''Paquita la del Barrio'' (stylized ''Las verdades bien cantadas, Paquita la del Barrio'') is a Mexican drama developed by

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and

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. It premiered on April 25, 2017 and ended on August 4, 2017. The series tells the story of the life of the singer

Paquita la del Barrio Francisca Viveros Barradas, (born April 2, 1947) known professionally as Paquita la del Barrio ("Paquita From the Neighborhood") is a Mexican singer, songwriter, and actress. She is a Grammy nominated singer of rancheras and other Mexican genres. ...

during her childhood and adulthood.

Plot

It tells the story of a woman born in poverty who, with effort and after suffering disappointments and failures, finally achieved musical success and fame to become one of the most known singers in all of Mexico or, as some call her, ''La Reina del Pueblo'' (The Queen of the People).

Cast

* Andrea Ortega-Lee as

Erick Chapa Erick Chapa (born July 5, 1985 in Mexico City, Mexico), is a Mexican television 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 ...

as Camilo *

Miguel Ángel Biaggio Miguel Ángel Olivares Biaggio (born September 3, 1976, in San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí), also known as Miguel Angel Biagio, Mike Biagio, Mike Biaggio, is a Mexican actor. Life Biaggio made his acting debut in the 1996 telenovela ''El ...

as Jorge *

Lambda García Lambda Germán García González (born January 7, 1987) is a Mexican actor. Biography García studied acting at Centro de Estudios y Formación Actoral para Televisión (CEFAT) of TV Azteca, with his teachers Dora Cordero and Raúl Quintanill ...

as Antonio *

Carlos Espejel Carlos Espejel Leguizano (born April 21, 1972) is a Mexican telenovela actor and comedian, best known for his roles as "Chiquidrácula" (1982–1987) and "Carlinflas" (1982–2006). Biography Espejel started his acting career at an early age. ...

as Eduardo Toscano * Sofía Garza as Viola * Gloria Stalina as Clara * Marcia Coutiño as Lucía * Andrés Pardavé as Hernando * Paloma Woolrich as Engracia * Milton Cortéz as Gerardo * Marissa Saavedra as Aurora * Emilio Guerrero as Padre Fertxu * Carmen Madrid as Rosa * Alejandro de Marino as Mario / Marina * Joaquín Ferreira as Alfonso * Ariane Pellicer as Griselda * Fabiana Perzabal as Rafaela *

Mimi Morales Mimi Morales (born April 11, 1976 in Cartagena, Colombia) is a Colombian actress. During her childhood she became interested in Martial Arts, and she has practiced ballet Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during th ...

as Carmina

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{Imagen Televisión telenovelas and series Imagen Televisión telenovelas Sony Pictures Television telenovelas 2017 Mexican television series debuts 2017 Mexican television series endings