La Otra
La Otra (English: The Other Woman) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Ernesto Alonso for Televisa in 2002.[1][2] It aired on Canal de las Estrellas from May 20 to September 20, 2002. The telenovela stars Juan Soler, Yadhira Carrillo, Jacqueline Andere and Sergio Sendel.
| La Otra | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Telenovela Romance Drama |
| Created by | Liliana Abud |
| Written by | Orlando Merino Jaime García Estrada Tere Medina |
| Directed by | Benjamín Cann Rodrigo Zaunbos |
| Starring | Juan Soler Yadhira Carrillo Jacqueline Andere Sergio Sendel |
| Opening theme | "La otra" by Benny Ibarra and Edith Márquez |
| Country of origin | Mexico |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of episodes | 89 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Ernesto Alonso |
| Producer | Luis Miguel Barona |
| Production locations | Filming Televisa San Ángel Mexico City, Mexico Locations |
| Cinematography | Manuel Ángel Barajas Víctor Soto |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 41–44 minutes |
| Production company | Televisa |
| Release | |
| Original network | Canal de las Estrellas |
| Original release | May 20 – September 20, 2002 |
This telenovela was a moderate success in Mexico, airing at 8pm in the summer of 2002, right before the (usually) highest-rated hour of 9pm. It has also grown in popularity amongst telenovela fans of all kinds, thus making it a cult classic of sorts. La Otra was awarded the TVyNovelas Award for Best Telenovela of the Year in 2003.[3]
Plot
Carlota Guillén (Yadhira Carrillo) lives in Querétaro with her mother, Bernarda (Jacqueline Andere), and her older sister, Eugenia (Mercedes Molto).
Bernarda pretends to be a respectable lady, while, in fact, she used to be the lover of Leopoldo Guillén, a wealthy man from Guadalajara. Carlota is the latter's daughter and the half-sister of Román (Alejandro Ávila), who is Leopoldo's only legitimate son. When Román finds out that his father has divided his inheritance between him and the daughters of Bernanda, he plans revenge.
Carlota meets Álvaro Ibáñez (Juan Soler), a young doctor from Mexico City. Álvaro has a younger brother named Adrian (Sergio Sendel), who was adopted by his parents. In spite of the fact that their parents have always treated them both the same way, Adrián hates Álvaro.
Bernarda knows that when her daughters marry, she will have to hand over their share of the inheritance to them. Not wanting to lose control of the money, she always opposes any man approaching her daughters.
Nevertheless, Román manages to seduce Eugenia, leaving her pregnant. Eugenia dies due to complications from childbirth and, at the same time, Bernarda is led to believe that her grandchild was also born dead.
Upon hearing about the death of Bernarda's daughter, Álvaro thinks that the one who died was Carlota. Heartbroken, he leaves the city and goes to live with his parents in Morelos. There, Álvaro will meet Cordelia Portugal (Yadhira Carrillo), who is identical to Carlota. Taking advantage of it, Cordelia will take the place of The Other Woman.
