El Privilegio de Amar
Encyclopedia
El Privilegio de Amar is a Mexican
telenovela
. It was produced by Televisa
and broadcast on El Canal de las Estrellas from 27 July 1998 through 26 February 1999. Starring Adela Noriega
and Helena Rojo
, the telenovela tells the story of a fashion designer, Luciana (Rojo), who begins searching for the daughter she abandoned years earlier, unaware the girl is none other than Cristina (Noriega), a model in Luciana's fashion house who has fallen in love with Luciana's stepson.
El Privilegio de Amar is a remake of the 1985 Venezuela
n novela Cristal
. The program aired weeknights at 9pm for 31 weeks, for a total of 155 episodes.
"The Best Telenovela of the Year 1999." (Premios TVyNovelas
)
) arrives for a visit at the home of his mother, Ana Joaquina (Marga López
), a religious fanatic who has always imposed her will upon her son and pushed him to serve God. Working in Ana Joaquina's house is the young Luciana (Helena Rojo
), an innocent dreamer of a girl who falls in love with Juan. One night, carried away by youthful passion, they tenderly and innocently give in to their desires. Upon discovering that Luciana is pregnant, Ana Joaquina demands to know the identity of the child's father; when Luciana admits that it is Juan de la Cruz, Ana Joaquina fires Luciana, leaving her destitute. After giving birth to a daughter, Luciana leaves her baby on the doorstep of a wealthy house with the hope that the little girl will be raised there, but she is instead taken to an orphanage. In order to survive, Luciana becomes involved with many undesirable men, including Pedro Trujillo (Pedro Weber Chantanuga), a terrible man who hits and abuses her.
Twenty years later, Cristina (Adela Noriega
), Luciana's daughter, has grown up happily in the orphanage although she is forever curious to know who her mother is; meanwhile, Luciana is the owner of a popular fashion house and the wife of the well-known actor Andrés Duval (Andrés García
), with whom she has two children, Lizbeth (Adriana Nieto) and Víctor Manuel (René Strickler
). Lizbeth, who is Luciana and Andrés's daughter, is capricious and spoiled because she is accustomed to always having what she wants, while Víctor Manuel, who is Andrés's son with his first wife, is like a son to Luciana and works at her fashion house.
Her happy and caring family provokes Luciana to begin searching for the daughter she abandoned so many years ago; however, her family knows nothing about Cristina because Luciana has never revealed a single detail about her past for fear of her husband's reaction. Cristina, upon leaving the orphanage, rents a simple apartment with Lorenza (Sabine Moussier
) and Maclovia (Isadora González). Lorenza is a beautiful young woman, provocative and very self-confident, whereas Maclovia is reserved, timid, and intelligent.
Lorenza meets Andrés and they become lovers as Andrés comes to desire the passion and love that Luciana never gave him; meanwhile, Cristina, thanks to Lorenza, obtains work as a model in Luciana's fashion house. Cristina and Víctor Manuel fall in love and begin to date, but when Luciana discovers their relationship she fires Cristina and tries to convince her son that he should marry Tamara (Cynthia Klitbo
), trapping him with the lie that she is carrying his child when in reality the child is that of Nicolás Obregón (Enrique Rocha), Andrés's friend.
Cristina discovers that she is pregnant by Víctor Manuel but decides to stay quiet out of respect for the family that he has formed. At this point, Alonso (Toño Mauri) comes into Cristina's life offering a name for her daughter and love for her; however, Cristina cannot return his feelings because she does not love him. Nonetheless, Cristina begins to fight for her daughter and becomes a very successful woman. This status that she little by little gains as a model unites her again with Víctor Manuel who lives a hellish life with Tamara; he eventually leaves her to be happy with Cristina and thus, they are able to enjoy together the privilege of loving.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
telenovela
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"...
. It was produced by Televisa
Televisa
Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...
and broadcast on El Canal de las Estrellas from 27 July 1998 through 26 February 1999. Starring Adela Noriega
Adela Noriega
Adela Amalia Noriega Méndez , better known as Adela Noriega , is a Mexican actress. Noriega is best known for her starring roles in telenovelas. She came to prominence as a teenager, starring in teen-oriented coming-of-age telenovelas in the late 1980s...
and Helena Rojo
Helena Rojo
Helena Rojo is a leading Mexican film, theater and television actress.-Biography:She began her career as a model in the early-1960s. Toward the end of the decade, she studied drama with renown Mexican directors Carlos Ancira and José Luis Ibáñez, making her film debut in 1968 in the film El club...
