Yo compro esa mujer
| Yo compro esa mujer | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Telenovela |
| Created by | Liliana Abud |
| Based on | The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas |
| Screenplay by | Tere Medina |
| Story by | Olga Ruilópez |
| Directed by |
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| Creative director | José Luis Garduño |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Jorge Avendaño |
| Opening theme | "Yo compro esa mujer" |
| Country of origin | Mexico |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of episodes | 160 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Miguel Postolache |
| Producer | Ernesto Alonso |
| Cinematography | Jesús Acuña Lee |
| Running time | 22 minutes[1] |
| Production company | Televisa |
| Original release | |
| Network | Canal de las Estrellas |
| Release | January 29 – September 7, 1990[2] |
| Related | |
| Corazón salvaje (2009) | |
Yo compro esa mujer (English title: I buy that woman) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Ernesto Alonso for Televisa in 1990.[3][4] Based on the novel "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas, created by Olga Ruilópez and adapted by Liliana Abud.
Leticia Calderón and Eduardo Yáñez starred as protagonists, while Enrique Rocha and Alma Muriel starred as antagonists.
Plot
The Montes de Oca is a very rich family made up of two sisters, Matilde and Blanca Flor, and their cousin, Rodrigo. A love triangle occurs, since Matilde is in love with her cousin, but he prefers her sister. However, Blanca Flor loves a modest fisherman, Enrique San Román. When Rodrigo finds out, he falsely accuses Enrique of robbery to send him to jail; shortly after, he discovers that Blanca Flor is expecting a son from Enrique and decides to wait for the child to be born before making him disappear. In turn, Matilde, who hates her sister, tells her that her son died shortly after his birth. Shocked by the news, Blanca Flor goes crazy and Matilde locks her in a basement and makes everyone believe that she died.
Rodrigo gives the baby to the family maid, Soledad, so that she can deliver it to an orphanage, but she decides to save him and takes him to his father's friend's house, who adopts him and calls him Alejandro. After the alleged death of Blanca Flor, Rodrigo made a long trip to Europe, from which he returned married to a young aristocrat, Constanza Mendoza, already pregnant at the time. Blinded by her obsessive love, Matilde slowly poisoned Rodrigo's wife until she died shortly after giving birth to their daughter, Ana Cristina. Later, Alejandro's adoptive mother marries a very wealthy man who adopts the boy and gives him his last name, Aldama. Enrique is dying in prison, but before dying he asks to see his son and swears that he will take revenge on the Montes de Oca. Later the family goes to Europe, where Alejandro grows up knowing the history of his true parents very well.
As an adult, Alejandro is back in Mexico with the purpose of taking revenge on Rodrigo and his entire family. On the trip, Alejandro meets Ana Cristina without knowing that she is the daughter of Rodrigo, the man who destroyed his parents. When Alejandro discovers Ana Cristina's last name, he immediately understands who she is, but not only does he not stop loving her, but both swear that they will marry in Mexico. However, the situation is complicated for both of them.
Cast
- Leticia Calderón as Ana Cristina Montes de Oca
- Eduardo Yáñez as Alejandro Aldama / Alejandro San Román Montes de Oca / Enrique San Román
- Enrique Rocha as Rodrigo Montes de Oca
- Eduardo Palomo as Federico Torres Landa
- Alma Muriel as Matilde Montes de Oca
- Gerardo Acuña as Gabriel Álvarez
- Roberto Antúnez as Bernardo
- Carlos Cardán as Sagón
- Mario Casillas as Raúl de Marín
- Isabela Corona as Soledad
- Connie de la Mora as Blanca Flor Montes de Oca
- Cynthia Klitbo as Efigenia "Efi"
- Mariana Levy as Jimena/Estrella/Ángela
- Julieta Egurrola as Isabel de Marín
- Luis Xavier as Miguel de Marín
- Nerina Ferrer as Emilia
- Miguel Ángel Ferriz as Óscar de Malter
- Karime Favela as Gema
- Rosa Furman as Aunt Carmen
- Luz María Jerez as Ursula / Emilia (young)
- Miguel Manzano as Diego Álvarez
- María Marcela as Narda de Marín
- Bruno Rey as Fulgencio Castilla
- Ramón Menéndez as Vidal
- Socorro Avelar as Cayetana
- Lorena San Martín as Cocó
- Yadira Santana as Brigitte
- Sergio Kleiner as Demarín
- María Regina as Mabel
- Manuel Ojeda as Santiago
- Melba Luna as Bernardina
- Marystel Molina as Celia
- Dunia Saldívar as Maura
- Alejandra Procuna as Georgette
- José María Torre as Alejandro (child)
- Helio Castillos as Renato Grajales
- Guillermo Gil as Pedro
- Consuelo Duval as Susu
- Rosalinda España as Fifí
- Sara Guasch as Vda. de Berrón
- Maricruz Nájera as Juliana
- Gabriel Pingarrón as Servando
- Queta Lavat
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Telenovela of the Year | Ernesto Alonso | Nominated |
| Best Actress | Leticia Calderón | |||
| Best Actor | Eduardo Yáñez | Won | ||
| Best Antagonist Actress | Alma Muriel | Nominated | ||
| Best Antagonist Actor | Enrique Rocha | Won | ||
| Best Leading Actress | Isabela Corona | Nominated | ||
| Best Leading Actor | Miguel Manzano | |||
| Best Co-lead Actress | Mariana Levy | Won | ||
| Best Co-lead Actor | Luis Xavier | Nominated | ||
| Best Direction of the Cameras | Jesús Acuña Lee | Won | ||
| Best Production | Ernesto Alonso |
References
- ^ "Yo compro esa mujer (Serie de TV)". filmaffinity.com (in Spanish). FilmAffinity. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ Vidal, Marcelo. "Yo compro esa mujer". novelandias.blogspot.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Yo compro esa mujer" (in Spanish). alma-latina.net. Archived from the original on September 11, 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ^ Tinoco, Armando. "20 Refritos Que No Debieron Existir". Latintimes. Retrieved 10 August 2015.