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Pueblo chico, infierno grande

Pueblo chico, infierno grande
Genre Telenovela
Romance
Drama
Created by Javier Ruán
Written by Javier Ruán
Mario Hernández
Sergio Schmucler
Begoña Fernández
Directed by Benjamín Cann
Starring Verónica Castro
Guillermo Capetillo
Enrique Rocha
Jorge Russek
Alma Delfina
Theme music composer Juan Carlos Calderón
Opening theme Pena de amor y muerte by Verónica Castro
Country of origin Mexico
Original language(s) Spanish
No. of episodes 150
Production
Executive producer(s) José Alberto Castro
Producer(s) Ernesto Hernández
Location(s) Filming
Televisa San Ángel
Mexico City, Mexico
Locations
Hidalgo, Mexico
Veracruz, Mexico
Michoacán, Mexico
Puebla, Mexico
Cinematography Isabel Basurto
Editor(s) Hector Márquez
Running time 21-22 minutes
Production company(s) Televisa
Distributor Televisa
Release
Original network Canal de las Estrellas
Picture format 480i SDTV
Audio format Dolby Digital 5.1
Original release January 6 – August 1, 1997
Chronology
Preceded by Te sigo amando (21:00)/(22:00)
Followed by La jaula de oro (21:00)
Salud, dinero y amor (22:00)

Pueblo chico, infierno grande (English title: Small town, big hell) is a Mexican telenovela produced by José Alberto Castro for Televisa in 1997.Pueblo chico, infierno grande is a historical telenovela set in the Pre-Mexican Revolution period. It also aired on Univision in the United States. Televisa has released an abridged DVD version of the novela in several countries.

On January 6, 1997, Canal de las Estrellas started broadcasting Pueblo chico, infierno grande weekdays at 10:00pm, replacing Te sigo amando. The last episode was broadcast on August 1, 1997 with La jaula de oro replacing it the following day.

Verónica Castro, Juan Soler and Guillermo Capetillo starred as protagonists, while Alma Delfina starred as main antagonist.

The story takes place in Nahuatzen, a small town in the Sierra Purépecha in Michoacán, Mexico, early 1900. The young girl Leonarda Ruán (Aracely Arámbula), is the youngest daughter of the venerable Don Prisciliano Ruan (Enrique Rocha).

The day of the feast of the town's patron saint, Saint Louis of France, Leonarda discovers her feelings for Hermilo Jaimes (Kuno Becker), a poor boy who works in a grocery store. But that afternoon, the old Don Rosendo Equigua (Jorge Russek) the richest man in Nahuatzen, sets his eyes on the girl.

Don Prisciliano disapproves of the love between Leonarda and Hermilo, and yields the girl's hand to Rosendo. That same afternoon, a girl named Magdalena Beltran (Evangelina Sosa), falls for a young man nicknamed "El Batan" (Jose Maria Yazpik). Her mother, Inmaculada (Socorro Bonilla), is surprised that she feels lust for "El Batan".


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