Cast
Main
- Juan Soler as Álvaro Ibáñez Posada
- Yadhira Carrillo as Carlota Guillén Sáenz / Cordelia Portugal Sánchez de Ibáñez
- Jacqueline Andere as Bernarda Sáenz Rivas vda. de Guillén
- Sergio Sendel as Adrián Ibáñez Posada / Adrián Solís
Also main
- Manuel Ojeda as Juan Pedro Portugal
- Alejandro Ávila as Román Guillén Caballero / Raúl Guízar
- Eugenio Cobo as Father Agustín
- Jorge Vargas as Delfino Arriaga
- Julio Bracho as Lázaro Arriaga
- Toño Mauri as Daniel Mendizábal
- Azela Robinson as Mireya Ocampo Herrera
Recurring
- Maty Huitrón as Fabiana Morales Rivas
- Lupita Lara as Matilde Sánchez de Portugal
- Josefina Echánove as Tomasa López
- Alonso Echánove as Refugio "Cuco" Ríos
- Luis Couturier as Dr. Justo Ibáñez
- Sergio Sánchez as Saltiel Orozco
- Sergio Ramos "El Comanche" as Don Joaquín Pardo
- Verónica Jaspeado as Apolonia Portugal Sánchez
- Ignacio Guadalupe as Santos Mérida
- Roberto Antúnez as Father Fermín
- Virginia Gutiérrez as Esperanza
- Fernando Robles as Fulgencio Ríos
- Gastón Tuset as Dr. Salvador Almanza
- Alfonso Iturralde as Narciso Bravo
- Zoila Quiñones as Simona Díaz
- María Prado as Martina Rubio
- Virginia Gimeno as Hilaria Rivero
- Isadora González as Paulina de Mendizábal
- David Ramos as Father Conrado
- Alberto Inzúa as Father Javier
- Antonio de la Vega as Isaac Gómez
- Carlos González as Benigno Mérida
- Rosángela Balbó as Socorro
- Lucy Tovar as Celina Chávez
- Thelma Dorantes as Carmen
- Shirley as Julieta Lugo de Guillén
- Esther Guilmáin as Esther
- Erika Blenher as Roberta
- Carlos Speitzer as Librado Mérida Guillén
- Natasha Dupeyrón as Natalia Ibáñez Portugal
- Cosme Alberto as Braulio Portugal Rivero
- Annie del Castillo as Karen Mendizábal
- Constanza Mier as Aída
Guest stars
- Rosa María Bianchi as Guadalupe "Lupita" Posada de Ibáñez
- Mercedes Molto as Eugenia Guillén Sáenz
- Elsa Cárdenas as Martha Caballero vda. de Guillén
- Ofelia Guilmáin as Sabina Herrera vda. de Ocampo
- Macaria as Fátima de Salazar
- Mónika Sánchez as Regina Salazar
- Juan Peláez as Enrique Salazar
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 21st TVyNovelas Awards[3] | Best Telenovela | Ernesto Alonso | Won |
| Best Actress | Yadhira Carrillo | Won | ||
| Best Actor | Juan Soler | Won | ||
| Best Antagonist Actress | Jacqueline Andere | Nominated | ||
| Best Antagonist Actor | Sergio Sendel | Nominated | ||
| Best Leading Actress | Jacqueline Andere | Won | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Azela Robinson | Nominated | ||
| Best Male Revelation | Julio Bracho | Nominated | ||
| "Silvia Derbez" Award | Yadhira Carrillo | Won | ||
| Best Direction | Benjamín Cann | Won | ||
| El Heraldo de México Awards | Best Telenovela | Ernesto Alonso | Won | |
| Special Award for Villain of the Year | Jacqueline Andere | Won | ||
| Best Direction | Benjamín Cann | Won | ||
| Palmas de Oro Awards[4] | Best Antagonist Actress | Jacqueline Andere | Won | |
| INTE Awards[5] | Production of the Year | Ernesto Alonso | Nominated | |
| Actress of the Year | Yadhira Carrillo | Nominated | ||
| Actor of the Year | Juan Soler | Nominated | ||
| Supporting Actress of the Year | Jacqueline Andere | Nominated | ||
| Supporting Actor of the Year | Sergio Sendel | Nominated | ||
| Director of the Year | Benjamín Cann | Nominated | ||
| Screenwriter of the Year | Liliana Abud | Nominated |
References
- "La Otra" (in Spanish). alma-latina.net. Archived from the original on 14 April 2003. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- Hernández Cerda, Elizabeth (10 January 2002). "Da Ernesto Alonso el pizarrazo de La otra". archivo.eluniversal.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- Bringas, Laura (2 June 2003). "La noche de 'La Otra'". esmas.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 August 2003. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- Sandoval, Rodrigo (2 April 2023). "Reconocen periodistas talentos de la pantalla chica". archivo.eluniversal.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- esmas.com (7 April 2003). "¡Arrasa Televisa!" (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2023.