Maria Isabel

I love this movie. The writer touched on all side of this movie for the character of Maria Isabel. The actress played the part of Isabel was so real heart felt. The spiritual side was awesome. She the actress played very well of a woman who loves so deep and then to be protrade by her husband. I felt the pain she was going through. It was so real. This day drama is in my collection with Gone with the wind. I can and have watch this dvd at least three times. I purchased it two days ago. 04-29-2012 What a movie . This is by far my favorit. Maria Isabel! It speaks for all women and there hurt. The main message was FORGIVENESS, when Your HEART HURT SO BAD!

While I lived in Hollywood, Fl. I met all those who played in this DVD I know the homes and other locations where it was filmed. as well I knew a lot of people who dressed in Indian attire and gathered for filming when no one was saying anything to be on film. They got paid enough to have various things doen for them. Children who played in the film I knew all those who played the d. of the leading man. as well Carrillo is just a very nice man when you know him and see him most every day. People dodged the couple who played the parents of Maria Isabel. all stayed dressed in filming wear at all times. Many of this DVD and others I know were filmed in Hollywood during 1996(year I met Fernando Carrillo) up to middle of 2004=Fernando and Abel Rodriguez, jr. and Sr. and three other men, including Marcelo B. who played in Maria Isabel as business partner, came to Indigo Point Brandon, Fl. where I moved April 30, 2004, and looked at the possibility of filming something in the setting which has 5 lakes with fountains, a tennis court, swimming pool and has a beautiful landscape. So I give them all a great big 10 star, for all worked hard and kept busy as many were also Jehovoah Witnesses and Sat's gave the day to recruit 'new believers' but in seeing homes, found new places to have filming and therefore gain funds for the home renter or owner. All went door to door in the clothes they filmed the series in. (the actress who played the aunt of Carrillo ie leading man of Maria Isabel, almost had a heart attach and looked like she had a mild stroke when the 9/11 happened. She had worked for one of those young men. He and his mother owned a dress shop, where the actress got clothes, shoes, bags, jewerly on loan for the filming of various of those soap operas. but in the Maria Isabel filming was when the 9/11 took place. IT hit us all hard in Hollywood, and many of these actors and actresses knew many of those who took over all those planes. was a sad rememberance and so very hard for all to even accept that the Men whose photos we had to see on TV and in papers, were the actual ones we had known for so long.

Love it! I am a Spanish teacher and my Spanish III and IV kids are totally hooked on this telenovela. We just wish there was a second season...it will be hard to find another that is quite as campy and fun to watch. The first few episodes have a few uncomfortable scenes where men keep trying to accost Maria Isabel, but there are only a few of these and once they get past this the fun really begins.

Maria Isabel (573 minutes) This is all about equality, racism, bullying, pollution, and then plain old ordinary sex. It has a terrific script and boasts a roll call for future stars who will be in the limelight later (Jorge Salinas “La Que no Podia Amar,” Yadhira Carrillo “La Otra,” Valentino Lanús “Las tontas no van al Cielo”). We see our main characters as youngsters, then as adults. After their children are born, we see them age appropriately as their offspring become toddlers, then tweens, next as spoiled late teens and arrogant young adults. Our young heroine, Maria Isabel (Adela Noriega) a proud Indian, was close friends with wealthy Rosaura from childhood. Poor little rich girl Rosaura was desperately unhappy and became pregnant by a fellow soon murdered by her controlling father. The two young women run off to the city where Rosaura has her baby girl, then dies, leaving the baby in the sole care of Maria Isabel, who becomes a housemaid in Ricardo Mendiola's (Fernando Carrillo) home. The principal characters age appropriately, with Ricardo not recognizing Maria Isabel''s love for him until late on the second side of the first disc. Our sweet heroine's favorite expletive is “Holy Cow!” She is often described by prejudiced characters as “That Stupid Indian,” but she quickly learns how to read and write when her daughter goes to school. We can hardly wait for each of their daughters, both of whom have become selfish and prejudiced, to grow up and learn some important life lessons. Soon after our lovers finally marry, temptation enters in the person of an old flame who quickly seduces Ricardo, to his everlasting shame. Our “Stupid Indian” is proud and independent, so she does NOT suffer her husband's infidelity lightly. By the time pollution in the river near her old home town finally takes its toll, she has left him “forever.” This is a telenovela, so despite the odds, look for a happy ending.

I really loved this one. It has all the essentials of a really good telenovela-drama,suspense,murder,love,conspiracy. This is one of the best I have seen, and the English subtitles are excellent. I caught maybe 2 mistakes that were very very minor. I would definately recommend this one to anyone with an interest in telenovelas or foreign TV Drama or Soap Operas however you want to word it. Never a dull moment in this one. Looking forward to more telenovelas like this one!

Top 10 novellas of all time. My only disappointment was the theme song is different on the dvd than it was when it aired on tv. A masterpiece novella. Must add to your collection.

I wacted this novela about 5 years ago. It was so good . Also my mom wachted but about 15 years ago

First of all the 2 disc dvd are not in order and it’s very hard to play . It skips certain parts of the stories. Very disappointing. I have seen this novela a few years back and the parts that skip doesn’t add up with the story . I was very excited to re watch it again. I will be returning it .