''Los hijos de nadie'' (English title: ''Nobody's Children'') is a Mexican juvenile

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 Irene Sabido 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 1997. This telenovela was a way to raise awareness among society regarding the serious issue of

street children Street children are poor or homeless children who live on the streets of a city, town, or village. Homeless youth are often called street kids or street child; the definition of street children is contested, but many practitioners and policym ...

. This telenovela was supported by

UNICEF UNICEF (), originally called the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund in full, now officially United Nations Children's Fund, is an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing Humanitarianism, humanitarian and Devel ...

. On February 24, 1997,

Canal de las Estrellas Las Estrellas ("The Stars"; previously El Canal de las Estrellas, or "The Channel of the Stars") is one of the cornerstone networks of TelevisaUnivision, with affiliate stations all over Mexico, flagshipped at XEW-TDT in Mexico City. Many of the ...

started broadcasting ''Los hijos de nadie'' weekdays at 5:00pm, replacing ''

Luz Clarita ''Luz Clarita'' () is a Mexican telenovela produced by Mapat L. de Zatarain for Televisa. The series is a remake of ''Andrea Celeste'' and '' Chispita''. It premiered on Canal de las Estrellas on 30 September 1996 and ended on 21 February 1997. ...

''. The last episode was broadcast on June 20, 1997 with ''

El alma no tiene color ''El alma no tiene color'' ( en, italics=yes, The soul has no color) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Juan Osorio for Televisa in 1997. It is based on an original story by Alberto Gómez, inspired by the 1948 Mexican film '' Angelitos negros' ...

'' replacing it the following day.

Silvia Derbez Lucille Silvia Derbez Amézquita, better known as Silvia Derbez (March 8, 1932 – April 6, 2002) was a Mexican film and television actress. She competed in Miss Mexico 1952 where she came in 4th place. Life and career Derbez was born in San L ...

, Alpha Acosta, Ramón Abascal, and Rossie Montenegro starred as protagonists, while

Yolanda Andrade Yolanda Andrade (born Yolanda Josefina Andrade Gómez; December 28, 1970) is a Mexican people, Mexican actress and television presenter born in Culiacán, Sinaloa. Her career started at the telenovela ''Yo no creo en los hombres'' (1991), alon ...

starred as the main antagonist.

Cast

as Doña Leonor * Alpha Acosta as Verónica *Ramón Abascal as Francisco *Rossie Montenegro as Rosi/Angelita *

as Lucila Villarreal *Miguel Ángel Ghigliazza as Justino *

Ricardo Blume Ricardo Cristóbal Blume Traverso (16 August 1933 – 30 October 2020) was a Peruvian actor and theatre director who developed most of his career in Mexico. His work encompassed theatre, cinema and TV. He was the founding teacher of the Teatro de ...

as Don Chuy *Tere Velázquez as Tere *Martha Ofelia Galindo as Celes *Rosa de Castilla as Amparo *Jorge Antolín as Vinicio *Claudia Vega as Brenda *

Juan Carlos Barreto Juan Carlos Barreto (born March 11, 1957, Monterrey Nuevo León, Mexico) is a Mexican actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theat ...

as Felipe *

Sergio Sendel Sergio Sendel Santealla (born November 4, 1966) is a Mexican actor, most notable for playing villainous roles in Mexican telenovelas. He won the TVyNovelas for Best Male Antagonist in 2008 for his role as Aarón Montalvo Iturbe in Destilando Amo ...

as Mauricio *

Mariana Seoane Mariana Seoane (born Mariana Alejandra Seoane García on June 10, 1976 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actress, model and singer. Biography Seoane was born June 10, 1976, from an Argentinian mother and a Cuban-Mexican father, Seoane demons ...

as Carolina *Evelyn Solares as Mela *Carola Vázquez as Micaela *

Fabiola Campomanes Fabiola Campomanes Rojas (born 30 July 1972) is a Mexican actress. Biography Campomanes enrolled at the Centro de Educación Artística (CEA) run by Televisa. In addition, she studied film and television direction at UCLA. Campomanes began her ...

as Lourdes *Marco Zapata as Charal *Goyo as Triques *Yamiro as Muelas *Alondra Torres as Pelos *Luis Daniel as Luis *Liuba de Lasse as Almendra *Ulises Pliego as Miguel Ángel (child) *

Germán Robles Germán Horacio Robles San Agustín (March 20, 1929 – November 21, 2015) was a Spanish actor who came to Mexico when he was 17, after Spain's civil war. In Mexican cinema, he is best known for his amazing characterization of vampires in many c ...

as Germán *Jorge del Campo as Antenor Villarreal *Luis Cárdenas as Pablo *Rocío Sobrado as Melisa *Estela Barona as Evelia *Sergio Acosta as Arturo *Maripaz García as Sandra *Lucía Paillés as Otilia *Ricardo de Pascual as Rosendo *Arturo García Tenorio as Roberto *Roberto Sen as José *Amelia Zapata as Emma *Zayda Castellón as Tres Vueltas *Malusa Munguía as Jose/Josefina *Magda Karina as Yolanda *Lourdes Canale as Martha *Renata Flores as Teacher

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* 1997 telenovelas Mexican telenovelas 1997 Mexican television series debuts 1997 Mexican television series endings Spanish-language telenovelas Television shows set in Mexico Televisa telenovelas Children's telenovelas {{Mexican-telenovelas-stub