Muñeca Brava

Muñeca Brava
Format	telenovela
Created by	Enrique Oscar Torres
Written by	Enrique Oscar Torres
Directed by	Hernán Abrahamnsohn Gaita Aragona Víctor Stella
Starring	Natalia Oreiro Facundo Arana Fernanda Mistral Verónica Vieyra Lydia Lamaison Victoria Onetto Norberto Díaz
Theme music composer	Fernando Durán Jorge Lopez Rossi
Opening theme	Cambio Dolor by Natalia Oreiro
Ending theme	Cambio Dolor by Natalia Oreiro
Country of origin	Argentina
Language(s)	Spanish
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	270
Production
Executive producer(s)	Susana Rudni
Producer(s)	Raúl Lecouna
Editor(s)	Gabriel Simari
Location(s)	Bariloche, Argentina[1] Buenos Aires, Argentina[1] Florence, Italy[1] Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos, Argentina[1] Ibiza, Spain Rome, Italy[1]
Cinematography	Hugo Battitessa
Running time	60 Minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	Telefe
Original run	November 16, 1998 – December 17, 1999
External links
Website

Muñeca Brava (Wild doll)^[2] is an award-winning Argentine telenovela, produced by Telefe in 1998 - 1999. The television series was broadcast in more than 80 countries over the world,^[3][4][5] enjoying high ratings.^[6][7][8]

The show was written by Enrique Oscar Torres and directed by Hernán Abrahamnsohn, Gaita Aragona and Víctor Stella^[9][10] First episode was aired in Argentina on 10 October 1998 on channel Telefe^[11][12] The play was filmed mainly in Argentina (Buenos Aires). Some of the episodes were filmed in Italy and Spain.^[13]The programme is known for launching the international career of Natalia Oreiro.

Plot

The story revolves around Milagros and Ivo, two people who fell in love with each other amidst the odds against them. It is a romantic comedy novela that also touches on issues of family, wealth, greed, deception, and most of all—love. Milagros was brought up in an orphanage when her mother died giving birth to her. She has no idea who her father could be and spent all her years despising him for abandoning them.

She ends up becoming a house servant at the Di Carlo mansion when she turned 18, since she can no longer stay in the orphanage. In the mansion, she meets new friends, people who treat her as family; she also gains new foes who hate her for her tactless and feisty character. Most of all, she meets the love of her life, Ivo Di Carlo, the handsome heir of the Di Carlo fortune. Theirs was a love-hate relationship, decorated with funny antics they play on each other, and passion of their true love.

Ivo Di Carlo was a playboy, immature, and boastful guy. He had everything handed to him on a silver platter. But he lacks the love of a father as Federico Di Carlo makes him feel unwanted. Milagros, on the other hand, is religious, playful, and has a strong character. Their relationship survived many challenges, including issues that root from their parents' deceptive acts, secret love affairs, greediness, and ambition. As a playboy, Ivo also had several girls that went between him and Milagros, the most significant are Andrea, Florencia, and Pilar. Milagros also had flings of her own, she forged relationships with Pablo and Sergio.

At some points, the two even thought they were siblings as Federico Di Carlo was revealed to be Milagros' real father. However, it was also later revealed that Ivo was the son of Luisa Di Carlo's lover, Nestor Miranda. In the end, Ivo and Milagros survived the tests of their relationship and wed in front of the people they love.

Cast

• Natalia Oreiro as Milagros 'Mili' Esposito-Di Carlo de Miranda
• Facundo Arana as Ivo Di Carlo-Miranda Rapallo
• Fernanda Mistral as Luisa Rapallo de Di Carlo
• Verónica Vieyra as Victoria 'Vicky' Di Carlo Rapallo
• Lydia Lamaison as Doña Angélica viuda de Di Carlo
• Victoria Onetto as Adelina 'Lina' de Solo
• Norberto Díaz as Damián Rapallo
• Mariana Arias as Andrea Ramos
• Silvia Baylé as Amparo Rodríguez
• Segundo Cernadas as Pablo Rapallo
• Osvaldo Guidi as Bernardo Avelleyra
• Valeria Lorca as Martha 'Martita'
• Gabriela Sari as Gloria Esposito
• Pablo Novak as Alfredo Luis Solo
• Gino Renni as Ramón García Parapuchino
• Marcelo Mazzarello as Morgan
• Arturo Maly as Federico Di Carlo

Remakes

• Portugal - Anjo Selvagem (2001-2003)
• India - Miilee (2005-2006)
• Mexico - Al diablo con los guapos (2007-2008)
• Indonesia - Hafizah (2009-2010)
• Peru - TBA (2012)
• Colombia - TBA (2012)

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} IMDB Retrieved on 2007-12-11
2. ^ IMDB Retrieved on 2007-12-10
3. ^ CELEBSRATE This telenovela was broadcast in all Latin America, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, United States of America etc. Retrieved on 2007-12-10
4. ^ IMDB Retrieved on 2007-12-10
5. ^ Laguiatv Retrieved on 2007-12-10
6. ^ ASKMEN Retrieved on 2007-12-10
7. ^ Worldscreen Retrieved on 2007-12-11
8. ^ IMDB For example in Poland the show was released on 29 May 2000, and re-released twice, on 2 September 2002 and again on 19 November 2004.
9. ^ IMDB Retrieved on 2007-12-10
10. ^ UNIVISION Retrieved on 2007-12-10
11. ^ IMDB Retrieved on 2007-12-12
12. ^ Telefe Retrieved on 2007-12-12
13. ^ IMDB Retrieved on 2007-12-12

External links

• Muñeca Brava at the Internet Movie Database