''Mi propósito eres tú'' is a Mexican

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short created by

Televisa Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., simply known as Televisa, is a Mexican telecommunications and broadcasting company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content. In April ...

and broadcast on

Las Estrellas Las Estrellas () is a Mexican television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. Its first official broadcast took place on 21 March 1951. It airs free-to-air through affiliate stations throughout Mexico, based on XEW-TDT in Mexico City. It is con ...

. The first short was shown for the first time on 18 December 2018. The special at first, was created to make a

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campaign and closing of the

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of 2018. The first short consisted to show a preview of the new

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and series that

would produce for 2019. Among the series that were shown in the short as new productions were: '' Ringo'', '' This Is Silvia Pinal'', ''

Doña Flor y sus dos maridos ''Doña Flor y sus dos maridos'', is a Mexican telenovela produced by Eduardo Meza for Televisa that premiered on Las Estrellas on 25 March 2019 and ended on 21 June 2019. The show is based on the 1966 Brazilian novel of the same name written by ...

'', ''

Como dice el dicho ''Como dice el dicho'' (translation: As the saying goes) is a Mexican anthology drama series produced by Genoveva Martínez for Televisa. The series premiered on 1 February 2011, on Las Estrellas. The series covers a variety of stories in whi ...

'', '' Los elegidos'' (in the short as "Los protegidos"), '' La reina soy yo'', ''

Por amar sin ley ''Por amar sin ley'' (English title: ''Laws of love'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by José Alberto Castro that premiered on Las Estrellas on 12 February 2018. It is a remake of a 2016 Colombian telenovela '' La ley del corazón''. The telen ...

'', '' El Dragón: Return of a Warrior'' (as "El último dragón"), and '' No Fear of Truth: Awake''. Despite not having been renewed for new seasons, some characters from series and telenovelas such as ''

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'', '' Mi marido tiene familia'', '' Amar a muerte'', and ''

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'' appeared in the special. The special is presented by

Mané de la Parra Mane de la Parra, also known as Mane, (born Manelick de la Parra Borja; December 23, 1982 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican singer and actor. Biography De la Parra is the grandson of Mexican writer Yolanda Vargas Dulché. He studied at Ber ...

, who also appears singing the song "Mi propósito eres tú" during the special. Although the special was created with a unique motive, on 22 March 2019,

released another special, now turned into a parody to promote their new

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series. In this second special the main theme is still "Mi próposito eres tú", now turned into parody as "Mi propósito es hacerte reír" and is interpreted in general by the entire cast of different series. Among the comedy series that appeared in the second short were: ''

Vecinos ''Vecinos'' () is a Mexican television series created by Eugenio Derbez, based on Spanish television series '' Aquí no hay quien viva''. It premiered on Las Estrellas on July 10, 2005. The series portrays the life of everyday people in Mexican ...

'', '' Simón dice'', '' Una familia de diez'', '' Alma de ángel'', '' Lorenza'', '' Mi lista de exes'', '' Julia vs. Julia'', ''

Nosotros los guapos ''Nosotros los guapos'' is a Mexican sitcom that premiered on Blim on August 19, 2016, and ended on Las Estrellas on 16 February 2020. The series is created and produced by Guillermo del Bosque for Televisa. The series stars Adrián Uribe and Ar ...

'', '' Renta congelada'', and '' Mi querida herencia'' (as "Hasta que la herencia nos separe"). On 16 December 2019, another special was released for the 2019–2020 season, where

renewed some of its old programs for new seasons and included new productions such as '' Vencer el miedo'', '' Te doy la vida'', '' Médicos'', ''

Soltero con hijas ''Soltero con hijas'' is a Mexican telenovela that premiered on Las Estrellas on 28 October 2019, and ended on 23 February 2020. The series is produced by Juan Osorio for Televisa, and it stars Vanessa Guzmán and Gabriel Soto. Plot Nicolás ...

'', the third season of '' No Fear of Truth'', the second season of '' ¿Quién es la máscara?''.

