El Privilegio de Amar

El Privilegio de Amar
Main cast of El Privilegio de Amar
Genre	Telenovela Romance Drama
Created by	Delia Fiallo
Based on	Cristal
Written by	Liliana Abud Ricardo Fiallega
Directed by	Miguel Córcega Mónica Miguel
Starring	Adela Noriega Helena Rojo Andrés García Enrique Rocha René Strickler Cesar Evora
Theme music composer	Jorge Avendaño
Opening theme	El privilegio de amar by Manuel Mijares & Lucero
Ending theme	El privilegio de amar by Manuel Mijares & Lucero
Country of origin	Mexico
Original language(s)	Spanish (1998-1999)
No. of episodes	155
Production
Executive producer(s)	Carla Estrada
Producer(s)	Arturo Lorca
Location(s)	Filming Televisa San Ángel Mexico City, Mexico Locations Mexico City, D.F., Mexico
Cinematography	Alejandro Frutos Jesús Acuña Lee
Editor(s)	Juan Franco Luis Horacio Valdés
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	41-44 minutes
Production company(s)	Televisa
Distributor	Televisa
Release
Original network	Canal de las Estrellas
Picture format	480i SDTV
Audio format	Dolby Digital 5.1
Original release	July 27, 1998 (1998-07-27) – February 26, 1999 (1999-02-26)
Chronology
Preceded by	La usurpadora
Followed by	Rosalinda
Related shows	Cristal (1985) Cristal (2006) Triunfo del amor (2010)

El Privilegio de Amar (English title: The Right to Love) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carla Estrada for Televisa in 1998.^[1] El Privilegio de Amar is a remake of the 1985 Venezuelan novela, Cristal.^[2] El Privilegio de Amar is the highest-rated television program in Mexico to date,^[3] it registered an average of 34.8 percent of TV audience.^[4] The telenovela received TVyNovelas Award for Best Telenovela, in 1999.

The telenovela tells the story of a fashion designer, Luciana, who begins searching for the daughter she abandoned years earlier, unaware the girl is none other than Cristina, a model in Luciana's fashion house who has fallen in love with Luciana's stepson.

On July 27, 1998, Canal de las Estrellas started broadcasting El Privilegio de Amar weekdays at 9:00pm, replacing La usurpadora. The last episode was broadcast on February 26, 1999 with Rosalinda replacing it the following day.

Adela Noriega and René Strickler starred as protagonists, Helena Rojo and Andrés García starred as adult protagonists, while Cynthia Klitbo, Enrique Rocha and the leading actress Marga López starred as antagonists. César Évora starred as stellar performance.

Plot

The young seminarian Juan de la Cruz arrives for a visit at the home of his mother, Ana Joaquina, a religious fanatic who has always imposed her will upon her son and pushed him to serve God. Working in Ana Joaquina's house is the young Luciana, an innocent dreamer of a girl who falls in love with Juan.

One night, carried away by youthful passion, they tenderly and innocently give in to their desires. Upon discovering that Luciana is pregnant, Ana Joaquina demands to know the identity of the child's father; when Luciana admits that it is Juan de la Cruz, Ana Joaquina fires Luciana, leaving her destitute.

After giving birth to a daughter, Luciana leaves her baby on the doorstep of a wealthy house with the hope that the little girl will be raised there, but she is instead taken to an orphanage. In order to survive, Luciana becomes involved with many undesirable men, including Pedro Trujillo, a terrible man who hits and abuses her.

Twenty years later, Cristina, Luciana's daughter, has grown up happily in the orphanage although she is forever curious to know who her mother is; meanwhile, Luciana is the owner of a popular fashion house and the wife of the well-known actor Andrés Duval, with whom she has two children, Lizbeth and Víctor Manuel.

Lizbeth, who is Luciana and Andrés's daughter, is capricious and spoiled because she is accustomed to always having what she wants, while Víctor Manuel, who is Andrés's son with his first wife, is like a son to Luciana and works at her fashion house.

Her happy and caring family provokes Luciana to begin searching for the daughter she abandoned so many years ago; however, her family knows nothing about Cristina because Luciana has never revealed a single detail about her past for fear of her husband's reaction. Cristina, upon leaving the orphanage, rents a simple apartment with Lorenza and Maclovia.

Lorenza is a beautiful young woman, provocative and very self-confident, whereas Maclovia is reserved, timid, and intelligent. Lorenza meets Andrés and they become lovers as Andrés comes to desire the passion and love that Luciana never gave him; meanwhile, Cristina, thanks to Lorenza, obtains work as a model in Luciana's fashion house.

