| Num Episodes: | 246 |
| Genre: | Telenovela Romance Drama |
| Creator: | Delia Fiallo |
| Starring: | Lupita Ferrer Jeannette Rodríguez Carlos Mata Raul Amundaray |
| Opentheme: | Mi Vida Eres Tu performed by Rudy La Scala |
| Endtheme: | Volvamos A Vivir performed by Rudy La Scala |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Country: | Venezuela |
| Company: | RCTV |
| Location: | Caracas |
| Channel: | RCTV |
| Executive Producer: | Jorge Gherardi |
| Producer: | Oman Pin |
| Director: | Renato Gutiérrez Daniel Farías Tito Rojas |
| Related: | El Privilegio de Amar (1998) Cristal (2006) Triunfo del amor (2010) Magkaribal(2010) Pusong Ligaw(2017) |
Cristal (1985–1986) is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Delia Fiallo and produced by Radio Caracas Televisión. This telenovela lasted 246 episodes, and it achieved a significant amount of success inside and outside Venezuela, it was extremely successful in its airing in Spain (where each advertisement that was seen during the transmission of Cristal cost more than seven million pesetas) and Italy. It was distributed internationally by Coral International.[1] Cristal has been rebroadcast more than seven times in Venezuela. Cristal has several adaptations, including a 2006 Brazilian version of the same name distributed by SBT, and two Mexican remakes, El Privilegio de Amar in 1998, and Triunfo del Amor in 2010, both distributed by Televisa.
Lupita Ferrer, Jeannette Rodríguez and Carlos Mata starred as the main protagonists[2] with Marita Capote, Jorge Palacios and Zoe Ducós as the antagonists.[3]
Victoria Ascano (Lupita Ferrer), the beautiful and successful owner of the fashion house "Casa Victoria", decides to search for the baby she abandoned years before. At the same time, Cristina (Jeannette Rodríguez), Victoria's daughter leaves the orphanage where she was raised and moves into an apartment with two other girls, Inocencia (Mariela Alcala) and Zoraida (Lourdes Valera), ready to pursue her dream of becoming a model. Cristina is unknowingly hired by Victoria, and she was on her way to becoming a successful model when Victoria discovers that Cristina and Luis Alfredo (Carlos Mata), her stepson, were having an affair. Victoria fires Cristina and Luis Alfredo marries Marion (Marita Capote), his old girlfriend, because she claims to be carrying his child. Shortly after being abandoned by Luis Alfredo and fired by Victoria, Cristina discovers that she, too, is pregnant.[4]
| Country | Alternate title/Translation | TV network(s) | Series premiere | Series finale | Weekly schedule | Timeslot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristal | 1985 | 1986 | Monday to Saturday | 10:00 pm | |||
| Cristal | Televisión Española | 1989[6] | 1990[7] | ||||
| Cristal | July 25, 1994 | March 17, 1995 | Monday to Friday | 7:00 pm | |||
| Cristal | Teleonce (today Telefe) | March 2, 1987 | September 5, 1987 | Monday to Friday | 2:15 pm | ||
| Cristal | Canal 9 Cerro Corá (today SNT) | February 2, 1987 | August 3, 1987 | Monday to Friday | 7:00 pm |