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Corazon Salvaje

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I absolutely love Corazon Salvaje, ever since it came out when I was a little girl. I was ecstatic when they replayed it two years later, which is when I decided to record it. Unfortunately, those vhs's are horrible to watch! I recently bought the DVD, the condensed version, and like others I agree that it is chopped too much! There are a lot of subplots and scenes that I remember watching and miss. We never meet Cesar Evora's niece and sister-in-law at all, we miss the romances of secondary characters and miss out on a lot of details (we don't really find out that Monica{Edith Gonzalez} is pregnant at the end)... essentially, a lot of details are cut out. I also bought Amor Real and Alborada and am also feeling the same as with Corazon Salvaje.

That led me to research on buying the complete novela. I found a great website called "Novelas R Us" and they have so many different complete novelas on DVDs. I just finished buying the Corazon Salvaje one and can't wait till I receive it. It is on 20 DVD's so I know it will have a lot more detail than this one. I am now planning to buy all my favorite novelas. Although it is 65 dollars (free shipping though) it is so worth it.

Corazon Salvaje should be enjoyed in its entirety and that is what I am going to do

Corazon Salvaje (Wild Heart) is my favorite telenovela of all time. It is one of, if not the most romantic love story Televisa has ever produced. The recreation of turn-of-the-twentieth-century Mexico -- with the scenery, the wardrobe, and the sets -- makes this telenovela a big eyeful. The great cast is also an eyeful, especially the leads, Edith Gonzalez and the gorgeous Eduardo Palomo. Palomo was such a wonderful actor, so gorgeous and talented. I couldn't keep my eyes off him. I was saddened when I heard about his unfortunate demise a couple of years ago. He was very young when he had that fatal heart attack, in his forties. His Juan del Diablo is one memorable hero and he made this telenovela one of the best of all time. I've worn out my tapes rewinding my favorite scenes, which is why I bought the DVD. The DVD, however, is horrible. You watch the show in fragments. There are abrupt cuts from one scene to another and I would've been confused if I hadn't already seen this. Some of my favorite scenes were cut off! Televisa, as usual, released a box set containing some clips of the show instead of the whole show. The video and audio are horrid. I thought I was watching a VHS tape instead of a DVD. And to make things worse, they don't use the original music score. Instead, they use the same generic crap they used with Amor Real and other DVD box sets. Ugh! If you're a big fan of Corazon Salvaje, you may want to own this. If you've never seen this show and are curious about it, then I suppose you should give it a whirl, but don't be surprised if you get frustrated as you're taken from abrupt scene to another.

Corazon salvaje is the third TV version of one of the classic Mexican telenovelas (soap operas) with a prototypical plot involving virginal and whorish sisters, illegitimate children, a conniving mother, and revenge. As in previous film and TV incarnation, this version is a "who's who" of Mexican beauties, and all four leads (Edith Gonzalez, Eduardo Palomo, Ana Colchero and Ariel Lopez Padilla) have never looked better onscreen.

Considering that they've edited multiple chapters into a mere 4 1/2 hours, I thought they did an excellent editing job, even building suspense to make you want to turn the DVD after the end of side one.

Unlike most telenovelas nowadays, Corazon salvaje has a fairly simple main plotline and not as many supporting characters and subplots going on, so you get the gist of what really matters: the ups-and-downs concerning the romance and revenge storyline between good sister Monica (Gonzalez), slutty sister Aimee (Colchero), gentlemanly Andres (Lopez)and his smoldering bastard half-brother Juan del Diablo (Palomo). The story is less campy and tongue-in-cheek than contemporary novelas, basically its a televised Harlequin romance in Spanish with optional subtitles.

If you have memories of the original, you may be disappointed because of the short length, but if you're satisfied with the main plotline or are a "newbie" to this classic Mexian novela, you'll be more than satisfied.

While this abridgement provides the core, it misses a couple of major subplots and all of the subtleties of this classic love story. There is a reason that this story has been done six times for its audience (once on radio, twice as a feature film, and three times as a TV series) and while I don't know how the story changed between all the versions, the 1993 series that was edited down to this DVD is regarded as a major classic by critics of the genre. I do hope that Televisa considers issuing a longer version (not less than 20 hours) that includes the humorous moments and the delicious catfight between Aimee and Sofia.

I would recommend this DVD for viewers of the original who didn't tape and keep every single episode (which I did) and who want to remember some of the key moments that were heavily promoted on the network in the teaser ads: Juan's first meetings with Aimee and Monica, the two weddings, and the two hottest love scenes between Juan and Monica (including the wedding night). While these scenes illustrate the incredible sex appeal of the late Eduardo Palomo, we miss their context. When I saw the original series back in the day it felt like I was watching a romance novel.

