Natalia del mar (English: Natalie of the Sea) is a Venezuelan telenovela created by Alberto Gómez for Venevisión in 2011.[1] The series stars Sabrina Salvador and Manuel Sosa as the main protagonists, and Víctor Cámara, Fedra López, Rosalinda Serfaty, and Juliet Lima as the main antagonists.[1]
The show premiered on Venevisión on June 28, 2011, at 2:00 pm.[2]
This is the story of Natalia Uribe (Sabrina Salvador), a humble and simple girl who works as a saleswoman in a town on Margarita Island and lives with her mother, Mirtha (Gigi Zanchetta). Natalia is actually the daughter of Paulina Andrade de Uzcátegui (Sabrina Salvador), a wealthy woman who was murdered by her sister-in-law. Since that day, Mirtha raised Natalia as her own, and she never knew the truth about her origin.
On the other hand, Luis Manuel Moncada (Manuel Sosa) grew up surrounded by luxury with his siblings, Gerardo (Víctor Drija), Álvaro (Héctor Peña), and Mariana (Vanessa Pallas). Although Luis Manuel is not Valerio Moncada's (Eduardo Serrano) biological son, Valerio, a tough and authoritarian man, always favored him. Luis Manuel's true father is Adolfo Uzcátegui (Víctor Cámara), a manipulative and despotic man who owns Playa Esperanza, a town that used to belong to the Moncada family. This makes Adolfo the worst enemy of Valerio, who is married to Eleonora (Flor Elena González), a woman who was once in love with Adolfo and had Luis Manuel with him.
When Luis Manuel returns from Miami, he learns about a peace agreement between his family and the Uzcátegui family. However, he soon discovers that it's just a pretext for Valerio and Adolfo's personal gain. According to the agreement, Luis Manuel is supposed to marry Perla (Juliet Lima), Adolfo's daughter, who has always been infatuated with him. The problem is that Perla is already married in secret to Ernesto Valderrama (Damián Genovese), a self-interested opportunist engaged to Mariana Moncada, Luis Manuel's sister.
After Mirtha's death, Natalia has no choice but to move to Playa Esperanza to live with her grandfather, Jacinto (Fernando Flores), and her half-siblings, Rosarito (Juliette Pardau), who is blind since birth, and Domingo (Christian McGaffney). Upon her return, Natalia reunites with Luis Manuel, whom she has known since childhood, and they rediscover their deep love for each other.
In the Uzcátegui mansion, Adolfo resides with his wife, Irene (Rosalinda Serfaty), their daughters, Perla (Juliet Lima) and Patricia (Rosanna Zanetti), their son-in-law, Octavio Valladares (Adrián Delgado) - Patricia's ambitious and cunning husband - and Sara (Fedra López), Adolfo's sister-in-law and a wicked widow. Sara has always despised Irene due to her unrequited love for Adolfo. Sara and her equally malicious son, Julián (Daniel Martínez Campos), live in the Uzcátegui mansion as well.
Natalia secures a job as a maid in the Uzcátegui mansion, and when Adolfo sees her, he falls deeply in love with her because she bears a striking resemblance to Paulina, his deceased first wife and Natalia's mother. Determined to win her over, Adolfo becomes obsessed and goes to great lengths. He even forces Irene out of the house, leading her to lose her sanity.
In Playa Esperanza, Natalia will also have to confront the gossip and rumors spread by Pasionaria (Dora Mazzone), a talkative woman who resides with her niece, Candy Mileidys (Gioia Arismendi), and runs the local bar, where most of the rumors in Playa Esperanza originate.
Luis Manuel will need to overcome all these obstacles to find happiness with his beloved "Natalia del Mar."[3]