Ramona (2000 TV series)
Ramona is a Mexican telenovela produced by Lucy Orozco for Televisa that premiered on April 3, 2000 and ended on July 14, 2000. Based on the 1884 novel "Ramona" by Helen Hunt Jackson. It was the last telenovela of Eduardo Palomo, who died in 2003 of a heart attack. Kate del Castillo, Eduardo Palomo and René Strickler starred as protagonists, while Sergio Sendel as the main antagonist. Shaula Vega, Kristoff Raczyñski, Raúl Ochoa and Ramón Menendez starred as antagonists. Helena Rojo starred as stellar performance. Plot. Ramona returns to the family ranch after years of being  educated by nuns. Ramona reunites with her mother and brother and childhood friend, the Indian Alejandro. Ramona falls in love with Alejandro and the couple is faced with the prejudices of being an interracial couple. The family selects a suitable husband for Ramona and a wedding is planned. Family secrets come to light exposing the truth of Ramona's birth and her Indian heritage. The ill-fated romance continues when Alejandro kidnaps Ramona at the altar. The two enjoy a short-lived honeymoon before Alejandro is taken captive by the authorities and is hanged. Ramona returns home to live with  her mother and Felipe who has loved her since childhood. Ramona is pregnant with Alejandro's child, so she and Felipe get married. This ill-fated romance is played out against the backdrop of the impending statehood of the Mexican territory, which ultimately becomes what is most often referred to as California.