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La Dueña (1984)

La Dueña poster
Genre
telenovela, romance television series
Country
Venezuela
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A woman seeks revenge after being wronged. The story follows her transformation and quest for justice.

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What happens

La Dueña is a Venezuelan telenovela written by José Ignacio Cabrujas in collaboration with Julio César Marmol, and produced by Venezolana de Televisión in 1984. The plot was inspired by the novel The Count of Monte Cristo written by Alexandre Dumas, though they changed the protagonist from male to female. La Dueña is considered one of the best telenovelas made in Venezuela. Amanda Gutiérrez and Daniel Alvarado starred as the main protagonists with María Cristina Lozada as the antagonist. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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