Carrusel

Carrusel
Gabriela Rivero and the cast's children from left to right
Also known as	Carrusel de Niños
Genre	Telenovela
Written by	Lei Quintana Gabriela Ortigoza
Screenplay by	Valeria Phillips
Story by	Abel Santa Cruz
Directed by	Albino Corrales Pedro Damián
Starring	Gabriela Rivero Armando Calvo
Music by	José Antonio "Potro" Farías
Opening theme	"Carrusel de niños" by Astrid Morales, Jessica Morales and the cast's children
Country of origin	Mexico
Original language	Spanish
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	358
Production
Executive producers	Verónica Pimstein Valentín Pimstein
Producer	Angelli Nesma Medina
Production locations	Mexico City, Mexico
Cinematography	Albino Corrales
Production company	Televisa
Original release
Network	Canal de las Estrellas
Release	January 19, 1989 (1989-01-19) – May 11, 1990 (1990-05-11)
Related
Carrusel de las Américas ¡Vivan los niños! Carrossel
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Carrusel (Spanish pronunciation: [karuˈsel]) is a Mexican children's telenovela produced by Valentín Pimstein for Televisa in 1989.^[1] It is based on the Argentinean character Jacinta Pichimahuida (first televised in 1966), and produced by and broadcast on Televisa in 1989. It covers daily life in a Mexican elementary school and the children's relationships with a charismatic teacher named Ximena. Among other plot devices, it deals with the differences between the upper and lower classes of Mexican society – specifically as seen in a romantic relationship between Cirilo, a poor black boy, and a spoiled white rich girl, Maria Joaquina Villaseñor.

Gabriela Rivero starred as main protagonist, while Janet Ruiz and Beatriz Moreno starred as main antagonists. Ludwika Paleta, Pedro Javier Viveros, Hilda Chávez, Flor Eduarda Gurrola, Joseph Birch, Abraham Pons, Mauricio Armando, Gabriel Castañon, Yoshiki Takiguchi, Manuel Fernández, Karin Nisembaum, and Silvia Guzmán starred as stellar performances.