El maleficio

El maleficio
Genre	Telenovela Romance Drama
Created by	Fernanda Villeli
Written by	Fernanda Villeli
Directed by	Raúl Araiza
Starring	Jacqueline Andere Ernesto Alonso Carmen Montejo Erika Buenfil Armando Araiza Humberto Zurita Sergio Goyri
Opening theme	Hombre by Norma Herrera
Country of origin	Mexico
Original language(s)	Spanish
No. of episodes	320
Production
Executive producer(s)	Ernesto Alonso
Running time	21-22 minutes
Production company(s)	Televisa
Distributor	Televisa
Release
Original network	Canal de las Estrellas
Original release	February 7, 1983 (1983-02-07) – April 27, 1984 (1984-04-27)
Chronology
Preceded by	Mañana es primavera
Followed by	La pasión de Isabela
Related shows	El maleficio 2: Los enviados del infierno (1986 film)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

El maleficio (English title: The curse) is an Mexican telenovela produced by Ernesto Alonso for Televisa in 1983.The telenovela was so successful in 1983 that a sequel was made under the title of El maleficio 2: Los enviados del infierno in 1986.

Ernesto Alonso starred as antagonistic protagonist and Jacqueline Andere starred as protagonist, while Humberto Zurita starred as antagonist. Norma Herrera, María Sorté and Carmen Montejo starred as stellar performances.

Plot

Beatriz is a respectable widow, who since the death of her husband, has lived dedicated to raising their children, Vicky (Erika Buenfil) and Juanito with his mother Doña Emilia. Beatriz knows the powerful billionaire Enrique De Martino who dazzles with his attentions and agrees to marry him.

Cast

• Ernesto Alonso as Don Enrique de Martino
• Jacqueline Andere as Doña Beatriz de de Martino
• Norma Herrera as Doña Nora Valdés de de Martino
• Humberto Zurita as Jorge de Martino Valdés
• Carmen Montejo as Doña Emilia
• Sergio Jiménez as Raúl de Martino Valdés/Damián Juárez
• María Sorté as Patricia Lara
• Erika Buenfil as Virginia "Vicky" de Martino
• Emilia Carranza as María Reyna
• Gloria Mayo as Eva
• Arsenio Campos as Álvaro
• Sergio Goyri as César de Martino Valdés
• Rebecca Jones as Ruth Reyna
• Eduardo Yáñez as Diego Flores
• Alba Nydia Díaz as Sara
• Alfredo Leal as Ricardo/Roberto
• Jorge del Campo as Felipe Reyna
• Alfonso Meza as Lt. Larios
• Patricia Reyes Spíndola as Teodora
• Carlos Bracho as Pedro Jiménez
• Gina Romand as Alicia
• Armando Araiza as Juan "Juanito" de Martino
• Ana Patricia Rojo as Liliana
• Mónica Martell as Alma Bauer
• Raquel Olmedo as Yuliana Pietri
• Héctor Sáez as Joao
• Nerina Ferrer as Lorena de la Garza
• Barbara Hermen as Lourdes "Lulú"
• Guillermo Aguilar as Meyer
• Malena Doria as Soledad
• Angélica Chain as Cinthia

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result
1984	2nd TVyNovelas Awards	Best Telenovela of the Year	Ernesto Alonso	Nominated
		Best Actress	Jacqueline Andere
		Best Actor	Ernesto Alonso	Won
		Best Antagonist Actor	Humberto Zurita
		Best Female Revelation	Erika Buenfil	Nominated
		Best Male Revelation	Sergio Goyri	Won
			Eduardo Yáñez	Nominated
		Best Child Performance	Armando Araiza	Won
			Ana Patricia Rojo

External links

• El maleficio at IMDb