What is "marimar"

Marimar was a Mexican telenovela created by Inés Rodena and produced by Valentín Pimstein and Verónica Pimstein for Televisa in 1994. The story was based on the radionovela La indomable and at the same time is an adaptation of La indomable produced by Radio Caracas Televisión in 1974.

Thalía and Eduardo Capetillo star as the main protagonists, while Chantal Andere star as the main antagonist. MariMar is considered to be the iconic highlight of Thalia's career, launching her image as a superstar both in Latin America and in many other countries.

Marimar is a Filipino drama series previously broadcast in GMA Network starring Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes.

Though a remake-adaptation of a Mexican telenovela the setting and some of the storylines were altered. Directed by Joyce E. Bernal and Mac Alejandre, the series premiered on August 13, 2007 and ended on March 14, 2008. It was aired internationally with a one-week delay on GMA Pinoy TV, which became a huge success to Filipino viewers abroad.

Marimar can mean:

• Marimar (Mexican telenovela), a Mexican telenovela, starring Thalía, originally broadcast in 1994 on Televisa
• MariMar (2007 TV series), the first Philippine remake of the original series
• MariMar (2015 TV series), the second Philippine remake of the original series
• Metel El Amar - Lebanon (2016 TV series), the Arabic version - remake of the original series