# Torrente (TV series)

Torrente: ¡Un torbellino de pasiones! (English title:Torrente: A Storm of Passion) is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Neida Padilla and Benilde Ávila which was produced by Venevisión in 2008 - 2017.
On January 4, 2008, September 9, 2017, Venevisión started broadcasting Torrente weekdays at 9:00pm, replacing Arroz con Leche. The last episode was broadcast on September 9, 2008 with ¿Vieja yo? replacing it.
Maritza Bustamante and Luciano D'Alessandro starred as the protagonists, while Anabell Rivero and Félix Loreto starred as the antagonists.

## Plot

Ana Julia Briceño is an OB-GYN who is happily married to Reinaldo Galbadon, a pediatrician. She has everything she can ask for: a good job, a loving husband and the friendship provided by her best friend, Valeria Velutini. However, she cannot bear children due to a medical problem affecting her uterus. When she discusses the issue with her friend Valeria over Reinaldo's refusal to hire a surrogate, Valeria offers a suggestion: that she become the surrogate, on condition that Reinaldo does not find out about it.
Valeria then gets implanted with one of Ana Julia's eggs that has been fertilized by Reinaldo's sperm. However, the situation changes when Ana Julia is involved in a plane crash that leaves here with a severe case of memory loss. Everyone on board of the plane is considered dead. Devastated, Reinaldo and Valeria find comfort in each other's arms, leading them to spend the night together. After this, Valeria's pregnancy starts showing, and she tells Reinaldo that he is the father, without telling him the truth that Ana Julia is the biological mother of the child that she is carrying.
Meanwhile, in the Amazon jungle, Ana Julia is being cared for by Bayardo Santa Cruz, the man who rescued Ana Julia. After a turn of unfortunate events that sees Ana Julia land in jail, she finally recovers her memory and through the help of Bayardo, escapes back home. But when she finally reaches home, she is shocked to find out that her husband and best friend are a couple while, unknown to Reinaldo, they have built a life based on a lie. Ana Julia and Valeria now become rivals, as Ana Julia tries to regain what is rightfully hers while Valeria tries to hold onto the life that she has created with Reinaldo.

## Cast
### Starring

* Maritza Bustamante as Ana Julia Briceño Mendizábal de Gabaldón
* Luciano D'Alessandro as Reinaldo Gabaldón Leal

### Also starring

* Eduardo Orozco as Juan "Juancho" Gabaldón Leal
* Zair Montes as Charí Santa Cruz
* Anabell Rivero as Valeria Velutini
* Damián Genovese as Sebastián Gabaldón Leal
* Gioia Arismendi as Maruja Briceño Mendizábal de Gabaldón
* Iván Tamayo as Bayardo Santa Cruz
* Gioia Lombardini as Rebeca Mendizábal
* Carlos Villamizar as Lorenzo Gabaldón
* Marcos Moreno as Atilio Rengifo
* Jose Luis Useche as Hairo Vallejo
* Zhandra De Abreu as Paola Vettini
* Susej Vera as Corina Pereira de Gabaldón
* Gonzalo Cubero as Ortega
* Pedro Durán as Pacheko
* Félix Loreto as Cayo Gabaldón
* Verónica Ortiz as Nikdalia
* Carolina Motta as Baniba / María Ruíz
* Yina Vélez as Patrisia
* Jessika Grau as Verónica Méndez
* Beatriz Fuentes as Margarita
* Christian McGaffney as Benjamín
* Liliana Meléndez as Rosita
* Marisol Matheus as Martina
* Vanesa Mendoza as Sofía
* Cesar Flores as Arturo Freitas
* Mayra Africano as Nueke/ Domitila
* Belén Peláez as Mariela
* Desideria D'Caro as Claudia Moreno
* Monica Pasqualotto as Tamara Domínguez
* Mauricio González as Omar Araulfo
* Rodolfo Drago as Yanis Alarcon

