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Carrusel () is a Mexican children's telenovela produced by Valentín Pimstein for Televisa. Based on the Argentinean character Jacinta Pichimahuida (first televised in 1966), it was originally broadcast on Televisa from 16 January 1989 to 1 June 1990. 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 gir

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Carrusel is a Mexican telenovela, produced by and first broadcast on Televisa in 1989. It covers daily life in a Mexican elementary school and the children's relationships with a charismatic teacher named Jimena. 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 rich girl, Maria Joaquina Villaseñor.

Aired
1989–1990
Seasons
1 · 358 episodes
Status
Ended
Created by
Abel Santacruz
Network
Las Estrellas
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Family, Kids, Soap

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Key facts

Television.alt_name
Carrusel de Niños
Television.image
Carrusel cast.jpg
Television.image_size
270
Television.caption
Gabriela Rivero and the cast's children from left to right
Television.genre
Telenovela
Television.writer
Lei QuintanaGabriela Ortigoza
Television.screenplay
Valeria Phillips
Television.story
Abel Santa Cruz
Television.music
José Antonio "Potro" Farías
Television.opentheme
"Carrusel de niños" sung by the children's cast (original version)"Carro-Céu" composed by Anires Marcos and R. Vigna and performed by Super Feliz (Carrossel)
Television.country
United StatesMexico
Television.language
Spanish
Television.num_seasons
1
Television.num_episodes
358
Television.producer
Angelli Nesma Medina
Television.location
Mexico City, Mexico
Television.cinematography
Albino Corrales
Television.company
Televisa

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number of episodes
358
start time
1989-01-19
end time
1990-05-11
number of seasons
1
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Carrusel () is a Mexican children's telenovela produced by Valentín Pimstein for Televisa. Based on the Argentinean character Jacinta Pichimahuida (first televised in 1966), it was originally broadcast on Televisa from 16 January 1989 to 1 June 1990. 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.

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