''Una familia con suerte'' (A Fortunate Family) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Juan Osorio for

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in 2011. It is based on the Argentinean telenovela '' Los Roldán''.

Arath De La Torre Arath De La Torre Balmaceda (born March 20, 1975) is a Mexican actor and comedian, best known for his roles in the television series ''Una Familia con Suerte'' as Pancho López and the critically acclaimed and popular novelas ''Soñadoras'' and ...

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and Luz Elena González star as the main protagonists. while

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, María Rubio, Enrique Rocha and

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stars as the main antagonists. ''Una familia con suerte'' won 4 awards in

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: Best young lead actor, best male & female revelation, and best musical theme.Descubre a los ganadores de los 'Premios TVyNovelas 2012'
Televisa.com, Feb 27, 2012

Plot

''Una Familia Con Suerte'' is a soap opera about Pancho López (Arath de la Torre) and his family. Avon subsidiary president Fernanda Peñaloza (Alicia Rodríguez) discovers that she has cancer and decides to commit suicide. She is about to jump off of a bridge when Pancho López (Arath de la Torre), a public market vendor, happens upon her and attempts to dissuade her. He manages to convince her that life is worth fighting for and she comes back to the safety of his delivery truck, "La Burra". Pancho López is a humble low income man with strong characteristics. He's a generous widowed family man, always lending a hand. Although he has intuitive business sense, he believes that money is the root of all evil. Fernanda is introduced to Pancho López's four children: Lupita (Alejandra García), his favorite daughter, who inherited her father's love and compassion for other people. Ana (Sherlyn) is musically inclined and is the tomboy of the family. Temo (Daniel Arévalo) is the baby. Laura Torres de López (Ana Bárbara), Pancho's wife, dies giving birth to Temo who is brought-up by Chela (Luz Elena González), Pancho's sister-in-law; she becomes the mother figure after her sister's death. Chela has had a crush on Pancho before he married her sister. Pepe López (Pablo Lyle), Pancho's eldest son, is a very courageous and adventurous young man. He is the apprentice to a mechanical engineer and has a passion for driving. He is able to transcend class barriers, communicating with all people with ease. Pepe meets and becomes interested in a rich young girl, Mónica Rinaldi (Violeta Isfel). However, she is engaged and Pepe must compete with her fiancé Freddy Irabién (Juan Diego Covarrubias) in the professional and personal spheres for Mónica's love. Candelaria «Candela» López (Alicia Machado) is Pancho's sister. She is stunning and has a large amount of followers due to her beauty. Pancho López and his family come up against financial difficulties: he has pledged his house as collateral for a loan that he ends up finding impossible to repay. Enzo Rinaldi (Pedro Moreno) plots to throw the López and their friends away. Humiliated by his inability to provide for his family's well-being, Pancho has no option but to accept Fernanda Peñaloza's offer to take the post as president of her cosmetic company. Fernanda also invites the López family to move into her mansion since she highly appreciates Pancho's honesty and reliability. The López family accepts this offer reluctantly, and in their new neighborhood they meet the Irabién family consisting of three members: Vicente, Pina (Daniela Castro) and Freddy (Juan Diego Covarrubias). Fernanda finds Pancho worthy of a better life unlike her nephew Vicente Irabién (Sergio Sendel). Vicente merely bides his time waiting for the death of his aunt and the inheritance that would come with it. The dramatic change of scenery for the López family results in many humorous situations arising from the clashing of cultures between the rich and the poor. The attractive and clever Rebeca Treviño (Mayrín Villanueva) takes Pancho under her wing and helps him acclimate to the challenges of the business world. She helps him bridge socio-economic divides, teaching him the etiquette demanded from his new position and how to make decisions in the financial sphere. She becomes Chela's competitor for Pancho's attention. Pina, Vicente's wife, is a hypochondriac. Neither her husband nor her son takes care of her or pays attention to her. She is the host of her own radio show, «Pina Opina» (Pina's Opinion), where she is an able to find an outlet for her discontent. She has a small dog that she keeps with her at all times named Abeja (Bee). At one point, Popeye, the López family's dog seduces this pampered dog and this becomes another point of contention between the two families. In turn, Vicente takes a great interest in Candela and the couple engage in a dramatic love affair and end up getting married. The two families experience amusing situations when Ana, who disdains flippancy, falls in love with the irreverent Freddy. Pina becomes infatuated with Sebastian who saved her life. Fernanda later discovers that Pancho is actually the long-lost son she was forced to give up for adoption.

