Perla (TV series)

Perla
Created by	Enrique Torres
Developed by	TV Azteca for Azteca Digital
Directed by	Antulio Jimenez Pons
Starring	Silvia Navarro Leonardo Garcia
Opening theme	"Prohibido" Performed by Octavio Cruz
Country of origin	Mexico
Original language	Spanish
No. of episodes	230
Production
Executive producer	Jose Ambris
Producers	Elisa Salinas Juan David Burns
Production location	Mexico City
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	42 minutes
Original release
Network	Azteca Trece
Release	1998 (1998)

Perla is a Mexican telenovela produced by TV Azteca and starred Silvia Navarro and Leonardo Garcia as protagonists.^[1]

Plot

In the world of power and money, no errors are permitted. Perla is a youth attending a prestigious college; sent there by her mother since a very small age and has never met her father. There, she meets and befriends Julieta Santiago and the two become close friends. Julieta is the heir of "Juvenile", a huge colossal company of cosmetics in Mexico. Julieta loves and has a son with Roberto Valderrama, who nevertheless betrays her and abandons her while she is pregnant. In a few time, Julieta dies in a car accident. Perla decides to take her place in the Santiago family.

Cast

Main cast

Silvia Navarro ... Perla / Julieta Santiago
Leonardo Garcia ... Luis Roberto Valderrama

Secondary casts

• Gina Romand Mercedes villain
• Andrés García Jr. ... Alberto 'Junior' Valderrama
• Paloma Woolrich ... Eugenia Martinez Kaufman villain
• Jorge Lavat ... César
• Rodolfo Arias ... Pablo, main villain
• Roberto Medina ... Octavio, main villain
• Irma Infante ... Patricia
• Miguel Couturier ... Alberto
• Mauricio Ferrari ... Enrique
• Vanessa Acosta ... Gina Valderrama
• Carmen Areu ... Otilia Santiago
• Rodrigo Cachero ... Alexis Santiago
• José Ramón Escoriza ... Felipe Legarreta, villain
• Karla Llanos ... Julieta Santiago Sanchez
• Cristina Alatorre ... Jazmín villain, turns good
• Gerardo Acuña ... Bernardo
• Simone Victoria ... Toña
• Víctor González ... Hugo
• Eugenio Montessoro ... Julio Alcántara
• Lucía Muñoz ... Adriana
• Gabriela Hassel ... Rosenda Santiago, villain

Tertiary casts

• Michelle Barquín ... Enfermera
• Roberto Carrera ... Hector
• Ninel Conde
• Martín Cuburu ... Benares
• Carlos Alejandro Diaz ... Raymundo
• Adriana Doblado ... Belén Sanchez
• Cynthia Ele ... María
• Elena Felgueres ... Adriana
• Daniela Garmendia ... Josefina
• Javier Guerrero ... Médico
• Dieter Koll ... Marco
• Miguel Manzano Jr. ... Germán
• Socorro Miranda ... Mónica
• Betty Monroe ... Guadalupe 'Lupita'
• Deborah Moralo ... Secretaria
• Sergio Mayer Mori ... Neonato
• Eduardo Muñoz ... Enriquito
• Mariana Peñalva ... Regina
• Flavio Peniche ... Evaro
• Palmira Pérez ... Mariana
• María Rebeca ... Matilde, main villain
• Ana María Rebell ... Rosa
• Karla Rico ... Recepcionista
• Isabela Ripol ... Julietita Santiago
• Maribel Rodríguez ... Cristina
• Cuba Sanchez ... Jurista
• Maricarmen Sandoval

Theme song

Title: "Prohibido"
Singer: Octavio Cruz

References

1. Villarello, J. (2022-06-30). "Así fue el primer casting de Fernando del Solar para una novela". Excelsior (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-08.