Thankfully, the original music is intact. I truly wish that rather than using a popular song as a theme (and changing the title of the story to accomodate it), the producers would stick to having original title music composed for new productions, as they did here.

I was thrilled to get this DVD. I had previously watched most of the series on TV without English subtitles, limited by my incomplete understanding of Spanish language. In spite of this drawback, I loved this show. It was romantic, dramatic, tender, and funny all at the same time. The scenery was breathtaking, the costumes were excellent, the cast was talented and believable, and the production obviously had enough budget for a classy production.

This favorite novel has been filmed in numerous versions over the years. Side note: Enrique Lizalde, the family lawyer, starred as the dashing Juan de Diablo in the 1966 TV version. This time pop idol Eduardo Palumbo shines in the role. The entire cast is perfect, especially Claudia Islas in an Emmy-caliber performance as Dona Sofia, the mother-in-law from hell.

Now for the not-so-good part. I suppose it's impossible to trim all 80 episodes to fit on one 280 minute DVD without losing something. Unfortunately, the plot got mangled. Major story arcs disappeared completely. Scenes of character development and twenty years of back story got chopped, as did a lot of the humor. Instead of a rich, believable epic we are given a rather simplistic little story. I miss the intricate interplay of relationships which gave the novel and the TV series so much delightful depth. I fell in love with the TV characters, but so much is missing from this DVD.

I'm not sorry I bought this DVD, but it should have been so much more.

There are so many good scenes that are cut in this version. If you have seen the original version you are going to be disappointed, and the editing is too abrupt.
There should have made a complete DVD version of the Telenovela, since it has been one of the best ever done...

First I want to say that I had enjoyed seen Corazón Salvaje again but I'm also sure that it could be better. Although all the essentials of the main plot are there, all the sub-plots were cut. Also many of important scenes of the main story were eliminated. I understand that to make a 270hrs. DVD of a soap opera that lasted around 8 months require a lot of editing, but this is one of the best soaps I have seen, and trust me I seen plenty. Now that the actor that played Juan del Diablo (Eduardo Palomo) passed away I was hoping for the real thing. I am sure that a real fan will pay up to $40 or $50 for the original version that, if I remember correctly consisted of 5 VHS tapes of 2hrs or more each. So like I said, although I have enjoyed this version, I will be on the look out hoping for the original.

I was so excited to see that these novelas were on dvd now. As I read all the reviews I was informed that they are not the complete novelas. I'm so disappointed. I will not be buying these dvd's thanks to the reviews. I would rather wait and hopefully get to see the day when we can have the whole novelas on dvd, even if it has to be a two or three dvd box set. They are well worth it. Until then I will keep my fond childhood memories of them and keep hoping. Thank you all for taking the time to do the reviews. I hope someone in Televisa can get their heads together and make this happen.

It appears this "movie" was made by editing the television novel, since the action jumps periodically, giving the impression that some parts have been eliminated. Also, the theme song is never sung in its entirety, another sign that quite a bit was edited out. This is understandable since even with the editing, the movie runs some 4 hours. However, that should have been noted in the description. This movie is better than nothing but I will hope to find the entire telenovela. Also, there is a defect on the DVD that caused the last minute or two to lose the action and dialog. When I cleaned the disc, hoping it was just a speck of dirt, the problem actually grew to include more of the disc.

WARNING, Amazon.com has tacked reviews of the brilliant 1993 version of Corazon Salvaje onto the sales page for the 2009 remake, the worst bomb in the history of telenovelas. (3/10/11 UPDATE: they seem to have corrected that.) Here's my review of the earlier version with Eduardo Palomo and Edith Gonzalez:

The 1993 version of "Corazon Salvaje" set a standard for historical telenovelas that has never been surpassed. I understand why reviewers who loved the series are disappointed with this extremely abridged DVD. It's true that many good scenes are cut, much of the character development is gone, and people new to the story may wonder what all the fuss is about among those of us who rave about it. But some elements of what made this telenovela great are still evident. The lead actors are all tremendous, often in surprisingly subtle ways. They play it sincerely, not in the over-the-top, campy style of current telenovelas. The characters are more nuanced than you might expect, not just good/bad or hero/villain caricatures (which the 2009 version falls victim to). There is a very real chemistry between Edith Gonzalez (as Monica) and Eduardo Palomo (as Juan) that's rarely captured on screen. Though not sexually explicit by today's standards, some of their love scenes are among the best ever filmed. What's not to like? Well, OK, this DVD is just too short and lacks the impact of the series. Longer clips are available on YouTube but have poor resolution and can only be fully appreciated by Spanish speakers. Televisa should recognize 1993's "Corazon Salvaje" as the true classic it is and release a complete boxed set in the US.