''Mirada de mujer'' ( en, The Gaze of a Woman) 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'' ...

premiered on Azteca Trece on June 9, 1997 and concluded on June 5, 1998. Based on the Colombian drama, entitled '' Señora Isabel'' written by

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and Mónica Agudelo. The show is produced by Argos Comunicación and

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. It stars

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, and

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 ...

as the titular's character. Following the success obtained, a sequel was released in 2003, titled ''

Mirada de mujer, el regreso ''Mirada de mujer: El regreso'' ( en, The Gaze of a Woman: The Return) is a Mexican telenovela, which was produced by and broadcast on Azteca Uno in 2003. It is the sequel of '' Mirada de Mujer'' (1997). Synopsis The story takes place seven yea ...

''.

Synopsis

A woman stops in front of a mirror, she questions herself, inquires into the traces that her eyes have become, and what she sees paralyzes her. The reflex on the crystal tells her of a story full of dreams, full of promises, children and prosperity, but empty of passion. It's the Story of Maria Ines, a woman in her 50s, her husband, his mistress 20-years-younger, her three adult children and a man 20 years younger, who'll help her discover that there is love and life after turning 50. That woman is ''María Inés''. Nothing of what has occurred in her 27 years of marriage was moved by her own dreams. Her entire life has been one of dedication to her husband and children. She is fifty and her husband has found in another woman, half his age, freshness and intimacy. To his mistress he gives the vitality he thought was lost, to his wife tiredness and failure. That man is ''Ignacio Sanmillán''. María Inés look at her present and discovers loneliness, although ''Paulina'', her best friend encourages her to keep on living. She is surrounded by complaining grown ups (her children) and a mother that tells her she has not been capable of keeping her family together. She is ''Mama Lena''. But Maria Ines is not alone. Someone starts looking for her. A man who is 20 years younger. This man is ''Alejandro Salas''. Writer, father of a boy, with an enormous desire to plat life a treat, Alejandro is a man that fights for his emotions and his work against hypocrisy, falsehood or prohibition. But María Inés is not alone in her self-discovery journey. Her best friend, the feisty and maneater Paulina, will also start to question her life and the decisions she made along the way. To make matters worse, her three children blame her for the break-up of the marriage of hers and their father, but Life will soon show them the truth. This is "Mirada de Mujer". An intimate story that none of us had the opportunity to view "through the keyhole". "Mirada de Mujer" is different, of the present time, its unbearable as only a mirror can be.

Theme song

The telenovela also gave rise to the song ''Dime'' written by Armando Manzanero, and sung by

Aranza Aranza (born September 27, 1971) is a Mexican singer, known for her work in TV Azteca with singer-songwriter Armando Manzanero and for interpreting ''Dime'', the theme song for Mirada de Mujer, one of the most successful Mexican telenovelas of ...

, which became a great hit in

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and

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, and which peaked at #22 in the ''U.S. Hot Latin Songs Chart''. To this date the song is considered a classic, and arguably one of the most important songs to come out of a telenovela, not only for its beautiful melody but also for its profound lyrics that fit the story perfectly. The Philippine-dubbed airing however, had a different theme song, "Bakit" performed by

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Cast

Main Cast

as María Inés Domínguez de Sanmillán *

as Alejandro Salas *

as Lic. Ignacio Sanmillán * Margarita Gralia as Paulina *

Evangelina Elizondo Gloria Evangelina Elizondo López-Llera (28 April 1929 – 2 October 2017) was a Mexican actress and singer from the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She starred in movies, television and theater. She was an accomplished artist having studied at ...

as Doña Emilia Elena viuda de Domínguez 'Mamá Elena' *

Verónica Langer Verónica Langer (born 11 June 1953) is an Argentine-born Mexican actress. Career Langer has two Ariel Awards. In her long career, she has starred in films including ''Y tu mamá también'', ''El crimen del Padre Amaro'' and ''Hasta el viento ...

as Rosario * María Renée Prudencio as Adriana Sanmillán * Bárbara Mori as Mónica Sanmillán *

Plutarco Haza Plutarco Haza (; born 22 June 1972) is a Mexican actor raised in Mazatlán, Sinaloa. Haza produced and hosted the children's news show, ''Bizbirije'' on Canal 11. During the show's final year broadcast in 1998, he married the Polish-born Mex ...

as Andrés Sanmillán *

Martha Mariana Castro Martha Mariana Castro (born November 7, 1966) is a Mexican actress. She was married to actor Fernando Luján, with whom she has a son, Franco Paolo Ciangherotti. Early life Born in Cuautla, Morelos, she grew up in the city of Puebla and earned ...

as Daniela

Supporting Cast

: Muriel Fouilland as Ivana : Álvaro Carcaño Jr as Nicolás : Olmo Araiza as Alex Salas :

Carlos Torres Torrija Carlos Torrestorija 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 theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and telev ...

as Marcos : Paloma Woolrich as Consuelo :

Carmen Madrid Carmen Madrid is a Mexican actress and writer, best known for her role Clara in the film ''Nicotina'', role for which she has nomined for the Ariel Award for Best Actress. Although she is mostly known for her roles in telenovelas. Recently she pl ...

as Marcela : René Gatica as Francisco :

Mariana Peñalva Mariana Peñalva is a multidisciplinary artist, born in Mexico city, 20 February 1979, Founder or ''Magnificus Films'' and CEO of the agro-biotechnological start-up ''Fungus Sapiens''. Biography Actress Mariana Peñalva was born in Mexico Cit ...

as Andrea : Víctor González as Fernando : Alma Rosa Añorve as Gloria : Enrique Singer as Enrique : Dora Montero as Elvia : Ana Graham as Marina : Guadalupe Noel as Doña Felisa (1997-1998)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mirada De Mujer (Telenovela) 1997 telenovelas 1997 Mexican television series debuts 1998 Mexican television series endings Mexican telenovelas TV Azteca telenovelas Argos Comunicación telenovelas Mexican television series based on Colombian television series Spanish-language telenovelas