Torrente (TV series)
Introduction '''''Torrente: ¡Un torbellino de pasiones!''''' (English title:''Torrente: A Storm of Passion'') is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Neida Padilla and Benilde Ávila which was produced by Venevisión in 2008.On April 4, 2008, Venevisión started broadcasting ''Torrente'' weekdays at 9:00pm, replacing ''Arroz con Leche''. The last episode was broadcast on September 9, 2008 with ''¿Vieja yo?'' replacing it.Maritza Bustamante and Luciano D'Alessandro starred as the protagonists, while Anabell Rivero and Félix Loreto starred as the antagonists.
Plot Ana Julia Briceño is an OB-GYN who is happily married to Reinaldo Galbadon, a pediatrician. She has everything she can ask for: a good job, a loving husband and the friendship provided by her best friend, Valeria Velutini. However, she cannot bear children due to a medical problem affecting her uterus. When she discusses the issue with her friend Valeria over Reinaldo's refusal to hire a surrogate, Valeria offers a suggestion: that she become the surrogate, on condition that Reinaldo does not find out about it.Valeria then gets implanted with one of Ana Julia's eggs that has been fertilized by Reinaldo's sperm. However, the situation changes when Ana Julia is involved in a plane crash that leaves here with a severe case of memory loss. Everyone on board of the plane is considered dead. Devastated, Reinaldo and Valeria find comfort in each other's arms, leading them to spend the night together. After this, Valeria's pregnancy starts showing, and she tells Reinaldo that he is the father, without telling him the truth that Ana Julia is the biological mother of the child that she is carrying.Meanwhile, in the Amazon jungle, Ana Julia is being cared for by Bayardo Santa Cruz, the man who rescued Ana Julia. After a turn of unfortunate events that sees Ana Julia land in jail, she finally recovers her memory and through the help of Bayardo, escapes back home. But when she finally reaches home, she is shocked to find out that her husband and best friend are a couple while, unknown to Reinaldo, they have built a life based on a lie. Ana Julia and Valeria now become rivals, as Ana Julia tries to regain what is rightfully hers while Valeria tries to hold onto the life that she has created with Reinaldo.
Cast === Starring ===* Maritza Bustamante as ''Ana Julia Briceño Mendizábal de Gabaldón''* Luciano D'Alessandro as ''Reinaldo Gabaldón Leal''=== Also starring === * Eduardo Orozco as ''Juan "Juancho" Gabaldón Leal''* Zair Montes as ''Charí Santa Cruz''* Anabell Rivero as ''Valeria Velutini'' * Damián Genovese as ''Sebastián Gabaldón Leal''* Gioia Arismendi as ''Maruja Briceño Mendizábal de Gabaldón''* Iván Tamayo as ''Bayardo Santa Cruz''* Gioia Lombardini as ''Rebeca Mendizábal''* Carlos Villamizar as ''Lorenzo Gabaldón''* Marcos Moreno as ''Atilio Rengifo''* Jose Luis Useche as ''Hairo Vallejo''* Zhandra De Abreu as ''Paola Vettini''* Susej Vera as ''Corina Pereira de Gabaldón''* Gonzalo Cubero as ''Ortega''* Pedro Durán as ''Pacheko''* Félix Loreto as ''Cayo Gabaldón''* Verónica Ortiz as ''Nikdalia''* Carolina Motta as ''Baniba / María Ruíz''* Yina