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produced by Ignacio Sada for

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in 2001. It is a remake of the

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telenovela ''Valentina'', produced in 1975.

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(in dual role) and

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star as the protagonists, while

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 ( ...

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, Dominika Paleta and

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star as the antagonists. It was the second collaboration on-screen between Spanic, Andere, and Paleta, who three worked in '' La usurpadora'' (1998).

Plot

Rodrigo Junquera, who is close to death after a long illness, decides to ask the nanny of his young child, Virginia Martínez, to marry him so she can look after his children when he will be gone. Virginia is a noble young woman who is in love with Rodrigo's eldest son, Carlos Alberto. When after his death it is discovered that Virginia is Rodrigo's wife, the heir of all his wealth, Carlos Alberto, along with his siblings, accuse her of being an ambitious woman who married Rodrigo in secret. Virginia's ordeal begins because she not only has to deal with the contempt of Carlos Alberto, who is still in love with her, but with the rudeness of Rodrigo's oldest children: Junior, Raquel, and Violeta. With the love of Aldo and Memo, the little ones, it makes coping with the existence within the mansion a little better. Meanwhile, in another part of the country, a young woman named Vanessa is dedicated to deceiving millionaires in order to get their fortune, eager to get out of the miserable life she leads. She is the twin sister of Virginia, who has distanced herself so that their relationship is almost nil. Beset by debt, Vanessa travels one day to Mexico where she meets Carlos Alberto, with whom she falls in love. However, despite her being a physical clone of Virginia, he despises her for her rudeness and impudence and just appearing like Virginia. Virginia and Carlos Alberto marry, but after a series of faintings and loss of vision, Virginia discovers she has an inoperable

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. At the same time, the medical findings confirm that she is pregnant. She finds that bringing the baby into the world can hasten the time of her fatal outcome. Virginia, disregarding the doctor's advice, decides to go ahead with the pregnancy. Blind and with the tumor extending inevitably, Virginia manages to give birth to a beautiful girl; but she dies afterwards. The news of the death of her sister and the birth of her niece reaches Vanessa, who decides to go to Mexico to avenge all the slights Virginia suffered and to take care of her niece.

Cast

Main

as Virginia Martínez Roldán and as Vanessa Martínez Roldán *

as Carlos Alberto Junquera Brito *

as Maximiliana Limantour Bracho de Roldán *

as Raquel Junquera Brito *

as Danilo Roldán Limantour *

as Violeta Junquera Brito * Dominika Paleta as Anabella Roldán Limantour *

as Rodrigo "Junior" Junquera Brito / Rodrigo Rivadeneyra Vargas

Also main

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 impor ...

as Elena Roldán de Martínez *

José María Torre José María Torre (born José María Torre Hütt on November 4, 1977, in San Salvador, El Salvador) is a Mexican Salvador-born actor and fashion designer known for his roles in telenovelas. He is the brother of Fátima Torre and Andrea Torre. He ...

as Aldo Junquera Brito * Sherlyn as Maricruz Roldán Limantour *

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as Guadalupe "Lupita" Rojas *

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as Alirio de Jesús Roldán * Jan as Johnny *

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as Tania Rivadeneyra Elias * Esther Rinaldi as Edith *Jorge De Silva as Raymundo *Sharis Cid as Aracely Menchaca *Mónica Dossetti as Lic. Silvana Palacios *Marco Uriel as Santiago Islas *Alejandro Ruiz as Juvencio Menchaca * Diana Golden as Zayda Jimenez *

Silvia Derbez Lucille Silvia Derbez Amézquita, better known as Silvia Derbez (March 8, 1932 – April 6, 2002) was a Mexican film and television actress. She competed in Miss Mexico 1952 where she came in 4th place. Life and career Derbez was born in San ...

as Sagrario Vargas (#1) *

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as Sagrario Vargas (#2) *

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as Rodrigo Junquera / Hilario Santos (#1) *Carlos Cámara as Rodrigo Junquera / Hilario Santos (#2) *Roberto "Puck" Miranda as Arnulfo Castillo *Uberto Bondoni as Humberto Nava *Claudio Rojo as Joaquín Velarde *Milagros Rueda as Diosa *Julio Monterde as Dr. José "Pepe" Cartaya *Sergio Villicana as Guillermo "Memo" Junquera Brito * Sara Montes as Balbina *Eduardo Liñán as Inspector Torres *Carlos Torres as Padre Chema

Special participation

Patricia Reyes Spíndola Patricia Verónica Núñez Reyes Spíndola (born 11 July 1953) is a Mexican actress, director, and producer. She has received four Ariel Awards, two for Best Actress ('' Los Motivos de Luz'' in 1985 and ''The Queen of the Night'' in 1994), and ...

as Renata de Velarde *

Silvia Caos Silvia Caos (August 10, 1933 – April 16, 2006) was a Cuban-born Mexican actress. She known for ''Quinceañera'', ''María la del barrio'' and '' La Usurpadora'' Biography Caos was born August 10, 1933, in Havana, Cuba. She left her country ...

as Evelia *

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as Rosalía Bracho Vda. de Limantour *Irma Lozano as Laura Elías de Rivadeneyra *

Gustavo Rojo Gustavo Rojo Pinto (5 September 1923 – 22 April 2017) was a Uruguayan-Mexican actor. Life and career Gustavo Rojo was born on 5 September 1923 on a German ship in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. His mother was the prominent Spanish auth ...

as Víctor Rivadeneyra * Juan Pablo Gamboa as Esteban Fernández * Víctor Noriega as Dr. Eduardo Del Bosque Iturbide *

Martha Roth Martha Roth (29 May 1932 – 7 October 2016) was an Italian-born Mexican film actress. She became a star during the Golden age of Mexican cinema. Early life Roth was born as Martha Roth Pizzo in Padua, Italy. When Roth was a child, her famil ...

as Norma Iturbide vda. de Del Bosque *

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as Dr. Adrian Colmenares

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Intrusa (2001 TV series), La Mexican telenovelas Televisa telenovelas 2001 telenovelas 2001 Mexican television series debuts 2001 Mexican television series endings Mexican television series based on Venezuelan television series Spanish-language telenovelas Television series about twins