''Peregrina'' (English: ''Pilgrim'') is a Mexican

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produced by

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for

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. The series is a remake of the Venezuelan telenovela '' Kassandra''. It premiered on November 14, 2005 and ended on March 31, 2006. It became an unexpected success, garnering ratings in excess of 30 points.

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starred as protagonist and

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starred has a dual role of protagonist/antagonist, while

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and

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starred as antagonists.

Plot

Millionaire Eliseo (

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) and his family are struck by tragedy when his beloved daughter Marisela (

) is diagnosed with a fatal illness. Marisela becomes pregnant and dies after giving birth to a baby girl. Widowed, devastated, and lonely, Eliseo marries Victoria (

). Victoria is a widow who has two children, identical twins Aníbal and Rodolfo (both played by

). Victoria knows that Marisela's daughter is Eliseo’s heir, and she views her as an obstacle to her sons chances to inherit Eliseo’s fortune. She takes advantage of the presence of a travelling circus where the fortuneteller’s daughter, Sabina (

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), has given birth to a stillborn daughter. Victoria switches the infants; she replaces the stillborn baby with Marisela's daughter, with Delfín as the only witness. Delfín later dies in a mysterious accident. Years pass and Rodolfo is now a just and kind man, the opposite of his egotistic twin Aníbal. Fate takes him to the circus where he meets Peregrina, a beautiful gypsy dancer. She is the fortuneteller’s granddaughter. Peregrina is the spitting image of Marisela. Rodolfo and Peregrina fall in love, but her resemblance to his stepfather’s daughter reminds him of the hatred that Victoria feels for Marisela. He decides to forget all about it and leaves without saying a word. When Peregrina goes looking for Rodolfo at Eliseo’s house, she meets Angélica (Carmen Amezcua), her real mother’s aunt. Angélica takes to Peregrina due to her resemblance to Marisela. Shortly after, Peregrina is victim of an accident and is taken to Eliseo’s house. Eliseo offers her a home, but Victoria, who knows exactly who Peregrina is, is enraged and so, she reveals her secret to Aníbal. Taking advantage of the prolonged absence of Rodolfo, Aníbal assumes his identity and proposes marriage to Peregrina. Aníbal confesses to his lover Abigaíl (

) that he is only marrying Peregrina in order to seize the fortune of Eliseo. Abigaíl gets into a heated fight with him, in which she kills him to prevent his marriage to Peregrina. Peregrina is accused of Aníbal’s homicide. When Rodolfo returns, she now has to face the only man whom she has ever loved. Rodolfo’s love for her has turned into ferocious revenge. In the end, Rodolfo tells Peregrina that Aníbal tricked her and that he now knows she is innocent. Peregrina forgives him and moves into the house that Eliseo left her as part of her inheritance. Abigaíl and Evita (

), her secret daughter, plot against her to get rid of her. Eventually, Abigaíl is found out to be Aníbal killer and is sent to prison to pay for her crime. Months later, Peregrina and Rodolfo marry in the presence of loving relatives and circus friends.

Cast

as Peregrina Huerta/Marisela Alcocer *

as Rodolfo Alcocer Castillo/Aníbal Alcocer Castillo *

as Victoria Castillo de Alcocer *

as Sabina Huerta *

as Abigail Osorio *

as Eva "Evita" Contreras Osorio *

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as Eugenio *

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as Baltasar *

as Don Eliseo Alcocer *Carmen Amezcua as Angélica Morales *Tony Bravo as Alonso *Carlos Cámara Jr. as Joaquín *

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as Castillo *

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as Carreón *

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as Jueza Navarro *Salvador Sánchez as Melquíades *

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as Felipe *

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as Rubén "Tontín" * Diana Golden as Vicenta *

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 Iván *

Malillany Marín Malillany Marín (born Malillany Marín Rodríguez; December 23, 1980 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban-Mexican actress and model. Filmography Awards and nominations Premios TVyNovelas The Premios TVyNovelas are presented annually by Televisa ...

as Argelia *Miguel Loyo as Karim *Eduardo Rodríguez as Benjamín *

Violeta Isfel Violeta Isfel (born Violeta Isfel Garma García on June 11, 1985 in Mexico City, D.F., Mexico), is a Mexican actress, singer and model. She played Antonella in the telenovela '' Atrévete a soñar'', and has performed in further telenovelas such ...

as Charito *Catherine Papile as Sandra *Renata Flores as Divina *Miguel Ángel Fuentes as Cuasimodo *Elías Chiprut as Eduardo *

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as Edith *Alberto Chávez as Gregorio *Sara Montes as Fermina *

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as Eloína *

Michelle Álvarez Michelle Álvarez (born Michelle Abril Álvarez Cárdenas on August 25, 1991, in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It i ...

as Brenda *

Guillermo Capetillo Guillermo Eduardo Capetillo de Flores (born 30 April 1958) is a Mexican actor, singer and matador. Family Capetillo was born in Mexico City, and is a member of the Capetillo family. His father (Manuel Capetillo, Sr.) (1926-2009) and his brother ...

*Raúl Padilla "Chóforo"

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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