La Tormenta (The Storm) is a 2005 Colombian telenovela and original story by Humberto "Kiko" Olivieri, produced by RTI Colombia and broadcast by Telemundo. The series stars Natalia Streignard and Christian Meier as the main protagonists, with Natasha Klauss, Kristina Lilley, Marcelo Buquet, and Didier van der Hove as the main villains of the story. Also noted are the stellar performances of Aura Cristina Geithner, Eileen Abad, Manuel Balbi, Carmen Villalobos, and Juan Pablo Shuk. The network debuted the novela on Monday, September 19, 2005 at the 7pm/6pm central timeslot, replacing Amarte así, Frijolito and concluded on July 24, 2006, being replaced by La viuda de Blanco.
Plot
Maria Teresa is a woman accustomed to living in the city, but she has to move to live at ‘La Tormenta’, her family’s estate, to try to save her family from financial ruin. The family is facing economic problems and she thinks La Tormenta will save them from bankruptcy.
Cast
Central
Natalia Streignard as María Teresa Montilla Marrero de Torrealba
Christian Meier as Santos Torrealba / Santiago Guanipa
Eileen Abad as Valentina Guerrero Ayala
Natasha Klauss as Isabella Montilla Manterola
Kristina Lilley as Edelmira Carranza vda. de Guerrero
Marcelo Buquet as Simón Guerrero Carranza
Aura Cristina Geithner as Bernarda Ayala
Carmen Villalobos as Trinidad "Trini" Ayala Camacho
Manuel Balbi as Jesús Niño Camacho Segura
Iván Rodríguez as Cipriano Camacho
Didier van der Hove as Enrique Montalvo
Juan Pablo Shuk as Father Damián / Cosme
Danilo Santos as Argemiro Guanipa
Alejandro Buenaventura as Ernesto Montilla
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Constanza Gutierrez as Tatacoa
Major
María Cristina Gálvez as Remedios Segura de Camacho
Rey Vásquez as Father Benito
Rosemary Bohórquez as Dalilah Gema
Agmeth Escaf as Alirio Paiba
Bibiana Navas as Sol "Solita" Cruz
Luis Gerónimo Abreu as Miguel Antonio "Miguelón" Camacho
Sandra Pérez as Michelle Cardona
Patricia Castañeda as Magdalena Camacho
Vilma Vera as Chepa de Cruz
Laila Vieira as Amapola
Diana Neira as Virginia Montes
Martha Isabel Bolaños as Camelia
Margarita Durán as Genoveva
Davison Banda as Trigger/Trey Montezario
Ricardo González as Demetrio Monaguia Lambió
Carmen Marina Torres as Natividad / Nany
Recurring
Gabriela Vergara as Ariana Santino Castell
Natalia Giraldo as Azalea Espinoza
Remake
La tempestad is a Mexican telenovela to be produced by Salvador Mejía Alejandre for Televisa.