El Privilegio de Amar

*El Privilegio de Amar*
El Privilegio de Amar
Genre	Telenovela
Created by	Liliana Abud
Based on	Cristal; by Delia Fiallo
Written by	Liliana Abud; Ricardo Fiallega; Marta Jurado;
Directed by	Miguel Córcega; Mónica Miguel;
Starring	Adela Noriega; Helena Rojo; Andrés García; Enrique Rocha; René Strickler; Cynthia Klitbo; Nuria Bages; César Évora;
Theme music composer	Jorge Avendaño
Opening theme	"El privilegio de amar"; by Mijares & Lucero
Country of origin	Mexico
Original language	Spanish
No. of episodes	155
Production
Executive producer	Carla Estrada
Producer	Arturo Lorca
Production locations	Televisa San Ángel; Mexico City, Mexico;
Cinematography	Alejandro Frutos; Jesús Acuña Lee;
Editors	Juan Franco; Luis Horacio Valdés;
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	41-44 minutes
Production company	Televisa
Original release
Network	Canal de las Estrellas
Release	July 27, 1998 –; February 26, 1999
Related
	Triunfo del amor
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El privilegio de amar (Literal English translation: The Privilege to Love, International English title: The Right to Love) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carla Estrada for Televisa.^[1] It aired on Canal de las Estrellas from July 27, 1998 to February 26, 1999. El privilegio de amar is a remake of the 1985 Venezuelan telenovela Cristal.^[2] El privilegio de amar is the highest-rated television program in Mexico to date;^[3] it registered an average of 34.8 percent of TV audience.^[4] The telenovela received the TVyNovelas Award for Best Telenovela in 1999.

The telenovela tells the story of Luciana, a fashion designer who begins searching for the daughter she abandoned years earlier, unaware that the girl is none other than Cristina, a model in Luciana's fashion house who has fallen in love with her stepson.

It stars Adela Noriega, Helena Rojo, Andrés García, Enrique Rocha, René Strickler, Cynthia Klitbo, Nuria Bages and César Évora.

^ "El Privilegio de Amar" (in Spanish). alma-latina.net. Archived from the original on September 4, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
^ "'Nueve' comienza a tomar forma: estrenará el remake de 'Cristal' el próximo lunes" (in Spanish). Vanitatis.com. 2013-01-18. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
^ "¿Cómo se mide el raiting en México?". Reporteroshoy.mx (in Spanish). 2011-09-15. Archived from the original on 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
^ "Audience history of primetime telenovelas in Mexico (1997-2007)" (PDF). IBOPE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2013-02-04.

[1] "El Privilegio de Amar" (in Spanish). alma-latina.net. Archived from the original on September 4, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2016.

[2] "'Nueve' comienza a tomar forma: estrenará el remake de 'Cristal' el próximo lunes" (in Spanish). Vanitatis.com. 2013-01-18. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2013-02-04.

[raitig-3] "¿Cómo se mide el raiting en México?". Reporteroshoy.mx (in Spanish). 2011-09-15. Archived from the original on 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2013-02-04.

[audience-4] "Audience history of primetime telenovelas in Mexico (1997-2007)" (PDF). IBOPE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2013-02-04.

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