Televisa began shooting on Monday October 12th their telenovela Simplemente María (140×60), produced by Ignacio Sada, starring Claudia Álvarez, José Ron and Ferdinando Valencia. The debut is scheduled for November 9th at 4:15pm on El Canal de las Estrellas in Mexico.In an interview with PRODU, the writers of this new version stated that the main challenge is to resume a classic story and bring it to our current times without it losing its essence: It is a great commitment for me to have this script in my hands, because in 1989 I adapted it for Mexico together with Kari Fajer. The telenovela is essentially the same, with some new characters and a stronger María, example of todays Mexican women, who make decisions in their lives, mentioned the writer Gabriela Ortigoza. Meanwhile, Ricardo Tejeda and Alejandro Orive stated that, although the first screen is TV, the telenovela is conceived to travel across different platforms, as Televisa has been doing with its most recent productions. Weve had conversations with the production team because the intention is, in fact, to use other platforms such as blogs, web sites, alternate stories and situations, but the main commitment is what will be seen on the screen. There is an adaptation process throughout time: we will have four time frames in the plot, and there we will make use of technological advancements. To update an emblematic telenovela is the big challenge, they mentioned.
Televisa: Simplemente María is as intense as the version created 28 years ago