Cast

Starring

as Josefina “Pina” Arteaga de Irabien / de Bravo *

as Vicente "Iracheta" Irabien Peñaloza *

Arath de la Torre Arath De La Torre Balmaceda (born March 20, 1975) is a Mexican actor and comedian, best known for his roles in the television series ''Una Familia con Suerte'' as Pancho López and the critically acclaimed and popular novelas ''Soñadoras'' and ...

as Francisco "Pancho" López Peñaloza * Luz Elena González as Graciela “Chela” Torres de Rinaldi * Mayrin Villanueva as Rebeca Treviño de Lopez * Alicia Rodríguez as Fernanda Peñaloza

Also starring

Julio Bracho Julio Bracho Gavilán (17 July 1909 – 26 April 1978) was a Mexican film director and screenwriter. Bracho was born as ninth of eleven children of Julio Bracho y Zuloaga and his wife Luz Pérez Gavilán. His sister Guadalupe Bracho Pérez- ...

as Arnoldo * Alicia Machado as Candelaria "Candy" López de Irabien * Sherlyn as Ana López Torrés de Irabien *

Violeta Isfel Violeta Isfel (born Violeta Isfel Garma García on June 11, 1985 in Mexico City, D.F., Mexico), is a Mexican actress, singer and model. She played Antonella in the telenovela ''Atrévete a soñar'', and has performed in further telenovelas such a ...

as Monica Rinaldi de Lopez * Pedro Moreno as Enzo Rinaldi * Jorge Van Rankin as Nico * Claudia Godínez as Elena Campos * Moisés Suárez as Lamberto * Maria Riquelme as Sandra * Lucas Velázquez as Alejandro "Alex" Obregón *

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as Tomás Campos * Francisco Vázquez as Chacho * Elena Guerrero as Adoración * Haydée Navarra as Gregoria *

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as Guadalupe López Torrés de Obregon / de Campos *

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as Karina *

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as Pepe López Torrés *

Juan Diego Covarrubias Juan Diego Covarrubias (born Juan Diego Covarrubias Aceves on March 24, 1987, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, México) is a Mexican actor. Early life and career Born in Guadalajara, Covarrubias studied at the prestigious boys school, Instituto Cum ...

as Alfredo Irabien Arteaga * Noemí Gutiérrez as Celeste * Ingrid Marie Rivera as Bárbara Palacios

Recurring

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 ...

Mike Anderson *

as Violeta Ruíz Carballo *

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as Ernesto Queso *

as Carlota * Jesus More as adrian

Special guest stars

* Ana Bárbara as Laura Torrés de López *

Maribel Guardia Maribel Guardia (; born Maribel Del Rocío Fernández García on May 29, 1959, in San José, Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican-Mexican actress, model, singer and TV hostess. She was winner of Miss Costa Rica 1978 and contestant in Miss Universe 1 ...

as Isabella Ruiz *

Jorge Aravena Jorge Aravena (; born October 1, 1969) is Peruvian-Venezuelan telenovela actor. He is known for his role in telenovelas such as '' Girasoles Para Lucia'', '' La Revancha'', '' Secreto de Amor'', and '' Mi Vida Eres Tu''. Biography Jorge was born ...

as Sebastián Bravo *

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as Yuyú Arteaga * María Rubio as Inés de la Borbolla y Ruiz *

Silvia Pinal Silvia Pinal Hidalgo (born 12 September 1931) is a Mexican actress. She began her career in the theater, venturing into cinema in 1949. Her film work and popularity in her native country led her to work in Europe (Spain and Italy). Pinal achiev ...

as Herself *

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as Herself *

Pablo Montero Pablo Montero (born Óscar Daniel Hernández Rodríguez August 23, 1974) is a Mexican singer and actor. Montero's primary profession is singing, but he also acts regularly in telenovelas produced by Televisa productions in supporting roles. Mont ...

as Himself *

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as Mimí de la Rose

Awards

TVyNovelas Awards 2012

References

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