, the telenovela tells the story of a fashion designer, Luciana (Rojo), who begins searching for the daughter she abandoned years earlier, unaware the girl is none other than Cristina (Noriega), a model in Luciana's fashion house who has fallen in love with Luciana's stepson.
El Privilegio de Amar is a remake of the 1985 Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
n novela Cristal
Cristal (telenovela)
Cristal was a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión. It was written by Delia Fiallo and directed by Daniel Farías, Arturo Páez, and Tito Rojas...
. The program aired weeknights at 9pm for 31 weeks, for a total of 155 episodes.
"The Best Telenovela of the Year 1999." (Premios TVyNovelas
Premios TVyNovelas
The TVyNovelas Awards, also known as the Premios TVyNovelas are presented annually by Televisa and the magazine TVyNovelas to honour the best Mexican television productions, especially telenovelas. Instituted in 1983, the award ceremony is held in Forum Mundo Imperial in Acapulco...
)
Plot
The young seminarian Juan de la Cruz (César ÉvoraCésar Évora
César Évora is a Cuban actor.- Biography :Évora started out his career in his native Cuba appearing in more than ten movies before moving to Mexico in the early 1990s. He became known for playing minor roles in the seminal Corazón salvaje and the long-running Agujetas de color de rosa in 1993 and...
) arrives for a visit at the home of his mother, Ana Joaquina (Marga López
Marga López
Marga López , born Catalina Margarita López Ramos, was an Argentine-born Mexican actress. Born in Argentina, she later acquired Mexican nationality.-Biography:...
), a religious fanatic who has always imposed her will upon her son and pushed him to serve God. Working in Ana Joaquina's house is the young Luciana (Helena Rojo
Helena Rojo
Helena Rojo is a leading Mexican film, theater and television actress.-Biography:She began her career as a model in the early-1960s. Toward the end of the decade, she studied drama with renown Mexican directors Carlos Ancira and José Luis Ibáñez, making her film debut in 1968 in the film El club...
), an innocent dreamer of a girl who falls in love with Juan. One night, carried away by youthful passion, they tenderly and innocently give in to their desires. Upon discovering that Luciana is pregnant, Ana Joaquina demands to know the identity of the child's father; when Luciana admits that it is Juan de la Cruz, Ana Joaquina fires Luciana, leaving her destitute. After giving birth to a daughter, Luciana leaves her baby on the doorstep of a wealthy house with the hope that the little girl will be raised there, but she is instead taken to an orphanage. In order to survive, Luciana becomes involved with many undesirable men, including Pedro Trujillo (Pedro Weber Chantanuga), a terrible man who hits and abuses her.
Twenty years later, Cristina (Adela Noriega
Adela Noriega
Adela Amalia Noriega Méndez , better known as Adela Noriega , is a Mexican actress. Noriega is best known for her starring roles in telenovelas. She came to prominence as a teenager, starring in teen-oriented coming-of-age telenovelas in the late 1980s...
), Luciana's daughter, has grown up happily in the orphanage although she is forever curious to know who her mother is; meanwhile, Luciana is the owner of a popular fashion house and the wife of the well-known actor Andrés Duval (Andrés García
Andrés García
Andrés García is a Dominican-born Mexican actor. He is known throughout Latin America and among Hispanics in the United States....
), with whom she has two children, Lizbeth (Adriana Nieto) and Víctor Manuel (René Strickler
René Strickler
René Guillermo Strickler Zender is an Argentine actor.- Biography :He is of both German and English descent. He is currently married to Patricia Rangel. They have two sons, Andrick and Yanick . He migrated to Mexico City in 1986. He was a model, but then he gained his first protagonic role in soap...
). Lizbeth, who is Luciana and Andrés's daughter, is capricious and spoiled because she is accustomed to always having what she wants, while Víctor Manuel, who is Andrés's son with his first wife, is like a son to Luciana and works at her fashion house.
Her happy and caring family provokes Luciana to begin searching for the daughter she abandoned so many years ago; however, her family knows nothing about Cristina because Luciana has never revealed a single detail about her past for fear of her husband's reaction. Cristina, upon leaving the orphanage, rents a simple apartment with Lorenza (Sabine Moussier
Sabine Moussier
Diana Sabine Moussier is a German-Mexican actress who is best known for her work, frequently as a villainess, in numerous Mexican telenovelas such as El privilegio de amar, Entre el amor y el odio, and La madrastra.-Early life:...
