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The of the Gypsy's infant is placed in Andreina’s daughter's crib.

: Herminia, Andreina’s unscrupulous stepmother, discovers that a Gypsy woman in the local traveling circus has also died during childbirth, along with her newborn.

: Seeking to ensure her own twin sons remain the sole heirs to the Arocha fortune, Herminia orders the infants to be switched. kassandra_kasandra_1992_epizod_2

: Andreina Arocha, the daughter of a wealthy landowner, dies from a terminal illness (leukemia) shortly after giving birth to a healthy baby girl.

is given to the Gypsies in the circus.

: Kassandra aired 150 episodes between October 1992 and May 1993. It became a massive global phenomenon, particularly in the Balkans and Eastern Europe , where it is credited with helping to bring people together during periods of conflict.

: The story is based on the 1973 telenovela Peregrina and was later remade again by Televisa in 2005 under the same title, Peregrina . The of the Gypsy's infant is placed in

: The next day, the circus packs up and leaves town, taking the true Arocha heir with them to be raised as a Gypsy named Kassandra . Historical and Cultural Context