Abel Santacruz (1915-1995) was a prolific Argentine scriptwriter. He worked in multiple films, but he is best remembered for his telenovelas scripts, almost always following the narrative structure of "humble girl falls in love with rich boy".
Based on the 1966 Argentine telenovela *Jacinta Pichimahuida, la maestra que no se olvida*, the story centers on a group of second-grade students at the Mundial School. Together, they discover the ups and downs of life and seek to resolve their problems with joy and a lighthearted attitude, always with the help and affection of Teacher Helena, who was like a second mother to them.
Release Date1989-01-19
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Vote Count87
Mariano de la Fuente's family opens their home to a young orphan named Luz Clarita. Little Mariela views her as a rival and sets out to make her life miserable, but Luz Clarita will fight to find happiness.
Release Date1996-09-30
DepartmentWriting
JobStory
Episode Count105
Vote Count13
After a family tragedy, the sweet Dulce Maria is cared for by kind nuns at a boarding school. But things change when Dad comes back into her life.
Release Date2016-11-21
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Story
Episode Count403
Vote Count7
Release Date1970-04-19
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count4
Vote Count2
Carrossel is a children's telenovela created by Abel Santa Cruz and written by Íris Abravanel, originally transmitted on SBT from May 21, 2012 to present. It is a Brazilian remake of the Mexican telenovela Carrusel, which in turn had been inspired by the Argentinean telenovela Jacinta Pichimahuida, la Maestra que no se Olvida. In a short time the display was a telenovela phenomenon of hearing canal causing quite successful among the children public yielding several CDs, DVDs, toys and other products in less than a year. including we have made several spin-offs based on it, including a cartoon series and television sitcom.
Release Date2012-05-21
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Story
Episode Count310
Vote Count17
Dulce María is like her name, a sweet 5-year-old girl, full of joy and good feelings. With the death of his mother, his father, Luciano Larios, sinks into depression and pain, and decides to distance himself from everything and everyone. He admits Dulce María to the "Queen of America" nuns' school and goes abroad, leaving her in the care of her brother Gabriel, who is a priest. The only visit the girl receives is from her beloved Aunt Estefanía, whom she affectionately calls "Aunt Wigs" because instead of showing her hair, she wears colored wigs that match her clothes.
Release Date2000-06-19
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count175
Vote Count422
¡Vivan los niños! is a Mexican telenovela for children that premiered in 2002. It ran for 155 episodes and finished in 2003. The opening, Vivan los niños, was recorded by the Latin pop group OV7. One of its closing themes, also entitled Vivan los niños, was performed by Cuban-American singer and songwriter Ana Cristina. The show is a version of the Argentinian telenovela "Jacinta Pichimahuida, la maestra que no se olvida". The series starred Andrea Legarreta as 2nd grade teacher Lupita Gómez. After the series ended, Andrea became the long-time host of the morning talk show Hoy. On July 12, 2012, in celebration of Andrea's birthday, the producers of Hoy reunited her with the young actors who played her students on the series.
Release Date2002-07-15
DepartmentWriting
JobStory
Episode Count155
Vote Count215
Release Date2001-08-27
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Vote Count5
Release Date1976-04-26
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Story
Episode Count239
Vote Count1
Mundo de Juguete is a telenovela produced in Mexico by Televisa in 1974. It is a remake of telenovela Papá Corazón. This telenovela holds the record for having the second longest run ever for a Latin American telenovela, with a total of 605 episodes. Most telenovelas run for an average of six to eight months; the shortest ones run about four months, and the longest up to a year. Many "Mundo de Juguete" fans believe that either all or some of the tapes and film from the telenovela were lost when Televisa collapsed during the 1985 earthquake. Televisa has been secretive regarding which tapes were lost during that earthquake, so there is no way of confirming this. However, such claims can be disputed, considering that the Telenovela has been repeated on television several times after 1985. During the nineties, it was repeated on Mexico City Canal 9. For a period of time, it was also shown on Unicable or on Telenovelas Televisa remade the telenovela in 2000, and called it "Carita de Angel".