Cristina and Víctor Manuel fall in love and begin to date, but when Luciana discovers their relationship she fires Cristina and tries to convince her son that he should marry Tamara, trapping him with the lie that she is carrying his child when in reality the child is that of Nicolás Obregón, Andrés's friend.

Cristina discovers that she is pregnant by Víctor Manuel but decides to stay quiet out of respect for the family that he has formed. At this point, Alonso comes into Cristina's life offering a name for her daughter and love for her; however, Cristina cannot return his feelings because she does not love him.

Nonetheless, Cristina begins to fight for her daughter and becomes a very successful woman. This status that she little by little gains as a model unites her again with Víctor Manuel who lives a hellish life with Tamara; he eventually leaves her to be happy with Cristina and thus, they are able to enjoy together the privilege of loving.

Cast

Actor	Character	Description
Adela Noriega	Cristina Miranda /Cristina Velarde Hérnandez de Duval	Raised in an orphanage by Sisters Regina and Bernandina, Cristina leaves the orphanage to move in an apartment with Lorenza and Maclovia. She dreams of becoming a famous model, and starts working in Luciana's fashion house as one. There, she meets Luciana's stepson, Victor Manuel, and they fall in love. Unknowingly to all of them, she's the biological child of Luciana, who abandoned her when she was a baby, with Father Juan de la Cruz.
Helena Rojo / Edith Márquez (Young)	Luciana Hernández de Duval	Tough and demanding, Luciana is a successful fashion designer who runs her own fashion house. Her past holds a painful secret: she got pregnant with Juan de la Cruz's daughter and abandoned the child, a deed that deeply hurts her to this day. She's married to Andrés Duval, with whom she has a daughter, Lizbeth, and helped Andrés raise his son, Victor Manuel.
Andrés García	Andrés Duval	Charming and seductive, Andrés is a successful actor who is apparently happily married to Luciana and a supportive and loving father to Lizbeth and Victor Manuel. However, their marriage is turbulent, for Luciana's secrecy over her eldest daughter (a secret that Andrés is unaware of), her dedication to her work and her toughness as she deals with their daughter Lizbeth tear Andrés and Luciana apart. He then starts an affair with Lorenza, Cristina's friend.
René Strickler	Víctor Manuel Duval Rivera	Victor Manuel is Andrés' son from his first marriage, to Bárbara, and was raised by his father and Luciana, who loves him as a son. He's an womanizer, who dates around, never committing to anyone. At first, he sees Cristina as just another conquest, but eventually falls for her. However, before he can convince Luciana to allow them to marry, his old girlfriend Tamara comes back and tells him she's pregnant with his baby (which is a lie - the baby is Nicolás'), forcing Victor Manuel to break up with Cristina, who is pregnant with his baby.
Enrique Rocha	Nicolás Obregón †	A famous actor who Andrés respects and sees as a friend, but secretly envies Andrés and does everything in his power to sabotage Andrés' career. He believes he's Victor Manuel's biological father, and Tamara's lover, who fathered the baby she passed off as being Victor Manuel's. Killed by Tamara
Cynthia Klitbo	Támara de la Colina †	Spoiled and arrogant, she's the only daughter of Rebeca and Erasmo, who have always done everything she wanted. She's obsessed with Victor Manuel and lies to him that the baby she's carrying, actually fathered by Nicolás who is her lover, is his. They marry, but it's an unhappy union, because Victor Manuel can't let go of his love for Cristina. This makes Tamara grow to hate Cristina, and her inability to put an end to their love leads Tamara to her sad demise. Killed by Nicolas
César Évora / Andrés Gutiérrez (Young)	Father Juan de la Cruz Velarde	The only child of Ana Joaquina, he was raised by her since he was very young to be a priest. However, his only night of passion with Luciana led to her pregnancy. He only found out about the baby years later, eventually finding out that the baby is actually Cristina, but unable to tell anyone because his mother told him in confession. Devoted to his priesthood, he's a wise and kind man, who is a source of comfort to several characters.
Marga Lopez / Diana Bracho (Young)	Ana Joaquina Vda. de Velarde	A bitter and judgemental woman, she raised her son Juan de la Cruz to be a priest, believing he was the key to keep her soul out of the fires of hell (something she's pathologically obsessed with and afraid of). She hates Luciana, seeing her as the reason for everything bad that happens in her life. She's the first to figure out Cristina is her granddaughter and tells Juan de la Cruz in confession. She later grows obsessed with the idea of taking Victoria, Cristina's daughter with Victor Manuel, away from Cristina to protect her from so-called perdition.
María Sorté	Vivian Del Ángel	An elegant and sophisticated businesswoman, who buys a share of Luciana's fashion house, grows fond of Cristina and takes her under her wing. She's very dedicated to her only son, Alonso, who is terminally sick with leukemia.
Toño Mauri	Alonso del Ángel	The only child of Vivian, Alonso is a kind and loyal photographer who is infatuated with Cristina and offers to marry her and help her raise her baby daughter Victoria after Victor Manuel breaks up with her to marry Tamara. He and Victor Manuel develop a rivalry, since Alonso sees Victor Manuel as the only reason why Cristina refuses his love, and Victor Manuel is jealous of Alonso, who is free to marry Cristina as soon as she accepts him. Alonso is terminally sick with leukemia, and his disease is the reason Vivian chooses to buy shares of Luciana's fashion house and go back to Mexico.
Sabine Moussier	Lorenza Torres	Flighty and ambitious, Lorenza is a hairdresser who falls in love with Andrés, seeing him as her soulmate and her way out of poverty. She pursues Andrés, eventually starting an affair with him, and develops a rivalry with Luciana when her affair with Andrés is discovered. Despite her flaws, she's a loyal and dedicated friend to Cristina and Maclovia, with whom she shares an apartment. She later finds out she's sick with breast cancer.
Adriana Nieto	Lizbeth Duval Hernández	The only child of Andrés and Luciana and half-sister of Victor Manuel, Lizbeth is a rebellious and spoiled eighteen-year-old, who is very close to her father but has a clashing relationship with her mother. Her life changes drastically when she suffers a car accident in which her boyfriend Maurício loses his life. She escapes, but ends up paraplegic.
