Estefanía is a popular Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and broadcast on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión in 1979.
[1] The story idea was conceived by Julio César Marmol and Humberto (Kiko) Olivieri and the plot was based on the government of Marcos Pérez Jiménez.
Estefanía Gallardo is a famous actress who is fighting to save her father who is in jail as a political prisoner in the hands of the ruthless National Security Command led by the bloodthirsty Pedro Escobar.
Julio César, a journalist working at the Palacio de Miraflores meets her and they fall in love and marry.
Set against a background of torture, jail and conspiracy which provide a sense of constant suspense and fast-paced action.