March 5 (1977-03-05) – March 14, 1977 (1977-03-14)
La señora de Cárdenas is a Venezuelantelenovela written by José Ignacio Cabrujas and produced by RCTV in 1977.[1] The telenovela became the first in a series of telenovelas referred to as the cultural telenovela because they reflected the reality of Venezuelans in areas such as marriage and intimate family life.[2]
Pilar is a young and beautiful woman who has been happily married for 9 years and works hard to create a happy family. She is completely confident in the fidelity of Alberto, her husband and the father of her daughter. On the day of her wedding anniversary, Pilar discovers a note in her husband's shirt saying I love you, Fanny. For the first time, Pilar begins feeling insecure, jealous, filled with doubt, and finally, surprise and the disappointment of finding out that Alberto has another woman. Torn, Pilar confesses her feelings to her friend Liana while Alberto promises Fanny he will get a divorce but deep down he knows he still loves Pilar, but he is still confused since with Fanny he gets to experience passion and the freshness of a new life while with Pilar the stability of a home and daily routine.
Liana tries to convince Fanny to stay away from Alberto until she discovers she is expecting his child. But Fanny later on lies about the father of her child claiming that its Alfredo's, Alberto's best friend and the husband of Angelica, Pilar's sister. Alfredo is the owner of the newspaper where Fanny and Alberto work, and he has so far been unable to have a child. Pilar eventually discovers the truth and decides to leave Alberto and file for divorce. This complicates things further as Alberto begins to seek the companionship of women near him, and he forms a friendship with Liana which later turns them into lovers. Pilar is disgusted when she finds out about this betrayal, and she ends her friendship with Liana.
Pilar then decides to rebuild her life, and she begins working for the handsome Damián Galvés who offers his support. Pilar is no longer Mrs. Cárdenas but simply a woman who decided to rebuild her life and to have met a wonderful man like Damián whom she later marries. Some time later, Pilar is in the park with her son and bumps into Alberto who already has another girlfriend whom he introduces to her. They both part ways as good friends as Pilar remains happily with her son.[5]
^"La señora de Cárdenas" (in Spanish). estampas.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^"La telenovela cultural" (in Spanish). eluniversal.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
