La Potra Zaina
SYNOPSIS
The story takes place now days in an imaginary town called “Puerto Adentro”, where Melquisedec Ahumada lives with his three children, Soledad, Damaso and Magdalena. Melquisedec is the richest man in the territory. He has raised his eldest daughter Soledad, to be the first-born son he did not have. When the story starts Soledad is twenty-five years old. Soledad is a beautiful woman who despises men because she considers them to be less than herself. }
On the other hand, Daniel Clemente has won the “Hacienda” next to Melquisedec in a card game. He then travels to Puerto Adentro. At his arrival to this land he falls in love with Soledad and is immediately determined to make her his wife. Initially, Soledad’s lack of interest towards men makes her reject Daniel Clemente’s love.
The evening that Daniel Clemente wins his land, he makes Victoria, the owner of the apartment where they played, his lover.
Daniel marks Victoria´s life, and from this night on she is determined to keep him as her lover. The arrival of Daniel Clemente, a model like man, causes great impression among the women in town; Elda, who had three lovers before Daniel, Magdalena, Soledad’s sister, Soledad and Victoria; who had traveled to this town in search of wealth by marrying Melquisedec.
In this way Daniel Clemente’s life becomes a constant battle of becoming richer than Melquisedec, of gaining Soledad’s love and of fighting Melquisedec’s jealousy because he is determined in not letting Daniel overpower him in his own territory. Daniel finds himself under siege by four different women, in four different ways; Soledad, a love moved by arrogance and pride; Magdalena, a love led by romance, Victoria’s love obsessed with lust and Elda’s which is moved by sex and for sex.
After juggling with fate Daniel finally comes near to reaching his goals; wealth, power and most important, Soledad, when Victoria’s thirst for revenge from his rejection succeeds in tumbling his paradise and he finds himself having to start all over again. The ending is unexpected and surprising and it will leave you completely baffled.
TECHNICAL FILE
REALIZATION Y PRODUCTION: RCN TELEVISIÓN
DATE OF PRODUCTION: 1993
GENDER: TELENOVELA
DIRECTOR: JULIO CESAR LUNA
LIBRETTIST: BERNARDO ROMERO PEREIRO
PRODUCTION MANAGER: LIUBA HLEAP
CAMERA PRODUCTION: MIGUEL A. TULANDE
ASSISTANT DIRECTION: SILVANA ORLANDELLI
TÍTLE AND THEME SONG: JUAN VICENTE TORREALBA
ORIGINAL MUSIC: ISAAC TACHA
MUSICAL ARRANGEMENT: ISAAC TACHA
DURATION: 123 X 60" EST.