Manuel seeks a wife appropriate for his new status as millionaire.
The father never acknowledged him until the deathbed will-signing.Īs a mestizo, Manuel is well aware of the prejudice against him in society, and is bitterly amused that his new wealth trumps his Indian blood and illegitimate birth. The mother had disappeared into prostitution after he was born. Manuel is a proud and stoic man who never knew his father or mother. As the story opens the rich guy dies and Manuel, his only child, inherits everything. Manuel Fuentes Guerra, our hero, is the bastard son of a hacienda owner and an Indian farmworker.
Juárez, a Zapotec, in his time was the first Indian president of Mexico and was often described as the Abraham Lincoln.ĭr.
Is that a spoiler? Alvarez was briefly president with Benito Juárez as minister of justice. Historically this Juan Alvarez led an armed rebellion in 1854, "the Revolution of Ayutla," during which Santa Anna fled into exile, the conservatives were chased out of government, and the liberals occupied Mexico City. They are gradually working their way toward the capital the conservative army is feeling the heat. He spent his entire career on horseback because he was a paraplegic.Īnyway, as the story unfolds the liberals (rebels as those in power call them) under Amadeo Corona (left) and the far-off Alvarez have been conducting sporadic guerrilla warfare from camps in the outback. He was a great writer and eloquently championed the causes of the darker-skinned Mexicans against the creoles (white Mexicans). The conservatives are in power under their President, Santa Anna (left), but liberal exiles led by Juan Alvarez are heading an ever-stronger resistance.Īs I wrote in a previous post, Juan Alvarez (right), who the rebels are claiming to be rightfully elected President, was son of a Spanish father and an Afro-Indian mother. At any rate, no miniskirts in fact, one hoopskirted dress from this show would provide cloth enough to sew every dress seen in a regular telenovela for a week or two. If anybody can clarify this for me, please do.
The website says it's the 1860s, during the War of Secession however, if in fact Juan Alvarez is president in hiding, it should actually be the 1850s. We're in the made-up town of Ciudad de Trinidad and environs. A bunch of people told me they'd like to watch, but they need a scorecard, so in preparation for catching the grand finale, here is a quick recap of the last 100 or so episodes! The last four episodes of this grandiose telenovela are airing tomorrow through Thursday. I'm hooked on Univision's Amor Real (Real Love).
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