Yo amo a Paquita Gallego
| Yo amo a Paquita Gallego | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Julio Jiménez |
| Developed by | RTI Colombia |
| Directed by |
Aurelio Valcárcel Carrol Juan Pablo Posada |
| Starring |
Cristina Umaña Andrés Juan Victoria Góngora |
| Opening theme | Yo amo a Paquita Gallego by Andrés Juan |
| Ending theme | Yo amo a Paquita Gallego by Andrés Juan |
| Country of origin | Colombia |
| Original language(s) | Spanish |
| No. of episodes | 151 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Hugo León Ferrer |
| Location(s) | Colombia |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 40 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Canal A Caracol TV |
| Picture format | NTSC |
| Audio format | Stereophonic sound |
| Original release | Colombia February 1998 – February 1999 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Dos mujeres |
| Followed by | Divorciada |
| Related shows | Mi Corazón Insiste… en Lola Volcán |
Yo amo a Paquita Gallego (international title: I love Paquita Gallego) is a Spanish-language television drama series from Colombia which aired in 1998 and 1999. Unlike standard soap operas where a poor girl falls for a rich boy, this drama has supernatural and thriller theme. Paquita Gallego, the main character, is a product of a gang rape. She is born on a stormy night, and she can't cry because she doesn't have tears. To reach her happy ending with Andres Hidalgo, she has to pass five obstacles with the support of her grandaunt's spirit.
Soledad Gallego, a poor girl is in love with Javier Hidalgo, the son of the richest man in town. One night she is gang raped by three men including a club owner and a butcher. She gets pregnant but can't tell which one of the rapists is the father. Carolina Hidalgo, Javier's mother, uses the incident to separate Javier and Soledad, by telling him that Soledad has betrayed him.
Soledad's daughter, Paquita, is born on a stormy night. She never cries, because she doesn't have tears. Little Paquita goes to her mother's rapists asking them which one of them is her father, but none of them can tell. The three rapists die that night in a car accident, leaving the mystery forever unsolved.
Javier married to Margarita, a girl from high society and has a son, Andres. Andres and Paquita have been really good childhood friends and they go to the same school. Paquita is bullied by Rina Marcela because she's poor, fatherless, and has skin rash all over her face and body. But mostly, it's because Rina Marcela has feeling for Andres. After realizing the situation, Chavela Vargas, Soledad's aunt and a tarot reader, home-schools her.
Paquita is treated by Raimundo Rugeles, a doctor who falls in love with her mother. As she grows up, her skin rash is cured and she looks beautiful. She and Andres meet again and they fall in love. Andres has always loved Paquita, he has been painting hearts on the walls with "Yo Amo a Paquita Gallego" (I Love Paquita Gallego) written in them. Javier, seeing this as a redemption for Soledad, approves their relationship, even though his family wish to see Andres marries Rina Marcela instead. When Hidalgo family goes abroad, their plane crashes and it is reported that no one survives. Soledad dies of a broken heart and Chavela dies from alcohol soon after, leaving Paquita all alone. One thing leads to another, she has no other choice but to marry Raimundo. Paquita doesn't know that Andres is still alive. When he returns, Paquita is already married. Devastated, Andres sleeps with Rina Marcella and is forced to marry her out of guilt.
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