Chispita | |
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Lucero as Chispita with Angélica Aragón
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Genre | Telenovela |
Created by | Abel Santa Cruz |
Written by | Vivian Pestalozzi Lucía Camen |
Directed by |
Pedro Damián Héctor Ortega |
Starring |
Lucero Enrique Lizalde Angélica Aragón Gastón Tuset Alma Delfina Hilda Aguirre |
Theme music composer | Memo Méndez Guiu Alvaro Dávila |
Opening theme | Chispita by Timbiriche |
Country of origin | Mexico |
Original language(s) | Spanish |
No. of episodes | 200 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Valentín Pimstein |
Cinematography | Manuel Ruiz Esparza |
Running time | 21-22 minutes |
Production company(s) | Televisa |
Distributor | Televisa |
Release | |
Original network | Canal de las Estrellas |
Original release | November 11, 1982 – August 19, 1983 |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Déjame vivir |
Followed by | Un solo corazón |
Related shows |
Andrea Celeste (1979) Luz Clarita (1996) |
Chispita (English title: Little Spark) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Valentín Pimstein for Televisa in 1982. It's an original story by Abel Santa Cruz, the telenovela is a remake of the 1979 Argentinean telenovela Andrea Celeste.
Lucero starred as child protagonist, Angélica Aragón and Enrique Lizalde starred as adult protagonists, Usi Velasco starred as co-protagonist, Alma Delfina and Leonardo Daniel starred as young co-protagonists, while Renata Flores starred as main antagonist.
María Luisa and her husband had terrible car accident, her husband dies and she lost her memory completely and she is not able to remember anything at all. After this incident, María Luisa didn't remember she had a daughter, Isabel, who became an orphan and is taken to the orphanage of the Father Eugenio where she starts to live and grow. When Isabel is 10 years old, she was adopted by Don Alejandro, a respectable man, widower and with 2 children, Juan Carlos y Lilí.
When Isabel is taken home, she meets Gloria, the maid, who become her friend just like Juan Carlos, but it doesn't happen the same with Lilí and the Miss Irene, Lili's tutor, they make the life impossible to Isabel. Like a miracle Bertha appears, María Luisa's sister, and she contacts Isabel and convince her to look for her mother due to her strange disappearance. Meanwhile, María Luisa decides to name herself as Lucía due to her lack of memory and she get a job in the orphanage of Father Eugenio. When Isabel meets Lucía, they befriend each other, without knowing the familiar ties.
Due to its international success, it was decided to make a special album by Timbiriche that included the main theme. However, Lucerito did not sing the theme, but in a special performance by Timbiriche and Lucerito, they sing it together. The soundtrack was recorded in Spanish and Portuguese languages. In Brazil, this telenovela has been broadcast 8 times and Chispita dolls has been sold.