Antonella

Antonella is an Argentine telenovela directed by Nicolás del Boca and starring his daughter Andrea del Boca and Gustavo Bermúdez. It originally aired in 1992 on Canal 13 and was a commercial success. Background Antonella was written by Enrique Torres and based on an idea by Torres and F. L. Lucas. It combined melodrama typical of traditional telenovelas with elements of comedy. In this series, Andrea del Boca, who at that time was at the height of her career, portrayed a charismatic heroine, very different from the ones she had played in previous telenovelas. She also contributed the theme song "Para este amor". The series was very successful and became one of the most watched programs of 1992 in Argentina. It was nominated to the Martín Fierro Award for the Best Telenovela and won the Best Supporting Actor and the Best Supporting Actress for Osvaldo Guidi and Hilda Bernard, respectively. Antonella eventually won the Best Telenovela award at the 1993 Martín Fierro Awards. The series was also distributed abroad and found popularity in Italy and Eastern Europe in the mid-1990s. Plot Antonella is a cheerful young woman working as a clown at children's parties. She lives with her friend Carlo whom she treats as father. During one of her outdoor performances for children she is approached by Nicolás and his son Federico. Nicolás is attracted to Antonella and invites her on a dinner date. It soon turns out that he is the boss of her sister Natalia who works as his secretary, and that they are having an affair. When Antonella walks in on them, in anger slaps the man in the face.