 2011 | |
 Argentina |
Telefe Telefe Televisión Federal S.A., best known as Telefe and later as TLF, is an Argentine television network. Formerly known as Canal Once , a state-run network, it was privatised and established as Telefe in 1989, when and News Corporation took over the channel... |
September 5, 2011 | |
 Armenia |
Shant tv Shant TV Shant TV is a private television broadcasting company in Armenia. Shant TV was founded by Arthur Yezekyan in Gyumri, the second largest city of Armenia, in 1994. In 2001 Shant TV moved to Yerevan, capital, and within 3 years gained high popularity and trust... |
Summer 2011 | 26 October 2011 |
 Germany |
RTL RTL RTL may refer to:* RTL Group, Europe's second-largest TV, radio, and production company** RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg, a Luxembourgish main television station** RTL Television, a German commercial television station** RTL , a French radio station... |
2010 | 2010 |
 Slovenia |
Pop TV POP TV POP TV is a Slovenian commercial television station operated by the multi-media company PRO PLUS d.o.o.It is a TV channel with the highest ratings in Slovenia , and at the same time the most popular and trustworthy... |
In the majority of the countries it was released in, the novela had the highest ratings in its time. It was successful in specific areas of the South American continent including Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
, El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
, Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
, Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
and Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
, where it became the most watched series, ahead of Univision and Televisa.
The novela was very well received in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, being released in more than 15 European countries(Croatia, Albania, Serbia, Slovenia, Germany, Russia, Lithuania, Poland, Hungary, France, Spain, Slovakia, etc.) The continent proved the best market for the novela which has reached enormous success and received praise from critics.
In Georgia novela had higher rating, than "Soy tu Duena", "Mar de Amor", "Cuando me Enamoro" and so on.
Overall, the novela has been released in more than 70 countries worldwide, being even more successful than Olivieri's previous work.