Doña Bárbara (2008 TV series)

Doña Bárbara
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Created by	Rómulo Gallegos
Developed by	Telemundo Studios RTI Colombia
Starring	Edith Gonzalez Christian Meier
Country of origin	Colombia United States
Original language	Spanish
No. of episodes	120
Production
Executive producers	Aurelio Valcarcel Carrol Brendan Fitzgerald
Production locations	Bogotá, Colombia
Running time	42 minutes
Original release
Network	Telemundo
Release	August 4, 2008 – February, 2009

Doña Bárbara (Lady Barbara) is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo, Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) and RTI Colombia. Edith Gonzalez and Christian Meier star in this adaptation of the 1929 novel by Venezuelan author Rómulo Gallegos.[1]

Set in the plains of Los Llanos, this melodrama features a courageous, beautiful and strong-willed woman who must rise above heartbreak, betrayal and tragedy. Her troubled past haunts her, as she confronts her own deep-seated vulnerabilities in the face of an impossible love. She falls passionately for a dashing man and must face her memories head-on. She must fight to keep her secrets from destroying her chance of happiness, fulfillment and true love.[2] "The best stories feature strong women," says the show's English trailer. "This is the story that started it all.[3]

Story

Bárbara is an attractive woman raised in the thick jungle by a band of Venezuelan smugglers. She was madly in love with the handsome Asdrubal until tragedy smashed everything. When dome bandits rape her and butcher her beau, a mad desire for vengeance against men overtakes her.[4]

Bárbara seduces the wealthy landowner Lorenzo Barquero and steals his fortune. Grief-stricken, he descends into misery and alcoholism. Their destructive relationship produces a lovely daughter, Marisela, who is forced to live in despair with her tormented father.[5]

Fifteen years later, Lorenzo’s dashing cousin Santos Luzardo opens old wounds. This ambitious doctor from Caracas returns to claim ownership of the family land. He soon discovers Doña Bárbara controls the area with an iron glove, using sorcery and seduction to force her will on the locals.[6]

Santos refuses to surrender and fights to save his cousin and educate young Marisela. Bárbara falls in love with Santos. As a result of her love, she is driven to do anything( witchcraft, murder, etc...), as long as it means that Santos will be by her side.[7]

Cast

• Edith Gonzalez .... Bárbara Guaimarán - main heroine
• Christian Meier .... Santos Luzardo Vergel - main hero
• Genesis Rodríguez .... Marisela Barquero Guaimarán - daughter of Barbara and Lorenzo
• Maritza Rodriguez .... Asuncion Vergel de Luzardo
• Luis Mesa
• Jencarlos Canela .... Asdrubal
• Katie Barberi .... Cecilia Vergel
• Arap Bethke .... Antonio Sandoval - Santos's best friend, in love with Cecilia
• Paulo Quevedo .... Balbino Paiba - Barbara's lover, head of the ranch El Miedo
• Roberto Mateos .... Lorenzo Barquero - long-term lover of Barbara, father of Marisela
• Raul Gutierrez .... colonel Pernalete
• Lucy Martinez .... Eustakia
• Ivan Rodriguez .... Melezio Sandoval
• Martha Isabel Bolaños .... Josefa de Mujikita
• Alberto Valdiri ...Mujikita
• Amparo Moreno
• Daniela Tapia .... Jervacia
• Lucho Velasco
• Mimi Morales .... Altagracia
• Daniela Tapia
• Alejandra Sandoval .... Genoveva
• Esmeralda Pinzon .... Federica
• Pedro Rendon
• Gary Forero
• Roberto Manrique
• Andres Ogilvie Browne
• Paula Barreto
• Bibiana Corrales
• Adriana Silva
• Jimmie Bernal .... William Danger
• Andres Martinez
• Tiberio Cruz
• Felipe Calero
• Naren Daryanani
• Herbert King
• Humberto Arango
• Hernan Mendez
• Hermes Camelo
• Julio Pachon
• Jaime Correa
• Alejandro Muñoz
• David Noreña
• Enrique Poveda
• Nicolas Votteler
• Nicolas Niño
• Edgar Duran
• Errssell Marca
• Juan Pablo Shuk

Original Broadcast Dates, Titles and Ratings

August:

