''Dos vidas'' (English title: ''Double lifes'') 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'' ...

produced by Eugenio Cobo for

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in 1988. It is an original story by Janete Clair, adapted by Jorge Patiño and directed by Benjamín Cann. Rebecca Jones and

René Casados René Casados Morales is a Mexican actor best known for his roles in telenovelas. Biography Casados began working as an actor in the 1970s, appearing in films, television, and theatre, as well as working as a co-host of the program ''XE-TU'' w ...

starred as protagonists, Elizabeth Dupeyrón and

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starred as co-protagonists, while

Fernando Balzaretti Fernando Balzaretti (June 10, 1946 – September 5, 1998) was a Mexican actor. Career Balzaretti began his acting career in the 1960s and by the time of his death in 1998 had acted in at least 40 films, 21 telenovelas and 136 plays. He was ...

starred as stellar performance.

Plot

Teresa is a beautiful woman, born in Mazatlán, which may well seem like any other woman, but that really has to deal with an internal struggle over whether to rescue their individuality or resign themselves to the submissive life be imposed by a man. Displays the subjugation of women to men, whether or not voluntary.

Cast

* Rebecca Jones as ''Teresa'' *

as ''Dr. Marcelo Ascencio'' *

as ''Dino Barbosa'' *

Ari Telch Ari Telch (born May 7, 1962) is a Mexican actor best known for his work in telenovelas and the stage. Early life and career Ari Telch Benforado was born to a Jewish family and started acting career with the role of a Jewish boy in ''El violinist ...

as ''Osvaldo "Vado" Palas'' *

Mariana Garza Mariana Garza Alardín, (born October 19, 1970 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican singer and actress. Biography Mariana Garza is the daughter of Ana Silvia Garza, (and the granddaughter of Ramiro Garza and Mexican poet Carmen Alardín). S ...

as ''Juliana Ascencio'' *

as ''Mauricio'' *

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as ''Menelao Palas'' * Manuel López Ochoa as ''Don Raúl'' *

Ana Bertha Lepe Ana Bertha Lepe Jiménez (; 12 September 1934 – 24 October 2013) was a Mexican actress and beauty queen. In 1953, she was Señorita México (Miss Mexico) and the third runner-up at the Miss Universe contest. Career She made her film debu ...

* Mario León as ''Tulio Barbosa'' * Rafael del Villar as ''Luis Carlos'' *

Lilia Michel Lilia Michel (July 30, 1926 – August 10, 2011) was a Mexican television and film actress most active during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, earning her the nickname of "the jewel" of the film era. Michel was born Lilia Fernández Larios on Ju ...

as ''Doña Rosa'' * Alicia Fahr as ''Claudia'' * Mar Castro as ''Gilda'' * Miguel Gómez Checa as ''Sena'' *

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as ''Doña Leonor'' * Rosa María Morett as ''Lucía'' * Rocío Yaber as ''Sara'' *

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as ''Tomás Palas'' * Elizabeth Dupeyrón as ''Sonia Palas'' * Marcela Páez as ''Vera'' * Julia Marichal as ''Mary'' * Ana Silvia Garza *

David Ostrosky David Ostrosky Vinograd (born December 1, 1956) is a Mexican actor, active since 1984. Early life Ostrosky was born in Mexico, and is of Jewish descent. His father, Pedro Ostrosky, is Lithuanian Jewish from Kyiv, Ukraine, and his mother ''Gu ...

* Gerardo Acuña * Graciela Bernardos *

Magda Karina Magda Karina (born Magdalena Karina Talamantes Descalzó on July 27, 1966, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actress.

as ''Eloisa'' * Jorge Patiño *

Guillermo Gil Guillermo () is the Spanish form of the male given name William. The name is also commonly shortened to 'Guille' or, in Latin America, to nickname 'Memo'. People *Guillermo Amor (born 1967), Spanish football manager and former player *Guillermo Ar� ...

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* Gabriela Obregón as ''Selma'' * Mauricio Zetina as ''Teo Palas'' * Jorge Fegán * Sergio Sánchez * Graciela Orozco

Awards

References

External links

* 1988 telenovelas Mexican telenovelas 1988 Mexican television series debuts 1988 Mexican television series endings Television shows set in Mexico City Televisa telenovelas Mexican television series based on Brazilian television series Spanish-language telenovelas {{Mexican-telenovelas-stub