"María Isabel" (1997) TV series

Directors:

Jesús Acuña
Miguel Córcega

Writers:

René Muñoz (writer)
Yolanda Vargas Dulché (story)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

19 October 2000 (Hungary)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title

Cast

Adela Noriega	...	María Isabel (4 episodes, 1997)
Fernando Carrillo	...	Ricardo Mendiola (4 episodes, 1997)
Lilia Aragón	...	Rosaura (4 episodes, 1997)
José Carlos Ruiz	...	Pedro (4 episodes, 1997)
Monica Miguel	...	Chona (4 episodes, 1997)
Juan Felipe Preciado	...	Romulo Altamirano / ... (4 episodes, 1997)
Jorge Vargas	...	Don Felix Pereira (4 episodes, 1997)
Marcelo Buquet	...	Cristóbal (4 episodes, 1997)
Aurora Clavel	...	Amargura (4 episodes, 1997)
Rocío Gallardo	...	Felicitas (4 episodes, 1997)
Susana Lozano	...	Olivia (4 episodes, 1997)
Sara Monar	...	Margarita (4 episodes, 1997)
Paola Otero	...	Gloria Mendiola (4 episodes, 1997)
Ximena Sariñana	...	Rosa Isela (4 episodes, 1997)
Miguel Zaragoza	...	Jacinto (4 episodes, 1997)
Valentino Lanus	...	Antonio (3 episodes, 1997)
Isabel Martínez 'La Tarabilla'	...	Chole (3 episodes, 1997)
Emoé de la Parra	...	Débora (3 episodes, 1997)
Sabine Moussier	...	Mireya (3 episodes, 1997)
Paty Bolaños	...	Abundia (3 episodes, 1997)
Yadhira Carrillo	...	Josefina (3 episodes, 1997)
Ana Luisa Peluffo	...	Iris (3 episodes, 1997)
Abraham Ramos	...	Ramón (3 episodes, 1997)
Guillermo Rivas	...	Padre Salvador / ... (3 episodes, 1997)
Patricia Reyes Spíndola	...	Manuela (2 episodes, 1997)
Sergio Basañez	...	Gabriel (2 episodes, 1997)
Ilse	...	Graciela Pereira (2 episodes, 1997)
Ángeles Balvanova	...	Panchita (2 episodes, 1997)
José Antonio Estrada	...	Chino (2 episodes, 1997)
Eduardo López Rojas	...	Don Goyo (2 episodes, 1997)
Bertha Moss	...	Eugenia (2 episodes, 1997)
Rafael Rojas	...	Rigoberto (2 episodes, 1997)
Rodrigo Vidal	...	Gilberto (2 episodes, 1997)

Also Known As:

Si tu supieras... María Isabel (Mexico) (complete title)

Runtime:

25 min (125 episodes)

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Company:

Televisa S.A. de C.V.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Una familia de diez: Que bonita familia (#1.1)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Si tú supieras

Disagree with above person's comment!!

María Isabel was a beautiful story, not at all pathetic. Perhaps insults were used against the indigenous by rude, hateful people, but that's a reality... there are some hateful, racist people in this world who make fun of someone who is different. Yes, it's awful, but it would be very unrealistic to show that no one rejected María Isabel for being different. And it isn't true that dark or indigenous people are never in novelas. That is such a misconception. If anyone saw "La Madrastra", the leading lady was dark with indigenous features! Anyway, about María Isabel... the story is basically about a poor indigenous girl who works hard in order to support her adopted daughter, who is actually the daughter of her best friend who died. María Isabel is hired by an engineer named Ricardo. He comes to admire María's dedication, hard work, and inner and outer beauty.

It's one of the best "telenovelas rosas", or fantasy soaps that I've seen, and definitely recommend it.