Cinderella

## Stats

**Cinderella** is the tenth episode of the first season of Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child, and the tenth in total. It aired on May 14, 1995.

## Summary

In a magnificent kingdom in Mexico, a nobleman's wife had died, which led to him having to raise his daughter, Cinderella. The nobleman then married another widow so she could take care of her while he was away, however, when he wasn't there the stepmother was a mean one, only marrying him for his wealth. Cinderella's two stepsisters behaved well in front of her, and by that, they argued. Cinderella tried to get along with her new family, but it was just bad. She had to do endless chores throughout the castle, but she often did them with no trouble. Philipe's father meanwhile, is appalled that all the kings are married besides his own son, although it isn't easy when he is always on the battlegrounds. Philipe's father gets an idea to host a royal ball for all the lovely senoritas, which already attracts them when they put a poster up.

Cinderella frees a mouse with its tail stuck in a trap, when her stepmother demands her to open the door as it pounds. A mailman gives Cinderella an invitation to the ball, that her stepmother takes out of her hands and reads with the two other sisters. Reading it, they both fight on who will be queen, until one is pushed into Cinderella making her drop a tray onto the floor, to which Cinderella is blamed on and now she has to clean up. The two stepsisters start discussing how one's dress will be better than the other's. Cinderella would like to go to the ball as well, but her stepmother states that it is her decision if she wants her to go or not. Suddenly two iguanas appear and startle the stepsisters and the stepmother, and also bites one's bottom, until Cinderella lets them out.

Later that evening, the three are ready to leave, dressed fine, but Cinderella is demanded to stay and clean up the castle, making her sad when she sees them leaving. One of her tears falls to the ground and magically spawns her fairy godmother, with a dizzy entrance. She tells her that she must get ready for the ball. To make a carriage, she needs a pumpkin, but because there are none in the garden she makes do with some vegetables. She also turns some mice into horses and the iguanas into a driver and footman. One last thing, she gets Cinderella dressed up with her magic, but first she gets a knight costume and a ballet costume, until she has a beautiful black flower dress, with the final touch being beautiful glass slippers on her beautiful feet. Just one thing before she leaves, the fairy godmother tells her to be home by midnight, for the spell will wear off.

At the royal ball, Cinderella's two stepsisters have a fit on who gets into the ball first, as they have to pass Prince Felipe. They both grab the prince and hug him, that is when Cinderella arrives and gets on a stage, stopping the whole dance happening. Felipe runs over to Cinderella and dances with her. They get on the castle balcony where Cinderella wishes the night would never end, looking at the clock about ready to strike midnight. She hurries out of the ball, dropping a slipper, and leaves in the carriage. Felipe could not rest until he knew who the shoe belonged to. The next day, there is a test on some ladies, as if it fits perfectly on their foot, they get to marry the prince. Of course, it doesn't fit on all of their feet, including the two stepsisters who were positive they'd get the prince. Finally, Cinderella tries for herself and even though her stepmother tries stopping her, the shoe fits and she and Felipe are now married. The mean sisters and stepmother are chased off by the iguanas once more. Learning from this story, if you believe your dreams, the cinder ashes of life can be swept away, and you will live happily ever after.

## Cast

Daphne Zuniga as Cinderella

Liz Torres as Fairy Godmother

Edward James Olmos as Rey Emiliano

Jimmy Smits as Prince Felipe

Nely Galan as Margarita

Sonia Braga as Esmeralda

Julio Oscar Mechoso as Program Hawker

Raquel Welch as La Madrastra

## Songs

* Iguana Meal Call
* Fairy Madrina Song