## Venezuela broadcast

* Release dates, episode name & length, based on Venevisión's broadcast.
| Air Date | Number | Episode Title | Duration |
| April 4, 2008 | 001 | Comienzan las sorpresas | 43 minutes |
| April 5, 2008 | 002 | Ana Julia esconderá un gran secreto | 42 minutes |
| April 7, 2008 | 003 | Un trágico accidente | 42 minutes |
| April 8, 2008 | 004 | El dolor se hace presente… | 44 minutes |
| April 9, 2008 | 005 | ¿Sobrevivirán? | 43 minutes |
| April 11, 2008 | 006 | Se despiertan emociones | 42 minutes |
| April 12, 2008 | 007 | El destino hace sus jugadas | 42 minutes |
| April 14, 2008 | 008 | Padre e hijo se enfrentan | 41 minutes |
| April 15, 2008 | 009 | Los peligros de la selva | 42 minutes |
| April 16, 2008 | 010 | La boda | 40 minutes |
| April 17, 2008 | 011 | Empieza el tormento | 41 minutes |
| April 18, 2008 | 012 | El encuentro | 40 minutes |
| April 19, 2008 | 013 | Los conflictos | 41 minutes |
| April 21, 2008 | 014 | Todo en la vida se sabe | 43 minutes |
| April 22, 2013 | 015 | Las víboras lanzan su veneno | 42 minutes |
| April 23, 2008 | 016 | La venganza | 40 minutes |
| April 24, 2008 | 017 | Las sorpresas del destino | 43 minutes |
| April 25, 2008 | 018 | Destino inovidable | 41 minutes |
| April 26, 2008 | 019 | Fuerte atracción | 41 minutes |
| April 28, 2008 | 020 | ¡Embarazada! | 45 minutes |
| April 29, 2008 | 021 | En la boca del lobo | 42 minutes |
| April 30, 2008 | 022 | La emboscada ¿se salvarán? | 43 minutes |
| May 2, 2008 | 023 | Vida o muerte | 40 minutes |
| May 5, 2008 | 024 | Ana Julia es atormentada | 43 minutes |
| May 6, 2008 | 025 | La Propuesta | 40 minutes |
| May 7, 2008 | 026 | Entre la espada y la pared | 42 minutes |
| May 8, 2008 | 027 | Se oficializa el compromiso | 40 minutes |
| May 9, 2008 | 028 | Ana Julia” podrá recuperar su identidad? | 40 minutes |
| May 10, 2008 | 029 | Las dudas y la intriga crecen | 42 minutes |
| May 12, 2008 | 030 | Se reencuentran las almas gemelas | 43 minutes |
| May 13, 2008 | 031 | Atilio se entera de una terrible verdad | 42 minutes |
| May 14, 2008 | 032 | Se aprovechará de la situación | 44 minutes |
| May 15, 2008 | 033 | Juancho decide divorciarse | 40 minutes |
| May 16, 2008 | 034 | ¿Lo logrará? | 42 minutes |
| May 17, 2008 | 035 | Surgen sentimientos inesperados | 41 minutes |
| May 19, 2008 | 036 | Sucesos inesperados le ocurren | 40 minutes |
| May 20, 2008 | 037 | Ana Julia escapar | 43 minutes |
| May 21, 2008 | 038 | Valeria se confiesa | 41 minutes |
| May 22, 2008 | 039 | ¿Estará viva? | 41 minutes |
| May 23, 2008 | 040 | Reinaldo no sabrá qué hacer | 44 minutes |
| May 26, 2008 | 041 | Valeria sospecha de la muerte de Ana Julia | 43 minutes |
| May 27, 2008 | 042 | ¿Quién ganará la guerra? | 42 minutes |
| May 28, 2008 | 043 | Reinaldo averiguar la verdad? | 42 minutes |
| May 29, 2008 | 044 | Padre Lorenzo se encuentra con Chari | 41 minutes |
