1960s
Nationalization of the media sector
Starting in 1960, the revolutionary government expropriated and nationalized all the radio and television stations. The process will be completed with the creation of the National Institute of Radio and Television in 1962.
'La amante inmortal'
'La amante inmortal'. Teleplay. Starring Raúl Amundaray (Simón Bolívar) and Eva Moreno (Manuela Sáenz).
'O Direito de Nascer'
First Brazilian TV version of 'O Direito de Nascer' (TV Tupi São Paulo and TV Rio).
'El derecho de nacer'
First Venezuelan TV version of 'El derecho de nacer' (RCTV). Starring Raúl Amundaray (Albertico Limonta), Conchita Obach (Isabel Cristina), Agustina Martín (Maria Helena), Rafael Briceño (Don Rafael del Junco), and Zulma Sady (Mamá Dolores).
'Eu Compro Esta Mulher'
''Eu Compro Esta Mulher', version of 'Yo compro esa mujer'–a story written by Olga Ruilopez (Cuba). Globo's first mega-hit. Yoná Magalhães and Carlos Alberto became one of the most iconic couples in Brazilian television.
'O Sheik de Agadir'
After the success of 'Eu Compro Esta Mulher', Gloria Magadán writes her first original story–'O Sheik de Agadir'–loosely based on Gogol's 'Taras Bulba'. Set in France and North Africa, during World War 2, it consolidated Globo's position as a "campeão de audiência".
'Lucecita'
Starring Marina Baura and José Bardina. The first of many stories written by Delia Fiallo after she went into exile.
‘Beto Rockfeller’
‘Beto Rockfeller’ was the first telenovela to subvert the conventions of the format. For the first time, the characters spoke like ordinary people–the language of urban, young, dwellers. It was a welcome departure, at a time when TV schedules were all about evasion and period dramas.
'La tirana'
Telenovela written by Manuel Muñoz Rico. After two years on air, the story lost track and the executives hired José Ignacio Cabrujas, a young intellectual and playwright to take charge of the plot. He would became one of the most influential authors in the history of television in Latin America.