Original El ángel perverso The protagonist of the original radionovela is Angelina, a wicked woman who impersonates an invalid to retain her husband Gustavo, and finally, after being discovered, is devoid of truth. However, to meet the standards of telenovelas, in which the protagonist must be good, Fiallo was forced to introduce a new character into the first teleplay – Lucecita, an illegitimate peasant daughter of Angelina's father. She starts working as a maid in the house and has a love affair with Gustavo. The story was intended to end after the death of Angelina in an accident, with Gustavo and Lucecita happily married with a daughter, but because of its success, Fiallo wrote an extension in which Gustavo is left with amnesia after an accident, and Angelina's nurse Mirtha (who had secretly been in love with him) takes him and the girl from the country to make him believe she is his wife. Meanwhile Lucecita, without losing hope of finding her husband and daughter, comes to serve at the house of the Aldamas, a family of miserable millionaires who regain their happiness through Lucecita. Five years later, Gustavo, Mirtha, and the girl return, and Lucecita starts working as a maid in their house to be near her daughter. Gustavo, still amnesiac, falls in love with Lucecita not knowing that she is actually his true wife. This version of the story is the one which has remained in all subsequent adaptations, all very successful. •
Lucecita – Venezuela (1967) with
Marina Baura and
José Bardina •
Estrellita, esa pobre campesina – Argentina (1968) with Marta González and Germán Krauss • '''' – Venezuela (1972) with Adita Rivera and Humberto García •
Lucecita – Argentina (1976 film) •
Virginia – Venezuela (1984) with
Alba Roversi and
Miguel Ángel Landa (very loose adaptation) •
Estrellita mía – Argentina (1987) with
Andrea del Boca and
Ricardo Darín • '''' – Colombia (1992) with Linda Lucía Callejas and Guillermo Gálvez • '''' – Peru (1998) with
Angie Cepeda and
Christian Meier La señorita Elena Elena, a beautiful teacher, arrives at the mansion of an elegant judge to serve as governess. She works wonders, inspiring his children and changing the course of things, bringing true love through help and understanding. •
La señorita Elena – Venezuela (1967) with
Marina Baura and
José Bardina • '''' – Venezuela (1975) with Ada Riera and José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma" •
Atrévete – Venezuela (1986) with Caridad Canelón and Pedro Lander •
Vivo Por Elena – Mexico (1998) with Victoria Ruffo and Saúl Lisazo
Tu mundo y el mío Emilia, who lived in abundance for many years, is forced to live humbly through mismanagement and bad luck. Using her knowledge of English, she manages to support her family by performing translations. She finds love in the arms of a young man of good standing, and although her grandmother and sister do not support her, returns to her life of luxury. •
Rosario – Venezuela (1968) with
Marina Baura and
José Bardina •
Emilia – Venezuela (1979–1980) with
Elluz Peraza and
Eduardo Serrano • '''' – Argentina (1987) with
Nohely Arteaga and Daniel Guerrero •
Fabiola – Venezuela (1989) with
Alba Roversi and
Guillermo Dávila • Second part of '''' – Venezuela (1990) with
Caridad Canelón and
Orlando Urdaneta • '''' – Colombia (1994–1995) with Nelly Moreno and Edmundo Troya •
María Emilia, querida – Peru (1999) with
Coraima Torres and
Juan Soler Lisa, mi amor A secretary to a successful businessman secretly loves her boss and gives him loyalty, understanding, and support. It comes as a great surprise when he feels the same way about her. •
Lisa, mi amor – Venezuela (1970) with
Marina Baura and
José Bardina •
Buenos días, Isabel – Venezuela (1980) with Flor Núñez and José Bardina •
Bianca Vidal – México (1983) with
Edith González and
Salvador Pineda •
Inés Duarte, secretaria – Venezuela (1990–1991) with Amanda Gutiérrez and Víctor Cámara • '''' – Mexico (2008) with Ivonne Montero and Humberto Zurita •
Amor Secreto – Venezuela (2014) with
Alejandra Sandoval and
Miguel de León Esmeralda The daughter of a powerful family is exchanged at birth with a poor country orphan. She is blind but very beautiful, and holds proof of her origin and fortune in the form of emerald earrings. •
Esmeralda – Venezuela (1971) with
Lupita Ferrer and
José Bardina •
Topacio – Venezuela (1984) with