Release Date1974-11-04
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Vote Count2
La Pícara Soñadora is a Mexican telenovela shown in 1991, based on a 1956 Argentine film of the same name directed by Ernesto Arancibia. This telenovela contains 80 episodes and stars Dina de Marco, Irán Eory, Eduardo Palomo, and Mariana Levy.
Release Date1991-09-02
DepartmentCreator
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Vote Count89
Niña de mi Corazón is a teen Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa and Telefe adapted from Pedro Damian's 1997 Mi Pequeña Traviesa, that premiered on March 8, 2010 and ended on July 9, 2010. Damian was also the producer of this telenovela.
Release Date2010-03-08
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count90
Vote Count1
This educating soap opera for children takes place at the 500th anniversary of America's Discovery. Some episodes are dedicated to some discoverers and historical personalities. Others are dedicated to historical events. This soap have as end to teach all the children of America the common roots of their origins.
Release Date1992-04-20
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Vote Count5
Sueños y Caramelos is a 2005 Mexican telenovela that starred Nashla Aguilar as a little girl who lives in an almacen where she assembles a Maniqui or Mannequin, which comes to life and becomes like a mother to her. Remake of La Pícara Soñadora
Release Date2005-01-24
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Vote Count46
Release Date2021-07-18
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Vote Count2
Por Siempre mi Amor is an upcoming Mexican telenovela to be produced by Ignacio Sada Madero for Televisa. It is a remake of Mi Segunda Madre, produced by Juan Osorio. in 1990 Canal de las Estrellas will broadcast Mi Segunda Madre after Corazón Indomable concludes in late-September 2013. On June 24, 2013, it was confirmed that Susana González and Guy Ecker will star as the protagonists. Dominika Paleta and Héctor Suárez Gomís will star as the antagonists.
Release Date2013-10-07
DepartmentWriting
JobStory
Episode Count151
Vote Count1
Release Date1997-12-08
DepartmentWriting
JobStory
Episode Count100
Vote Count117
The story tells the story of Diana (Maria Sortè), a highly successful fashion designer married to an unreliable and lying man, Giacomo, and of Gianluca (Enrique Novi), a widower with a 10-year-old girl, Arianna. Diana, after discovering that Giacomo has another wife and two children, Davide and Chicco, abandons him, and leaves for a cruise with her friend Gloria. On the ship he meets Gianluca in the company of Viviana, who is actually staying with him for money. The meeting between Gianluca and Diana is one of those that are not forgotten and, what seemed only physical attraction, turns into true love. Diana is introduced by Gianluca to her daughter and immediately wins her sympathy.
Release Date1989-01-16
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Vote Count5
La última esperanza is a Mexican telenovela produced by Eugenio Cobo for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from February 1 to May 14, 1993. It is a remake of the 1973 Mexican telenovela Muñeca, which was itself based on the 1971 Argentine telenovela Así en la villa como en el cielo, created by Abel Santa Cruz. The story follows Estelita Suárez, a kind-hearted young woman who lives in the impoverished neighborhood of La Última Esperanza while caring for her alcoholic father. Her life changes when she meets Daniel Burana, a wealthy young man who disguises himself as a poor resident to win her love. As their romance blossoms, they must confront family greed, corruption, and betrayal while fighting to protect their community from those determined to destroy it.
Release Date1993-02-01
DepartmentCrew
JobCreator
Episode Count150
Vote Count2
The story follows Isabel—known as "Chispita"—who was separated from her mother after the latter lost her memory in an accident. After growing up in an orphanage, Isabel is adopted by a widowed businessman, Don Alejandro; he hopes she will bring joy to the life of his daughter, Lili, who has become sad and ill-tempered since her mother's death—largely due to the influence of her teacher, the wicked Miss Irene. However, contrary to Alejandro's expectations, Isabel is not welcomed by his daughter; instead, she must contend with the malicious traps set for her by Lili and Miss Irene. Yet, Isabel also finds friends in the household, such as Juan Carlos (Lili’s older brother) and Gloria (the family’s maid). From her new home, Chispita begins the search for her mother.
