Flor y canela is a Mexican telenovela produced by Eugenio Cobo for Televisa in 1988. It based on a story by the Spanish writer Benito Pérez Galdós, adapted by María Teresa Calderón and Marissa Garrido and directed by Luis Vélez.
Mariana Garza as Marianela, who later would be replaced by Daniela Leites, and Ernesto Laguardia starred as protagonists, while Mónica Miguel starred as the antagonist.
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Plot
In the 1940s, in a Mexican mining town lives María de la Canela, nicknamed Marianela. This dirty and ragged orphan is despised by villagers who see it inherited traits madness of his mother committed suicide by jumping off a ravine. Is that where Marianela goes in search of advice ghost of his mother. The only loving being with the beggar is Pablo, a rich guy but blind Marianela who served as guide.
Unable for him to see how his guide looks, Pablo imagines her as a beautiful woman and does not let anyone tell him otherwise. Pablo's father arranged the marriage of his son with Florentina, the daughter of the village notary. Tomás, an ophthalmologist known advises that Pablo go to the United States operated. It was decided that the wedding will take place after Pablo can already see.
When Pablo returns, cured, he is horrified to see the true aspect of Marianela, and prefers to Florentina corresponding to their ideal of feminine beauty. However, Florentina in love with Carlos, a mining engineer married a frivolous woman. The Marianela desperate attempts suicide, but is rescued by Tomás who falls for her.
Cast
Mariana Garza as María de la Canela "Marianela" #1
Daniela Leites as María de la Canela "Marianela" #2
Ernesto Laguardia as Pablo
Edith González as Florentina
Ari Telch as Tomás García
Edgardo Gazcón as Carlos
Salvador Sánchez as Sinforoso
Guillermo Murray as Francisco
Oscar Morelli as Manuel
Aurora Molina as Dorotea
Ricardo De Loera as Remigio
Mónica Miguel as Ana
Rosita Pelayo as Juana
Miguel Córcega as El Galán
Adalberto Parra as Atanasio
Rosario Zúñiga as Josefa
Christian Ramírez as Felipín
Marta Resnikoff as Florence
Irlanda Mora as Trudi
Isabel Andrade as Paca
Aurora Cortés
Germán Bernal
Cecilia Gabriela
José Elías Moreno