Isadora González	Maclovia	Cristina's and Lorenza's friend and roommate, Maclovia is a shy and complexed young woman who suffers because of her unrequited love for José Maria, a neighbor. She struggles with making Lorenza see that her affair with Andrés is wrong and doomed to hurt her, him and his family.
Pedro Weber "Chatanuga"	Pedro Trujillo †	An ambitious and cruel man who had a relationship with Luciana shortly after she abandoned her daughter. When his son, Maurício, starts dating Luciana's daughter Lizbeth, he blackmails Luciana with his knowledge of her past (something she hid from her family). Killed by Ana Joaquina
Mario Casillas	Miguel Beltrán	A friend of Andrés, like Miriam he offers Andrés comfort and advice on how to handle his issues with Luciana and, later, with Lizbeth, who violently opposes her father's relationship with Lorenza. He wants to pursue a relationship with Vivian, but she resists over her worry with Alonso's health.
Maty Huitrón	Bárbara Rivera	The biological mother of Victor Manuel, she was Andrés' first wife. However, when she was arrested for murdering a supposed lover, Andrés divorced her and told Victor Manuel Bárbara had died. However, she's eventually released. Tamara brings her to their house in a desperate attempt to save her marriage to Victor Manuel, turns Bárbara against Cristina and allows Bárbara to go binge-drinking. Nicolás blackmails Bárbara with knowledge that she tried to kill Andrés, but eventually she seeks refuge in the orphanage and with father Juan de la Cruz to get over her alcoholism.
Rodrigo Vidal	Artemio Salazar	The nephew of Ismelda, Artemio is a young doctor who joins Luciana's household as a gardener. He falls in love with Lizbeth, and she with him. Their relationship brings Lizbeth out of her depression, but is met with opposition from Luciana, for she doesn't believe Artemio can give Lizbeth the same lifestyle she has enjoyed all of her life and refuses to give them her permission to marry.
Yadhira Carrillo	María José	A friend of Alonso and Vivian, she's openly in love with him and selflessly hopes his relationship with Cristina is happy. She and Cristina work together on the fashion house and they get along well. When Alonso discovers he's sick, she gives up her job to take care of him during his last days.
Nuria Bages	Miriam Arango	Luciana's best friend and coworker at the fashion house, she's the only one who knows about Luciana's abandoned daughter. She acts as Luciana's conscience, offering her advice on how to handle her relationships with Andrés and Lizbeth. She's in love with Cristoban, who is in love with Luciana.
Lourdes Munguía	Ofelia Beltrán	A successful actress, she loves to gossip and works with Nicolás to ruin Andrés' career. She and Nicolás have a relationship, and she's the only one who knows Nicolás and Tamara are lovers. She ends up pregnant with Nicolás' baby, but he kicks her out of his house after cruelly saying he doesn't want a commitment and revealing she was only a pawn in his plans against Andrés.
Ramón Abascal	José María 'Chema' Ramos López	A loyal and decent EMT, he's the only child of Remedios. He falls in love with Lorenza at first sight, but she doesn't reciprocate his feelings, and even though they date for a while, her infatuation with Andrés and her desire to marry rich break them up. He then moves on to marry Casilda, but their brief marriage ends in tragedy after she dies during childbirth. He offers Lorenza comfort and solace when she finds out she's sick with breast cancer.
Beatriz Moreno	Doña Charo	A neighbor of Cristina who is seen as a mother by the people of the building.
Tito Guízar	Agustín García	A neighbor of Cristina who lives with and raises his grandson, he wins a big prize on a TV show.
Ana María Aguirre	Sister Regina	A sister in the orphanage, she helped raise Cristina, with whom she's very close.
María Luisa Alcalá	Remedios López de Ramos †	A neighbor of Cristina, she's the mother of José María, and her dream is to see her son happily married to a nice woman. She sees Lorenza as the perfect woman for him. She falls in love with a neighbor and dies during her wedding to him.
Aurora Alonso	Imelda Salazar	Artemio's aunt, she has worked on the Duval household since before Lizbeth's birth. She's very attached to the entire family, especially to Lizbeth, to the point where she feels uncomfortable when Luciana opposes to Artemio's marriage with Lizbeth. She moves out of the Duval estate and in with Artemio and Lizbeth when the young couple marries.
Marta Aura	Josefina "Chepa" Pérez †	Ana Joaquina's maid, she knew about Luciana's pregnancy and kept it a secret from Juan de la Cruz. This secret has weighed her down, and she works hard to convince Ana Joaquina to tell her son the truth. Killed by Ana Joaquina
Consuelo Duval	María Rosenda Sánchez	A young woman who is a neighbor of Cristina. She's in an abusive relationship with Fresco. At first, Luciana and Juan de la Cruz believe she's their daughter, and Ana Joaquina pays her off to keep the ruse. After Fresco is arrested for killing Macario's father, they start dating.
Virginia Gutiérrez	Sister Bernardina	A sister in the orphanage, she helped raise Cristina from an early age, being very close to the young woman.
Julio Monterde	Father Celorio	A priest in the church, he's Juan de la Cruz's confidant, offering him advice on how to deal with his secrets and problems.
Luis Uribe	Raymundo Velarde †	The father of Juan de la Cruz, he always opposed Ana Joaquina's decision to make their son a priest. When he finds out Luciana is pregnant with their grandchild, he decides to send for Juan de la Cruz on the seminary so he can own up to his actions and marry Luciana. He was engaged to another woman, who was pregnant with his child, but Ana Joaquina wanted to marry him and revealed his fiancée's pregnancy to her family, ending up on the woman being cut off by her family. Killed by Ana Joaquina
Héctor Ortega	Valentín Fonseca
Silvia Manríquez	Luz María	Vivian's and Luciana's secretary in the fashion house, she's very efficient and competent on her job. She cares a great deal for her coworkers and her bosses.
Dalilah Polanco	Casilda †	A neighbor of Cristina, she has a crush on Chema and eventually wins his love after he gives up on his feelings for Lorenza. Chema and Casilda marry, but she never manages to get over her jealousy of Chema with Lorenza. However, she's close with Cristina and Maclovia. She and Chema later find out she's pregnant with quintuplets, but she dies on childbirth after pleading with Lorenza to take care of Chema and their children.
Marisol del Olmo	Antonia 'Toña' Fonseca
Claudia Silva	Lourdes Galindo

