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TRÓPICO (TROPIC)
Cast: Scarlet Ortiz, Víctor González, José Guillermo Cortines, José Luis Rodríguez, Ivonne Veras-Goico
Authors: Pablo Vásquez
Episodes: 100
Year: 2007
Directors: Luis Barrios, Miluska Rosas, Jorge Tapia
Producers: Luis Llosa Urquidi
From the rich traditions of a tobacco plantation to the glamour of a beauty pageant in search of the perfect Caribbean woman – this extraordinary novela production takes viewers inside a sultry tropical paradise where passion, romance and intrigue unfurl…
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Venevision International brings worldwide TV audiences an enthralling love story set in the magnificent tropical scenery of the Dominican Republic, featuring the much anticipated return to telenovelas of Latin music superstar Jose Luis Rodriguez “El Puma”.
After several years away from television, “El Puma” is back in a leading role as Guillermo Guzman de la Flor, owner of the renowned cigar factory and tobacco plantation “La Guzmana,” and of a multi-million dollar media and hotel conglomerate based in Santo Domingo. Attractive, debonair and immensely successful, Guillermo hast two sons, Antonio and Juan Pablo, totally different in every way, but both in line to inherit control of the Guzman empire.
At “La Guzmana” in the picturesque town of San Jose de las Matas works Angelica Santos, a beautiful young orphan who has been brought up in poverty by her wicked aunt Roberta. During the day, Angelica rolls cigars with the utmost care and respect for her country’s traditions; but at night, she is forced to wait tables in her aunt’s seedy bar, where the worst kind of men are always trying to abuse her. Angelica dreams of escaping that terrible environment, fearing that one day her aunt will demand that she give in to her customers’ sordid wishes, but she sees no way out… until she is given the opportunity to participate in a new beauty contest being launched in the capital by one of the Guzmans’ television networks.
Angelica’s decision to compete in the “Caribbean Queen” pageant puts her in contact with Antonio, who is spearheading the contest. Love blossoms between them practically instantly, and his incredibly fortunate turn of events promises to radically change Angelica’s life. But evil lurks around the loving couple, as Antonio’s snobbish mother, his bitter ex-girlfriend and his greedy brother Juan Pablo connive to separate them. The three villains conspire with Angelica’s aunt Roberta, who arrives in the capital in search of some easy blackmail money after reading about Angelica an Antonio in the newspaper, and together they make plans to expose the young woman’s fabricated past as a prostitute.
A short time prior to their wedding, Angelica and Antonio see their future fall apart when the “truth” about her past is made public. Antonio falls for the deception and feels betrayed by Angelica, ending their engagement. In a moment, Angelica’s life and reputation are destroyed. Thirsty for justice, she forms alliance with Ramiro, Guillermo’s godson, who also has serious grievances against the Guzman family… and the revenge becomes her driving force. |
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