5.6 /10 1 Votes
Genre Telenovela Country of origin Mexico First episode date 16 October 1979 Number of episodes 248 Cast Verónica Castro | 5.5/10 IMDb Directed by Rafael Banquells Original language(s) Spanish Final episode date 29 February 1980 Number of seasons 1 Executive producer Valentín Pimstein | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Written by Inés Rodena
(original story)
María Zarattini
(adaptation) Starring Verónica Castro
Rogelio Guerra
Augusto Benedico
Alicia Rodríguez
Rocío Banquells
Miguel Palmer
Columba Domínguez
Yolanda Mérida
Rafael Banquells Similar María la del Barrio, María Mercedes, Rosa salvaje, Soy tu dueña, Marimar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Los ricos también lloran ("The rich also cry") is a popular telenovela produced in Mexico in 1979, starring Verónica Castro, Rogelio Guerra and Rocío Banquells. Castro also sang the theme Aprendí a Llorar ("I learned to cry"), a song written by Lolita de la Colina. The telenovela was produced by Chilean Valentín Pimstein and Carlos Romero, it was directed by Rafael Banquells. The story was written by Inés Rodena and adapted by Valeria Philips.
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Plot
Mariana Villareal finds herself homeless after her father dies and her stepmother takes over their hacienda. She escapes to Mexico City and a priest asks Don Alberto Salvatierra (a millionaire) to care for the young girl. Don Alberto takes pride in educating the girl but his own son Luis Alberto (a womanizer) tries to seduce her but the father orders him to stay away from her. Esther, Luis Alberto's cousin, moves into the Salvatierra mansion with the hopes of marrying him. Luis Alberto finds Mariana's charm to be the reason for him to change and falls in love with her.