''Preciosa'' (English: ''Precious'') is a Mexican

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produced by

Pedro Damián Pedro Muñoz Romero (born 29 November 1952), known as Pedro Damián, is a Mexican actor, television producer and director, executive producer of popular teen telenovelas, ''Clase 406, Lola, Erase Una Vez, Mis XV,'' ''Rebelde, Like La Leyenda ...

for

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in 1998. On Monday, April 27, 1998, Canal de las Estrellas started broadcasting ''Preciosa'' weekdays at 7:00pm, replacing ''Mi pequeña traviesa''. The last episode was broadcast on Friday, August 28, 1998 with ''Soñadoras'' replacing it the following Monday.

Irán Castillo Irán Castillo Pinzón (born 4 January 1977) is a Mexican actress and singer. Castillo began her career in the 1990s, after roles in telenovelas such as ''Agujetas de color de rosa'', ''Confidente de Secundaria'', and '' Preciosa''. Subseque ...

and

Mauricio Islas Mauricio Islas (born Juan Mauricio Islas Ilescas, August 16, 1973) is a Mexican actor. He is best known for his work in telenovelas produced by Televisa, TV Azteca, Telemundo, and Venevision. Currently, he lives and works in Miami, U.S. Bi ...

starred as protagonists, while

Nailea Norvind Nailea Norvind (born 16 February 1970) is a Mexican theater, television and film actress. She appeared in the critically acclaimed 1987 film ''Gaby: A True Story''. She also lent her voice to play Princess Kida in the Spanish dubbing of ''Atla ...

Felicia Mercado Felicia Mercado (born Felicia Mercado Agud on December 17, 1959) is a Mexican actress, singer and TV hostess, best known for her appearances in telenovelas . She appeared in ''Between Love and Hatred'' and ''Teresa (2010 telenovela), Teresa''. H ...

Roberto Ballesteros Roberto Ballesteros (born March 22, 1954) is a Peruvian actor. Although he was born in Lima, Peru, Ballesteros is widely known for his work in Mexican telenovela and films, leading many of his fans to believe that he is actually Mexican. In the U ...

and

Bertha Moss Bertha Moss (August 7, 1919 – February 4, 2008), born Juana Bertha Moscovish Holm, was an Argentine actress of stage, television and film, famous for appearing in many Mexican telenovelas. Life She was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She die ...

starred as antagonists.

Cast

as Preciosa Ruiz/Estrella Ruiz *

as Luis Fernando Santander *

as Valeria San Román Valdivia de Santander *

Francisco Gattorno Francisco Alejandro Gattorno Sánchez (; born October 12, 1964), better known in the show business world plainly as Francisco Gattorno, is a Cuban-Mexican actor. Biography Francisco grew up in Santa Clara. He is a son of a Canarian father, an ...

as Álvaro San Román *

as Sandor * Susana González as Felina *Alfonso Iturralde as Roberto San Román *

as Enriqueta Valdivia de San Román *

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as Alma San Román *

as Eduarda Santander *Yula Pozo as Fermina *Marcela Pezet as Lorena *Luis Bayardo as Tito Ruiz *Rodrigo Vidal as Leonel de la Riva *

Luis Gatica Luis Gatica (born February 25, 1961) is a Mexican actor, son of the Chilean singer Lucho Gatica and the Puerto Rican actress Mapita Cortés. He is the uncle of fellow actor Alfredo Gatica. Biography Luis Gatica was born in Veracruz, Mexico. He g ...

as Patricio *

Adriana Fonseca Adriana Fonseca (; born Adriana Fonseca Castellanos March 16, 1979) is a Mexican actress and dancer. She is best known for her roles in Televisa's telenovelas like '' La usurpadora'' as Veronica Soriano (1998), '' Rosalinda'' as Lucy Pérez Rome ...

as Vanessa *

Carmen Salinas Carmen Salinas Lozano (5 October 1939 – 9 December 2021) was a Mexican actress, impressionist, comedian, politician, and theatre entrepreneur. She was associated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) during her later career as a po ...

as Mamá Pachis *Norma Lazareno as Regina de la Riva *

Luz Elena González Luz Elena González (; better known as Luz Elena; born Luz Elena González de la Torre on August 22, 1974, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Jalisco) is a Mexican actress and model. In 1994 she won the beauty contest Nuestra Belleza Jalisco 1994 and pa ...

as Milagros Ortiz *

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as Ransel * Sharis Cid as Zamira * Mayrin Villanueva as Claudia Ortiz *

Héctor Suárez Gomís Héctor Suárez Gomís (born December 6, 1968) is a Mexican actor and former singer. Formerly known as Héctor Suárez Jr. and Héctor Suárez hijo, he is the son of Héctor Suárez, who was also an actor and of Pepita Gomís a television host. C ...

as Lorenzo "El Pantera" Ortiz *Raúl Padilla "Chóforo" as Libardo *Martha Ofelia Galindo as Chata *

Eduardo Antonio Eduardo Antonio (born December 10, 1969) is a Cuban singer, actor and producer. His songs have served as a soundtrack, presentation and closing theme for soap operas and films such as '' Preciosa'', '' Alma rebelde'', ''Yo amo a Juan Querendón'' ...

as Father Juan Martín *

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'' ...

as El Gran Sabu *

Mauricio Aspe Mauricio Aspe (born Edgar Mauricio Aspe López on July 25, 1973, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actor. Biography Career He began as a child model before emerging as an actor at age 17, when he joined the school of acting of Televisa t ...

as El Gasolina *

Osvaldo Benavides Osvaldo Benavides (born June 14, 1979, in Mexico City, Mexico), is a Mexican actor, writer, producer and cinematographer. Early life Born in Mexico City, Mexico, currently resides in Tepoztlán, Morelos. Osvaldo began acting at age 9 years. ...

as Simón Ortiz *David Larible as Payaso Ángel *Uri Chartarifsky as Oscarito *Manola Diez as Inés *Alec Von Bargen as Orlando de la Riva *Alizair Gómez as "El Pirulo" *Dolores Salomón "Bodokito" as Finita *Eduardo Iduñate as Andrés *Francisco Rossell as Arturo *Ligia Robles as Luz Elena *Lisa Carbajal as Bianca * Jorge Poza as Robin *

Ana Layevska Anna Sergeyevna Layevska ( uk, Анна Сергіївна Лаєвська, Anna Serhiyivna Layevsʹka, russian: Анна Сергеевна Лаевская, Anna Sergeyevna Layevskaya; born January 10, 1982), known as Ana Layevska, is a Mexic ...

as Princess *Eduardo Rodríguez as Leopoldino *Marieth Rodríguez as Rosalba Morantes/Miranda Barrios *Miguel Ángel Cardiel as Ariel Robles *

Odiseo Bichir Odiseo Bichir Nájera (born May 3, 1960) is a Mexican actor and one of the members of the Bichir family. Filmography Selected films Television roles External links * 1960 births Living people Male actors from Mexico City M ...

as Heriberto Robles *

María Antonieta de las Nieves María Antonieta Gómez Rodríguez (born 22 December 1949), more commonly known by her stage name María Antonieta de las Nieves, is a Mexican actress, comedian, singer, and author. Her best remembered role is that of La Chilindrina, one of the ...

as La Chilindrina

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* 1998 telenovelas Mexican telenovelas 1998 Mexican television series debuts 1998 Mexican television series endings Spanish-language telenovelas Television shows set in Mexico Televisa telenovelas {{Mexican-telenovelas-stub