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result
1999	17th TVyNovelas Awards	Best Telenovela of the Year	Carla Estrada	Won
		Best Actress	Helena Rojo
		Best Actor	Andrés García
		Best Antagonist Actress	Cynthia Klitbo
		Best Antagonist Actor	Enrique Rocha
		Best Leading Actress	Marga López
		Best Supporting Actor	César Évora
		Best Young Lead Actress	Adela Noriega
		Best Young Lead Actor	René Strickler	Nominated
		Best Female Revelation	Sabine Moussier	Won
		Best Musical Theme	El privilegio de amar Manuel Mijares
		Best Direction	Miguel Córcega Mónica Miguel
		Best Composer of Musical Theme	Jorge Avendaño
2003	ACE Awards^[5]	Best TV Program	El privilegio de amar
2003	ACE Awards^[5]	Best Television Actress	Adela Noriega

International Broadcasters of El Privilegio de Amar

North & South America, Caribbean

Europe, Africa, Asia & Oceania

References

↑ "El Privilegio de Amar" (in Spanish). alma-latina.net. Archived from the original on September 4, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
↑ "'Nueve' comienza a tomar forma: estrenará el remake de 'Cristal' el próximo lunes" (in Spanish). Vanitatis.com. 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
↑ "¿Cómo se mide el raiting en México?". Reporteroshoy.mx (in Spanish). 2011-09-15. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
↑ "Audience history of primetime telenovelas in Mexico (1997-2007)" (PDF). IBOPE. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
↑ Eltiempo.com (February 19, 2003). "PREMIOS PARA BRASIL Y MÉXICO" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2013-04-12.

