La Cuaima Explained

Genre:	Telenovela
Creator:	Carlos Pérez
Creative Director:	Rosa Helena Arcaya
Opentheme:	"Soy mujer" performed by La India
Country:	Venezuela
Language:	Spanish
Num Episodes:	130
Executive Producer:	Jhonny Pulido
Editor:	Ray Suárez
Location:	Caracas
Network:	Radio Caracas Televisión

La Cuaima, also known as Carmencita, la Cuaima, is a Venezuelan telenovela created by Carlos Pérez that premiered on Radio Caracas Televisión on August 6, 2003, and ended on February 9, 2004.^[1] It stars Catherine Correia as the titular character.^[2]

Cast

Main

• Catherine Correia as Carmen "Carmencita" Meléndez
• Jonathan Montenegro as Simón Alvarenga
• Juan Carlos Alarcón as Juan Pescao
• Chantal Baudaux as Alfonsina Russo / La Nena
• Luis Fernández as Cristo Jesús Guédez
• Julie Restifo as Arminda Rovaina de Cáceres
• Luis Gerardo Núñez as Basilio Alvarenga

Recurring

• Ámbar Díaz as Yamileth Cáceres Rovaina
• Flor Elena González as Pepita Hamilton de Alvarenga
• Margarita Hernández as Luisa Russo
• Javier Valcárcel as Cruz Esteban Guédez
• Juan Carlos Tarazona as Leonardo José "Leo" Cáceres Rovaina
• Juliet Lima as Daysi Chacón
• Vito Lonardo as Don Piero Russo
• Alejandro Otero as Celso Russo
• Gioia Arismendi as Maigualida Campos
• Aura Rivas as Matea Guaramato
• Maria Alejandra Colón as Carolina "Caro" de Russo
• Ligia Petit as Elda Ramírez
• Kimberly Dos Ramos as Bambi Cáceres Rovaina
• Gabriel López as Coco O'Brian
• Dora Mazzone as Modesta Meléndez
• Carlos Arreaza as Alexis Barragán
• Victoria Robert as Elvia / La Comadre
• Leopoldo Regnault as Comisario Montoya
• Marcos Campos as Emilio

Notes and References

1. Web site: Carlos Pérez: "La novela de corte socialista no existe". eluniversal.com. El Universal Venezuela. 20 June 2017. Spanish.
2. Web site: Aguirre. Luis. "Una buena cuaima no muere". vencor.narod.ru. 20 June 2017. Spanish.