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Guillermo Capetillo
as Rodrigo González de Alba
Verónica Merchant
as Marcela Villarreal
Mariana Botas
as Luciana González de Alba Olvera
Susana Zabaleta
as Astrid del Valle
Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez
as Elodia Vidal
Ramón Abascal
as Renato
Luz María Aguilar
as Clara González de Alba
Marta Aura
as Chole
Mario Casillas
as Don Eliseo de la Garza
Eduardo Verástegui
as Daniel
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1998
Runtime1 Season
LanguageSpanish
CertificationNR
GenresFamily, Drama, Kids
Votes2
DirectorMario L. Mortheo
WritersAlejandro Orive, Carlos Daniel González
TypeWeb Series
Rating7.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsUna luz en el camino
About Una luz en el camino
Una luz en el camino is a Mexican children's telenovela produced by Mapat L. de Zatarain for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from March 30 to July 31, 1998. It is an adaptation of the Argentine children's telenovela El árbol azul (1991–1992), created by Mario L. Mortheo and adapted for Mexican television by Alejandro Orive and Carlos Daniel González. The story follows Luciana, a young girl who loses her mother at an early age and longs to have a loving family again. After meeting child psychologist Marcela, she becomes determined to bring her and her widowed father, Rodrigo, together. Along the way, they must overcome grief, misunderstandings, and the schemes of the ambitious Astrid, who seeks to marry Rodrigo for his fortune.
Directed by Mario L. Mortheo, Una luz en el camino leans on a strong ensemble — Guillermo Capetillo, Verónica Merchant, Mariana Botas — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The series landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about family titles of 1998.
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