Vélez as ''Patrisia''* Jessika Grau as ''Verónica Méndez''* Beatriz Fuentes as ''Margarita''* Christian McGaffney as ''Benjamín''* Liliana Meléndez  as ''Rosita''* Marisol Matheus as ''Martina''* Vanesa Mendoza as ''Sofía''* Cesar Flores as ''Arturo Freitas''* Mayra Africano as ''Nueke/ Domitila''* Belén Peláez as ''Mariela''* Desideria D'Caro as ''Claudia Moreno''* Monica Pasqualotto as ''Tamara Domínguez''* Mauricio González as ''Omar Araulfo''* Rodolfo Drago as ''Yanis Alarcon''
Venezuela broadcast * Release dates, episode name & length, based on Venevisión's broadcast. Air Date  Number  Episode Title  Duration April 4, 2008  '''001'''  ''Comienzan las sorpresas ''  43 minutes  April 5, 2008  '''002'''  ''Ana Julia esconderá un gran secreto''  42 minutes April 7, 2008  '''003'''  ''Un trágico accidente''  42 minutes April 8, 2008  '''004'''  ''El dolor se hace presente…''  44 minutes April 9, 2008  '''005'''  ''¿Sobrevivirán?'' 43 minutes  April 11, 2008  '''006'''  ''Se despiertan emociones''  42 minutes April 12, 2008  '''007'''  ''El destino hace sus jugadas''  42 minutes April 14, 2008  '''008'''  ''Padre e hijo se enfrentan ''  41 minutes April 15, 2008  '''009'''  ''Los peligros de la selva''  42 minutes April 16, 2008  '''010'''  ''La boda''  40 minutes April 17, 2008  '''011'''  ''Empieza el tormento''  41 minutes April 18, 2008  '''012'''  ''El encuentro''  40 minutes April 19, 2008  '''013'''  ''Los conflictos ''  41 minutes April 21, 2008  '''014'''  ''Todo en la vida se sabe''  43 minutes April 22, 2013  '''015'''  ''Las víboras lanzan su veneno''  42 minutes April 23, 2008  '''016'''  ''La venganza''  40 minutes April 24, 2008  '''017'''  ''Las sorpresas del destino''  43 minutes April 25, 2008  '''018'''  ''Destino inovidable''  41 minutes April 26, 2008  '''019'''  ''Fuerte atracción''  41 minutes April 28, 2008  '''020'''  ''¡Embarazada!'' 45 minutes April 29, 2008  '''021'''  ''En la boca del lobo''  42 minutes April 30, 2008  '''022'''  ''La emboscada ¿se salvarán?'' 43 minutes May 2, 2008  '''023'''  ''Vida o muerte''  40 minutes May 5, 2008  '''024'''  ''Ana Julia es atormentada''  43 minutes May 6, 2008  '''025'''  ''La Propuesta''  40 minutes May 7, 2008  '''026'''  ''Entre la espada y la pared''  42 minutes May 8, 2008  '''027'''  ''Se oficializa el compromiso''  40 minutes May 9, 2008  '''028'''  ''Ana Julia” podrá recuperar su identidad?'' 40 minutes May 10, 2008  '''029'''  ''Las dudas y la intriga crecen''  42 minutes May 12, 2008  '''030'''  ''Se reencuentran las almas gemelas''  43 minutes May 13, 2008  '''031'''  ''Atilio se entera de una terrible verdad''  42 minutes May 14, 2008  '''032'''  ''Se aprovechará de la situación''  44 minutes May 15, 2008  '''033'''  ''Juancho decide divorciarse''  40 minutes May 16, 2008  '''034'''  ''¿Lo logrará?'' 42 minutes May 17, 2008  '''035'''  ''Surgen sentimientos inesperados ''  41 minutes May 19, 2008  '''036'''  ''Sucesos inesperados le ocurren''  40 minutes May 20, 2008  '''037'''  ''Ana Julia escapar''  43 minutes May 21, 2008  '''038'''  ''Valeria se confiesa''  41 minutes May 22, 2008  '''039'''  ''¿Estará viva?'' 41 minutes May 23, 2008  '''040'''  ''Reinaldo no sabrá qué hacer''  44 minutes May 26, 2008  '''041'''  ''Valeria sospecha de la muerte de Ana Julia''  43 minutes May 27, 2008  '''042'''  ''¿Quién ganará la guerra?'' 