''Los miserables'' (English: ''Les Misérables''), is a

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'' ...

that premiered on

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on September 30, 2014, and concluded on March 24, 2015. The telenovela is produced by Argos Comunicación and Telemundo Studios, distributed by

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and created by the Venezuelan author Valentina Párraga, based on the 1862 French novel ''

Les Misérables ''Les Misérables'' ( , ) is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its origin ...

'' written by

Victor Hugo Victor-Marie Hugo (; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French Romantic writer and politician. During a literary career that spanned more than sixty years, he wrote in a variety of genres and forms. He is considered to be one of the great ...

. It stars

Aracely Arámbula Aracely Arámbula Jacques (; born March 6, 1975), known professionally as Aracely Arámbula, is a Mexican actress, model, singer, television personality and entrepreneur. Life and career Early life Aracely Arambula Jacques was born in Chih ...

as Lucía Durán — A woman pursued by law but innocent, who has to resist, fight and hide tenaciously and cunningly, until she demonstrates her integrity, with Erik Hayser,

Aylín Mújica Aylín Mújica Ricard more commonly known as Aylín Mújica ( born November 24, 1974) is a Cuban actress, model, and ballet dancer who lives in Miami, Florida, United States. Career Aylín began at the age of 8 years old. She studied folk dan ...

Gabriel Porras Gabriel Porras (born Carlos Gabriel Porras Flores, February 13, 1968 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actor. He began his acting career working for TV Azteca in telenovelas like "Tres Veces Sofia" along with Mexican diva Lucía Méndez and " ...

and Marco Treviño, along to

Aarón Díaz Aarón Díaz Spencer (born March 7, 1982) is a Mexican-American actor, singer, and model. Early life Aarón Díaz Spencer was born in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico to an Irish-American mother (surname Spencer) and a Mexican father (sur ...

as the special guest.

Plot

Lucia Durán (Lucha) leaves prison in

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(U.S.) where she served 11 years of her sentence, with the frustration of paying for a crime she did not commit. Her cellmate Rosalia Pérez, on her deathbed, entrusts Lucia to take charge of Roxana, her 10-year-old daughter living in

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. Lucia is deported from Texas with a nursing degree obtained in

prison A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention center (or detention centre outside the US), correction center, corre ...

. In Mexico City, dreaming of reuniting with her family, Lucia is received by Liliana Duran, her younger sister, who reminds her that she is the shame of the family, although Liliana knows that the tragedy of her sister started it. Meanwhile, they agree that Lucia is alone in this life and Lucia begins a long ordeal to find work and the girl that she promised to protect. The handsome and masculine chief of the anti-narcotics department, Daniel Ponce, never has trouble getting occasional lovers, but isn't keen on lasting relationships. He seems cold and cynical, while he boasts of being fair and impartial. He relentlessly tracks evildoers, as in each of the criminals he sees his mother's killers. Daniel, in his fight against drug trafficking and Marrero, the head of a drug

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, directs an operation to catch a trafficking ring in a popular neighborhood, which injures both policemen and traffickers. Meanwhile, Lucia goes to a charity hospital to apply for a job. Shortly after, the wounded cop from Daniel's operation arrives. Trained for action, Lucia starts to help the poor staff of nurses and doctors, until Daniel arrives with orders and threats. Lucia confronts him and Daniel angrily asserts himself. Sister Amparo Ponce, seeing the ugly behavior of her nephew, decides to give Lucia a try, despite her unruly past. After getting the job, Lucia starts to seek Roxana, the daughter of Rosalia. in other the Side,a very handsome, hardworking and a very well experienced police officer named Julian from another city arrives, and starts working with Daniel. Actually Julian is the step-brother of Olegario Marrero, but he is completely against him, and always goes and talks to him to stop the dirty work but Marrero refuses. Julian on the otherside falls in love with Lucia, and Lucia also starts loving him, but He feels bad for Daniel, and he cuts the relationship. Julian is also poor because he lost his son Thomas in car-accident and he is broken for that and the Court did not charge the man who killed his son. and also There is Pablo Riobueno who is an undercover police officer who works as a farmer in Radames Echeveria's House, and also he loves Radames's wife Helena and has a relationship with her.

Production

The telenovela will be shot in Mexico, Mintz also indicated that soon reveal the names of the actors and producers and the rest of the team to be in this production. Arambula clarified that the new melodrama will not be a carbon copy of the novel. "Are you based in

, but is adapted for television. It is not time, is now only based on history veryone knows We will not make ''Los Miserables'' lways" she said. Arambula confirmed she wanted to return to the small screen with a different role of " La Patrona" in the drama of the soap will be Miserable. It also confirms that she will return to work with the same production team "La Patrona". Said

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, president of Telemundo International, Monday in a press conference in Cannes, France. "We are very proud because it comes from another great production that will anticipate our label and have excellent ratings". The

production began in April 2014.

Cast

Main

as Lucía "Lucha" Durán * Erik Hayser as Daniel Ponce *

as Liliana Durán *

as Olegario Marrero "El Diablo" / Rafael Montes killed by Liliana Duran *

as César Mondragón *

Marco Treviño Marco may refer to: People * Marco (given name), people with the given name Marco * Marco (actor) (born 1977), South Korean model and actor * Georg Marco (1863–1923), Romanian chess player of German origin * Tomás Marco (born 1942), Spanish ...

as Ignacio Durán * Julian Moreno as Julian Ferrera "el Hierro"

Recurring

* Alexandra de la Mora as Helena Durán * Aldo Gallardo as Carlos Gallardo *

Diego Soldano ''Diego Soldano'', (born January 18, 1969) is an Argentine actor. Better known for his notable roles in the telenovelas, ''La Patrona'', ''Las trampas del deseo'', '' Los miserables'' and ''Señora Acero ''Señora Acero'', also known as ''Seño ...

as Pablo Riobueno * Bianca Calderón as Deyanira Paredes *

Claudio Lafarga Claudio Lafarga (born July 25, 1979, in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico), is a Mexican actor. He is known for his work on ''XY. La revista'' (2009), ''2033 The 2030s (pronounced "twenty-thirties"; shortened to the '30s) is the next decad ...

as Dr. Gonzalo Mallorca * Estela Calderón as Déborah Echeverría * Thanya López as Marisela León * Macarena Oz as Roxana Pérez * Gabo Anguiano as Guillermo Orlandes "Memin" * Luis Uribe as Genaro Cabello * Verónica Terán as Sor Amparo Ponce * María Barbosa as Fernanda Monteagudo de Durán * Gina Varela as Nancy * Anastasia as Consuelo Durán * Manola Diez as Ivanna Echeverría * Alex Camargo as Abel Durán * Eva Daniela as Victoria "Vicky" Gordillo * Alberto Sanchez as Thomas Ferrera/Julian's son Killed by Genaro * Dave Douglas as Octavio Mondragón * Rodrigo Vidal as Gastón Gordillo * Javier Díaz Dueñas as Radamés Echeverría

Guest

Gonzalo García Vivanco Gonzalo García Vivanco (born 25 December 1981)Juan Martín Jauregui as Evaristo Rodríguez * Federico Porras Jr. as Ignacio "Nachito" Echeverría Durán * Geraldine Zinat as Sor Milagros * Luis Yeverino as Gustavo Millán * Tatiana Martínez as Soraya * Eduardo Reza as Alejandro Verde

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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