External links

El Privilegio de Amar at the Internet Movie Database

Televisa's telenovelas 1990s

1990	Alcanzar una estrella Amor de nadie Ángeles blancos Cenizas y diamantes Destino Días sin luna En carne propia La fuerza del amor Mi pequeña Soledad Un rostro en mi pasado Yo compro esa mujer

1991	Alcanzar una estrella II Al filo de la muerte Atrapada Cadenas de amargura La Pícara Soñadora Madres egoístas Milagro y magia Muchachitas Valeria y Maximiliano Vida robada Yo no creo en los hombres

1992	Ángeles sin paraíso Baila conmigo Carrusel de las Américas De frente al sol El abuelo y yo La sonrisa del Diablo Las secretas intenciones Mágica juventud María Mercedes Triángulo

1993	Buscando el paraíso Capricho Clarisa Corazón salvaje Dos mujeres, un camino Entre la vida y la muerte La última esperanza Los Parientes Pobres Sueño de amor Tenías que ser tú Valentina Más allá del puente

1994	Agujetas de color de rosa Caminos cruzados El vuelo del águila Imperio de cristal Marimar Prisionera de amor Volver a Empezar

1995	Acapulco, cuerpo y alma Alondra Bajo un mismo rostro La Dueña Morelia Pobre Niña Rica Retrato de familia María la del Barrio Si Dios me quita la vida El premio mayor Lazos de amor La Paloma María José

1996	Marisol Luz Clarita Mi querida Isabel Sentimientos ajenos Cañaveral de Pasiones La antorcha encendida Azul Morir dos veces Confidente de secundaria Para toda la vida Canción de amor La sombra del otro Bendita mentira La culpa Tú y yo Te sigo amando

1997	Alguna vez tendremos alas Pueblo chico, infierno grande Los hijos de nadie No tengo madre La jaula de oro Gente bien Esmeralda El alma no tiene color María Isabel Salud, dinero y amor Amada enemiga Huracán Desencuentro El secreto de Alejandra Sin ti Mi pequeña traviesa

1998	Soñadoras Gotita de amor Vivo Por Elena El Privilegio de Amar Preciosa Rencor apasionado La Mentira Ángela Una luz en el camino La usurpadora Camila El diario de Daniela

1999	Laberintos de pasión Mujeres engañadas Infierno en el paraíso El niño que vino del mar Tres mujeres Rosalinda Alma rebelde DKDA: Sueños de juventud Por tu amor Amor gitano Serafín Nunca te olvidaré Cuento de Navidad

1958–59 1960–69 1970–79 1980–89 1990–99 2000–09 2010–present

TVyNovelas Award for Best Telenovela

1983–1999	El derecho de nacer (1983) Bodas de odio (1984) La traición (1985) De pura sangre (1986) Cuna de lobos (1987) Quinceañera (1988) Amor en silencio (1989) Mi segunda madre (1990) Alcanzar una estrella (1991) Cadenas de amargura (1992) De frente al sol (1993) Corazón salvaje (1994) Imperio de cristal (1995) Lazos de Amor (1996) Cañaveral de Pasiones (1997) Esmeralda (1998) El Privilegio de Amar (1999)

2000-present	Laberintos de pasión (2000) Abrázame muy fuerte (2001) El Manantial (2002) La Otra (2003) Amor real (2004) Rubí (2005) Alborada (2006) La fea más bella (2007) Destilando Amor (2008) Fuego en la sangre (2009) Hasta que el dinero nos separe (2010) Para volver a amar (2011) La fuerza del destino (2012) Por ella soy Eva (2013) Amores verdaderos (2014) Mi corazón es tuyo (2015) Pasión y poder (2016)

Television projects produced by Carla Estrada

Telenovelas	Pobre juventud Pobre señorita Limantour Quinceañera Amor en Silencio Cuando llega el amor Amor de nadie Los Parientes Pobres Alondra Lazos de Amor Te sigo amando María Isabel El Privilegio de Amar Mi Destino Eres Tú El Manantial Amor Real Alborada Pasión Sortilegio

TV series	El Privilegio de Mandar Hoy Por Siempre Joan Sebastian

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