) and Maclovia (Isadora González). Lorenza is a beautiful young woman, provocative and very self-confident, whereas Maclovia is reserved, timid, and intelligent.
Lorenza meets Andrés and they become lovers as Andrés comes to desire the passion and love that Luciana never gave him; meanwhile, Cristina, thanks to Lorenza, obtains work as a model in Luciana's fashion house. Cristina and Víctor Manuel fall in love and begin to date, but when Luciana discovers their relationship she fires Cristina and tries to convince her son that he should marry Tamara (Cynthia Klitbo
Cynthia Klitbo
Cynthia Klitbo is a Mexican actress of telenovelas, theater and Mexican cinema.- Biography :Cynthia Klitbo was born in Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico, the 11 of March, 1967 to a Danish father and a Mexican Mother. She has previously been married to actors Jorge Antolín and Francisco Gattorno...
), trapping him with the lie that she is carrying his child when in reality the child is that of Nicolás Obregón (Enrique Rocha), Andrés's friend.
Cristina discovers that she is pregnant by Víctor Manuel but decides to stay quiet out of respect for the family that he has formed. At this point, Alonso (Toño Mauri) comes into Cristina's life offering a name for her daughter and love for her; however, Cristina cannot return his feelings because she does not love him. Nonetheless, Cristina begins to fight for her daughter and becomes a very successful woman. This status that she little by little gains as a model unites her again with Víctor Manuel who lives a hellish life with Tamara; he eventually leaves her to be happy with Cristina and thus, they are able to enjoy together the privilege of loving.
Cast
- Adela NoriegaAdela NoriegaAdela Amalia Noriega Méndez , better known as Adela Noriega , is a Mexican actress. Noriega is best known for her starring roles in telenovelas. She came to prominence as a teenager, starring in teen-oriented coming-of-age telenovelas in the late 1980s...
as Cristina Miranda - Helena RojoHelena RojoHelena Rojo is a leading Mexican film, theater and television actress.-Biography:She began her career as a model in the early-1960s. Toward the end of the decade, she studied drama with renown Mexican directors Carlos Ancira and José Luis Ibáñez, making her film debut in 1968 in the film El club...
as Luciana Duval - Andrés GarcíaAndrés GarcíaAndrés García is a Dominican-born Mexican actor. He is known throughout Latin America and among Hispanics in the United States....
as Andrés Duval - Enrique Rocha as Nicolás Obregón
- René StricklerRené StricklerRené Guillermo Strickler Zender is an Argentine actor.- Biography :He is of both German and English descent. He is currently married to Patricia Rangel. They have two sons, Andrick and Yanick . He migrated to Mexico City in 1986. He was a model, but then he gained his first protagonic role in soap...
as Víctor Manuel Duval Rivera - Cynthia KlitboCynthia KlitboCynthia Klitbo is a Mexican actress of telenovelas, theater and Mexican cinema.- Biography :Cynthia Klitbo was born in Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico, the 11 of March, 1967 to a Danish father and a Mexican Mother. She has previously been married to actors Jorge Antolín and Francisco Gattorno...
as Tamara de la Colina de Duval - Nuria BagesNuria BagesNuria Bages is a Mexican actress better known for her work in television and the stage.Active in Mexican television since the early 1980s, Bages became a household name after winning the role of Silvina in the long-running sitcom Dr. Cándido Pérez, opposite Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo...
as Miriam Arango - César ÉvoraCésar ÉvoraCésar Évora is a Cuban actor.- Biography :Évora started out his career in his native Cuba appearing in more than ten movies before moving to Mexico in the early 1990s. He became known for playing minor roles in the seminal Corazón salvaje and the long-running Agujetas de color de rosa in 1993 and...
as Padre Juan de la Cruz Velarde - Mauricio HerreraMauricio HerreraMauricio Herrera is an Mexican-American professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division.-Pro career:On January 7, 2011 Herrera beat the undefeated Ruslan Provodnikov on ESPN's Friday Night Fights to win the USBA Lightweight Championship.-External links:...
as Franco - Edith MárquezEdith MárquezEdith Márquez is a Mexican actress and singer. She was born in Mexico City.She started her professional career by winning the television musical contests "Juguemos a cantar" and "Canta, Canta"...
