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| Esmeralda | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Telenovela |
| Story by | Delia Fiallo |
| Directed by | Grazio D'Angelo |
| Starring | |
| Opening theme | "Las flores que me diste" by Lupita Ferrer |
| Country of origin | Venezuela |
| Original language | Spanish |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | José Enrique Crousillat |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Venevisión |
| Release | 1970 – 1971 |
| Related | |
Esmeralda is a 1970 Venezuelan telenovela produced by José Enrique Crousillat and directed by Grazio D’Angelo for Venevisión.[1] It is based on an original story written by the Cuban Writer Delia Fiallo.[2] The telenovela it stars Lupita Ferrer and José Bardina as main characters.[1]
The first adaptation of the telenovela is Topacio, produced by the Venezuelan television channel Radio Caracas Televisión in 1985. In 1997 Televisa produced a version with the same name starring Leticia Calderón.[3] In 2004, the Brazilian channel SBT also produced a version with the same name.[4] In 2017 Televisa returned to make another more modern version of the story, entitled Sin tu mirada.[5][6]