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El Derecho de Nacer (1981)

El Derecho de Nacer poster
Directed by
Raúl Araiza
Genre
telenovela
Country
Mexico
Elsewhere
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How it feels

This telenovela tells the story of a family caught in conflict and secrets. It follows the lives of protagonists and antagonists as they navigate love, betrayal, and societal pressures.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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