''La vecina'' (English title: ''The Neighbor'') is a Mexican
comedy
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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
Lucero Suárez for
Televisa
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In April 2021, Televisa and Univision Communications announce ...
. It is the remake of the telenovela ''La costeña y el cachaco'' produced in 2003 by
RCN TV
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* ''Radio Cadena Nacional (disambiguation)'', a broadcast network in Colombia
** RCN Radio
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. In the United States,
Univision
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broadcast ''La Vecina'' from June 22, 2015 to March 3, 2016.
Production
Production of the telenovela began in 2014, but it was not until February that its showing was confirmed.
Plot
Sara ends a long courtship with Cheo and is fired from the hotel where she worked in Progreso. Faced with this situation, she decides to leave to San Gaspar, a small town, for a few days with her uncle Simón an aeronautical engineer who is devoted to agriculture; and with Bruno who falls for Laura the wife of Pedro the local leader of the plunderers of gasoline.
In CONATROL, company dedicated to the distribution of petroleum; the Director-General, Mr. Uribe decides to send the Eng. Antonio Andrade to the plant in San Gaspar, due to excessive theft of gasoline in the area. Antonio agrees to leave immediately, postponed his wedding with Isabel daughter of millionaire Guillermo Cisneros.
In San Gaspar, father Vicente, uncle of Sara, is the leader of "The winged" local football team whose rival is Fidel, the Commander in Chief of San Gaspar, leader of "The Gunners." Both scramble to take over "jaibolera" the maximum trophy of the local tournament.
Ricardo takes advantage of Antonio's absence in the Federal District to take his place, even to seducing Isabel who is engaged to Antonio, and also allying himself in secret with Pedro to pass confidential information about CONATROL.
The action binds Sara and Antonio first as neighbors and then when it comes to CONATROL to ask for work. Sara and Antonio come together during a weekend on an unexpected journey. A great attraction develops between the two despite their very different personalities.
Cast
Cast was confirmed on March 14, 2015.
Main cast
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Esmeralda Pimentel as Sara Granados
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Juan Diego Covarrubias as Antonio Andrade
Supporting cast
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Natalia Guerrero as Isabel Cisneros
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Alejandro Ibarra
Alejandro Ibarra (born José Alejandro Ibarra De Llano on April 28, 1973, in Mexico City, D.F., Mexico) is a Mexican actor and singer.
Filmography
Awards and nominations Premios TVyNovelas
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as Padre Vicente Granados
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Luis Gatica
Luis Gatica (born February 25, 1961) is a Mexican actor, son of the Chilean singer Lucho Gatica and the Puerto Rican actress Mapita Cortés. He is the uncle of fellow actor Alfredo Gatica.
Biography
Luis Gatica was born in Veracruz, Mexico. He g ...
as Pedro Arango
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Carlos Bracho
Carlos Enrique Bracho González (born October 6, 1937) is a Mexican actor and writer.
Filmography
Films
Television
References
External links
*
1937 births
Living people
20th-century Mexican male actors
Mexican male tel ...
as Ing. Juan Carlos Uribe
*Arturo Carmona as Fidel Chávez
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Pierre Angelo
Pierre Angelo Antonioli Flores (born September 24, 1972) is a Mexican actor, director and humorist. He was first known for his role in the kids 80's show Chiquilladas, which launched his career into the comedy world within Mexican television, the ...
as Simón Esparza
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María Alicia Delgado as Marina
*Eduardo Shacklett as Anselmo
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Javier Jattin
Javier Jattin (April 24, 1983, Barranquilla, Colombia), is a Colombian actor and model. He is known for Niños Ricos, Pobres Padres , Niños Ricos, Pobres Padres (Generation Y), The First Lady (Colombian TV series) , Primera Dama (The First L ...
as Eliseo "Cheo" González
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Violeta Isfel
Violeta Isfel (born Violeta Isfel Garma García on June 11, 1985 in Mexico City, D.F., Mexico), is a Mexican actress, singer and model. She played Antonella in the telenovela '' Atrévete a soñar'', and has performed in further telenovelas such ...
as Titina
*Sugey Abrego as Edwina Chávez
*Edsa Ramírez as Natalia
*José Manuel Lechuga as Sebastián
*Adalberto Parra as Eduardo Andrade
*Ariane Pellicer as Ema de Andrade
*José Montini as Pepe
*Ricardo Fernández Rue as Roque
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Alfredo Gatica
Alfredo Gatica (born 8 February 1988) is a Mexican television actor; best known for his role of Ricardo in the Televisa telenovela ''La vecina'' (2015–2016). His other TV roles include: Orlando in the 2016 telenovela ''Tres veces Ana'', adaptatio ...
as Ricardo Segura
*Fernanda Vizuet as Laura de Arango
*Mauricio Abularach as Bruno
*Polo Monárrez as Nelson
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Bibelot Mansur
Bibelot Almendra Mansur Rodríguez (born March 31, 1978) is a Mexican actress, born in Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico.
Mansur is best known for her most-recent roles in ''Destilando Amor'' (2007) as "Acacia", '' Querida Enemiga'' (2008) as "Rossy", a ...
as Magdalena de Chávez
*Maribel Lancioni as Ligia
*Benjamín Rivero as Rafael
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as Ing. Gutiérrez
*Itza Sodi as Enrique "Kike"
*Mercedes Vaughan as Mercedes Esparza de Granados
*Rolando Brito as Carmelo Arango
*Lenny Zundel as Ing. Ignacio López
*Roberto Romano as Elías
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Solkin Ruz as Javier
*Kevin Holt as David
*Alex Otero as Vladimir Chávez
*Alexandro as Juancho Granados Esparza
*José Luis Badalt as Ramón
*Gersón Martínez as Quintín
*Mara Matosic as Reportera
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Benny Ibarra as Guillermo Cisneros
*Ricardo Kleinbaum as Marcelo / Guillermo Alfonso
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Mariana Karr as Lucita
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Moisés Muñoz as himself
Soundtrack
The soundtrack is composed and performed by Jorge Domínguez.
It was released on July 20, 2015 by Fonarte Latino
Track listing
Mexico broadcast
References
External links
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Televisa telenovelas
Mexican telenovelas
2015 Mexican television series debuts
2015 telenovelas
2016 Mexican television series endings
Mexican television series based on Colombian television series
Mexican LGBT-related television shows
Spanish-language telenovelas