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 This is the remake of the O Clone,
a Brazilian telenovela originally aired in 2001
on Globo and in 2002 on Telemundo. The plot is just similar to
the original though there are some changes made to the plot. First, the events
occur in the recent time unlike those of the O Clone; the theme of Islam, the
conflict between the Islamic values against the western culture and traditions,
love triangle is traced throughout the story along with the issue of drug
addiction, though the latter social problem is not that intensely revealed in
the remake. The names of the most characters are the same but Leo from the O
Clone is now Daniel.
Jade leaves USA in 1987 for Morocco when her mother
dies. She arrives to the place of her father and meets there the twins. She
falls in love with Lucas, more romantic and caring young man. He also loves her
but their love is deemed forbidden and they feel they have to part. Life gets
them parted when Diego, Lucas’s twin brother dies, and the family is obsessed
with that grief. Her uncle Ali confronts
the idea of loving and marrying Lucas. In the meantime, Diego dies which makes
his father broken and depressed. 20 years later the couple Jade and Said has a
daughter, as well as Lucas and Maysa. In the meanwhile the clone of Lucas,
called Leo, is 20 years younger and he meets Jade. She feels herself go back 20
years ago and her emotions get overwhelming. She realizes she still loves Lucas
but he has no idea of having a clone, twenty years younger than him.
Finally, the couple is together, Jade and Lucas, while
the clone Leo escapes with Albieri to the desserts since the scientist has been
accused of illegal scientific activity.
Characters
Mauricio Ochmann as Diego Ferrer/ Lucas Ferrer/Daniel
Diego has a twin brother Lukas but they are completely
different in personality though look similar in appearance. Diego is blissful
and feels satisfied with what he has in this life. He is fascinated with the
future perspective his father promises to him. His life positions are set
clearly and precisely and, thus, he knows perfectly what he seeks for and how
to get it. He is practical and born to deal in business. As one of the twins,
he is dominative.
Lukas
is the man of retro time. He is romantic and very sensitive. In appearance he
looks like his twin-brother but they are too different worlds. He tries to
identify himself with Diego after his death to the extent he marries Diego’s
girlfriend. Due to the sense of pain and despair he becomes a tough, cruel and
merciless person losing sensitiveness and tenderness.
Daniel
“El Clon” will never get identified himself. He is the blend of Lukas’ personal
features, with some special details and part of the memory but the set of new
personal features dominate that makes him adventurous and lonely. Daniel cannot
find the base of his origin living with his mother Dora and Albieri, a wealthy
abusive person.
He
is wobbly and shaky to gain in this life but his courageous and impulsive nature
make him get stronger and experienced.
Sandra
Echeverría as Jade
Jade feels conflict to the outer life and the inner
part of her world. She
has shifted from one culture to another, completely different in every detail
expressed. She feels she cannot take one culture completely and devote herself
to it. And that is her main problem.
She
is impulsive and decisive. Inside her she is romantic, dreaming and gentle. She
is smart enough to understand and perceive all the difficulties women face in Muslim
families.
Carla
Giraldo as Latifa
Carla Giraldo is Jade’s cousin. Unlike Jade, she is
perfectly adopted to living in Morocco. She takes in that living in a Muslim
country, a woman canot be so daring and rebellious as those in western
countries. Yet, she comes to the idea to use her own weapon
allowed to Muslim women against men, that is trickery and caress to win. She is
still romantic and very attractive.
Geraldine Zivic Brex as Cristina
Cristina Miranda is an impulsive and a little bit
weird woman living a happy life. she is not educated, she has no good manners,
she has no perfect challenges to reach, but she has a good and generous heart. She
was engaged in spheres where she did not have the chance to star and beam, like
being a model, a porter, a saleswoman. She loves Leonardo and dreams of a
romantic love for ever.
El Clon - telenovela
(2009) - Mauricio Ochmann, Sandra Echeverría
CAST
Mauricio Ochmann ... Lucas / Diego / David
Sandra Echeverría ... Jade
Saúl Lizaso ... Leonardo Ferrer
Roberto Moll ... Albieri
Geraldine Zivic ... Christina
Andrea López ... Marisa
Juan Pablo Raba .... Said
Daniel Lugo ... Alí
Lucy Martínez Tello
Carlos Barbosa ... Abdul
Luz Stella Luengas ... Zoraide
Muail Mulkay Bordón
Adriana Romero
Andrea Montenegro ... Nazira
Carla Evelyn Giraldo ... Latiffa
Pedro Telemaco
Indhira Serrano
Abel Rodríguez
Álex Rodríguez
Stefanía Gómez
Sofia Stamatiades .... Mel
Christian Tappan
Lucy Martínez Tello
Adriana Romero
Writing credits
Glória Perez (original story)
Roberto Stopello (adaptation)
Sandra Velasco (adaptation)
Directed by
Jayme Monjardim
Produced by
Hugo León Ferrer
Telemundo
TV Globo
RTI Colombia
Trivia
Based on brazilian telenovela O Clone (2001 - 2002) with Murilo Benício and Giovanna Antonelli
Christian Meier was considered to play the leading role
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