| Marina | |
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| Format | telenovela |
| Created by | Inés Rodena |
| Developed by | Alberto Gómez |
| Starring | Sandra Echeverría |
| Theme music composer | Miguel de Narváez |
| Opening theme | Sandra Echeverría |
| Country of origin |  Mexico United States |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| No. of episodes | 174 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Mary-Kathryn Kennedy, Rafael Uriostegui |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Telemundo |
| Picture format | NTSC |
| Audio format | Stereophonic sound |
| Original run | October 16, 2006 – June 29, 2007 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | María Mercedes, Los Ricos También Lloran |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
Marina is a Spanish language telenovela that aired on United States-based television network Telemundo. It premiered on October 16, 2006. The final original episode aired Thursday, June 28, 2007. Sandra Echeverría, in her first major role, plays the title character. Aylín Mújica is both twin sisters, Laura and Verónica Saldivar. Mauricio Ochmann appears as Ricardo in early episodes before being replaced by Manolo Cardona. The cast also includes Ilean Almaguer (Patty), Susana Dosamantes (Alberta), and Humberto Zurita (Guillermo). Telemundo's slogan in English-language ads for the show was "The heat of Acapulco. The passion of a woman." As with most of its other soap operas, the network broadcast English subtitles as closed captions on CC3. Marina was produced by Argos Mexico. During the show's last month, June, 2007, Marina's time slot (which included one soccer preemption and an encore of the finale) averaged 577,000 core adult viewers (ages 18 to 49). That was an 18 percent increase over the year before, when Tierra de Pasiones aired during that hour, according to Nielsen Media Research. [1]
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Story
Set in Acapulco, this love story features Marina (Echeverría), a beautiful, sweet young woman who makes a living driving a tourist boat. Her simple life transforms when her mother dies unexpectedly and she inherits a large family fortune. Marina moves into an elegant mansion owned by the wealthy Alarcón Morales family, who treat her with evil, scorn and rejection. This humble girl is abruptly immersed into a world of rich, superficial people, who live lives of luxury, intrigue and vengeance. She finds love with the man she least expects: Ricardo Alarcón (Mauricio Ochmann) handsome boy.
Cast
- Mauricio Ochmann .... Ricardo #1 - main hero
- Manolo Cardona .... Ricardo #2 - main hero
- Sandra Echeverria .... Marina - main heroine
- Aylin Mujica .... Laura / Veronica - in love with Ricardo / her sister, villain
- Susana Dosamantes .... Alberta - mother of Ricardo
- Humberto Zurita .... Guillermo - uncle of Marina
- Dolores Heredia .... Rosa - mother of Marina, who has died
- Carlos Caballero .... Julio - criminal, villain
- Marta Aura .... Lupe - foster mother of Chuy
- Elizabeth Cervantes .... Sara - in love with Ricardo, villain
- Eduardo Victoria .... Federico - in love with Marina
- Karina Mora .... Matilde - wife of Elias
- Pablo Azar .... Papalote - friend of Marina, in love with her
- Ilean Almaguer .... Patricia - adopted daughter of Marina and Ricardo,
- Alfonso Dosal .... Chuy - son of Marina and Ricardo, in love with Paty
- Jorge Luis Vasquez .... Elias - brother of Ricardo, wife of Matilde
- Angélica Celaya .... Rosalba - mother of Paty
- Beatriz Cecilia .... Pastora - housekeeper at Alarcón-Morales mansion
- Mara Cuevas .... Lucía - half-sister of Laura and Veronica
Adaptations
Head writer Alberto Gómez adapted this serial from Televisa's Maria trilogy.
- María Mercedes (1992),
- Marimar (1994), and
- María la del Barrio (1995).
They, in turn, were based on three previous Televisa limited run serials, all written by Inés Rodena:
- Rina (1977),
- La Venganza ("Revenge," 1977) and
- Los Ricos También Lloran ("The Rich Also Cry," 1979)
Telemundo originally planned to name Marina after its predecessor, Los Ricos También Lloran.
Links
- Telemundo official Marina site (English)
- Telemundo International Marina page (English, requires Flash)
- Telenovela World
- Marina at the Internet Movie Database
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