42 minutes May 28, 2008  '''043'''  ''Reinaldo averiguar la verdad?'' 42 minutes May 29, 2008  '''044'''  ''Padre Lorenzo se encuentra con Chari''  41 minutes May 30, 2008  '''045'''  ''Reconocerá Cayo Gabaldón a la Monja''  42 minutes May 31, 2008  '''046'''  ''Capitulo 45''  41 minutes June 2, 2008  '''047'''  ''Le resultará la estrategia a Maruja''  41 minutes June 3, 2008  '''048'''  ''Ana Julia aplica sus conocimientos''  42 minutes June 4, 2008  '''049'''  ''¿Qué planea Maruja?'' 41 minutes June 5, 2008  '''050'''  ''El secreto de Valeria''  41 minutes June 6, 2008  '''051'''  ''Las consecuencias del infarto''  43 minutes June 7, 2008  '''052'''  ''El hijo de Ana Julia''  41 minutes June 9, 2008  '''053'''  ''Juan y Corina ¡al descubierto!'' 42 minutes June 10, 2008  '''054'''  ''Sorpresas que trae la vida''  41 minutes June 11, 2008  '''055'''  ''Cara a cara''  41 minutes June 12, 2008  '''056'''  ''Ana Julia y Valeria''  42 minutes June 13, 2008  '''057'''  ''Ana Julia se enfrenta a su destino''  41 minutes June 14, 2008  '''058'''  ''¿Amiga del alma?'' 43 minutes June 16, 2008  '''059'''  ''Un pacto''  41 minutes June 17, 2008  '''060'''  ''Se desata el Torrente''  42 minutes June 18, 2008  '''061'''  ''Sebastián descubre la verdad''  41 minutes June 19, 2008  '''062'''  ''¿Será develado el secreto?'' 41 minutes June 20, 2008  '''063'''  ''Las andanzas de Juancho''  42 minutes June 21, 2008  '''064'''  ''Valeria acorralada''  41 minutes June 23, 2008  '''065'''  ''Sebastián busca a su hijo''  42 minutes June 24, 2008  '''066'''  ''¿Logrará escapara Bayardo?'' 41 minutes June 25, 2008  '''067'''  ''Encuentros clandestinos''  41 minutes June 26, 2008  '''068'''  ''Se descubren las maldades de Paola''  41 minutes June 27, 2008  '''069'''  ''Padre e hijo se enfrentan''  41 minutes June 28, 2008  '''069'''  ''Capitulo 69''  42 minutes June 30, 2008  '''070'''  ''¿Se revelará el secreto?'' 42 minutes July 1, 2008  '''071'''  ''Los celos de Baniva''  41 minutes July 2, 2008  '''072'''  ''¿Con quién se quedará Ana Julia?'' 42 minutes July 3, 2008  '''073'''  ''Decisiones''  41 minutes July 4, 2008  '''074'''  ''Paola regresa a la vida de Sebastián''  41 minutes July 7, 2008  '''075'''  ''Cayo se entera de la verdad''  42 minutes July 8, 2008  '''076'''  ''Regresa''  41 minutes July 9, 2008  '''077'''  ''Reinaldo es atacado por los celos''  41 minutes July 10, 2008  '''078'''  ''Una misteriosa mujer''  42 minutes July 11, 2008  '''079'''  ''Ana reclama a su hija''  41 minutes July 12, 2008  '''080'''  ''Se unen dos grandes enemigos de Cayo''  41 minutes July 13, 2008  '''081'''  ''Chari se enfrenta a su padre''  42 minutes July 15, 2008  '''082'''  ''Un beso apasionado''  41 minutes July 16, 2008  '''083'''  ''¿ Bayarado se encontrará con su peor enemigo?'' 41 minutes July 17, 2008  '''084'''  ''Maruja busca la verdad''  42 minutes July 18, 2008  '''085'''  ''¿Juancho se enterará del engaño?'' 