"La madrastra" (2005) TV series

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

Édgar Ramírez

Writer:

Julián Aguilar (adaptation)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | unknown

Release Date:

21 March 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance

Plot:

A terrible tragedy puts an end to a group of friends' pleasure voyage. Maria hears a gunshot, and finds her friend Patricia dead...

Plot Keywords:

Jail | Murder | Lie | Secret

Cast

Victoria Ruffo	...	María Fernández Acuña (3 episodes, 2005-2007)
César Évora	...	Esteban San Román (3 episodes, 2005-2007)
Eduardo Capetillo	...	Leonel Ibáñez (3 episodes, 2005-2007)
Ana Martín	...	Socorro de Montes (3 episodes, 2005-2007)
Cecilia Gabriela	...	Daniela Rivero (3 episodes, 2005-2007)
Guillermo García Cantú	...	Demetrio Rivero (3 episodes, 2005-2007)
René Casados	...	Bruno Mendízabal (3 episodes, 2005-2007)
Margarita Isabel	...	Carmela San Román (3 episodes, 2005-2007)
Sabine Moussier	...	Fabiola Mendízabal (3 episodes, 2005-2007)
Patricia Reyes Spíndola	...	Venturina García (3 episodes, 2005-2007)
Joaquín Cordero	...	Padre Belisario (3 episodes, 2005-2007)
Mauricio Aspe	...	Héctor San Román (3 episodes, 2005-2007)
Ana Layevska	...	Estrella San Román (3 episodes, 2005-2007)
Mike Biaggio	...	Ángel San Román (3 episodes, 2005-2007)
Mariana Ríos	...	Lupita Montes (3 episodes, 2005-2007)
José Luis Reséndez	...	Greco Montes (3 episodes, 2005-2007)
Ximena Herrera	...	Alma Muñoz / ... (3 episodes, 2005-2007)
Arturo García Tenorio	...	Leonardo Montes 'DaVinci' (3 episodes, 2005-2007)
Carlos Bonavides	...	Rufino Sánchez "Pulpo" (3 episodes, 2005-2007)
Alejandro Ruiz	...	Dr. Alejandro Ruiz (3 episodes, 2005-2007)
Jacqueline Andere	...	Alba San Román (2 episodes, 2005)
Martha Julia	...	Ana Rosa Márquez (2 episodes, 2005)
Lorenzo de Rodas	...	Servando Maldonado (2 episodes, 2005)
Michelle Vieth	...	Vivian Saussa (2 episodes, 2005)
Sergio Mayer	...	Carlos Sánchez (2 episodes, 2005)
Marcial Casale	...	Mañas (2 episodes, 2005)
Liza Willert	...	Rebeca Robles (2 episodes, 2005)
Mario Casillas	...	Dr. René Ruben (2 episodes, 2005)
Mariana Karr	...	Carcelera (2 episodes, 2005)
Archie Lafranco	...	Luciano Cerezuela (2 episodes, 2005)
Marcelo Buquet	...	Gerardo Salgado (2 episodes, 2005)
Diana Golden	...	Patricia Ibáñez (2 episodes, 2005)
Montserrat Olivier	...	Patricia Ibáñez (2 episodes, 2005)
Óscar Morelli	...	Director de Cárcel (2 episodes, 2005)
Rubén Morales	...	Detective Figueroa (2 episodes, 2005)
Rocío Cárdenas	...	Angélica Espino (2 episodes, 2005)
Pilar Pellicer	...	Sonia (2 episodes, 2005)
Sergio Catalán	...	Flavio Marinelli (2 episodes, 2005)
Germán Gutiérrez	...	Dr. Huerta (2 episodes, 2005)
Daniel Berlanga	...	Friend of Héctor and Estrella (2 episodes, 2005)
Sergio Jurado	...	Investigator Muñoz (2 episodes, 2005)
Irma Serrano	...	La Duquesa de Walterrama y San Calixto (2 episodes, 2005)
Alfredo Adame	...	Presentador (2 episodes, 2005)
Juan Ignacio Aranda	...	Juez de Aruba (2 episodes, 2005)
Alberto Chávez	...	Arnoldo (2 episodes, 2005)
Miguel Ángel Fuentes	...	Fausto (2 episodes, 2005)
Stephanie Gerard	...	Maggie (2 episodes, 2005)
Dioni González	...	Reportera (2 episodes, 2005)
Santiago Hernández	...	El Pulgarcito (2 episodes, 2005)
Manuel Medina	...	El Cadenas (2 episodes, 2005)
Lourdes Munguía	...	Lourdes (2 episodes, 2005)
Arturo Muñoz	...	El Panteón (2 episodes, 2005)
Andrés Márquez	...	El Panzas (2 episodes, 2005)
Frances Ondiviela	...	Frances (2 episodes, 2005)
Jorge Orduña	...	Joel (2 episodes, 2005)
Vicky Palacios	...	Vicky (2 episodes, 2005)
Laura Pausini	...	Herself (2 episodes, 2005)
Joustein Roustand	...	El Huesos (2 episodes, 2005)
Alberto Salaberry	...	Benjamín (2 episodes, 2005)
Raúl Sebastián	...	El Greñas (2 episodes, 2005)
Ricardo Vera	...	Oncólogo (2 episodes, 2005)
María Luisa Alcalá	...	Fanny (2 episodes, 2005)
Irma Berlanga		(2 episodes, 2005)
Paola Cano		(2 episodes, 2005)
Alejandra de la Reguera		(2 episodes, 2005)
Susana Diazayas		(2 episodes, 2005)
Evelyn Nieto	...	Flor (2 episodes, 2005)
Pablo Osuna		(2 episodes, 2005)
Claudia Platt		(2 episodes, 2005)
Mauricio Sauret		(2 episodes, 2005)
Gloria Solache		(2 episodes, 2005)
Sofia Tejeda		(2 episodes, 2005)
Ángeles Yáñez		(2 episodes, 2005)

Runtime:

Mexico:120 min (episode 1.121) (including commercials) | Mexico:60 min (120 episodes) (including commercials)

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish | English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Brazil:Livre | Mexico:B

Company:

Televisa S.A. de C.V.

Movie Connections:

Remake of "Forever" (1996)

Soundtrack:

Víveme

The best Telenovela ever made

To me, la Madrastra is the best telenovela ever, Spanish or English. It is so entertaining, the conflicts are very well made, the acting is great all around, its cheesiness and over-the-topness is also so much fun. Jacqueline Andere, René Casados, and Sabine Moussier make the show for me, since they are the best actors. They are so fun to watch, so are the rest of the villains, and pretty much the whole cast. This is an example of Spanish TV gone very right. It is so entertaining and you get so hooked into it. The fact that there is a mystery surrounding a woman and her murderer is great. You get really into who is the real killer. There are two versions of the novela, the 2005 one, and the one passed in 2007. Both killers are great, but I prefer the newer 2007 version because it has my favorite character as the villain.