(1984) - Grecia Colmenares, Víctor Cámara, Carlos Montilla, Mahuampi Acosta
CAST
Grecia Colmenares ... Topacio
Víctor Cámara ... Jorge Luis
Carlos Montilla ... Rafaelote
Mahuampi Acosta ... Eulalia
Alberto Álvarez ... Índio Carvallo
Nohely Arteaga ... Valeria
Arturo Calderón ... Fermín
Carlos Cámara Jr. ... Cirilo
Carolina Cristancho
Zoe Ducos ... Sor Piedad
Freddy Escobar ... Humberto
Lino Ferrer ... Alberto
Chony Fuentes ... Hilda
Pedro Lander ... Evelio
Alberto Marín ... Dr. Martín Buitrago
Carlos Márquez ... Aurelio
Amalia Pérez Díaz ... Domitila
Rosario Prieto ... Doña Pura
Jeannette Rodríguez ... Yolanda
Lourdes Valera ... Violeta
Carlos Villamizar
Cecilia Villarreal ... Blanca
Henry Zakka ... Dr. Andrade
Writing credits
Benilde Avila
Milagros del Valle
Ana Mercedes Escámez
Delia Fiallo
Song: "¿Que Por Qué Te Quiero?"
Written by: Luis Guillermo González
Singing: Carlos Mata
Language : Spanish
Country: Venezuela
Directed by
Luis Alberto Lamata
Luis Manzo
Produced by
Jorge Gherrardy
Omar Pin
Radio Caracas Televisión
Trivia
This telenovela lasted 181 episodes and was distributed internationally by RCTV International.
It was also aired in Mexico's Canal 5 at 8 p.m. in 1985 and throughout Latin America, Spain and other countries.
The tejano band Mazz would later cover the theme song.
"Topacio" is a remake of:
Venezuelan telenovela "Esmeralda" (1972) with Lupita Ferrer and José Bardina (Juan Pablo)
Mexican telenovela "Esmeralda" (1997) with Leticia Calderón, Fernando Colunga
The beautiful young girl, Topacio, the daughter of rich farmers, was brought up as a poor orphan. On the top of it, she was blind. As the contrary case, Jorge Luis, the orphan of a family of poor farmers, inherits a large fortune. When Topacio's background was discovered, the young girl had eye surgery and recovered her vision. From that moment on her life has changed, Aurelio and Blanca accept her, although she doesn't find love immediately.
