Carrusel
| Carrusel | |
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Gabriela Rivero and the cast's children from left to right | |
| Also known as | Carrusel de Niños |
| Genre | Telenovela |
| Written by | Lei Quintana Gabriela Ortigoza |
| Screenplay by | Valeria Phillips |
| Story by | Abel Santa Cruz |
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| Starring | |
| Music by | José Antonio "Potro" Farías |
| Opening theme | "Carrusel de niños" sung by the children's cast (original version) "Carro-Céu" composed by Anires Marcos and R. Vigna and performed by Super Feliz (Carrossel) |
| Country of origin | United States Mexico |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 358 |
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| Producer | Angelli Nesma Medina |
| Production locations | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Cinematography | Albino Corrales |
| Production company | Televisa |
| Original release | |
| Network | Canal de las Estrellas |
| Release | January 16, 1989 – June 1, 1990 |
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Carrusel (Spanish pronunciation: [karuˈsel]) is a Mexican children's telenovela produced by Valentín Pimstein for Televisa. Based on the Argentinean character Jacinta Pichimahuida (first televised in 1966), it was originally broadcast on Televisa from 16 January 1989 to 1 June 1990. It covers daily life in a Mexican elementary school and the children's relationships with a charismatic teacher named Ximena. 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, and a spoiled white rich girl, Maria Joaquina Villaseñor.
Gabriela Rivero starred as main protagonist, while Janet Ruiz and Beatriz Moreno starred as main antagonists. Ludwika Paleta, Pedro Javier Viveros, Hilda Chávez, Flor Eduarda Gurrola, Joseph Birch, Abraham Pons, Mauricio Armando, Gabriel Castañon, Yoshiki Takiguchi, Manuel Fernández, Karin Nisembaum, and Silvia Guzmán starred as stellar performances.
A Brazilian version, titled Carrossel, aired on SBT from 20 May 1991 to 21 April 1992, and was remade for the 2012 Brazilian remake that aired from 21 May 2012 to 26 July 2013.