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El derecho de nacer (TV series)

El derecho de nacer
Veronica Castro El Derecho De Nacer.jpg
Genre Telenovela
Drama
Created by Félix B. Caignet
Written by Fernanda Villeli
Directed by Raúl Araiza
Starring Verónica Castro
Sergio Jiménez
Ignacio López Tarso
María Rubio
Humberto Zurita
Salvador Pineda
Socorro Avelar
Erika Buenfil
Opening theme Ven by Verónica Castro
Country of origin Mexico
Original language(s) Spanish
No. of episodes 190
Production
Executive producer(s) Ernesto Alonso
Location(s) Veracruz, Mexico
Cinematography Carlos S. Zúñiga
Running time 21-22 minutes
Production company(s) Televisa
Distributor Televisa
Release
Original network Canal de las Estrellas
Original release November 2, 1981 – August 31, 1982
Chronology
Preceded by Soledad
Followed by Gabriel y Gabriela
Related shows El derecho de nacer (1952 film)
El derecho de nacer (1966 film)
El derecho de nacer (1966)
El derecho de nacer (2001)

El derecho de nacer (English title:The right to be born) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Ernesto Alonso for Televisa in 1981. Based on the Cuban radionovela of the same name written by Félix B. Caignet adapted for TV by Fernanda Villeli and directed by Raúl Araiza.

Verónica Castro and Sergio Jiménez starred as protagonists, Erika Buenfil and Humberto Zurita starred as co-protagonist on their debut, while Ignacio López Tarso, Beatriz Castro and Malena Doria starred as main antagonists. With the participations of the first actresses María Rubio and Socorro Avelar.

The story begins as a young woman seeks counsel by her doctor after she is left pregnant and debating if she should have an abortion. Her doctor calms her and tells her that he wants to share a story with her before she makes her decision. The doctor's name is Alberto Limonta and he begins recounting the story of the Del Junco family..... Don Rafael Del Junco (Ignacio López Tarso) is the severe patriarch of a respected Veracruz family and demands absolute obedience from his two daughters María Elena and Matilde (real-life sisters Verónica and Beatriz Castro) and his wife Dona Constancia. María Elena manages to have an affair with a traveling salesman named Alfredo Martinez, played by Salvador Pineda. Martinez abandons her after knowing that she is pregnant with his child.

Don Rafael, in all of his fury sends María Elena and her black nanny María Dolores (Socorro Avelar) into hiding to avoid any scandals to his family. The two women are kept prisoners by Bruno, the (Julio César Inbert), who is instructed by Don Rafael to kill the baby as soon as it is born. María Dolores manages to arrange the disappearance of the baby boy and instead flees to Mexico City while the boy Albertico played by Verónica Castro's real-life son Cristian Castro. Albertico Limonta, who took the last name of Maria Dolores, knows nothing about the existence of María Elena.


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