Natalia de 8 a 9 is a Venezuelan telenovela written by José Ignacio Cabrujas[1] and produced by RCTV in 1980.
Natalia struggles to hold on to her crumbling marriage while Juan Carlos surrenders to the possibility of a new love with Mariana, a young beautiful student at the college where he teaches.
She discovers her teenage daughter is using contraceptives and is no longer a virgin and escapes at night to engage in secret bets.
Natalia decides to rebuild her life away from her misery, and begins cooking food for delivery to restaurants in the city, and this way, she builds her reputation as a chef.
At the same time, Mariana abandons Juan Carlos, and again, he begins an affair with Natalia's best friend.