La Tormenta (The Storm) is a 2005 Colombian telenovela and original story by Humberto "Kiko" Olivieri, produced by RTI Colombia and broadcast by Telemundo. The series stars Natalia Streignard and Christian Meier as the main protagonists, with Natasha Klauss, Kristina Lilley, Marcelo Buquet, and Didier van der Hove as the main villains of the story. Also noted are the stellar performances of Aura Cristina Geithner, Eileen Abad, Manuel Balbi, Carmen Villalobos, and Juan Pablo Shuk. The network debuted the novela on Monday, September 19, 2005 at the 7pm/6pm central timeslot, replacing Amarte así, Frijolito and concluded on July 24, 2006, being replaced by La viuda de Blanco. Plot Maria Teresa is a woman accustomed to living in the city, but she has to move to live at ‘La Tormenta’, her family’s estate, to try to save her family from financial ruin. The family is facing economic problems and she thinks La Tormenta will save them from bankruptcy. Cast Main Natalia Streignard as María Teresa Montilla Marrero de Torrealba Christian Meier as Santos Torrealba / Santiago Guanipa Natasha Klauss as Isabella Montilla Manterola Marcelo Buquet as Simón Guerrero Carranza Aura Cristina Geithner as Bernarda Ayala Eileen Abad as Valentina Guerrero Ayala Juan Pablo Shuk as Father Damián / Cosme Kristina Lilley as Edelmira Carranza vda. de Guerrero María Cristina Gálvez as Remedios Segura de Camacho Iván Rodríguez as Cipriano Camacho Constanza Gutierrez as Tatacoa Rey Vásquez as Father Benito Alejandro Buenaventura as Ernesto Montilla Rosemary Bohórquez as Dalilah Gema Agmeth Escaf as Alirio Paiba Bibiana Navas as Sol "Solita" Cruz Carmen Villalobos as Trinidad "Trini" Ayala Camacho Manuel Balbi as Jesús Niño Camacho Segura Sandra Pérez as Michelle Cardona Patricia Castañeda as Magdalena Camacho Vilma Vera as Chepa de Cruz Didier van der Hove as Enrique Montalvo Laila Vieira as Amapola Diana Neira as Virginia Montes Martha Isabel Bolaños as Camelia Margarita Durán as Genoveva Davison Banda as Trigger/Trey Montezario Ricardo González as Demetrio Monaguia Lambió Carmen Marina Torres as Natividad / Nany Recurring Luis Gerónimo Abreu as Miguel Antonio "Miguelón" Camacho Gabriela Vergara as Ariana Santino Castell Natalia Giraldo as Azalea Espinoza Remake La tempestad is a Mexican telenovela to be produced by Salvador Mejía Alejandre for Televisa. Awards TVyNovelas Awards References External links 2005 telenovelas Colombian telenovelas RTI Producciones telenovelas Telemundo telenovelas Caracol Televisión telenovelas 2005 Colombian television series debuts 2006 Colombian television series endings Spanish-language telenovelas Television shows