''Muchachitas'' (English title: ''Girls'') 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

Emilio Larrosa Emilio Larrosa (born Emilio Larrosa Irigoyen in Mexico) is a Mexican producer who has produced telenovelas and soap operas for Televisa. Filmography Awards and nominations Premios TVyNovelas The Premios TVyNovelas are presented annually b ...

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 1991. The telenovela was also shown on

Univisión Univision () is an American Spanish-language free-to-air television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. It is the United States' largest provider of Spanish-language content. The network's programming is aimed at the Latino public and includes ...

in the early 1990s. The lead roles are played by Cecilia Tijerina,

Tiaré Scanda Tiaré Scanda (; born Tiaré Scanda Flores on January 6, 1974 in Mexico City, D.F., Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the nor ...

Emma Laura Emma may refer to: * Emma (given name) Film * ''Emma'' (1932 film), a comedy-drama film by Clarence Brown * ''Emma'' (1996 theatrical film), a film starring Gwyneth Paltrow * ''Emma'' (1996 TV film), a British television film starring Kate Be ...

Kate del Castillo Kate del Castillo Negrete Trillo () is a Mexican-American actress. At the age of 19, del Castillo became known for her lead role in the telenovela '' Muchachitas'' for Televisa in 1991. Afterwards, she continued her career in film and televisio ...

, Tere Salinas,

Yolanda Ventura Yolanda Ventura (born October 21, 1968 in Barcelona, Spain) is a dual nationality Spanish/Mexican actress and was a Spanish singer when she was young . She is best known for roles in Mexican telenovelas and is a former member of the Spanish chil ...

and

Itatí Cantoral Itatí Guadalupe Cantoral Zucchi (born May 13, 1975) is a Mexican actress, singer, dancer, and producer, She is of Spanish and Italian descent. She is best known for her roles as Soraya Montenegro in Televisa's telenovela ''María la del Barrio ...

Diego Schoening Diego Schoening (born August 5, 1969 in Mexico City), is a Mexican singer, actor and television host. Schoening started his career in the band Timbiriche in 1981, where he remained until its disbanding in 1994. In Timbiriche, he recorded 19 r ...

, Raúl Alberto,

Roberto Palazuelos Roberto Palazuelos Badeaux (born January 31, 1967), better known as Roberto Palazuelos () or "El Diamante Negro" (The Black Diamond), is a Mexican actor, model and producer; best known for his work in Mexican Novelas. Origins Roberto Palazue ...

, José Flores, Ari Telch and Charlie Massó also star, along with Alejandro Camacho,

Pilar Pellicer María del Pilar Pellicer López de Llergo (12 February 1938 – 16 May 2020) was a Mexican actress. At the 17th Ariel Awards, she won the Ariel Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film ''La Choca'' (1974). Biography Pilar was ...

Karen Sentíes Karen Sentíes (born Karen Mireya Sentíes Ludwik on December 10, 1965, in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico) is a Mexican telenovela actress who is known for playing in Spanish language telenovelas on Televisa and TV Azteca and in one Canadia ...

, Kenia Gazcón,

Lorena Herrera Celia Lorena Herrera de la Vega (born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico), known professionally as Lorena Herrera, is a Mexican singer and actress. Biography Lorena moved with her family to Mexico City, where she began a career as a fashion model ...

, Carlos Rotzinger, Carlos Miguel, and Carlos Cardán .

Plot

Four girls (Mónica, Elena, Leticia and Isabel) enroll in an art academy to pursue their dreams of careers in acting and singing. The four are from different backgrounds: *Monica is wealthy but humble and sweet. She dates Rodrigo, who works under her father at their supermarket and drives a taxi on the side. When Rodrigo is framed by Monica's cousin Federico and sent to jail for industrial espionage, she stands by him, but she cannot forget her previous boyfriend Roger, who was also the object of attempted murder by Federico. *Elena is poor and tough. She was Rodrigo's first girlfriend, but Rodrigo dumped her for Monica, causing a rift between the two girls. Later, however, it is revealed that Elena's father is also Monica's biological father; their respective mothers, also active in theater, had been friends and rivals. *Isabel is middle-class and selfless. She lives with her widowed father. She gets involved with Pedro, who turns out to be married, but though Pedro's terminally ill wife forgives her and entrusts her with the care of their daughter, Betty, she distrusts Pedro. *Leticia is a middle-class social climber, who is not hesitant to speak her mind and to pretend to get on with rich men. She eventually "marries" Federico, not realizing that the wedding has no legal effect (the license was not properly filed). She is later sent to work for her grandmother, who was also once a social climber but has mellowed and grown wiser.