41 minutes July 19, 2008  '''086'''  ''Saldrá con vida Bayardo''  43 minutes July 21, 2008  '''087'''  ''Un torbellino de pasiones''  41 minutes July 22, 2008  '''088'''  ''Andrea Carolina''  42 minutes July 23, 2008  '''089'''  ''Reinaldo le invade los celos''  41 minutes July 24, 2008  '''090'''  ''Ana Julia se quiere divorciar''  42 minutes July 25, 2008  '''091'''  ''¡El ataque!'' 41 minutes July 26, 2008  '''092'''  ''¿Saldrá la verdad a la luz?'' 41 minutes July 29, 2008  '''093'''  ''¿Cuál será el anuncio de Cayo?'' 41 minutes July 30, 2008  '''094'''  ''La furia se apodera de Cayo Gabaldón''  42 minutes July 31, 2008  '''095'''  ''Chari recibe un milagro''  41 minutes August 1, 2008  '''096'''  ''El video''  42 minutes August 2, 2008  '''097'''  ''Ana Julia huye a la selva''  42 minutes August 4, 2008  '''098'''  ''Capitulo 98'''  41 minutes August 5, 2008  '''099'''  ''La vida de Bayardo corre peligro''  41 minutes August 6, 2008  '''100'''  ''¿Cayo descubrirá la maldad de Claudia?'' 42 minutes August 7, 2008  '''101'''  ''¿Se produce un enfrentamiento?'' 41 minutes August 8, 2008  '''102'''  ''La maldad de Valeria no tiene límite''  42 minutes August 9, 2008  '''103'''  ''Reinaldo creerá lo que le dice Ana Julia?'' 41 minutes August 11, 2008  '''104'''  ''Entre la espada y la pared''  41 minutes August 12, 2008  '''105'''  ''Una prueba puede aclarara todo''  42 minutes August 13, 2008  '''106'''  ''La caución judicial''  41 minutes August 14, 2008  '''107'''  ''La prueba de ADN''  42 minutes August 15, 2008  '''108'''  ''Valeriaaplica su nuevo plan''  42 minutes August 16, 2008  '''109'''  ''El cocinero''  41 minutes August 17, 2008  '''110'''  ''¿Se aclarará todo?'' 42 minutes August 18, 2008  '''111'''  ''¿Saldrá ileso Cayo del tiroteo?'' 41 minutes August 19, 2008  '''112'''  ''¡Se rompe el silencio!'' 41 minutes August 20, 2008  '''113'''  ''Se descubre el expediente''  41 minutes August 21, 2008  '''114'''  ''Verdades revelan las intenciones de Valeria''  42 minutes August 22, 2008  '''115'''  ''Pondrán en prisión a Bayardo?'' 41 minutes August 23, 2008  '''116'''  ''¿Cómo terminará todo?'' 42 minutes August 24, 2008  '''117'''  ''Disputas y discusiones entre Valeria y Reinaldo''  41 minutes August 25, 2008  '''118'''  ''La verdad revelan''  42 minutes August 26, 2008  '''119'''  ''Afloran los sentimientos''  41 minutes August 27, 2008  '''120'''  ''Decision importante''  42 minutes August 28, 2008  '''121'''  ''La passion es verdad''  41 minutes August 29, 2008  '''122'''  ''¿Habrá terminado para siempre este amor?'' 41 minutes August 30, 2008  '''123'''  ''¿Se divorciarán?'' 42 minutes September 1, 2008  '''124'''  ''¿Cómo terminará este encuentro?'' 42 minutes September 3, 2008  '''125'''  ''¿Cómo terminará este torbellino de pasiones?'' 41 minutes September 4, 2008  '''126'''  ''Atropeda''  41 minutes September 5, 2008  '''127'''  ''¿Qué le pedirá a cambió de salvar la vida de su hija?'' 41 minutes September 6, 2008  '''128'''  ''¿Terminará en tragedia este encuentro?'' 41 minutes September 8, 2008  '''129'''  ''Penúltimo capítulo de Torrente''  42 minutes September 9, 2008  '''130'''  ''Gran final''  45 minutes
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