''Senda de gloria'' (English title: ''Path to Glory'') 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

Ernesto Alonso Ernesto Alonso (February 28, 1917 – August 7, 2007) was a Mexican producer, director, cinematographer and actor. He was nicknamed "''El Señor Telenovela''" ("Mr. Soap Opera") because most of his work centered on telenovelas known around the wo ...

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 1987. The telenovela recreates historical events in

Mexico Mexico (Spanish language, Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a List of sovereign states, country in the southern portion of North America. It is borders of Mexico, bordered to the north by the United States; to the so ...

between 1916 and 1939. It starred Eduardo Yáñez,

Julieta Rosen Julieta Rosen ((); born 8 November 1962 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actress. Her father is Mexican and her mother is Swedish.From her biography (''Acerca de mí'') in thSpanish language versionoher official website/ref> Biography She s ...

, Ignacio López Tarso,

Blanca Sánchez Blanca Sánchez (March 2, 1946 – January 7, 2010) was a Mexican character actress, the daughter of Luis Sánchez Silva and Ofelia de la Fuente. She appeared in several telenovelas such as ''Quinceañera'' and '' Luz y sombra''. Her film work ...

, Roxana Chávez and

Anabel Ferreira Anabel Ferreira (born ''Anabel Ferreira Batiz''; 26 September 1962, in Aguascalientes) is a Mexican actress and comedian. Ferreira has been with Televisa from 1981 until 1996 and again since 2008. In between, she spent a decade at TV Azteca. Most ...

Plot

The story begins in 1916, with the Mexican Revolution seemingly coming to an end. General Eduardo Álvarez and his family are waiting for the train at the station and there they meet Manuel Fortuna, a young railroad employee who will come to have a significant role in their lives. Miguel falls in love with Andrea, the eldest daughter of the general, but a great gulf separates them. Additionally, Miguel lives with Mercedes, a woman who adores him and therefore does not want to hurt her.

Cast

* Eduardo Yáñez as ''Manuel Fortuna'' *

as ''Andrea Álvarez'' * Ignacio López Tarso as ''General Eduardo Álvarez'' *

as ''Fernanda Álvarez'' * Roxana Chávez as ''Julieta Álvarez'' *

as ''Nora Álvarez'' *

Roberto Vander Roberto Vander (born Frans Robert Jan van der Hoek; September 20, 1950) is a Dutch-Chilean actor and singer. Biography After living in different Latin American countries such as Chile, Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil, he settled in Mexico in 19 ...

as ''James Van Hallen'' * José Alonso as ''Héctor Álvarez'' *

Raúl Araiza Raúl Araiza (; born Raúl Araiza Herrera on 14 November 1964) is a Mexican actor and television presenter. He studied drama in the Centro de Educación Artística of Televisa. Filmography Awards and nominations References External ...

as ''Father Antonio Álvarez'' * Abel Salazar as ''General Rosario Talamantes'' *

Rosita Arenas Rosa "Rosita" Arenas (born 19 August 1933) is a Mexican actress and singer whose film career was most prominent during the 1950s and 1960s. She is one of the last divas of Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She was born in Caracas, Venezuela, the d ...

as ''Mercedes'' *

Delia Magaña Delia Magaña (February 2, 1903 – March 31, 1996) was a Mexican film and television actress, singer, and dancer. Life Although she started as a silent film actress, Magaña became best known for her comic supporting roles in her later years. ...

as ''Nana Nacha'' * Arturo Vázquez as ''Abundio'' *

Ramón Menéndez Ramón Menéndez (born January 21, 1950) is a Cuban-American film director and screenwriter. He is best known for writing and directing the 1988 film ''Stand and Deliver''. His other film directing credits include '' Money for Nothing'' (1993) ...

as ''Venustiano Carranza'' *

Manuel Ojeda Manuel Salvador Ojeda Armenta (4 November 1940 – 11 August 2022) was a Mexican actor. Ojeda was one of the most active actors of television and cinema in Mexico. He played the villain, Zolo, in the Hollywood film '' Romancing the Stone''. ...

as ''Emiliano Zapata'' * Guillermo Gil as ''Pancho Villa'' * Salvador Sánchez as ''Adolfo de la Huerta'' * Manuel López Ochoa as ''Plutarco Elías Calles'' *

Aarón Hernán Aarón Hernán (; 20 November 1930 – 26 April 2020) was a Mexican telenovela and film actor. He had a medal called ''General Ángel Trías Álvarez''. Biography Family Aarón Hernán was born on 20 November 1930, in Camargo, Chihuahua, M ...

as ''Pascual Ortiz Rubio'' * Bruno Rey as ''Álvaro Obregón'' * Rodrigo de la Mora as ''Emilio Portes Gil'' * Julio Monterde as ''Abelardo L. Rodríguez'' * Héctor Sáez as ''José Vasconcelos'' * Arturo Beristáin as ''Lázaro Cárdenas'' * Ángel Aragón as ''Felipe Ángeles'' * Antonio Medellín as ''Luis N. Morones'' * Norma Lazareno as ''Angelina Beloff'' * Miguel Palmer as ''Tomás Garrido Canabal'' * Alejandro Ruiz as ''José León Toral'' * Jorge Fegán as ''Luis Cabrera'' * Rodolfo Solís as ''Jesús Guajardo'' * César Castro as ''Miguel Alessio Robles'' * Alfredo Gutiérrez as ''Pablo González'' * Jorge Victoria as ''Ing. Ignacio Bonillas'' * Raúl Valerio as ''Manuel Aguirre Berlanga'' * Sergio Zuani as ''Don Félix Díaz'' * Marco Muñoz as ''Renato Álvarez'' * Alberto Gavira as ''Don Lupe'' * Javier Ruán as ''Fermín del Río'' * Roberto D'Amico as ''General Francisco R. Serrano'' * Ricardo de Pascual as ''Julio Torri'' * Juan José Gurrola as ''Diego Rivera'' * Eduardo Alcaraz as ''Obispo Mora y del Río'' * Ricardo Kleinbaum as ''Obispo Pascual Díaz'' * Héctor Flores as ''Father Miguel Agustín Pro'' * Gilberto Román as ''Víctor Iriarte'' * Jorge Reynoso as ''Coronel Cristero'' * Carlos González as ''Claudio Fox'' *

Armando Araiza Armando Araiza (born Armando Araiza Herrera on September 1, 1969) is a Mexican actor. Early life Araiza was born September 1, 1969, in Mexico City, Mexico. He is a son of director Raúl Araiza and actress Norma Herrera. He has an older brother ...

as ''Gilberto'' *

Claudio Brook Claudio Brook (born Claude Sydney Brook Marnat, 28 August 1927 – 18 October 1995) was a Mexican actor. Life Born in Mexico City, Brook had a prolific career, making around 100 film and television appearances in his 38 years as an actor. H ...

Eric del Castillo J. Eduardo Eric del Castillo-Negrete Galván (born 22 July 1934) is a Mexican actor of theater, film and television who has dabbled as a screenwriter, director and arguer film, beginning his career in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Early yea ...

Awards

References

External links

1987 telenovelas Mexican telenovelas Televisa telenovelas 1987 Mexican television series debuts 1987 Mexican television series endings Spanish-language telenovelas Television shows set in Mexico City {{Mexican-telenovelas-stub