Cast

* Cecilia Tijerina as Mónica Sánchez-Zúñiga Montealegre *

as Elena Olivares Pérez *

as Leticia Bustamante Ballesteros *

as Isabel Flores Falcón *

Jorge Lavat Jorge Lavat Bayona (3 August 1933 − 14 September 2011) was a Mexican film and television actor. Life and work Born in Mexico City, Mexico, he appeared in more than 25 serialized ''telenovelas'' over the decades between 1958 and 2001, includi ...

as Guillermo Sánchez-Zúñiga * Alejandro Camacho as Federico Cantú Sánchez-Zúñiga * Laura León as Esther Pérez de Olivares *

as Martha Sánchez-Zúñiga Vda. de Cantú *

as Roger Guzmán *

María Rojo María de Lourdes Rojo e Incháustegui, commonly known as María Rojo (; born August 15, 1943 in Mexico City), is a Mexican actress and politician. She was Senator of the Republic in the upper house of Mexican Congress. She debuted during the Gol ...

as Esperanza Ballesteros de Bustamante *

July Furlong Norma Ojeda Furlong is a writer, journalist and former Mexican actress and singer. Sister of the singer Oscar Athie, she started her career in 1968 in the Mexican T.V show ''La hora de Raúl Astor''. Her first role in a telenovela was in 1973. I ...

as Verónica Montealegre de Sánchez-Zúñiga #1 *

Tina Romero Tina Romero (born Tina Romero Alcázar, August 14, 1949) is an American actress. A native of New York City, Romero moved to Mexico in her youth, and later established a career there as an actress. Her early film roles included '' The Divine Caste ...

as Verónica Montealegre de Sánchez-Zúñiga #2 *

as Rodrigo Suárez * Carlos Cardán as José "Pepe" Olivares *

Sergio Kleiner Sergio Kleiner (born March 23, 1939 in Buenos Aires, Argentina), also credited as Sergio Klainer, is an Argentine-born Mexican film and television actor. He started his acting career at the age of 21 at a play in Buenos Aires. He then toured with ...

as Alberto Barbosa * Gabriela Araujo as Profesora Carmen Márquez * Edith Kleiman as Angélica Benítez *

Antonio Medellín Antonio Medellín (15 April 1934 – 18 June 2017) was a Mexican film and television actor. He was known for his roles in the telenovelas '' Muchachitas'' and '' Rubí''. In film, he was known for his role in the 1982 drama Mexican film '' A ...

as Alfredo Flores *

Manolita Saval Manolita Saval (5 February 1914 in Paris, France – 23 August 2001 in Mexico City, Mexico) was a Spanish actress and singer. Family and life She was born in Paris of Spanish parents and named 'Juana María Saval'. She was the mother of the actor ...

as Enriqueta * Armando de Pascual as Francisco "Pancho" Bustamante * Charlie Massó as Mauricio Rubio * Mercedes Pascual as Bertha Vda. de Ballesteros * Mario Sauret as Don Julio Linares * Ari Telch as Joaquín Barbosa * Arturo Alegro as Don Héctor Suárez * Kenia Gazcón as Margarita Villaseñor *

as Claudia Villaseñor * Carlos Rotzinger as Luis Villaseñor * Tere Salinas as Paola * José Flores as Rolando Fasoles * Raúl Alberto as Raúl Rivas *

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 Pedro Ortigoza Domínguez * Ana María Aguirre as Constanza de Villaseñor *

Anahí Anahí Giovanna Puente Portilla (born 14 May 1983), known mononymously as Anahí, is a Mexican actress and singer. In 1986, she started her acting career when she was cast on ''Chiquilladas''. After working on many successful telenovelas produ ...

as Betty Ortigoza *

as Lucía Aguilera * Carlos Miguel as Óscar Luna * Guillermo Orea Jr. as Tolomeo *

Héctor Soberón Héctor Soberón Lorenzo (born August 11, 1964), better known as Héctor Soberón, is a Mexican actor. Acting career Hector Soberon is a well known theater, film and television actor. He was born in Mexico City. He obtained a bachelor's degree ...

as Víctor * Lorena Tassinari as Lucrecia Pons * Ricardo Barona as Abel *

as Renata Chompester *

as Gloria * Vanessa Villela as Andrea * Marigel as Noemí * Miguel Garza as Sergio * Luis Cárdenas as Bernardo Trueba * Karina Castañeda as Silvia Bustamante Ballesteros * Gloria Izaguirre as Laura * María Prado as Rosa Rivas * Dolores Salomón "La Bodoquito" as Concha "Conchita" * Rocío Sobrado as Andrea de Ortigoza * Patricia Valdés * Fernando Pinkus * Evelyn Murillo * Susana Carens * Edmundo Barahona * Amparo Garrido

Awards

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Muchachitas 1991 telenovelas Mexican telenovelas 1991 Mexican television series debuts 1992 Mexican television series endings Spanish-language telenovelas Television shows set in Mexico City Television shows set in New York City Televisa telenovelas