Me Llaman Lolita was a Colombian telenovela between 1999 and 2000. It was written by Juan Manuel Cáceres and Jorge Elkim Ospina and directed by Luis Alberto Restrepo. This telenovela lasted 198 episodes and internationally it had 99 episodes. Starring Carla Giraldo, Manuela González and Marcelo Cezán. The antagonists were Marcela Gallego and Germán Castelblanco.
The series caused some controversy due to its depiction of the romance between Lolita, aged 12 at the start of the series, and Esteban, who is 18 years her senior, which led to the series being censored in Nicaragua and in Guatemala when it was transmitted in those countries.
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Plot
Since the birth of Dolores, Lolita falls in love with Esteban. But while Lolita does this, Dolores cannot be indifferent to the attributes of Esteban. The distrust of Rigoberto, the husband of Dolores, obligates Lolita and to Esteban to be separated for many years, without knowing about the immense love that she feels for him. But destiny and the eagerness of revenge pushes him again, this time to live a series of adventures and to be protected from common enemies. But his affection isn't enough, and they are obligated to be separated again, this time for six years, sufficient time so that she is a finished woman, and he understands that Lolita is the only woman in his life... but perhaps a forbidden woman for him, thereby making their love sinful.
Cast
Main
Manuela González as Lolita Rengifo Collazos
Carla Giraldo as Teenage Lolita Rengifo Collazos
Marcela Gallegoas Carmen Bocanegra de Rengifo
Zharick León as Margarita "Margara"
Marcelo Cezán as Esteban Buenahora
Germán Castelblanco as Rigoberto Rengifo / Édgar Rengifo
Jennifer Steffens as Eva Bocanegra
Santiago Moure as Wallberto "Beto" Bocanegra
Julián Román as Eulalio "Lalo" Bocanegra
Nórida Rodríguez as Alicia Collazos
Luis Eduardo Arango as Johnni Caicedo
Toto Vega as Óscar "Osquitar" Collazos
Juan Pablo Franco as Iván Banderas
Lucas Nieto as Diego Mondragón
Sandra Reyes as Constanza Victoria "Connie"
Co-Starting
Valentina Rendón as Sol Ángela Posada Jaramillo
Víctor Hugo Cabrera as Pacho Minguez
John Jairo Jaimes as Teenage Diego Mondragón
Diego Vásquez as Humberto Antonio Corredor Santofimio
Jhon Bolívar as Henry Blandón
Miguel Ángel Báes as José María "Pepito" Mahecha
Víctor Hugo Trespalacios as Jairo "Rulos" Patiño
Diana Galeano as Lucy de Blandón
Alcira Gil as Pureza
Jimmy Vázquez as Julián
Eduardo Chavarro as Pedro
Moisés Rivillas as Moisés
Humberto Arango as Alirio " El Iluminado"
Julio Correal as Dr. Neira
Beto Arango as El Oso
Special participations
María Fernanda Martínez as Dolores Collazos
Yuri Pedraza as Magdalena Mondragón
David Ramírez as Jair
Gustavo Angarita Jr. as William
María Irene Toro as Clemencia
Paulo Sánchez Neira
Rey Vásquez
Awards
16th India Catalina Awards, presented by the Cartagena Film Festival (2000)
Best Principal Actor (Marcelo Cézan)
9th Colombian TVyNovelas Awards (2001)
Best Telenovela of the Year
Best Supporting Actress (Marcela Gallego)
Best Female Newcomer (Carla Giraldo)