''Mujer bonita'' (English: ''Pretty Woman'') is a mini 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'' ...

that lasted only two weeks of transmission, produced by Ignacio Sada 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 2001. It is an adaptation of the

'' La mesera'' produced in 1963.

Plot

Charito is a beautiful girl who falls in love with Orlando, a rich, young man whose parents oppose of their relationship. To be together, they decide to go to Mexico City, only to face many problems, especially economic, because Orlando does not get a job and his family refuses to support him in any way. Charito gets pregnant, and things gets complicated, because in addition she falls sick with anemia, resulting in her being admitted to the hospital. Meanwhile, Orlando starts to get tired of the situation, and even said himself it was a mistake to have abandoned all for Charito.

Cast

Adriana Fonseca Adriana Fonseca (; born Adriana Fonseca Castellanos March 16, 1979) is a Mexican actress and dancer. She is best known for her roles in Televisa's telenovelas like '' La usurpadora'' as Veronica Soriano (1998), '' Rosalinda'' as Lucy Pérez Rome ...

as Charito *

René Strickler René Strickler (born April 27, 1962) is an Argentine actor. Telenovelas Show hosting * ''TVyNovelas Award The Premios TVyNovelas are presented annually by Televisa and the magazine TVyNovelas to honor the best Mexican television producti ...

as José Enrique *

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 ...

as Orlando *

María Sorté María Sorté (born María Harfuch Hidalgo

as Sol *Alejandra Peniche as Rebeca *

Mónica Dossetti Mónica Dossetti Merlo (born October 3 in Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala) is a Mexican Mexican may refer to: Mexico and its culture *Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North America ** People *** Mexicans, inhabitants of t ...

as Sandra *

Roberto Ballesteros Roberto Ballesteros (born March 22, 1954) is a Peruvian actor. Although he was born in Lima, Peru, Ballesteros is widely known for his work in Mexican telenovela and films, leading many of his fans to believe that he is actually Mexican. In the U ...

as Servando *

Rosa María Bianchi Rosa María Bianchi (born February 18, 1948, in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentinean-born Mexican actress. Personal life Bianchi was married with director of theater Luis de Tavira. They have two sons, José María (b. 1983) & Julián. S ...

as Carolina *Beatriz Moreno as Jesusa *Eduardo Liñán as Eleuterio * Sharis Cid as Aurora * Sherlyn as Milagros *Silvia Caos as Doña Blanca *Gloria Morell as Josefita *

Bárbara Gil Bárbara Gil (24 March 1930 – 11 September 2015) was a Mexican film and television actress. Filmography Films *'' The Lady of the Veil'' (1949) - Lolita - Laura Camarena *''Quinto patio'' (1950) - Rosita *''De Tequila, su mezcal'' (1950 ...

as Mariana *

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 Damián *Claudio Báez as Dr. Somoza *

Laura Zapata Laura Guadalupe Zapata Miranda ( born July 31, 1956) is a Mexican support telenovela actress, singer, and dancer. She has acted in Televisa productions. Family Born in Mexico City, Zapata is the daughter of Guillermo Zapata Pérez de Utrera (a ...

Silvia Manríquez Silvia Manríquez (born January 27, 1953, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actress. She is known for her roles in telenovelas. Professional life Manriquez began her career in 1974, after she was named "El Rostro del Heraldo" by an importan ...

as Celia *

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 Miguel *Lucero Lander as Dr. Garibay *Sergio Reynoso as Enrique *

Guillermo García Cantú Guillermo García Cantú (born April 23, 1960 in Monterrey, Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States ...

as Leopoldo *César Castro as Sr. Martínez *Maripaz García as Bernarda *Isabel Martínez "La Tarabilla" as Rafaela *

Yessica Salazar Yessica Salazar (born Yessica Salazar González on December 28, 1973 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico) is a Mexican actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. who was crowned Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 1996 and represented her country at ...

as Nelly *Sara Montes as Teresa *Claudia Ortega as Micaela *Héctor Parra as Daniel *Eduardo Rodríguez as Virgilio *Irma Torres as Filomena *María Clara Zurita as Dominga *Esperanza Rendón as La China

References

External links

* 2001 telenovelas Mexican telenovelas 2001 Mexican television series debuts 2001 Mexican television series endings Televisa telenovelas Spanish-language telenovelas {{Mexico-tv-prog-stub