Maribel (TV series)

Maribel was a 1989 Venezuelan telenovela produced by Venevisión and distributed internationally by Venevisión International. A free version of telenovela La Zulianita produced in 1977, Tatiana Capote and Luis José Santander starred as the main protagonists.^[1]

Maribel
Genre	Telenovela Drama
Created by	Delia Fiallo
Written by	Belkis Granda Ana Mercedes Escámez
Directed by	Arquímedes Rivero
Starring	Tatiana Capote Luis José Santander Lilibeth Morillo
Opening theme	"Otra noche contigo" by Melissa
Country of origin	Venezuela
Original language	Spanish
No. of episodes	160
Production
Production location	Caracas
Production company	Venevisión
Original release
Network	Venevisión
Release	1989 (1989)
Related
La Zulianita (1977)

Plot

Maribel suffers a tragedy after her adoptive father dies, leaving the family penniless. she is forced to then look for a job. On her first job at a bar, the owner harasses her and during a fight, she accidentally wounds Jose Daniel who then files a suit against her. She manages to get a second job as a maid in the mansion of the Del Valle family where she meets and falls in love with Luis Alejandro, the eldest son of the family. Their love will be tested by trust, jealousy and secrets from the past. Maribel will be reunited with her father, Rogelio Duarte, a credible lawyer accused of a crime he did not commit by Luis Alejandro's parents, the ambitious Federico and Virginia Del Valle who were also responsible for separating Maribel's parents, Sofia and Rogelio.^[2]

Cast

• Tatiana Capote as Maribel Duarte
• Luis José Santander as Luis Alejandro Del Valle
• Yolanda Mendez as Virginia Del Valle
• Raúl Xiques as Federico Del Valle
• Lilibeth Morillo as Andreina Colmenares
• Jean Carlo Simancas as Rogelio Duarte
• Veronica Ortiz
• Rebeca Costoya as Erika
• Henry Soto
• Betty Ruth
• Agustina Martin
• Alberto Marin