• 08.04.2008----------Episode 001 ... Lastimar El Amor----------------6.9
• 08.05.2008----------Episode 002 ... Sentencia Declarada-------------7.8
• 08.06.2008----------Episode 003 ... Cuerpo Y Deseo------------------6.7
• 08.07.2008----------Episode 004 ... Ardiente Atraccion--------------6.9
• 08.08.2008----------Episode 005 ... Triunfo de Cinismo--------------5.9
• 08.11.2008----------Episode 006 ... Domar de Amor-------------------6.5
• 08.12.2008----------Episode 007 ... Madre Salvaje-------------------7.2
• 08.13.2008----------Episode 008 ... Despresio y Pasion--------------7.5
• 08.14.2008----------Episode 009 ... Embrujo Pasional----------------6.8
• 08.15.2008----------Episode 010 ... Vaqueria de Provocacion---------6.4
• 08.18.2008----------Episode 011 ... Estampida de Fuego--------------6.6
• 08.19.2008----------Episode 012 ... Fantasmas del Pasado------------6.5
• 08.21.2008----------Episode 013 ... Duelo Fraterno------------------5.9
• 08.22.2008----------Episode 014 ... Guerra Declarada----------------5.0
• 08.25.2008----------Episode 015 ... Instinto Varonil----------------5.6
• 08.26.2008----------Episode 016 ... Corazón de Hembra---------------5.9
• 08.27.2008----------Episode 017 ... Amor de Carne-------------------6.0
• 08.28.2008----------Episode 018 ... Contra la Voluntad--------------???
• 08.29.2008----------Episode 019 ... Sangre Contra Sangre------------5.1

September:

• 09.01.2008----------Episode 020 ... Desborde de Pasión--------------5.5
• 09.02.2008----------Episode 021 ... Leyenda de Fuego----------------6.2
• 09.03.2008----------Episode 022 ... Desfacío Salvaje----------------5.4
• 09.04.2008----------Episode 023 ... Labios Venenosos----------------5.0
• 09.05.2008----------Episode 024 ... Prueba de Fuego-----------------5.9
• 09.08.2008----------Episode 025 ... Veneno de Pasión----------------6.4
• 09.09.2008----------Episode 026 ... Segundo de Debilidad------------6.2
• 09.11.2008----------Episode 027 ... Corazón Insaciable--------------6.7
• 09.12.2008----------Episode 028 ... Pasando Límites-----------------???
• 09.15.2008----------Episode 029 ... Amor que Mata-------------------5.8
• 09.16.2008----------Episode 030 ... Ruegos Frustrados---------------5.9
• 09.17.2008----------Episode 031 ... Embrujo Salvaje-----------------6.4
• 09.18.2008----------Episode 032 ... Castigo-------------------------6.8
• 09.19.2008----------Episode 033 ... Sobrevivir la maldición---------4.3
• 09.22.2008----------Episode 034 ... Hembra Herida-------------------6.0
• 09.23.2008----------Episode 035 ... Fuego en la Sangre--------------
• 09.24.2008----------Episode 036 ...
• 09.25.2008----------Episode 037 ...
• 09.29.2008----------Episode 038 ...
• 09.30.2008----------Episode 039 ...

October:

• 10.01.2008----------Episode 040 ...
• 10.03.2008----------Episode 041 ...
• 10.06.2008----------Episode 042 ...
• 10.08.2008----------Episode 043 ...
• 10.09.2008----------Episode 044 ...
• 10.10.2008----------Episode 045 ...
• 10.13.2008----------Episode 046 ...
• 10.14.2008----------Episode 047 ...
• 10.15.2008----------Episode 048 ...
• 10.16.2008----------Episode 049 ...
• 10.17.2008----------Episode 050 ...
• 10.20.2008----------Episode 051 ...
• 10.21.2008----------Episode 052 ...
• 10.22.2008----------Episode 053 ...
• 10.23.2008----------Episode 054 ...
• 10.24.2008----------Episode 055 ...
• 10.27.2008----------Episode 056 ...
• 10.28.2008----------Episode 057 ...
• 10.29.2008----------Episode 058 ...
• 10.30.2008----------Episode 059 ...
• 10.31.2008----------Episode 060 ...

Production

Telemundo is expected to air the serial from Monday to Friday over about 26 weeks. As with most of its soap operas, the network broadcasts English subtitles as closed captions on CC3. Doña Bárbara is shot in Colombia and Aurelio Valcarcel is executive producer. SPTI will distribute Bárbara in North and South America, while Telemundo International will handle distribution throughout Europe, Middle East, Africa, Australia and Asia.[8]

This is the third telenovela based on Rómulo Gallegos' heroine. Previous versions appeared in Venezuela in 1964 and in Peru in 1975. Universal Pictures, now part of the corporate family that includes Telemundo, co-produced a film version in 1998.[9]

External links

• Telemundo teaser trailer (Spanish with English subtitles)