Los Ricos También Lloran

Los ricos también lloran
Genre	Telenovela
Written by	Inés Rodena (original story) María Zarattini (adaptation)
Directed by	Rafael Banquells
Starring	Verónica Castro Rogelio Guerra Augusto Benedico Alicia Rodríguez Rocío Banquells Miguel Palmer Columba Domínguez Yolanda Mérida Rafael Banquells
Country of origin	Mexico
Original language(s)	Spanish
No. of episodes	248
Production
Producer(s)	Valentín Pimstein
Location(s)	Guanajuato Mexico City
Camera setup	Multi-camera setup
Running time	60 minutes (with commercials)
Production company(s)	Televisa
Release
Picture format	480i
Original release	October 16, 1979 (1979-10-16) – February 29, 1980 (1980-02-29)

Los ricos también lloran ("The rich also cry") is a popular telenovela produced in Mexico in 1979, starring Verónica Castro, Rogelio Guerra and Rocío Banquells. Castro also sang the theme Aprendí a Llorar ("I learned to cry"), a song written by Lolita de la Colina. The telenovela was produced by Chilean Valentín Pimstein and Carlos Romero, it was directed by Rafael Banquells. The story was written by Inés Rodena and adapted by Valeria Philips.

Plot

Mariana Villareal finds herself homeless after her father dies and her stepmother takes over their hacienda. She escapes to Mexico City and a priest asks Don Alberto Salvatierra (a millionaire) to care for the young girl. Don Alberto takes pride in educating the girl but his own son Luis Alberto (a womanizer) tries to seduce her but the father orders him to stay away from her. Esther, Luis Alberto's cousin, moves into the Salvatierra mansion with the hopes of marrying him. Luis Alberto finds Mariana's charm to be the reason for him to change and falls in love with her.

Full cast

Theme song

• The theme songs is "Aprendí a Llorar" sung by (Verónica Castro)

Remakes

• Maria la del Barrio (1995-1996)
• Marina (2006)

External links

• Los Ricos También Lloran at the Internet Movie Database
• Profile (Spanish) on the Univision site.
• Profile on the Russian serials site.
• Profile on Alma Latina.