Grecia Colmenares and
Víctor Cámara •
Esmeralda – Mexico (1997) with
Leticia Calderón and
Fernando Colunga •
Esmeralda – Brazil (2004–2005) with
Bianca Castanho and
Cláudio Lins •
Sin tu mirada – Mexico (2017–2018) with Claudia Martin and Osvaldo de Leon
María Teresa A beautiful girl selling flowers meets a pianist who is actually a rich kid hiding a grudge against a woman he thinks murdered his father, and who turns out to be the lost aunt of María Teresa. •
María Teresa – Venezuela (1972) with
Lupita Ferrer and
José Bardina •
Primavera – Venezuela (1988) with
Gigi Zanchetta and
Fernando Carrillo •
Rosangelica – Venezuela (1993) with
Sonya Smith and
Víctor Cámara (very loose adaptation) •
Rosalinda – Mexico (1999) with
Thalía and Fernando Carrillo •
Rosalinda – Philippines (2009) with Carla Abellana and Geoff Eigenmann
Peregrina A stepmother gets rid of her husband's granddaughter, delivering her to a circus. Years later the circus comes back to town, bringing this woman who inspires crazy love in their two spoiled and rebellious twins. •
Peregrina – Venezuela (1973) with Rebeca González and
José Bardina •
La muchacha del circo – Venezuela (1988) with
Catherine Fulop and
Fernando Carrillo •
Kassandra – Venezuela (1992) with
Coraima Torres and
Osvaldo Ríos •
Peregrina – Mexico (2005–2006) with
África Zavala and
Eduardo Capetillo Una muchacha llamada Milagros A young girl lives traumatized after being raped by a man she later falls in love with – a somewhat strong story at the time. •
Una muchacha llamada Milagros – Venezuela (1974–1975) with Rebeca González and
José Bardina •
Mi amada Beatriz – Venezuela (1987) with
Catherine Fulop and Miguel Alcántara •
Cuidado con el ángel – Mexico (2008–2009) with
Maite Perroni and
William Levy Mariana de la noche Mariana is seen in the village as a future black widow because she has inexplicably bad luck with her suitors. What is actually happening is that her wicked stepfather is responsible for getting rid of them until her true love arrives to fight for Mariana. •
Mariana de la noche – Venezuela (1976) with
Lupita Ferrer and
José Bardina •
Selva María – Venezuela (1988) with Mariela Alcalá and
Franklin Virgüez •
Mariana de la Noche – Mexico (2003–2004) with
Alejandra Barros and
Jorge Salinas La Zulianita A pretty girl, for reasons beyond her control, leaves her village for the city, becoming the maid of a wealthy family. She meets her true love, creating a passionate triangle that involves the whole family. •
La zulianita – Venezuela (1977), with
Lupita Ferrer and
José Bardina • '''' – Argentina (1985), with
Grecia Colmenares and Jorge Martínez •
Maribel – Venezuela (1989), with
Tatiana Capote and
Luis José Santander (very loose adaptation) •
Morelia – Mexico–US (1994–1995), with
Alpha Acosta and
Arturo Peniche •
Un refugio para el amor – Mexico (2012), with
Zuria Vega and
Gabriel Soto Rafaela Always ready to overcome, though her mother was very unlucky in love and lives mired in poverty, Rafaela becomes a doctor and meets the love of her life, discovers she is the daughter of a wealthy doctor, and lives happily. • '''' – Venezuela (1977) with Chelo Rodríguez and
Arnaldo André •
Roberta – Venezuela (1987) with
Tatiana Capote and
Henry Zakka (very loose adaptation) •
Alejandra – Venezuela (1994) with
María Conchita Alonso and Jorge Schuber •
Rafaela – Mexico (2011) with
Scarlet Ortiz and
Jorge Poza María del mar María Celeste grows up alone without the protection of a father or mother. She does not know that her mother lost her mind after being raped by the evil Leonidas Parra Montiel and wanders the village streets desperately searching for her daughter. The handsome Victor Manuel Galindez arrives, and falls in love with Maria Celeste. At the same time, Victor Manuel rescues a beautiful but strange woman from the sea. •
María del Mar – Venezuela (1978) with Chelo Rodríguez and
Arnaldo André •
Mar de amor – Mexico (2009–2010) with
Zuria Vega and
Mario Cimarro Ligia Sandoval Because of the irresponsibility of a man who cheated, Ligia Sandoval becomes a single mother and lives in a humble residential area with her godmother and a teenage sister. To everyone, Ligia's son is her younger brother. The male protagonist is Luis Gerardo, a young doctor devoted to research who has a fling with Lissette, who manages to bring him to the altar. The marriage is doomed from the beginning. He decides to divorce, but unfortunately a car accident blinds him and his wife. •