Notable guest cast

Season 2018–2019

as himself / Juan José "Juanjo" Montés *

Silvia Pinal Silvia Pinal Hidalgo (12September 193128November 2024) was a Mexican actress. She began her career in theatre before venturing into cinema in 1949. She became one of the greatest female stars of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema and, with her p ...

as herself *

Itatí Cantoral Itatí Guadalupe Cantoral Zucchi (born May 13, 1975) is a Mexican actress, singer, dancer, and producer. She is best known for her roles as Soraya Montenegro in ''María la del Barrio'' (1995) and Alejandra Álvarez del Castillo Fernández "La ...

as Silvia Pinal / herself * Sebastián Rulli as Miguel Garza * Renata Notni as Adela Cruz * Irina Baeva as Jimena Ortiz *

Zuria Vega Zuria Vega (, born Zuria Valeria Vega Sisto; January 10, 1989) is a Mexican actress and singer. Early life Vega was born and raised in Mexico City to Mexican actor Gonzalo Vega and a Spanish mother, Leonora Sisto. Her older sister is actress M ...

as Julieta Aguilar Rivera *

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as Blanca Gómez de Córcega *

Daniel Arenas Daniel Arenas Consuegra (born March 30, 1979) is a Colombian- Mexican actor. He became known for participating in the reality show ''Protagonistas De Nuestra Tele'' in 2002 and becoming the finalist. He has worked on both Colombian television ...

as Robert Cooper / Juan Pablo Córcega *

Arath de la Torre Arath De La Torre Balmaceda (born 20 March 1975) is a Mexican actor and comedian, best known for his roles in the telenovelas '' Soñadoras'', '' Amigas y rivales'', and ''Una familia con suerte''. Career At the age of 17 he moved from Cancún t ...

as Francisco "Pancho" López *

Gabriel Soto Gabriel Soto Borja Díaz (born April 17, 1975) is a Mexican actor and model. He won the national male pageant El Modelo México, and placed first runner-up in Mister World 1996. He was also a member of the former Mexican boy band Kairo, and ...

as Ernesto "Neto" Rey *

Livia Brito Livia Brito Pestana (born 21 July 1986) is a Cuban Mexicans, Cuban-Mexicans, Mexican actress and model best known for her intense performances in telenovelas. She gained recognition for her portrayal of Fernanda Linares, the lead character on t ...

as Yolanda Cadena * Sergio Corona as Don Tomás * Ana Serradilla as María Florencia "Doña Flor" Méndez Canul * Sergio Mur as Teodoro "Teo" Hidalgo Flores * Mariluz Bermúdez as Samantha Cabrera de Mercader * Joaquín Ferreira as Valentín Hernández "El Vale" * Carlos Ferro as Mario Calderón / Mario García * Macarena García as Sandra García García / María Asunción "Machu" Salas Oliver * Álex Perea as Manuel "Manu" Montero * Angelique Boyer as Lucía Borges * Michel Brown as Macario Valdés * Alexis Ayala as León Carvajal *

Alejandro Nones Alejandro Nones (born December 9, 1982) is a Venezuelan actor. He began his acting career with the film ''Así del precipicio'', and later was hired by Televisa to act in the telenovela ''Lola, érase una vez ''Lola, érase una vez'' (English: ...

as Jonathan "Johnny" Corona * Mariana Torres as Julia Garay *

César Évora César Évora Díaz (; born November 4, 1959) is a Cuban- Mexican actor. Biography Évora started his career in Cuba appearing in more than ten movies before moving to Mexico in the early 1990s. He became known for playing minor roles in the ...

as Óscar "Oso" Villar *

David Zepeda David Zepeda (born 19 September 1973) is a Mexican actor, model and singer. He is known thanks for participating in soap operas such as ''Acorralada'', ''Abismo de pasión'' and ''Por amar sin ley''. In 2019, Zepeda debuts in Telemundo particip ...

as Ricardo Bustamante *

Julián Gil Julián Elías Gil Beltrán (born 13 June 1970) is an Argentine actor, model, businessman and TV host based in Puerto Rico. Personal life Although Julián Gil was born in Argentina, he lived some time in Venezuela as well. He grew up in Puerto ...

as Carlos Ibarra *

Kimberly Dos Ramos Kimberly Dos Ramos de Sousa (born April 15, 1992) is a Venezuelan actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Matilda Román in Nickelodeon's '' Grachi''. She started her career in commercials and promotions for the Venezuelan television st ...

as Sofía Alcocer * Michelle Renaud as Yamelí Montoya * Polo Morín as Erick Cruz Montoya * Ale Müller as Emilia Ruiz Ayala * Anna Iriyama as Keiko Kobayashi * Santiago Achaga as Claudio Meyer * Niurka Marcos as Alma *

Raúl Araiza Raúl Araiza (; born Raúl Araiza Herrera, 14 November 1964) is a Mexican actor and television presenter. He studied drama in the Centro de Educación Artística of Televisa Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., simply known as Televisa, is a Mexica ...

as Paco

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mi proposito eres tu 2018 television specials 2019 television specials Mexican television specials Las Estrellas original programming Televisa original programming