El Manantial

*El Manantial*
El Manantial
Genre	Telenovela
Created by	Cuauhtémoc Blanco; Víctor Manuel Medina;
Screenplay by	María del Carmen Peña
Directed by	Monica Miguel; Alfredo Sánchez; Alejandro Frutos; Adriana Barraza;
Starring	Adela Noriega; Daniela Romo; Mauricio Islas; Alejandro Tommasi;
Music by	Jesús Blanco; Carlos Páramo;
Opening theme	"Amor, amor, amor" by Luis Miguel
Country of origin	Mexico
Original language	Spanish
No. of episodes	95
Production
Executive producer	Carla Estrada
Producer	Arturo Lorca
Production locations	San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz; Mexico City; San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato;
Cinematography	Ricardo Navarrete
Editors	Julio Abreu; Juan Franco; Luis Horacio Valdés;
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Production company	Televisa
Original release
Network	Canal de las Estrellas
Release	October 1, 2001 –; February 8, 2002
Related
	La sombra del pasado

El Manantial (English: The Spring) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carla Estrada for Televisa in 2001.^[1]

On Monday, October 1, 2001, Canal de las Estrellas started broadcasting El Manantial weekdays at 9:00pm, replacing Sin pecado concebido. The last episode was broadcast on Friday, February 8, 2002 with Entre el amor y el odio replacing it the following Monday.^[2]^[3]

The series stars Adela Noriega, Daniela Romo, Mauricio Islas and Alejandro Tommasi.

Plot

In the town of San Andrés, the rivalry between two families —the Valdés and the Ramírez— finds its most obvious channel in "The Spring"

A beautiful spring of water that bathes the small Valdés property and not the neighboring ranch, the rich and prosperous "Piedras Grandes" hacienda, where the best wild cattle in the country are raised, which belongs to the Ramírez family.

However, the real reason for such an intense hatred is hidden in privacy. Justo Ramírez (Alejandro Tommasi), married to Margarita Insunza (Daniela Romo), maintains an adulterous relationship with Francisca Rivero (Azela Robinson), the wife of his rival and neighbor, Rigoberto Valdés (César Évora). This relationship, founded on deceit and promiscuity, will generate the bitterest resentment and will cause the gradual destruction of the two families.

The Valdés have a beautiful daughter named Alfonsina (Adela Noriega), who was born at the same time as Alejandro (Mauricio Islas), the Ramírez's only son and natural heir. Despite having been raised apart from each other and with their souls filled with prejudices against their respective families, they cannot help but feel attracted.

Alfonsina and Alejandro's first meeting is not exactly the best. Accustomed as they are to hating each other's last names, they are convinced of what they have always known: that the Valdés and the Ramírez can only be enemies.

The hatred of Alfonsina's family increases when Justo Ramírez, through a bad move, gets what he has always wanted: To own "The Spring". The loss of the property forces Alfonsina's family to leave San Andrés; hurt, she swears that she will do everything in her power to get back the land that belonged to her grandparents.

Thus, thinking that they have finally got rid of their eternal enemies, the Ramírez decide that the best candidate to be Alejandro's wife is Bárbara Luna (Karyme Lozano), a pretty but calculating and somewhat frivolous young girl. Bárbara's family, interested in the advantages that said link will bring them, is delighted with the idea and they formalize the engagement. This coincides with Alfonsina's return to San Andrés.

Bárbara mistrusts the newcomer and tries by all means to get her away from her future husband. However, the force of love is stronger than any intrigue and Alfonsina and Alejandro finally confess their love for each other.

But the resentment and ill will that has marked the relationship between their families condemns them to be victims of bitterness. To survive, their love will have to overcome the barriers that fate presents them and thus turn "The Spring" into a true source of hope.

Cast

Main cast

Adela Noriega as Alfonsina Valdés Rivero
Daniela Romo as Margarita Insunza de Ramírez
Mauricio Islas as Alejandro Ramírez Insunza
Alejandro Tommasi as Justo Ramírez

Supporting cast

Manuel Ojeda as Father Salvador Valdés
Sylvia Pasquel as Pilar de Luna
Patricia Navidad as María Magdalena "Malena" Osuna
Olivia Bucio as Gertrudis Rivero
Angelina Peláez as Altagracia de Osuna
Raymundo Capetillo as Dr. Álvaro Luna
Socorro Bonilla as Norma de Morales
Sergio Reynoso as Fermín Aguirre
Justo Martínez as Melesio Osuna
Rafael Mercadante as Gilberto Morales
Gilberto de Anda as Joel Morales
Lorena Enríquez as María Eugenia "Maru" Morales
Julio Monterde as Father Juan Rosario
Alejandro Aragón as Hugo Portillo
Leonor Bonilla as Mirna de Aguirre
Luis Couturier as Dr. Carlos Portillo
Teo Tapia as Bishop
Jorge Poza as Héctor Luna
Karyme Lozano as Bárbara Luna

Guest stars

César Évora as Rigoberto Valdés
Azela Robinson as Francisca Rivero de Valdés
Nuria Bages as Eloísa Castañeda / Martha Castañeda
Marga López as Chief Nun

