Leonela (1984)

Genre

telenovela

Country

Venezuela

Length

1 season, 10 episodes

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Venezuelan telenovela about a woman who experiences rape and later finds love. The story is split into two parts and follows the main couple's difficult relationship.

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What happens

Leonela is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Delia Fiallo and produced by Radio Caracas Televisión in 1983. The telenovela was divided into two parts: the first part Leonela had 66 episodes and the second part titled Miedo al amor had 67 episodes was produced in 1984. It was distributed internationally by Coral International. During its airing, the telenovela was surrounded by controversy because of its theme of rape and love. A remake, titled Leonela, muriendo de amor, was made in Peru in 1997. Mayra Alejandra and Carlos Olivier starred as the protagonists. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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