Long before I created this blog, I found out my favourite telenovela, TU O NADIE, was remade twice in 1995: Acapulco Bay & Acapulco Cuerpo y Alma (Acapulco Body and Soul). At first, I thought Acapulco Cuerpo y Alma was the second remake , but according to one of the actors of Acapulco Bay, after I commented on Facebook that both remakes were shot in the same house, it was released after Acapulco Bay. So now... I'm sharing it in this blog. By the way, each snippet is made up of episodes, not one.
Zithuatanejo, 1995.
A beautiful young woman runs across the street laughing gaily and holding a package; her shiny black hair flying in the breeze. This is the heroine- Lorena Garcia, and she's on her way back from the tailor's with her wedding dress. Waiting for her at their father's beach restaurant & bar is her younger sister, Julia, who isn't pleased Lorena is late, but Lorena is too happy to care; she holds up her pink flowery dress for Julia's inspection.
Acapulco. Marcelo de Maris, who's been passing himself off as someone else to Lorena, is scolded by his stepbrother for unauthorised purchase of land in Zithuatanejo. His stepbrother is a handsome man, late 30s or early 40s- David Montalvo, the hero of this story.
Acapulco. Marcelo de Maris, who's been passing himself off as someone else to Lorena, is scolded by his stepbrother for unauthorised purchase of land in Zithuatanejo. His stepbrother is a handsome man, late 30s or early 40s- David Montalvo, the hero of this story.
Back in Zithuatanejo, Julia remarks to Lorena that it's strange 'David' doesn't want a reception, nor was he inviting his friends to the wedding. Lorena reminds Julia that David has no family, and they'll have a huge party when they do the church wedding. (Poor Lorena!) Julia is obviously jealous of Lorena's upcoming wedding, as Lorena won't be working in the bar after that.
Back in Acapulco, Marcelo's Mum and David's stepmother, Elena Montalvo, asked Marcelo if he'd talked with his brother. Marcelo snappishly reminds her that David is NOT his brother and that they hated each other. Actually, he's very resentful that the late Mr Montalvo had left David everything (his resentment is not justified as David is a Montalvo while he isn't, besides that- David's father had left him a huge trust fund & a permanent position in the company).
David and Marcelo later travel to Zithuatanejo to deal with the purchase Marcelo had made without David's permission. While David is handling business matters, Marcelo sneaks off to marry Lorena in a civil ceremony. (As David's name and signature are in the marriage certificate, she's NOT really married to Marcelo). Meanwhile, the helicopter David arrived in is being sabotaged by German, Marcelo's henchman.
