Aunque me Cueste la Vida
| Aunque me Cueste la Vida | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Telenovela |
| Written by |
Jose Simon Escalona Salvador Garmendia Martín Hahn |
| Directed by | Olegario Barrera |
| Starring |
Roxana Diaz Carlos Montilla Franklin Virgüez Gledys Ibarra Julie Restifo |
| Opening theme | Como un hechizo by Carlos Montilla |
| Country of origin | Venezuela |
| Original language(s) | Spanish |
| No. of episodes | 126 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Jose Simon Escalona |
| Running time | 44 minutes |
| Production company(s) | RCTV |
| Distributor | RCTV International |
| Release | |
| Original network | RCTV |
| Original release | 1998 |
Aunque me Cueste la Vida (Though It Might Cost Me My Life) is a 1998 Venezuelan telenovela produced by Radio Caracas Televisión. It was written by José Simón Escalona, Salvador Garmendia, and Martin Hahn and directed by Olegario Barrera. This telenovela runs 126 episodes and is distributed internationally by RCTV International.[1] Roxana Diaz and Carlos Montilla star as the main protagonists with Julie Restifo as the antagonist.
Synopsis
On the day of the Festival Of The Moon, a gypsy predicts that the soulful heiress Teresa Larrazabal will meet three men. The mystical ”spell of the stardust” will unmask one who will help her, one who will destroy her and one who will be the love of her life. But the spell undergoes a sinister twist at the hands of the embittered Belgica Michelena. She casts a terrible sentence on the innocence of true love, hurling Teresa toward an unwilling fate as her pawn in a mysterious game of seduction, sorcery and revenge.
Belgica unites a powerful hatred for Teresa’s father Teofilo, the lover who spurned her, with the power of the gypsy’s incantation. But her plan to use sons, Vicente and Pedro Armando, as instruments of her vengeance goes awry when Vicente falls in love with Teresa, challenging both his mother and the supernatural forces that oppose them. It is decreed that Vicente will die if Teresa surrenders to his love. Defiant in their quest to resist Belgica’s depravity, Teresa and Vicente join hands and hearts to undo the evil of the prophecy.
As they weave their way through the darkness of the Magic Forest, the full moon’s piercing rays illuminate their paths, helping them to discover the secret that will free them. In their journey to vanquish destiny’s wicked intentions, they affirm that true love weaves the most powerful spell of all.[2]
Cast
- Roxana Diaz as Teresa Larrazabal
- Carlos Montilla as Vicente Valbuena
- Juan Carlos Alarcón as Modesto
- Ricardo Bianchi as Edmundo Berrisveitia
- Catherine Correia as Julia Larrazabal
- Nacarid Escalona as Elida
- Gledys Ibarra as Porcia Larrazabal
- Alfonso Medina as Polonio
- Julie Restifo as Belgica Michelena
- Carlota Sosa as Blanca
- Winston Vallenilla as Pedro Armando Reveron
- Franklin Vírgüez as Teofilo Larrazabal
- Dalila Colombo as Martirio Larrazabal
- Ricardo Bianchi as Edmundo Berrisveitia
Trivia
- The theme song to Aunque me Cueste la Vida is "Como un Hechizo", performed by Carlos Montilla.
- Belgica Michelena was the basis for Tatum O'Neal's character in the MyNetworkTV serial Wicked Wicked Games.
- Same song title written by Alberto "Negrito Del Batey" Beltran, of the Dominican Republic, in the 60s.