Rafaela (telenovela)

Rafaela
Genre	Telenovela Romance Drama
Created by	Delia Fiallo
Starring	Scarlet Ortiz Diana Bracho Jorge Poza Arleth Terán Chantal Andere
Opening theme	Corazon by Chino & Nacho
Ending theme	Corazon by Chino & Nacho
Country of origin	Mexico
Original language(s)	Spanish
No. of episodes	120 [1]
Production
Executive producer(s)	Nathalie Lartilleux
Running time	42-45 minutes
Production company(s)	Televisa
Distributor	Televisa
Release
Original network	Canal de las Estrellas
Picture format	1080i HDTV 480i SDTV
Original release	31 January – 15 July 2011
Chronology
Preceded by	Para volver a amar
Followed by	Esperanza del corazón
External links
Production website

Rafaela is a Mexican telenovela produced by Nathalie Lartilleux for Televisa. It is based on the Venezuelan telenovela of the same name produced in 1977.^[2]

Scarlet Ortiz and Jorge Poza star as the main protagonists, while Chantal Andere, Diana Bracho and Arturo Carmona star as the main antagonists.

Though Rafaela was nominated for best female antagonist, best first actor, and best first actress,^[3] it did not win any awards.^[4]

Canal de las Estrellas originally broadcast Rafaela at 5pm MDT from 31 January to 11 March 2011.^[5][6] From 14 March to 15 July 2011, it was moved to 4PM MDT.^[7][8] From 20 June to 5 August 2011, Univision transmitted Rafaela weekdays at 1pm central for 2 hours,^[9] replacing Niña de mi Corazón. From 8 August 2011 to 14 October 2011, one episode was shown weekdays at 1pm central.

Cast

• Scarlet Ortiz as Rafaela de la Vega Martinez - Rafael and Caridad's daughter, Morelia's stepdaughter, sister of Alicia, Rosalba, Luli, Belen, Chucho and Goyito, Arely's friend, ex-wife of Angel, in love with Jose Maria.
• Jorge Poza as Jose Maria Baez - Mireya's husband, Ileana's ex-boyfriend, in love with Rafaela.
• Chantal Andere as Mireya Vival de Baez - Jose Maria's wife, Morelia's friend and accomplice,killed Morelia and Victor Acuna, ends up insane.
• Diana Bracho as Morelia Martinez de de la Vega - Alicia and Rosalba's mother and Rafaela's stepmother, Rafael's wife, Rene's aunt, killed by Mireya. by throwing her off the second floor
• Rogelio Guerra as Dr. Rafael de la Vega - Rafaela and Alicia's father, Morelia's husband, in love with Caridad.
• Arleth Terán as Ileana Contreras - Jose Maria's ex-girlfriend, Alfredo's ex-wife, Mireya's accomplice.
• Patricia Reyes Spíndola as Caridad Martinez, sister in law of Morelia and mother of Rafaela, Rosalba, Belen, Luli, Chucho, and Goyito, Braulio's partner, Rafael's love interest.
• Tiare Scanda as Rosalba Martinez - Caridad's daughter, sister of Rafaela, Belen, Luli, Goyito, and Chucho, in love with Carlos Luis.
• Manuel Valdes as Braulio.
• Rubén Zamora as Ángel Grajales - Rafaela's dedicated ex-husband.
• Arturo Carmona as Victor Acuna - Footballer, Mireya's accomplice, obsessed with Rafaela, killed by Mireya.
• Sheyla as Amanda- Nurse at the San Rafael Hospital, Rafaela's friend.
• Ilean Almaguer as Alicia de la Vega - Rafaela's sister, daughter of Morelia and Rafael, in love with Chucho.
• Juan Carlos Flores as Chucho Martinez - Brother of Rafaela, Rosabla, Belen, Luli and Goyito, Caridad's son, in love with Alicia.
• Arlette Pacheco as Amelia.
• Isadora González as Elizabeth Jacome.
• Jan as Rene Echeverria - Morelia's nephew, ends up in jail.
• Manuela Ímaz as Arely Herrera - Rafaela's friend, Carlos Luis's wife.
• Juan Ángel Esparza as Carlos Luis Fernandez - Arely's husband.
• Eduardo Rivera as Alfredo Contreras - Ileana's ex-husband.
• Nicolás Mena as Raul Herrera.
• Katherine Kellerman as Delia.
• Silvia Ramírez as Camila Rojas.
• Isabel Martínez as Rosario.
• Rosangela Balbó a Sara.
• Theo Tapia as Ernesto.
• Jorge Alberto Bolaños as Porfirio - Bar owner, in love with Rosalba.
• Mario Sauret as Cosme.
• Evelyn Cedeño as Belen Martinez - Caridad's daughter, sister of Rafaela, Rosalba, Luli, Chucho and Goyito.
• Sarai Meza as Luli Martinez - Caridad's daughter, sister of Rafaela, Rosabla, Belen, Chucho and Goyito.
• Emanuel Chikoto as Goyito Martínez - Caridad's son, brother of Rafaela, Rosabla, Belen, Chucho and Luli.
• Sergio Jurado as Bruno.
• Yulyenette Anaya as Romana.
• Oswaldo Zarate as Flaco.

International broadcasts

Rafaela	Network(s)	Series premiere	Series finale	Title
United States	Univision	June 20, 2011	October 14, 2011	Rafaela
Mexico	Canal de las Estrellas	January 31, 2011	July 17, 2011
Bulgaria	Diema Family	March 27, 2012	September 10, 2012	Рафаела
Venezuela	Venevisión			Rafaela
Dominican Republic	Telemicro			Rafaela
Nicaragua	Canal 10			Rafaela
Ecuador	Gama TV			Rafaela
Paraguay	Telefuturo			Rafaela
Peru	América Televisión	August 10, 2011	January 24, 2012	Rafaela
Bolivia	Red Uno			Rafaela
Panama	Telemix Internacional			Rafaela
Spain	laSexta2			Rafaela
	Nova
Chile	La Red			Rafaela
Hungary	Life Network	July 2, 2012		Rafaela doktornő
Philippines	Telenovela Channel	April 1, 2013/October 21, 2013	September 13, 2013/April 4, 2014	Rafaela
Kenya	Kenya Television Network	December 11, 2011	2012	Rafaela
United Arab Emirates	MBC			رافييلا

Awards

TVyNovelas Awards 2012

Category	Nominee	Result
Best Female Antagonist	Chantal Andere	Nominated
Best First Actor	Rogelio Guerra	Nominated
Best First Actress	Patricia Reyes Spíndola	Nominated

References

1. Televisa's Rafaela
2. Aterriza 'Rafaela' en Venezuela
3. Conoce a los nominados finalistas de los Premios TVyNovelas 2012
4. Descubre a los ganadores de los 'Premios TVyNovelas 2012'
5. Scarlet Ortíz queda muda en el gran inicio de 'Rafaela'
6. ¡No te pierdas el gran estreno de 'Rafaela'!
7. Tendrá 'Rafaela' grandes sorpresas en nuevo horario
8. Scarlet Ortíz, orgullosa de haber protagonizado en México
9. Scarlet Ortiz conocerá el amor y el odio en Rafaela