''La Paloma'' (English title: ''The Dove'') is a Mexican

telenovela A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ...

produced by José Rendón for

Televisa Grupo Televisa is a Mexican multimedia mass media company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content. In April 2021, Televisa and Univision Communications announce ...

in 1995. Gerardo Hemmer and Maite Embil starred as protagonists. The telenovela was cancelled abruptly due to the death of its protagonist Gerardo Hemmer. It was supposed to go on after his death, however, after filming a couple more scenes, Televisa had decided to just cancel the novel altogether. It is, to date the only telenovela from Televisa that has suddenly gone off air, leaving it unfinished at just 50 episodes.

Plot

Ramiro López Yergo owns a funeral home, and controls with an iron fist to his wife Teresa and three children. Although it appears to be of high moral character Ramiro has a lover, Lilia, and it is a corrupt and greedy man.

Cast

*Gerardo Hemmer as ''Rafael Estrada Fuentes'' *Maite Embil as ''Emilia López-Yergo Montenegro'' *

Manuel Ojeda Manuel Salvador Ojeda Armenta (4 November 1940 – 11 August 2022) was a Mexican actor. Ojeda was one of the most active actors of television and cinema in Mexico. He played the villain, Zolo, in the Hollywood film ''Romancing the Stone''. Ca ...

as ''Ramiro López-Yergo Aguilar'' *Arsenio Campos as ''Luis Alarcón'' *

Yolanda Ventura Yolanda Ventura (born October 21, 1968 in Barcelona, Spain) is a dual nationality Spanish/Mexican actress and was a Spanish singer when she was young . She is best known for roles in Mexican telenovelas and is a former member of the Spanish chil ...

as ''Lilia Rivero'' *

Arath de la Torre Arath De La Torre Balmaceda (born March 20, 1975) is a Mexican actor and comedian, best known for his roles in the television series ''Una Familia con Suerte'' as Pancho López and the critically acclaimed and popular novelas ''Soñadoras'' and ...

as ''Paco Rivero'' *

Joaquín Cordero Joaquín Cordero (; August 16, 1922 – February 19, 2013) was a Mexican actor of the cinema, theatre and telenovelas. Biography Shortly after his birth, Cordero's family moved to Mexico City, and in the following years he studied in a seminary ...

as ''Gilberto Bernal'' *

Delia Casanova Delia Casanova (born Delia Margarita Casanova Mendiola on November 4, 1948, in Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico) is a Mexican people, Mexican actress. Filmography Awards and nominations References External links

* 1948 births Living ...

as ''Elsa'' *Isaura Espinoza as ''Teresa Montenegro Tovar de López-Yergo'' *José María Yazpik as ''Ángel'' *

Adriana Barraza Adriana Barraza González (born 5 March 1956) is a Mexican actress, acting teacher, and director. In 1999 director Alejandro González Iñárritu cast her as the mother of Gael García Bernal's character in ''Amores perros'', which was nominate ...

as ''Mother Clara'' *Carolina Valsaña as ''Marcela'' *Martha Mariana Castro as ''Lorena'' *Marina Marín as ''Lucía'' *Antonio Miguel as ''Don Mario'' *Hernán Mendoza as ''Leonardo'' *Sergio Sánchez as ''Montaño'' *Lupita Lara as ''Toña'' *Óscar Flores as ''Neto'' *Samuel Loo as ''Enrique'' *Alejandra Morales as ''Alicia'' *Dalilah Polanco as ''Armida'' *Alisa Vélez as ''Pilar López Yergo'' *Fidel Garriga as ''Pedro'' *Lourdes Villarreal as ''Rosa'' *

Abraham Ramos Abraham Ramos (born 13 February 1974 in Mexico City) is a Mexican actor who has appeared in many telenovelas and television series. He was born in Mexico City, Mexico. Career Abraham is the youngest of the four siblings. His first role was ...

Fernando Luján Fernando Luján (born Fernando Ciangherotti Díaz; August 23, 1938 – January 11, 2019) was a Mexican actor. He was a star of the silver screen in classic mexican films during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. His father; Alejandro Ciangherotti ...

Israel Jaitovich Israel Jaitovich Cortés (born 12 August 1969 in Mexico City) is a Premios TVyNovelas award-winning Mexican actor, producer, writer and racing car driver. He produced and co-hosted the Televisa variety series '' Desmadruga2.'' Jaitovich began hi ...

*Fabián Corres *Cuca Dublán *Raúl Askenazi *Gabriel Galván

References

External links

* 1995 telenovelas 1995 Mexican television series debuts 1995 Mexican television series endings Mexican television series based on Brazilian television series Spanish-language telenovelas Television shows set in Mexico City Televisa telenovelas {{Mexican-telenovelas-stub