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Maria is a 15-year-old scavenger who lives on the outskirts of the city. She loses her godmother, who before dying begs the local priest not to leave Maria to fend for herself. The priest asks one of his benefactors to please let Maria work as a servant in his house. Instead, the Don Fernando brings her in as his ward, making her a target of hostility for his wife, Victoria, and her niece, Soraya. Maria falls in love with the dashing but drunken and disorderly son of the house, Luis Fernando, and must fight Soraya for his affections. When Luis Fernando and Maria finally get married, he walks in on an innocent embrace between Maria and his brother Vladimir and storms out blinded with jealousy. He does not believe Maria's baby is his, so when it is born, Maria gives it away during a temporary bout of insanity. Luis Fernando rescues her from an asylum and adopts another child for her, but she never loses hope of recovering the son she lost. Then another villain Penelope will work as the ...

Itatí Cantoral's antagonistic character Soraya Montenegro was made an Internet meme. Shots of her crying are subtitled "Cries in Spanish", or "Dies in Spanish" with the character passed out, etc.

Although playing mortal enemies on the show, Itatí Cantoral (Soraya) and Thalía (María la del Barrio) are very good friends in real life. Thalía is the godmother of Itatí's twin children.

The beginning of a new chapter in the show is marked by a change in the hair and dress style of María.

Became a hit in Brazil, being on reruns in a total of seven times by SBT as of 2015.

Fernando Colunga appeared in all 3 of the "María" telenovelas. His roles ranged from the jilted suitor in María Mercedes (1992), the potential suitor in Marimar (1994), before finally landing the leading role as Luis Fernando de la Vega, the husband of María la del Barrio (1995).

Released as a double sided 3 disc DVD set in 2008. Includes English subtitles.

Thalía sings some Mexican folk songs as well as a clip of her hit song "Gracias a Dios" in the show.

Started showing on Netflix in May 2015

María aged in the story from a teenager of 15 years all the way to a graceful and elegant woman in her mid 30 Thalía portrayed the character at all ages using an inventive blend of maturing hair styles, make-up, and maturing taste in clothes.

Shown in over 150 countries in original Spanish or dubbed versions.

Thalía (María) and Fernando Colunga (Luís Fernando) got involved during the filming of this telenovela. They latter broke up.

User reviews


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    • Author: Aria
    For a good primer to Mexican telenovelas (soap operas) for North Americans, look no further than "María la del Barrio" (literal translation: Maria from the Ghetto). Don't let the language barrier stop you--it'll be obvious what's going on.

    Starring Mexican entertainment sensation, Thalía, "María..." recounts the life of a poor 12-yr old girl from the barrio who grows up, makes it good, marries well, and lives a life of luxury. Remember though: you can take the girl out of the barrio, but you can't take the barrio out of the girl!

    Yes, it's extremely corny and bad...but in the good sense! What makes this telenovela especially watchable is how the producers insist on having 20-something Thalía play "María..." at all ages! To show her as a young girl they slap a Jughead-style hat on her head and have her play w/dolls. Unbelievable!

    Thalía is incredibly beautiful and quite talented--she even belts out the extremely catchy themesong to "María la del Barrio." This show is the third in the unrelated "María" telenovela trilogy, preceded by "María Mercedes," and "Marímar." Catch it on reruns on Univsion!
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    • Author: Jediathain
    Totally amazing soap opera. I'm so nostalgic, they don't do this kind of soap operas anymore. Great actors, Thalia, Fernando Colunga, Itati and Ludwika, I mean.. what's not to love about this soap opera? Maria is taken from basically the trash can and was transform to a respectful lady by an old wealthy man (Don Fernando De la Vega). His family doesn't really like the idea and make her life a total hell. His son (Luis Fernando) starts playing with her but then he fells in love with Maria. Too late cause she gave away his son and becomes crazy. After she's fully recover she wonders around looking for his lost son but it was quite an odyssey (not to mention that her daughter Tita, thought Maria was having an affair with this guy she was looking for....... her son).

    Ah of course don't forget Soraya Montenegro the antagonist who was in love with Fernando and tried to kill Maria so she could stay with Fernando and his fortune.
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    • Author: Burgas
    Maria La Del Barrio merupakan telenovela dari Meksiko ditayangkan pada tahun 1995 sampai 1996.

    Drama ini begitu populer, hingga sampai ke Indonesia, Telenovela ini memiliki episode 185.

    Maria La Del Barrio menceritakan tentang Gadis pemulung bernama Maria Hernandez, ketika ibu angkatnya meninggal, Maria jadi gelandangan, Maria akhirnya di adopsi oleh Fernando De La Vega orang paling kaya di negara Meksiko, berkat didikan Fernando, Maria akhirnya jadi gadis baik hati, Maria akhirnya menikah putra Fernando bernama Luis, Luis semulanya sangat membenci Maria namun akhirnya dia jatuh cinta, disisi lain Soraya Montenegro wanita yang mencintai Luis dendam terhadap Maria, dia melakukan rencana jahat nya terhadap Maria, lika liku kehidupan Maria dan kisah cintanya begitu manis, dan menyentuh hati.... Dan aku menyukai telenovela ini.....
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    • Author: Zetadda
    In 1995, Thalía plays a leading role in "María la del Barrio", the third soap opera of the "María" trilogy. Soap stars Fernando Colunga and Itati Contoral, amongst others, were part of the superb cast. In the last María "telenovela", Thalia portrays María la del Barrio, a scavenger who is adopted by a rich businessman, and falls in love with Luis Fernando (Colunga), an arrogant, rich man. María married Luis Fernando, had a baby with him, but gave the baby away during a temporary bout of insanity. In this tragic-comedy she portrayed a happy, genuine and full of life young girl, who later turned into a suffering woman grieving for her lost child. It does have a happy ending, though!!! The soap opera, without a doubt, touched young and adult audiences around the world due to its innocent, entertaining and enchanting storyline. After the "María" trilogy of soap operas circled the globe, a census showed that they have been viewed by more than a billion people around the World!
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    • Author: Ttexav
    This telenovela tells the story of a girl who falls in love with the son of the man who took her out of poverty. In her way though exists Soraya Montenegro who is the antagonist. Itati Cantoral gave life to the evilest villain known to Mexican audiences. Soraya committed many atrocities so that she could get Maria out of the way but her plans fail as she is thrown out of a seven floor balcony when she is trying to get rid of her lover who is trying to blackmail her. Soraya comes back from the dead(not literally) twenty years later and there makes Maria seem as the suspect of the murder of her mother(Soraya Killed her). Many ordeals ensue until the last episode which haunts me to this day! The acting was great and the storyline very interesting, way more interesting than any American soap opera. See it if u can, u wont regret it!
  • Series cast summary:
    Thalía Thalía - María Hernández 90 episodes, 1995-1996
    Fernando Colunga Fernando Colunga - Luis Fernando de la Vega / - 90 episodes, 1995-1996
    Irán Eory Irán Eory - Victoria de la Vega 90 episodes, 1995-1996
    Ricardo Blume Ricardo Blume - Don Fernando de la Vega 90 episodes, 1995-1996
    Itatí Cantoral Itatí Cantoral - Soraya Montenegro 90 episodes, 1995-1996
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