El árbol de Gabriel (English title: Gabriel's Family Tree) is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Alberto Barrera Tyszka and produced by Venevisión.
Jorge Reyes and Daniela Bascopé star as the main protagonists, while Cristobal Lander, Roxana Diaz, and Myriam Abreu star as the antagonists.
On September 7, 2011, Venevisión started broadcasting El árbol de Gabriel weekdays at 9:00 pm, replacing La viuda joven. The last episode was broadcast on May 15, 2012, with Mi ex me tiene ganas replacing it the following day.
Plot
Gabriel León is a mega-popular television personality and host of the highest rated variety show in the country El maratón de la alegria. Plus, he is married to one of the most beautiful women in the country, Angie Sorelli. But all his fame and fortune cannot aid him when he is diagnosed with a serious illness requiring a transplant and he has to look for a direct relative who will be the right donor. Although he has no immediate family, Gabriel has a secret from the past. Years ago, he donated his sperm to a fertility clinic in order to make ends meet. Now with the help of his friends, he seeks out his biological children and in the process, he will meet five women: Magdalena, Nayarí, Valentina, Brenda, and Ana Belén.
While trying to find his biological children, Gabriel will find true love in Magdalena, a photographer. But their happiness will face various obstacles since they are both stuck in failed marriages. Magdalena's husband Agustín Camejo, who married her for her wealth and is having an affair with her best friend Sofía, will not allow her to leave him for Gabriel, while Angie will do anything to keep her husband by her side. Also, Sofía and Agustín have a secret of their own, he lied to Magdalena that she was inseminated with his sperm when it was actually from a donor, who later happens to be Gabriel. The new branches in Gabriel's family tree will change his life, and he will have to change his priorities and perspectives in life, as well as fighting for his one true love.
Cast
Main
Jorge Reyes as Gabriel León Ruíz
Daniela Bascopé as Magdalena Miranda de Camejo
Also main
Nohely Arteaga as Valentina Pacheco
Aroldo Betancourt as Efraín Fernández
Roxana Díaz as Sofía Alvarado
Cristóbal Lander as Agustín Camejo
Roque Valero as Epicúreo "Epi" Morales / Carmen Garcés
Elaiza Gil as Nayarí Rosales
Alfonso Medina as Antonio "Toño" Gualtero
Laura Chimaras as Julieta Fernández Iturria
Myriam Abreu as Angie Sorelli de León
Lourdes Valera as Bárbara Miranda
Beatriz Vázquez as Ana Belén Iturria de Fernández
Eulalia Siso as Amelia Ruíz de León
Secondary cast
Paula Woyzechowsky as Gloria Falcón
Rhandy Piñango as Ricardo Arismendi
Erika Santiago as Marilyn González
Mariely Ortega as Brenda Sánchez
José Ramón Barreto as Deibis Rosales
Sindy Lazo as Patricia Picón
José Manuel Suárez as Maikel Blanco
Vanessa Di Quattro as Dilenis Barreto
Greisy Mena as Zuleika
Gabriel López as Saúl Navas "Seis Nueve" Sebastián Quevedo as Rodrigo Camejo Miranda Diego Villarroel as William Guillermo Sánchez Edgard Serrano as Dr. Martínez Franci Otazo as Fanny Jenny Valdés as Irma Romelia Agüero as Lucrecia Alejandro Corona as Miguel Calixto Jamer Hernán Iturbe Decan as Joaquín Irene Delgado as Melanie Héctor Manrique as Merlín Virginia Lancaster as Virginia