El fantasma de Elena

El Fantasma de Elena Un amor que va más allá
Created by	Humberto Kico Olivieri
Developed by	Telemundo Studios, Miami
Directed by	David Posada Nicolás Di Blasi Ricardo Schwarz
Starring	Elizabeth Gutiérrez Segundo Cernadas Ana Layevska Fabián Ríos
Theme music composer	Patricia Manterola
Opening theme	"Y Llegarás" by Patricia Manterola
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	Spanish
No. of episodes	117
Production
Executive producer(s)	Aurelio Valcárcel Carroll
Producer(s)	Jairo Arcila
Location(s)	Miami
Editor(s)	Ramiro Pardo - Hader Antivar Duque
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	42 minutes
Release
Original network	Telemundo
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Audio format	Stereophonic sound
Original release	July 20, 2010 (2010-07-20) – January 7, 2011 (2011-01-07)
Chronology
Preceded by	Perro amor
Followed by	Los herederos del Monte
Related shows	Julia (1983)
External links
Website

El Fantasma de Elena (Elena's Ghost) is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the American television network Telemundo. It is a remake of the 1983 Venezuelan telenovela Julia. The telenovela ran for 117 episodes from July 20, 2010 to January 7, 2011. It was broadcast with English translation subtitles in CC3.^[1]

It stars Elizabeth Gutiérrez and Segundo Cernadas as protagonists and Ana Layevska as the main antagonist in a double role (Elena and Daniela).

Plot

Elena Lafé (Elizabeth Gutiérrez) is a young, beautiful, and talented horse rider. She and her widowed father, Tomás (Braulio Castillo), manage a small but excellent hotel on the Key West ocean shore. Raised in her father’s shadow and kept away from the maternal side of her family, Elena has never known true love. That is until she finds Eduardo Calcaño (Segundo Cernadas), a widower, unconscious in the middle of the forest. She takes him to her father's hotel and falls hopelessly in love with Eduardo as she nurses him back to health.

The rich, young businessman reciprocates her love and they marry in an impromptu ceremony on the beach. Elena Lafé and her best friend Laura (Wanda D'Isidoro) move into Eduardo’s mansion, where he lives with several family members and household staff. The new bride is not given the warmest of welcomes by Eduardo's relatives. Her unease turns to terror when she keeps hearing screams and moans from the mansion’s tower.

Elena Lafé sees a photograph of Eduardo’s deceased wife, also named Elena. Elena Lafé learns from Corina (Maritza Bustamante) about the relationship Eduardo had with Elena Calcaño (Ana Layevska), who committed suicide. Elena Calcaño had a twin sister, Daniela (also played by Ana Layevska), who went mad after Elena Calcaño's death. Elena Lafé also discovers that her husband and his brothers belong to a mythical race that hides many secrets and conspiracies.

Elena Lafé will have to confront a vengeful ghost, a spellcasting witch, Eduardo’s strange half brother, a deranged twin sister bent on killing her, and hundreds of secrets that will change her life forever. The twists and turns of the oceanfront locale mirror a storyline intertwined with secret loves, unusual characters, and a mysterious aura. A web of mystery and chance is spun until we discover the secret behind Elena’s Ghost.

Cast

United States broadcast

• Release dates, episode name & length, and U.S. viewers based on Telemundo's broadcast.

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