El manantial (2001–2002)

In the village of San Andres, the rivalry between two families the Valdes and the Ramirez is centered on "El Manantial", a beautiful fountain of water that happens to bathe the small ... See full summary »

Stars:

Adela Noriega, Daniela Romo, Mauricio Islas

Cast

Series cast summary:
Adela Noriega	...	Alfonsina Valdés Rivero (1 episode, 2001)
Daniela Romo	...	Margarita Insunza de Ramírez (1 episode, 2001)
Mauricio Islas	...	Alejandro Ramírez Insunza (1 episode, 2001)
Alejandro Tommasi	...	Justo Ramírez (1 episode, 2001)
Manuel Ojeda	...	Padre Salvador Valdés (1 episode, 2001)
Silvia Pasquel	...	Pilar Luna (1 episode, 2001)
César Évora	...	Rigoberto Valdés (1 episode, 2001)
Nuria Bages	...	Eloísa Castañeda (1 episode, 2001)
Azela Robinson	...	Francisca Rivero de Valdés (1 episode, 2001)
Marga López	...	Madre Superiora (1 episode, 2001)
Patricia Navidad	...	María Magdalena Osuna (1 episode, 2001)
Olivia Bucio	...	Gertrudis Rivero (1 episode, 2001)
Angelina Peláez	...	Altagracia Osuna (1 episode, 2001)
Raymundo Capetillo	...	Dr. Álvaro Luna (1 episode, 2001)
Socorro Bonilla	...	Norma Morales (1 episode, 2001)
Sergio Reynoso	...	Fermín Aguirre (1 episode, 2001)
Justo Martínez	...	Melesio Osuna (1 episode, 2001)
Rafael Mercadente	...	Gilberto Morales (1 episode, 2001)
Gilberto de Anda	...	Joel Morales (1 episode, 2001)
Lorena Enríquez	...	María Eugenia 'Maru' Morales (1 episode, 2001)
Alejandro Aragón	...	Hugo Portillo (1 episode, 2001)
Leonor Bonilla	...	Mirna de Aguirre (1 episode, 2001)
Socorro Avelar	...	Doña Catalina 'Cata' Sosa (1 episode, 2001)
Ricardo de Pascual	...	Obispo (1 episode, 2001)
Jorge Poza	...	Héctor Luna (1 episode, 2001)
Karyme Lozano	...	Bárbara Luna (1 episode, 2001)
Luis Couturier	...	Carlos Portillo (1 episode, 2001)
David Galindo	...	Cipriano Peña (1 episode, 2001)
Julio Monterde	...	Padre Juan Rosario (1 episode, 2001)
Salim Rubiales	...	Javier Jimenez (1 episode, 2001)
Marisol del Olmo	...	Mercedes (1 episode, 2001)
Teo Tapia		(1 episode, 2001)
Xorge Noble		(1 episode, 2001)

Storyline

In the village of San Andres, the rivalry between two families the Valdes and the Ramirez is centered on "El Manantial", a beautiful fountain of water that happens to bathe the small property of the Valdes and not the neighboring ranch, the rich and prosperous hacienda "Piedras Grandes", where the best cattle are raised and is property of the Ramirez. But the spring is not the real reason for the hatred between the families. Justo Ramirez, married to Margarita Insunza, had a relationship with Francisca Rivero, wife of his enemy and neighbor Rigoberto Valdes. This relationship, founded in the betrayal, will cause the utmost bitterness and the destruction between the two families. The Valdes have a beautiful daughter named Alfonsina, who was born in the same year as Alejandro, the son and heir of the Ramirez. Although they have grown separately with their souls full of prejudices against their respective families, the two cannot avoid feeling attracted to each other. Margarita will not ...

Details

Official Sites:

official site

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

4 August 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Armastuse allikas

Company Credits

Production Co:

Televisa S.A. de C.V.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (95 episodes)

Did You Know?

Trivia

Manuel Ojeda was contracted for filming "La Otra" (2002), after el manantial. El Manantial was extended for two weeks beyond the date it was to initially end. Although this happened, his character briefly left but does return during the final episodes.

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Soundtracks

"El Manantial"
Performed by Juan Carlos Coronel

User Reviews

Lovely Novela

Recently novelas have become almost comical with their silly plotlines and hip locales. I like this one that is set in rural Mexico. Are some of the plotlines a bit extreme, well of course, this is a novela but it is well written with a leading man who although could use more backbone, is intelligent enough to not believe everything he is told. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys Mexican novelas.