Release Date1982-11-15
DepartmentCreator
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Vote Count33
Release Date2007-09-12
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JobCreator
A woman seduces a father of a family, altering his structures and the family relationship.
Release Date1955-05-18
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
Release Date2002-11-06
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Story
Episode Count131
Vote Count2
To preserve the happiness of his home, a detective transforms himself into different characters: a brave mexican, a French compliment, a tough German and a smiling lady.
Release Date1954-09-29
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
A group of artists adopt a girl and take her to their shows.
Release Date1973-07-04
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Vote Count13
A wayward female singer and a vet hate each other but end up falling in love.
Release Date1952-05-23
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
Story of a timid provincial girl Natacha Cervantes, who moves to the capital and enters to work like a maid in the house of the Pereira Family where she falls in love with the rich boy Raul Pereira.
Release Date1971-10-25
DepartmentWriting
JobStory
Vote Count5
Gran Valor works in a bar and has an extraordinary memory. After loosing in an entertainement TV show he decides to help his friends in the university.
Release Date1981-06-04
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count2
Release Date1984-01-16
DepartmentCreator
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Vote Count1
A hidden heir who is the author of tangos.
Release Date1950-03-22
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
A Spanish immigrant goes from delivery guy to successful singer.
Release Date1957-01-01
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
An orphan girl tries by all means that her father does not marry with an ambitious woman.
Release Date1974-06-06
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count2
A boy refuses to accept his new mother despite her best efforts.
Release Date1960-09-15
DepartmentWriting
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Vote Count1
Release Date1973-01-21
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
Release Date1958-03-20
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
The police use Mr. Buendía to obtain information about a gangster to whom he is identical.
Release Date1963-09-11
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
Sentimental aspects of a group of cadets from the Military Aviation School.
Release Date1951-10-23
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
Responsible and composed doctor goes on a spree with a friend with two beautiful women, and his wife finds out.
Release Date1962-11-15
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
The children of a divorced marriage hatch a plan to get them back together, upon discovering that their father has a girlfriend.
Release Date1955-10-13
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
A married couple with three daughters abandons the idea of divorce when a supposed son of the husband appears.
Release Date1958-06-12
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
Photographers, beach attendants and street vendors from Mar del Plata team up to catch a gang of criminals.
Release Date1964-08-20
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
A store clerk, film extra, aspires to live an affair with her singing idol.
Release Date1967-03-02
DepartmentCrew
JobScript
Vote Count2
Release Date1965-07-27
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Story
Episode Count63
Vote Count1
The life of conscripts who live in a barracks.
Release Date1954-03-25
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
Two gangs that are facing each other in a prison unite under the command of one man.
Release Date1965-04-29
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
The story is based on the cadets of the Military College and their relationship with an older officer (1st Lieutenant) whom they see as a father.
Release Date1972-04-06
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
Daniel is a young medical student. He lives in a student pension called "The Star" next to a group of student friends like him. Daniel is going to try to have his mother reconcile with his grandmother.
Release Date1972-08-31
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count5
A music teacher marries the daughter of a widower, and he marries the young man's mother.
Release Date1971-03-24
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count2
Canuto tries his best not to do military service, but he doesn't get it. During his time in the Army he gets into any trouble that comes up, including his involvement with a gang of thieves who have hidden loot near the regiment.
Release Date1963-11-07
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count4
A valet impersonates his lord and must face the difficulties of this deception in society.
Release Date1951-06-26
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count4
Three stories about love and animals.
Release Date1966-10-11
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
A cheerful painter makes life impossible for a very serious girl.
Release Date1953-08-21
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
An extra breaks into the department of a movie star to seduce him.
Release Date1954-07-02
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count8
A teacher tries to save a school in danger of demolition.