| May 30, 2008 | 045 | Reconocerá Cayo Gabaldón a la Monja | 42 minutes |
| May 31, 2008 | 046 | Capitulo 45 | 41 minutes |
| June 2, 2008 | 047 | Le resultará la estrategia a Maruja | 41 minutes |
| June 3, 2008 | 048 | Ana Julia aplica sus conocimientos | 42 minutes |
| June 4, 2008 | 049 | ¿Qué planea Maruja? | 41 minutes |
| June 5, 2008 | 050 | El secreto de Valeria | 41 minutes |
| June 6, 2008 | 051 | Las consecuencias del infarto | 43 minutes |
| June 7, 2008 | 052 | El hijo de Ana Julia | 41 minutes |
| June 9, 2008 | 053 | Juan y Corina ¡al descubierto! | 42 minutes |
| June 10, 2008 | 054 | Sorpresas que trae la vida | 41 minutes |
| June 11, 2008 | 055 | Cara a cara | 41 minutes |
| June 12, 2008 | 056 | Ana Julia y Valeria | 42 minutes |
| June 13, 2008 | 057 | Ana Julia se enfrenta a su destino | 41 minutes |
| June 14, 2008 | 058 | ¿Amiga del alma? | 43 minutes |
| June 16, 2008 | 059 | Un pacto | 41 minutes |
| June 17, 2008 | 060 | Se desata el Torrente | 42 minutes |
| June 18, 2008 | 061 | Sebastián descubre la verdad | 41 minutes |
| June 19, 2008 | 062 | ¿Será develado el secreto? | 41 minutes |
| June 20, 2008 | 063 | Las andanzas de Juancho | 42 minutes |
| June 21, 2008 | 064 | Valeria acorralada | 41 minutes |
| June 23, 2008 | 065 | Sebastián busca a su hijo | 42 minutes |
| June 24, 2008 | 066 | ¿Logrará escapara Bayardo? | 41 minutes |
| June 25, 2008 | 067 | Encuentros clandestinos | 41 minutes |
| June 26, 2008 | 068 | Se descubren las maldades de Paola | 41 minutes |
| June 27, 2008 | 069 | Padre e hijo se enfrentan | 41 minutes |
| June 28, 2008 | 069 | Capitulo 69 | 42 minutes |
| June 30, 2008 | 070 | ¿Se revelará el secreto? | 42 minutes |
| July 1, 2008 | 071 | Los celos de Baniva | 41 minutes |
| July 2, 2008 | 072 | ¿Con quién se quedará Ana Julia? | 42 minutes |
| July 3, 2008 | 073 | Decisiones | 41 minutes |
| July 4, 2008 | 074 | Paola regresa a la vida de Sebastián | 41 minutes |
| July 7, 2008 | 075 | Cayo se entera de la verdad | 42 minutes |
| July 8, 2008 | 076 | Regresa | 41 minutes |
| July 9, 2008 | 077 | Reinaldo es atacado por los celos | 41 minutes |
| July 10, 2008 | 078 | Una misteriosa mujer | 42 minutes |
| July 11, 2008 | 079 | Ana reclama a su hija | 41 minutes |
| July 12, 2008 | 080 | Se unen dos grandes enemigos de Cayo | 41 minutes |
| July 13, 2008 | 081 | Chari se enfrenta a su padre | 42 minutes |
| July 15, 2008 | 082 | Un beso apasionado | 41 minutes |
| July 16, 2008 | 083 | ¿ Bayarado se encontrará con su peor enemigo? | 41 minutes |
| July 17, 2008 | 084 | Maruja busca la verdad | 42 minutes |
| July 18, 2008 | 085 | ¿Juancho se enterará del engaño? | 41 minutes |
| July 19, 2008 | 086 | Saldrá con vida Bayardo | 43 minutes |
| July 21, 2008 | 087 | Un torbellino de pasiones | 41 minutes |
| July 22, 2008 | 088 | Andrea Carolina | 42 minutes |
