Abrazame Muy Fuerte

Abrazame Muy Fuerte

Episodes: 135 episodes
Year: 2000 year
Producer: Salvador Mejia Alejandre
Director: Miguel Corsega
Main musical theme: "Abrazame muy fuerte"
Interpreted by: Juan Gabriel
Scriptwriter: Caridad Bravo Adams
Televersion: Rene Muñoz, Liliana Abud

Cast:
Victoria Ruffo (Cristina)
Fernando Colunga (Carlos Manuel)
Aracely Arambula (Maria del Carmen)
Cesar Evora (Federico)
Pablo Montero (Jose Maria)
Nailea Norvind (Deborah)
Carmen Salinas (Celia)
Lilia Aragon (Efigenia)
Joaquin Cordero (Don Severiano)
Osvaldo Rios (Diego)
Arnaldo Andre (Dr.Robles)
Helena Rojo (Damiana/Juliana)
Rosita Quintana (Eduviges)
Miguel Corsega (Padre Ignacio)
Rene Muñoz (Regino)
Alicia Montoya (Gumercinda)
Tono Infante (Eulogio)
Dacia Arcaraz (Gema)
Toño Mauri (Moises)
Aurora Clavel (Vicenta)
Eduardo Noriega (Pancho)
Dacia Gonzalez (Candelaria)
Fabian Lavalle (Dr.Anaya)
Emilia Guiu (Flora)
Alicia Rodriguez (Consuelo)
Jorge de Silva (Abel)
Rene Casados (Fernando Jose)
Ester Rinaldi (Nieves)
Emily Faride (Paquita)
Paco Ibañez (Juancho)
Veronica con "K" (Casilda)
Sergio Reynoso (Hernan)
Special actors:
Manuel Capetillo
Humberto Elisondo
Ernesto Alonso
Oscar Eugenio

The story:
Cristina is a young girl whose sweet disposition endears her to everyone at "El Platanal", her father's beautiful hacienda. Her father, Don Severiano Alvarez, is a rugged, on-willed rancher. His foreman, Diego Hernandez, is a strong, handsome, young man who is madly in love with Cristina.

One day, she surrenders herself, body and soul, to his passion. Shortly thereafter, Cristina admits to her father that she is pregnant with Diego's child. Severiano banishes her to the city with her servant , Raquela. Federico Rivera, a cruel and greedy neighbor, takes advantage of this situation and arranges for the baby, Maria del Carmen, to be brought to his hacienda instead. In order to be close to her daughter, Cristina is forced to marry Federico and pass as Maria del Carmen's "godmother". Federico causes an accident that leaves Cristina blind, and takes posession of her fortune.

Years go by and Maria del Carmen is now a beautiful young girl. Cristina has taken pains to provide her with a good education and everyone at the hacienda loves her, specially Jose Maria, a lowly ranch hand. Believing she is Raquela's daughter, he dreams of one day marrying her. The arrival of Federico's nephew brings him great joy. Carlos Manuel is now a handsome young doctor who has recently completed his studies abroad. Carlos Manuel falls in love with Deborah Falcon, not realizing that she is his uncle's lover When Federico finds out about their relationship, he looks for the way to drive them apart. Maria del Carmen falls in love with Carlos Manuel from the moment they meet. When Carlos Manuel begins to respond to her tentative overtures, Deborah intervenes and manages to separate them, but for all her scheming , she as well as Federico are unable to kill the budding romance between the young lovers...