Release Date1961-03-02
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Matilda, a girl from a wealthy family, is in love with Mario de Larosa, a singer and heartthrob who is adored by women everywhere. She knows all his songs by heart and prays to heaven to give her the opportunity to meet her idol in person. Her dreams come true — Mario is scheduled to sign autographs at an appliance and record store, and Matilda and her cousin rush to this fateful meeting, which will fundamentally change the lives of the young woman and Mario himself...
Release Date1956-03-15
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count4
Release Date1966-10-10
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count1
Vote Count2
Well-to-do idler loses his fortune, ends up going to night-school and working as butler for a wealthy family. Still posing as a rich toff, he courts a young lady who turns out to be the daughter of his employer.
Release Date1940-01-20
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
Luis Sandrini plays a college professor who, because of his freethinking attitudes and concerns for moral questions over matters of business, has more in common with his students than his colleagues.
Release Date1969-07-31
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count9
A girl arrives in Buenos Aires from Catamarca and fulfills her dream of being an actress.
Release Date1980-05-15
DepartmentWriting
JobTheatre Play
A bigame woman, a complicated maid with shady facts, and a rip-off against a wealthy man attempted by an alleged son.
Release Date1951-09-25
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
A humble bartender has a fantastic and prodigious memory that astonishes everyone who meets him. Driven by this gift, he decides to participate in a television game show. Given the fame he has gained, he decides to go to medical school to help his student friends.
Release Date1961-03-08
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
Catita patterns are separated and, momentarily, decide to leave the house in charge of it, dismissing the rest of the household staff. Furthermore, Catita accidentally causes a fire, leaving many people homeless and living temporarily offered together in the mansion, she pretended to be the owner to the outsiders.
Release Date1956-06-07
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
Release Date1978-09-27
DepartmentWriting
JobStory
Vote Count10
A humble young woman receives a dowry from a rich uncle only if she marries, so she "rents" a boyfriend but she ends up falling in love with him.
Release Date1955-05-05
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
A widow who must collect her husband's life insurance is courted by the director of the insurance company, until the dead man appears.
Release Date1956-04-26
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
A musical with different singers, musicians and Argentine comedians of the eighties.
Release Date1980-05-02
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count2
A store clerk lives in the furniture section without anyone noticing.
Release Date1956-05-24
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count2
The students of a school create a big mess for their favorite teacher to return to school.
Release Date1972-09-07
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count5
A lucky provincial in business arrives in Buenos Aires and is scammed. A lawyer who is also provincial will help you get your money back.
Release Date1970-02-26
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
Angelica Zamora is a famous actress and singer, ignored by her three children Julio, Clotilde and Felipe. After learning of a serious illness that leaves her little time to live, her children and their friends intend to make her spend her best moments without being aware of the disease she suffers. Julio will even propose to someone to please his mother.
Release Date1972-03-02
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count3
A wealthy man comes to Buenos Aires to avenge the death of his young brother. He starts a relation with a suggestive blonde singer from a nightclub run by a mafia boss. One of the musical numbers is made by Michelle, a well-known American transvestite and is the first appearance of a transvestite in an Argentine film, something daring for the time.
Release Date1963-09-18
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Vote Count5
Misunderstanding comedy in a girls' boarding school that requires its teachers to be married, causing some to just pretend they are.
Release Date1953-06-18
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Release Date1991-01-01
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count4
A series of anecdotes exposed from the point of view of a Samaritan woman who tries to fix the problems of the neighbors.
Release Date1956-09-27
DepartmentWriting
JobNovel
An industrialist's son becomes part of the communist party.
Release Date1962-12-12
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
A tango singer travels to Paris seeking success.
Release Date1956-08-09
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
A girl who loves going to the circus falls ill. His father will convince some circus clowns to visit her daughter and she gets better, becoming instant friends.
Release Date1972-08-17
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count15
A con man who lives with his three aunts in a mansion takes refuge in a slum when he is wanted by the police.
Release Date1963-06-26
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
Release Date1964-07-02
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
Mother and daughter are both pop singers, but mom wants her little girl to get married. Wacky complications.
