1998's Gotita de amor ("Small drop of love") marked de León's debut in Mexican telenovelas. He had been previously married to Nubia Quilarte.Īfter Kassandra, de León made three more telenovelas before he and his wife decided to accept offers by Mexico's Televisa. He acted in four other telenovelas before his first appearance at a major international hit, 1993's Kassandra, where he played "Ernesto Rangel", acting alongside Puerto Rican actor Osvaldo Ríos, among others.ĭuring the middle 1990s, de León married another Venezuelan telenovela star, Gaby Spanic. In 1989, de León played "Leonardo" in La Revancha ("The rematch"), a major Venevision hit.
Other films de León has acted in include a Venezuelan version of Batman, and El Cristo de las Violetas ("Jesus of the violets"). He was soon signed to a multi-year contract by Radio Caracas Television. Later that year, he participated in his first telenovela, Sueño Contigo ("I dream of you"). His acting debut came in a 1988 film, Señora Bolero ("Ms. After graduating from that school, de León became a staff member at Radio Caracas Television, where he studied acting further. Continuing with his studies, de León joined the Taller Universitario de Teatro Macanillas. Villain, later good.De León was born in Caracas, Venezuela, and graduated from the Colegio Universitario de Caracas with a degree in business administration. Vicente Tepedino as Jose Luis Hernandez.Alberto Mayagoitia as Leonardo Manrique.Arrested by the police from complicity in murders of Rodrigo. Villain, hates Isabella, but turns good in the end of the story. Died in the end of the story by gunshots he took in place of the love of his life Mercedita Villain, accomplice in murders, tries to kill Jose Luis, tries to rap Soledad. Wants to revenge on Rodrigo, because he killed their father, Aristides Villain, later turns good, when she realized that Soledad is her sister. Danna García as Mariana Ruiz / Soledad Santander.However, fate will cause these two sisters to meet again, but in an unfavorable way since they will become enemies vying for the affections of the same man they fall in love with, Alejandro Arciniegas, the son of the man who killed their father. But she still remembers the crime committed against her father and vows to find her sister and get revenge on Rodrigo Arciniegas. On the other hand, Isabella has grown up under the care of her god-father surrounded by luxuries and comforts, making her proud and selfish.
Years later, Mariana who is now called Soledad, has been raised up by her nanny who she believes to be her real mother. The two daughters of Arístides, Isabella and the little Mariana, become separated after the nanny who witnesses the crime, runs off with little Mariana. Īrístides Ruiz and Rodrigo Arciniegas were business partners, but when Arístides discovered his partner was dealing in illegal businesses behind his back, Rodrigo killed him before he could report him. ĭanna García and Jorge Reyes starred as the main protagonists while Marcela Pezet, Jorge Aravena and Jorge Martinez starred as antagonists. The telenovela lasted for 151 episodes and was distributed internationally by Venevisión International.
It is a remake of the 1989 telenovela of the same name written by Mariela Romero. La Revancha (English title: The Revenge) is a telenovela produced by Venevisión and Fonovideo and filmed in Miami, Florida, in 2000.