Guajira
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SYNOPSIS
From the successful team of Café con Aroma de Mujer (Coffee With A Woman’s Aroma): script by Fernando Gaitán, Pepe Sánchez as director, Guy Ecker in the lead role, together with the beautiful and talented Sonya Smith and over 40 leading Colombian actors, make up the production team and cast of Guajira.
This Telenovela, filled with actractive characters and intense situations achieved in real scenarios of the beautiful region of La Guajira, located in the North of Colombia. Sonia Arbeláez and Felipe Uribe are the best of friends. They have grown up together sharing life’s most special moments in each of their lives. During her last year in school, Sonia meets Helmut Edinberg, a prestigious Minning Engineer who doubles her age.
Helmut sees two of his life dreams fullfilled: Marrying Sonia and leading the most important Coal Project in Latin America. This challenge brings Helmut to discover a magical, unexpected and passionate land: La Guajira. Technology and know how of the coal mine have to develop among a world of smugglers, the traditions of the Wayuu Indians, and even the extravagances of the marihuana (herb) dealers. Helmut's challenge, ends up being bigger than what expected, which brings the couple apart. As time goes by his love for his young wife has diminished. Sonia being used to the fast pace and the comfort of the city, does not find herself at ease in this strange and dangerous world that she can not figure out.
Felipe's return means that Sonia's life will be full of voubts and uncertainties. Perhaps she shouldn't have married an older man. Perhaps she wasn't in love but only infatuated.
Yes, Guajira is much more than a love story, it is the shock of two cultures, the encounter of technology together with a magical world, where everything is yet to be discovered.
TECHNICAL FILE
REALIZATION AND PRODUCTION: RCN TELEVISIÓN
DATE OF PRODUCTION: 1996
GENDER: TELENOVELA
ADAPTATION AND LIBRETTO: FERNANDO GAITÁN
ORIGINAL HISTORY: MIRIAM DE LOURDES
DIRECTION: PEPE SÁNCHEZ
ORIGINAL MUSIC: JOSEFINA SEVERINO
EXECUTIVE PRODUCTION: AMPARO DE GÓMEZ
PRODUCTION MANAGER: NESTOR COBOS
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: ARGEMIRO SAAVEDRA
DESIGNER OF ATMOSPHERE: MARLENY CARVAJAL
MAKEUP DESIGNER: ROSSIO LÓPEZ
COSTUME DESIGNER: FERNANDO MOSERES
EDITION: MARÍA VASQUEZ
SCRIPT: JAIME LOZANO
DURATION: 100 X 60" EST.