Release Date1978-05-04
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count5
Release Date1954-02-09
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count2
A married man and his single brother invite two women they meet in line at a movie theater.
Release Date1964-11-12
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count2
Two young people get involved in a series of lies, which ends in a love story.
Release Date1963-05-02
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Vote Count1
1910's. A young notary is unfaithful to his fiancée and their engagement is about to finish...
Release Date1963-10-03
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count3
During the English invasions, a merchant forces his daughter to marry a soldier.
Release Date1952-08-30
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count2
The adventures of two truckers (one Argentine and the other Mexican) carrying different people and a suspicious trunk
Release Date1966-06-16
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
In the wake of the husband's infidelity, a mature marriage faces separation. But his daughter, in complicity with the boyfriend and the father, hatch a plan to make friends with them.
Release Date1973-09-10
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
Release Date1959-10-15
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
Release Date1969-04-17
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
A detective is sent to uncover the perpetrators of a series of robberies at an electronics factory.
Release Date1965-07-01
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
Many years ago, a young aristocrat wanted to marry a famous singer, but his father destroyed the marriage before twediing, believing that singer is not suitable wife for future diplomat. After several years their adult children now met in the theater of Buenos Aires.
Release Date1954-01-09
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count5
Set in the 1930s, the eldest son of a wealthy family falls in love with a young woman who emigrated from Spain and works at home as a maid.
Release Date1975-03-27
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
The protagonist commits a crime and abandons his brother, on whom the shadow of suspicion falls, to avoid punishment. In his escape he meets for the first time the emotion of a true love, but fatality takes it upon himself, pushing him back onto the criminal path.
Release Date1950-07-26
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
A poor young woman falls in love with a perfume businessman of whom she is a secretary.
Release Date1955-01-27
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
The adventures and misfortunes of high school seniors.
Release Date1961-10-26
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
Release Date1970-04-24
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
A matrimony from the beginning of the XX century searches for marital pleasures after ten years of marriage.
Release Date1964-07-08
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count3
A wealthy city family—a woman and her two children—travels to a remote village to receive the will of their recently deceased millionaire brother. To their surprise, the sole heir turns out to be the farmhand. The problem arises when the family learns that the only way they can share the inheritance is if their niece, Patricia, marries the heir within a few days.
Release Date1962-08-29
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count2
Release Date1979-07-12
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
Release Date1966-05-19
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
In the midst of many songs, the young musician misunderstood by his father, the studious and hardworking girl and the family reunion.
Release Date1971-02-04
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Vote Count1
An Italian teacher who revalidated her title in Argentina is assigned to a school in Jujuy.
Release Date1973-04-19
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
The brother-in-law of a provincial teacher tries to take away the land on which he had built a school.
Release Date1965-06-01
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count4
A married couple rents a room in their house to a newly married couple with sexual problems.
Release Date1966-01-12
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
A young married couple chooses to abort due to lack of financial resources.
Release Date1963-02-28
DepartmentProduction
JobProduction Director
A man is falsely accused and executed. He is brought back from the dead but suffers terrible burns on his face. He uses multiple different masks to get revenge on the people who wronged him.
Release Date1969-04-03
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
When a divorced couple tries to reunite, the separation of others distances them.
Release Date1956-01-19
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
For various reasons a couple cannot consummate the marriage.
Release Date1965-02-19
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Instructed by his wife's uncle, a womanizer makes her believe that he has died.
Release Date1953-02-06
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
With the help of his daughter, a man tries to win his ex-wife back.
Release Date1956-04-05
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
Cándida marries a widowed millionaire. She is in full exercise of being the housewife, when her husband's daughter arrives, with the company of Amelita Vargas with 2 purposes: to find out what her father is hiding and that she marry him..
Release Date1964-04-23
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count2
A teacher encounters the suspicion of her students when she takes charge of an elementary school. At the same time that he tries to conquer them, he begins a romance with a professor who was a former student.
Release Date1977-01-06
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count1