as Luciana Duval - Arlette Pacheco as Begoña
- Luis UribeLuis UribeLuis Uribe Orrego was a Vice-Admiral of the Chilean Navy and a hero of the War of the Pacific.Luis Uribe was born in Copiapo, the son of Juan José Uribe and of Rosario Orrego. He joined the navy on August 20, 1858, at the age of 9 years old, and graduated from the naval academy on July 16, 1861 as...
as Raymundo Velarde - Claudio Báez as Cristóbal
- Ramón Abascal as José María 'Chema' Ramos López
- María Luisa Alcalá as Remedios López
- Héctor Ortega as Valentín Fonseca
- Martha Aura as Josefina 'Chepa' Pérez
- Mario Casillas as Miguel Beltrán
- Lourdes Munguía as Ofelia Beltrán
- Sabine MoussierSabine MoussierDiana Sabine Moussier is a German-Mexican actress who is best known for her work, frequently as a villainess, in numerous Mexican telenovelas such as El privilegio de amar, Entre el amor y el odio, and La madrastra.-Early life:...
as Lorenza Torres - Aurora Alonso as Imelda Salazar
- Ana María Aguirre as Sister Regina
- Virginia Gutiérrez as Sister Bernardina
- Silvia ManríquezSilvia ManríquezSilvia Manríquez is a Mexican actress. She is known for her roles in telenovelas.- Personal life :Manríquez was born in Mexico. Her childhood wish was to became an actress. Her mother was the only family member that approved of her career aspirations. Silvia is divorced and she has two children...
as Luz María - Julio Monterde as Padre Celorio
- Jacqueline VoltaireJacqueline VoltaireJacqueline Voltaire was a British-born Mexican actress, model and singer, known for her successful career in telenovelas, especially on Televisa...
as Jakie - Pedro Weber Chatanuga as Pedro Trujillo
- Marga LópezMarga LópezMarga López , born Catalina Margarita López Ramos, was an Argentine-born Mexican actress. Born in Argentina, she later acquired Mexican nationality.-Biography:...
as Ana Joaquina Velarde - Lorena VelázquezLorena VelázquezLorena Velázquez is a Mexican actress and former beauty pageant titleholder.-Biography:Born María de la Concepción Lorena Villar Dondé in Mexico City, Velázquez debuted in 1955. She competed in Miss Mexico in 1958 and placed second...
as Rebeca - Toño Mauri as Alonso del Ángel
- Tito GuízarTito GuízarFederico Arturo Guízar Tolentino was a Mexican singer and actor. He was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico....
as Agustín García - Óscar BonfiglioOscar BonfiglioOscar Bonfiglio Martinez was a Mexican football goalkeeper who played for the Mexico national team in the 1930 World Cup. He was the first goalkeeper beaten in World Cup history, with a goal by France forward Lucien Laurent. In two matches he received ten goals the most in the tournament. At the...
as Fernando Bernal - Ramón Menéndez as Erasmo
- Beatriz Moreno as Doña Charo
- Yadhira CarrilloYadhira CarrilloYadhira Carrillo Villalobos is an actress and former beauty queen.-Early career:Yadhira Carrillo was chosen Nuestra Belleza Aguascalientes in 1994...
as María José - Rodrigo Vidal as Artemio Salazar
- Guillermo Aguilar as Alex Walter
- Marisol del OlmoMarisol del OlmoMarisol del Olmo is a Mexican telenovela actress.- Career:She made her debut in television in Sentimientos ajenos in 1996, sharing credits with Yolanda Andrade and Carlos Ponce...
as Antonia 'Toña' Fonseca - Alfredo PalaciosAlfredo PalaciosAlfredo Lorenzo Palacios was an Argentine socialist politician.Palacios was born in Buenos Aires, and studied law at Universidad de Buenos Aires, after graduation he became a lawyer and taught at the university until becoming a dean.In 1902, he was elected to the Buenos Aires' legislature, and in...
as Estilista - Isadora GonzálezIsadora GonzálezIsadora González is a Mexican actress. She was born in Mexico City.She appeared in some telenovelas.-Filmography:*De frente al sol*Dos mujeres, un camino*Volver a empezar - Sonia*Tu y yo*Mi querida Isabel...
as Maclovia - Adriana Nieto as Lizbeth Duval
- Dalilah Polanco as Casilda
- Raúl Buenfil as El Fresco Wacha
- Consuelo DuvalConsuelo DuvalConsuelo Dussauge Vidal is a Mexican theatre, film, television, and voice-over actress. She is best known for her various comedic characters in La hora pico and her role of "Federica Dávalos de P. Luche" in the sitcom, La familia P...