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result
2002	20th TVyNovelas Awards^[4]	Best Telenovela	Carla Estrada	Won
		Best Actress	Adela Noriega	Won
		Best Actor	Mauricio Islas	Won
		Best Antagonist Actress	Karyme Lozano	Nominated
		Best Antagonist Actor	Alejandro Tommasi	Won
		Best Leading Actress	Daniela Romo	Won
		Best Leading Actor	Manuel Ojeda	Nominated
		Best Co-lead Actress	Patricia Navidad	Won
		Best Co-lead Actor	Jorge Poza	Won
		Best Supporting Actress	Sylvia Pasquel	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Raymundo Capetillo	Nominated
		"Silvia Derbez" Award	Olivia Bucio	Won
		Best Original Story or Adaptation	Cuauhtémoc Blanco Víctor Manuel Medina María del Carmen Peña	Won
		Best Direction	Mónica Miguel	Won
	Bravo Awards^[5]	Best Telenovela	Carla Estrada	Won
		Best Actress	Adela Noriega	Won
		Best Actor	Mauricio Islas	Won
		Best Antagonist Actress	Daniela Romo	Won
		Best Antagonist Actor	Alejandro Tommasi	Won
		Best Screenplay	Cuauhtémoc Blanco Víctor Manuel Medina María del Carmen Peña	Won
	El Heraldo de México Awards^[6]	Best Telenovela	Carla Estrada	Won
		Best Actress	Daniela Romo	Won
		Best Actor	Alejandro Tommasi	Won
		Best Actor	Mauricio Islas	Nominated
		Male Revelation	Rafael Mercadante	Nominated
		Best Direction	Mónica Miguel	Won
	Palmas de Oro Awards	Best Telenovela	Carla Estrada	Won
		Best Actress	Adela Noriega	Won
		Best Antagonist Actor	Alejandro Tommasi	Won
2003	INTE Awards^[7]^[8]	Production of the Year	Carla Estrada	Nominated
		Actress of the Year	Adela Noriega	Nominated
		Supporting Actress of the Year	Daniela Romo	Won
		Supporting Actor of the Year	Alejandro Tommasi	Nominated
		Director of the Year	Mónica Miguel	Nominated
		Screenwriter of the Year	Cuauhtémoc Blanco	Nominated
		Telenovela Musical Theme of the Year	"Amor, amor, amor" by Luis Miguel	Won
2004	Latin ACE Awards^[9]	Best Telenovela	El manantial	Won
2004	Latin ACE Awards^[9]	Best Direction	Mónica Miguel	Won

References

^ "El Manantial" (in Spanish). alma-latina.net. Archived from the original on April 1, 2003. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
^ Morales Valentín, Emilio (27 September 2001). "Prometen innovar con El manantial". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2023.
^ "El manantial finalizó con 42,4 de rating en México". produ.com (in Spanish). 11 February 2002. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
^ Univision.com (2002). "Un Manantial de éxitos en el 2002" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
^ Orizabaenred.com.mx (2002-10-17). "Premio Bravo" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2020-06-13. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
^ Orizabaenred.com.mx (February 15, 2002). "Preparan 'Los Heraldos'" (in Spanish). Retrieved February 5, 2013.
^ esmas.com (2003-04-07). "¡Arrasa Televisa!" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2010-01-10. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
^ "Premios INTE 2003" (in Spanish). Premios INTE. 2003. Archived from the original on July 31, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
^ latinaceawards.org (2004). "36a ENTREGA ANUAL DE PREMIOS ACE / 2004" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 6, 2007. Retrieved July 16, 2023.

External links

El Manantial at IMDb
Official website at esmas.com (in Spanish)
El Manantial at terra.com (in Spanish)
El Manantial at univision.com (in Spanish)
El Manantial at todotnv.com (in Spanish)

[1] "El Manantial" (in Spanish). alma-latina.net. Archived from the original on April 1, 2003. Retrieved May 18, 2016.

[2] Morales Valentín, Emilio (27 September 2001). "Prometen innovar con El manantial". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2023.

[3] "El manantial finalizó con 42,4 de rating en México". produ.com (in Spanish). 11 February 2002. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

[4] Univision.com (2002). "Un Manantial de éxitos en el 2002" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2013.

[5] Orizabaenred.com.mx (2002-10-17). "Premio Bravo" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2020-06-13. Retrieved February 5, 2013.

[6] Orizabaenred.com.mx (February 15, 2002). "Preparan 'Los Heraldos'" (in Spanish). Retrieved February 5, 2013.

[7] smas.com (2003-04-07). "¡Arrasa Televisa!" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2010-01-10. Retrieved July 16, 2023.

[INTE2003-8] "Premios INTE 2003" (in Spanish). Premios INTE. 2003. Archived from the original on July 31, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2024.

[9] tinaceawards.org (2004). "36a ENTREGA ANUAL DE PREMIOS ACE / 2004" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 6, 2007. Retrieved July 16, 2023.

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