Ligia Sandoval – Venezuela (1981) with
Lupita Ferrer and
José Bardina •
Todo Por Tu Amor – Venezuela (1997) with Jeannette Rodríguez and Jean Carlos Simancas (very loose adaptation)
Mi mejor amiga •
Mi mejor amiga – Venezuela (1981) with Flor Núñez and Félix Loreto
La heredera Cristina, an orphan girl, leaves her humble village for Caracas and the house of her wicked aunt Luisa Zambrano and her cousins. She hopes to become a successful puppeteer in the orthopedic children's hospital, despite having a disability in one foot. She does not know she is the daughter of Ezequiel Zambrano, a powerful businessman who has been desperately searching for her for years. Zembrano takes her to meet the love of her life, the lawyer Alfredo Mendez who seeks vengeance for his past which haunts him day and night. •
La heredera – Venezuela (1982) with
Hilda Carrero and
Eduardo Serrano •
Guadalupe – US–Spain (1993–1994) with
Adela Noriega and
Eduardo Yáñez •
Milagros – Peru (2000) with
Sonya Smith and
Roberto Mateos Querida mamá This story was brought to the screen for the first time when Venezuela had a law limiting the number of chapters in telenovelas. Its success caused a sequel to be planned but it was, in the end, not made, leaving the telenovela with an open and incomplete ending. In later versions the unpublished second part was added, telling the whole story. • '''' – Venezuela (1982) with Hilda Carrero and Eduardo Serrano •
Marielena – US–Spain (1992–1993) with
Lucía Méndez and
Eduardo Yáñez • '''' – Peru (2001) with
Coraima Torres and Guillermo Pérez
Siempre te he querido •
Marta y Javier – Venezuela (1982) with
Mayra Alejandra and
Carlos Olivier (very loose adaptation) • Extension of
Cuidado con el ángel – Mexico (2008–2009) with
Maite Perroni and
William Levy Leonela This telenovela was presented, in its first screen version, in two parts with different titles –
Leonela and
Miedo al amor. In the later version, the two parts were adapted into one telenovela. •
Leonela – Venezuela (1984) with
Mayra Alejandra and
Carlos Olivier •
Miedo al amor – Venezuela (1984–1985) with Mayra Alejandra and Carlos Olivier • '''' – Peru (1997–1998) with
Mariana Levy and
Diego Bertie Cristal Cristal lives with her friends and dreams of becoming a model. She achieves this at a prominent fashion house, where she happens to find the love of her life in the arms of the owner's stepson. The owner turns out to be her mother, who has spent years searching for her since his paternal grandmother took her away. •
Cristal – Venezuela (1985–1986) with
Lupita Ferrer, Jeannette Rodríguez, Carlos Mata, and Raúl Amundaray •
Bellísima – Venezuela (1991–1992) with Emma Rabbe,
Víctor Cámara, and Nancy González (very loose adaptation) •
El Privilegio de Amar – Mexico (1998–1999) with
Helena Rojo,
Adela Noriega, René Strickler, and Andrés García •
Cristal – Brazil (2006) with Bete Coelho,
Bianca Castanho, Dado Dolabella, and Giuseppe Oristanio •
Triunfo del amor – Mexico (2010–2011) with
Victoria Ruffo,
Maite Perroni,
William Levy, and
Osvaldo Ríos (loose adaptation) •
Los hilos del pasado – Mexico (2025) with
Yadhira Carrillo,
Bárbara López,
Emmanuel Palomares, and
Eduardo Santamarina (loose adaptation)
La mujer que no podía amar •
Monte calvario – Mexico (1986) with
Edith González,
Arturo Peniche, and
José Alonso •
Te sigo amando – Mexico (1997) with
Claudia Ramírez,
Luis José Santander, and
Sergio Goyri •
La que no podía amar – Mexico (2011) with
Ana Brenda Contreras,
José Ron, and
Jorge Salinas •
Amanecer – Mexico (2025) with
Livia Brito,
Fernando Colunga,
Daniel Elbittar and
Ana Belena Adapted Mi hermana gemela by Delia González Márquez • '''' – Venezuela (1975) with
Lupita Ferrer and
José Bardina Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë •
Cumbres Borrascosas – Venezuela (1976) with
Elluz Peraza and José Bardina
Laura y Virginia by Enrique Jarnes • '''' – Venezuela (1977) with Mary Soliani, Alejandra Pinedo, and Luis Abreu
Pobre diabla by Alberto Migré • '''' – Argentina–Venezuela (1990) with Jeannette Rodríguez and
Osvaldo Laport •
Pobre diabla – Peru (2000) with
Angie Cepeda, Salvador del Solar,
Arnaldo André, Rossana Fernández Maldonado, and Vanessa Saba ==Awards==