as María Rosenda Sánchez - JeanJean DuvergerJean Duverger is a Mexican actor and entertainer. He is of French-Haitian ancestry. Since 2000 he has worked for TV Azteca. From 1981 to 1983 he studied in Centro de Educacion Artística. He appeared in many Telenovelas of Televisa from 1989 to 1999.he was a member of Timbiriche From...
as Negro - Arturo Vázquez as Macario Jiménez
- Katie BarberiKatie BarberiKatie 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...
as Paula - AnaísAnaís-Notable TV Guest Appearances:*Premios Juventud*Latin Grammys*Latin Grammy Celebra Marco Antonio Solís*Al Despertar 41*El Show de Cristina*Escándalo TV*Anda Pa'l Cará*El Gordo y la Flaca*Despierta América*Premios Casandras 2007...
as Gisela - Claudia Silva as Lourdes Galindo
- Maty Huitrón as Bárbara Rivera
- María SortéMaría SortéMaría Sorté is a Mexican actress and singer. She is known for her roles in telenovelas. For example, she is known for playing María Magdalena in Entre el amor y el odio and Aurora de Ruiz in Mar de amor....
as Vivian Del Ángel
TVyNovelas Awards 1999
| Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Best Telenovela TVyNovelas Award for Best Telenovela of the Year - Winners :- Records :* Producer with most awards: Carla Estrada with 8 awards* Producer with most nominations: Ernesto Alonso with 17 nominations- External links :* at esmas.com* at the univision.com... |
El Privilegio de Amar | |
| Best Lead Actress TVyNovelas Award for Best Lead Actress - Winners :- Records :* Most awarded actress: Lucero with 3 awards* Most nominated actress: Leticia Calderón and Victoria Ruffo with 6 nominations* Most nominated actress : Victoria Ruffo with 6 nominations... |
Helena Rojo | |
| Best Lead Actor TVyNovelas Award for Best Lead Actor - Winners :- Records :* Most awarded actor: Fernando Colunga with 5 awards* Most nominated actor: Fernando Colunga with 9 nominations* Most nominated actor : Juan Ferrara with 5 nominations- External links :* at esmas.com... |
Andrés García | |
| Best Female Antagonist TVyNovelas Award for Best Female Antagonist - Winners :- Records :* Most awarded actress: Laura Zapata, Cynthia Klitbo, Diana Bracho, María Rubio, Itatí Cantoral, Chantal Andere and Rocío Banquells with 2 awards* Most nominated actress: Cynthia Klitbo with 7 nominations... |
Cynthia Klitbo | |
| Best Male Antagonist TVyNovelas Award for Best Male Antagonist - Winners :- Records :* Most awarded actor: Enrique Rocha with 4 awards* Most nominated actor: Enrique Rocha and Alejandro Camacho with 6 nominations... |
Enrique Rocha | |
| Best Supporting Actress TVyNovelas Award for Best Co-star Actress - Winners :- External links :* at esmas.com* at the univision.com... |
María Sorté | |
| Best Supporting Actor TVyNovelas Award for Best Co-star Actor - Winners :- External links :* at esmas.com* at the univision.com... |
César Évora | |
| Best First Actress TVyNovelas Award for Best First Actress - Winners :- Records :* Most awarded actress: Jacqueline Andere with 4 awards* Most nominated actress: Ana Martín, Patricia Reyes Spíndola and Helena Rojo with 5 nominations... |
Marga López | |
| Best First Actor TVyNovelas Award for Best First Actor - Winners :- Records :* Most awarded actor: Ignacio López Tarso and Eric del Castillo with 3 awards* Most nominated actor: Eric del Castillo with 9 nominations- External links :* at esmas.com* at the univision.com... |
Pedro Weber Chatanuga | |
| Best Young Lead Actress TVyNovelas Award for Best Young Lead Actress - Winners :- Records :* Most awarded actress: Adela Noriega with 4 awards* Most nominated actress: Adela Noriega with 5 nominations- External links :* at esmas.com* at the univision.com... |
Adela Noriega | |
| Best Young Lead Actor TVyNovelas Award for Best Young Lead Actor - Winners :- External links :* at esmas.com* at the univision.com... |
René Strickler | |
| Best Female Revelation TVyNovelas Award for Best Female Revelation - Winners :- External links :* at esmas.com* at the univision.com... |
Sabine Moussier |