Carrusel Telenovela

Carrusel is a Mexican telenovela, produced by and first broadcast on Televisa in 1989. It covers daily life in a Mexican elementary school and the children’s relationships with a charismatic teacher named Jimena (Gabriela Rivero). Among other plot devices, it deals with the differences between the upper and lower classes of Mexican society — specifically as seen in a romantic relationship between Cirilo, a poor black boy (played by Pedro Javier Viveros), and a spoiled rich girl, Maria Joaquina Villaseñor (played by Ludwika Paleta).

Format: Telenovela, Drama, Comedy
Created by: Televisa
Directed by :Albino Corrales,Pedro Damián
Starring : Gabriela Rivero,Armando Calvo,Ludwika Paleta
Theme music composer : José Antonio “Potro” Farías
Opening theme: “Carrusel”
Country of origin : Mexico
Language(s): Spanish
No. of episodes : 358 episodes
Running time : 45 minutes
Original channel : Televisa
Original airing : 1989