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TV series

El Manantial

2001 · NR · 1 season · 95 episodes

Created by Víctor Manuel Medina and Cuauhtémoc Blanco

7.3

TMDB audience score
103 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

In the village of San Andres, the rivalry between two families the Valdes and the Ramirez is centered on "El Manantial", a beautiful fountain of water that happens to bathe the small property of the Valdes and not the neighboring ranch, the rich and prosperous hacienda "Piedras Grandes", where the best cattle are raised and is property of the Ramirez. But the spring is not the real reason for the hatred between the families. Justo Ramirez, married to Margarita Insunza, had a relationship with Francisca Rivero, wife of his enemy and neighbor Rigoberto Valdes. This relationship, founded in the betrayal, will cause the utmost bitterness and the destruction between the two families. The Valdes have a beautiful daughter named Alfonsina, who was born in the same year as Alejandro, the son and heir of the Ramirez. Although they have grown separately with their souls full of prejudices against their respective families, the two cannot avoid feeling attracted to each other. Margarita will not permit this and so she tells her husband to make sure her son will never be together with Alfonsina so he could marry Barbara, her cousin's daughter. Justo rapes Alfonsina and she leaves along with her mom and her aunt. Five years later... Alfonsina is graduating from school and has a good life until her mother commits suicide because she found out she was deathly ill and could no longer live with the guilt of her lifestyle. Before dying, her mother confesses to Alfonsina that Justo Ramirez destroyed her life and after that Alfonsina vows revenge on the man who destroyed her family. She returns to San Andres and there she once again sees Alejandro who is now engaged to Barbara. Their love is still present in their hearts. They will have to fight for their love and see if they can be happy by the shores of El Manantial... El Manantial is a Mexican telenovela that first aired in 2001, starring Adela Noriega and Mauricio Islas. The telenovela received TVyNovelas Award for Best Telenovela, in 2002.

About 71h 15m to watch every episode. An estimate: 95 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 45 minutes.

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Main cast

  • Adela Noriega
    Alfonsina Valdés
    95 episodes

  • Daniela Romo
    Margarita Insunza de Ramírez
    95 episodes

  • Karyme Lozano
    Bárbara Luna
    95 episodes

  • Mauricio Islas
    Alejandro Ramírez Insunza
    95 episodes

  • Alejandro Tommasi
    Don Justo Ramírez
    95 episodes

  • Olivia Bucio
    Gertrudis Rivero
    95 episodes

  • Sylvia Pasquel
    Pilar Castillo de Luna
    95 episodes

  • Raymundo Capetillo
    Dr. Álvaro Luna Castillo
    95 episodes

  • Patricia Navidad
    María Magdalena "Malena" Osuna Castañeda
    95 episodes

  • Jorge Poza
    Héctor Luna/Héctor Ramírez Rivero
    95 episodes

  • Manuel Ojeda
    Father Salvador Valdéz
    95 episodes

  • Nuria Bages
    Martha/Eloísa Castañeda Vda. de Osuna
    95 episodes

  • Sergio Reynoso
    Fermín Aguirre
    95 episodes

  • Angelina Peláez
    Altagracia Herrera de Osuna
    95 episodes

  • Justo Martínez
    Melesio Osuna
    95 episodes

  • Gilberto de Anda
    Joel Morales
    95 episodes

  • Socorro Bonilla
    Norma de Morales
    95 episodes

  • Lorena Enríquez
    María Eugenia "Maru" Morales
    95 episodes

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