| July 23, 2008 | 089 | Reinaldo le invade los celos | 41 minutes |
| July 24, 2008 | 090 | Ana Julia se quiere divorciar | 42 minutes |
| July 25, 2008 | 091 | ¡El ataque! | 41 minutes |
| July 26, 2008 | 092 | ¿Saldrá la verdad a la luz? | 41 minutes |
| July 29, 2008 | 093 | ¿Cuál será el anuncio de Cayo? | 41 minutes |
| July 30, 2008 | 094 | La furia se apodera de Cayo Gabaldón | 42 minutes |
| July 31, 2008 | 095 | Chari recibe un milagro | 41 minutes |
| August 1, 2008 | 096 | El video | 42 minutes |
| August 2, 2008 | 097 | Ana Julia huye a la selva | 42 minutes |
| August 4, 2008 | 098 | Capitulo 98' | 41 minutes |
| August 5, 2008 | 099 | La vida de Bayardo corre peligro | 41 minutes |
| August 6, 2008 | 100 | ¿Cayo descubrirá la maldad de Claudia? | 42 minutes |
| August 7, 2008 | 101 | ¿Se produce un enfrentamiento? | 41 minutes |
| August 8, 2008 | 102 | La maldad de Valeria no tiene límite | 42 minutes |
| August 9, 2008 | 103 | Reinaldo creerá lo que le dice Ana Julia? | 41 minutes |
| August 11, 2008 | 104 | Entre la espada y la pared | 41 minutes |
| August 12, 2008 | 105 | Una prueba puede aclarara todo | 42 minutes |
| August 13, 2008 | 106 | La caución judicial | 41 minutes |
| August 14, 2008 | 107 | La prueba de ADN | 42 minutes |
| August 15, 2008 | 108 | Valeriaaplica su nuevo plan | 42 minutes |
| August 16, 2008 | 109 | El cocinero | 41 minutes |
| August 17, 2008 | 110 | ¿Se aclarará todo? | 42 minutes |
| August 18, 2008 | 111 | ¿Saldrá ileso Cayo del tiroteo? | 41 minutes |
| August 19, 2008 | 112 | ¡Se rompe el silencio! | 41 minutes |
| August 20, 2008 | 113 | Se descubre el expediente | 41 minutes |
| August 21, 2008 | 114 | Verdades revelan las intenciones de Valeria | 42 minutes |
| August 22, 2008 | 115 | Pondrán en prisión a Bayardo? | 41 minutes |
| August 23, 2008 | 116 | ¿Cómo terminará todo? | 42 minutes |
| August 24, 2008 | 117 | Disputas y discusiones entre Valeria y Reinaldo | 41 minutes |
| August 25, 2008 | 118 | La verdad revelan | 42 minutes |
| August 26, 2008 | 119 | Afloran los sentimientos | 41 minutes |
| August 27, 2008 | 120 | Decision importante | 42 minutes |
| August 28, 2008 | 121 | La passion es verdad | 41 minutes |
| August 29, 2008 | 122 | ¿Habrá terminado para siempre este amor? | 41 minutes |
| August 30, 2008 | 123 | ¿Se divorciarán? | 42 minutes |
| September 1, 2008 | 124 | ¿Cómo terminará este encuentro? | 42 minutes |
| September 3, 2008 | 125 | ¿Cómo terminará este torbellino de pasiones? | 41 minutes |
| September 4, 2008 | 126 | Atropeda | 41 minutes |
| September 5, 2008 | 127 | ¿Qué le pedirá a cambió de salvar la vida de su hija? | 41 minutes |
| September 6, 2008 | 128 | ¿Terminará en tragedia este encuentro? | 41 minutes |
| September 8, 2008 | 129 | Penúltimo capítulo de Torrente | 42 minutes |
| September 9, 2008 | 130 | Gran final | 45 minutes |