Rina
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Rina is a Mexican
telenovela, which was produced by and broadcast on Televisa
in 1977. It was written by Inés Rodena and starred Ofelia Medina
as a hunchback
named Rina and Enrique Álvarez Félix
as her love interest.
Since the original, three remakes have been produced under different names:
young hunchbacked woman who sells flowers on the streets of Mexico City
. She approaches cars at stoplights to offer her products and one day she meets an old rich man. The man gets acquainted with Rina and eventually manipulates her into marrying him. The old man dies soon afterwards, and Rina is faced with dealing with the man's greedy sisters as well as her feelings for the son of one of the women.
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, which was produced by and broadcast on 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...
in 1977. It was written by Inés Rodena and starred Ofelia Medina
Ofelia Medina
Ofelia Medina is a Mexican actress, singer and screenwriter of Mexican films. She was married to film director Alex Philips Jr. and actor Pedro Armendáriz Jr..-Biography:...
as a hunchback
Hunchback
Hunchback may refer to one of the following.*A derogatory term for a person who has severe kyphosis*The Hunchback of Notre Dame*Hunchback , an arcade and computer game from the 1980s*The Hunchback, a 1914 film featuring Lillian Gish...
named Rina and Enrique Álvarez Félix
Enrique Álvarez Félix
Enrique Álvarez Félix was a Mexican actor, he died of a heart attack on 24 May 1996. He was the son of legendary Mexican actress, María Félix, and her first husband, Enrique Álvarez.-Telenovelas:* Corazón salvaje...
as her love interest.
Since the original, three remakes have been produced under different names:
- La italianita (VenezuelaVenezuelaVenezuela , 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...
, 973) with Marina Baura - Rubi RebeldeRubí rebeldeRubi Rebelde was a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión. It was written by Perla Farias, Perla Farias, María Antonieta Gómez, Boris Izaguirre, and Carlos Romeroand directed by Renato Gutiérrez...
(VenezuelaVenezuelaVenezuela , 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...
, 1989) with Mariela Alcalá - María MercedesMaría Mercedes (telenovela)María Mercedes was a Mexican telenovela directed by Beatriz Sheridan and starring Thalía and Arturo Peniche.-Plot:Maria Mercedes is a poor girl who is abandoned with her brothers and sister by her ambitious mother...
(Mexico, 1992) with Thalía SodiThalíaAriadna Thalía Sodi Miranda , known simply by the mononym Thalía , is a Mexican singer and actress. She has sold over 40 million albums worldwide... - Inocente de tiInocente de TiInocente de Ti is a Miami-based 130 episode telenovela that first aired on the Univision network in 2005. It features Camila Sodi, Valentino Lanús, and Helena Rojo.-Plot:...
(Mexico, 2004) with Camila SodiCamila SodiCamila González Sodi is a Mexican actress and model. She is the niece of actress and singer Thalía and part of the Sodi family.- Biography :...
(Thalia's niece) - Maria Esperança (Brazil, 2007) with Barbara Paz
Plot
Rina is a poorPoverty
Poverty is the lack of a certain amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution is inability to afford basic human needs, which commonly includes clean and fresh water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter. About 1.7 billion people are estimated to live...
young hunchbacked woman who sells flowers on the streets of Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
. She approaches cars at stoplights to offer her products and one day she meets an old rich man. The man gets acquainted with Rina and eventually manipulates her into marrying him. The old man dies soon afterwards, and Rina is faced with dealing with the man's greedy sisters as well as her feelings for the son of one of the women.