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The Mask of Analia (2008)

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Original title
El Rostro de Analía
Genre
telenovela, action television series, drama television series, romance television series
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 178 episodes
Rating
4.4 of 10 from 77 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A telenovela about identical twins Mariana and Analia, played by the same actress, whose lives become entangled by crime and betrayal. It follows their struggle against powerful enemies as they try to protect their family secrets.

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What happens

El Rostro de Analía (Spanish pronunciation: [el ˈrostɾo ðe anaˈli.a]; The Face of Analía) is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the American-based television network Telemundo. It stars Elizabeth Gutiérrez, Martín Karpan, Maritza Rodríguez and Gabriel Porras, with the special appearance of Gaby Espino. Written by Venezuelan writer Humberto "Kiko" Olivieri, the story is loosely based on María, María which starred Alba Roversi and Mexican soap star Arturo Peniche in Venezuela, and was also written by Olivieri. The novela is directed by David Posada and Danny Gaviria; with Jairo Arcila as General Producer and Aurelio Valcárcel Carroll as Executive Producer. Although the novela was set in Los Angeles, Telemundo filmed the serial in Miami, Fl. Through editing it was made to appear as Los Angeles. The network debuted it on October 20, 2008, at the 9 pm (8 pm central) timeslot. NBC added English subtitles as closed captions on CC3 starting in March. Elizabeth Gutiérrez plays both Mariana and Analía, being the protagonist. The male lead is portrayed by Martín Karpan, while the antagonists include Maritza Rodríguez, Gabriel Porras and Zully Montero. Other major characters are brought to life by Karla Monroig, Daniel Lugo, José Guillermo Cortines, Ximena Duque, Pedro Moreno and Alejandro Chaban. Special participation takes Gaby Espino. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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