Mirada de mujer
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Mirada de mujer is a Mexican telenovela
, which was produced by and broadcast on TV Azteca
in 1997, based in the Colombian telenovela of 1994 " Señora Isabel". It is considered one of the best Telenovelas in the history of the television industry in Mexico. It came a year after TV Azteca's first telenovela, Nada personal (Also considered one of the highest standards in production and story) and was the first telenovela in that TV station for its five mayor stars, who had been working for the rival station, Televisa, prior to this production. In 2003 the sequel for this telenovela Mirada de mujer: El Regreso
was produced.
Aside from enjoying wide viewership in Latin America, it was also broadcast in countries like Afghanistan and Israel and Eastern Europe. In India, this was shown by Sahara TV, dubbed in Hindi, under the title of Maria.
That woman is Maria Ines. Nothing of what has occurred in her twenty seven years of marriage was moved by her own dreams. Her entire life has been one of dedication to her husband and children. She is fifty and her husband has found in another woman, half his age, freshness and intimacy. To his mistress he gives the vitality he thought was lost, to his wife tiredness and failure. That man is Ignacio San Millan. Maria Ines look at her present and discovers loneliness, although Paulina, her best friend encourages her to keep on living. She is surrounded by complaining grown ups (her children) and a mother that tells her she has not been capable of keeping her family together. She is Mama Lena. But Maria Ines is not alone. Someone starts looking for her. A man who is twenty years younger. This man is Alejandro. Writer, father of a boy, with an enormous desire to plat life a treat, Alejandro is a man that fights for his emotions and his work against hypocrisy, falsehood or prohibition.
But Maria Ines is not alone in her self-discovery journey. Her best friend, the feisty and maneater Paulina, will also start to question her life and the decisions she made along the way.
To make matters worse, her three children blame her for the break-up of the marriage of hers and their father, but Life will soon show them the truth.
This is "Mirada de Mujer". An intimate story that none of us had the opportunity to view "through the keyhole". "Mirada de Mujer" is different, of the present time, its unbearable as only a mirror can be.
, which became a great hit in Mexico
, Puerto Rico
and Central America
, and which peaked at #22 in the U.S. Hot Latin Songs Chart. To this date the song is considered a classic, and arguably one of the most important songs to come out of a telenovela, not only for its beautiful melody but also for its profound lyrics that fit the story perfectly.
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
, which was produced by and broadcast on TV Azteca
TV Azteca
Azteca, is the second largest Mexican television entertainment. It was established in 1983 as the state-owned Instituto Mexicano de la Televisión , a holding of the national TV networks channel 13 and 7 and was privatized under its current name in 1993 and now is part of Grupo Salinas...
in 1997, based in the Colombian telenovela of 1994 " Señora Isabel". It is considered one of the best Telenovelas in the history of the television industry in Mexico. It came a year after TV Azteca's first telenovela, Nada personal (Also considered one of the highest standards in production and story) and was the first telenovela in that TV station for its five mayor stars, who had been working for the rival station, Televisa, prior to this production. In 2003 the sequel for this telenovela Mirada de mujer: El Regreso
Mirada de mujer: El regreso (TV series)
Mirada de mujer: El regreso is a Mexican telenovela, which was produced by and broadcast on TV Azteca in 2003. It is the sequel of Mirada de Mujer .-Synopsis:...
was produced.
Aside from enjoying wide viewership in Latin America, it was also broadcast in countries like Afghanistan and Israel and Eastern Europe. In India, this was shown by Sahara TV, dubbed in Hindi, under the title of Maria.
Synopsis
A woman stops in front of a mirror, she questions herself, inquires into the traces that her eyes have become, and what she sees paralyzes her. The reflex on the crystal tells her of a story full of dreams, full of promises, children and prosperity, but empty of passion. It's the Story of Maria Ines, a woman in her 50's, her husband, his 20-years-younger mistress, her three adult children and a man 20 years her age, who'll help her discover that there is love and life after turning 50.That woman is Maria Ines. Nothing of what has occurred in her twenty seven years of marriage was moved by her own dreams. Her entire life has been one of dedication to her husband and children. She is fifty and her husband has found in another woman, half his age, freshness and intimacy. To his mistress he gives the vitality he thought was lost, to his wife tiredness and failure. That man is Ignacio San Millan. Maria Ines look at her present and discovers loneliness, although Paulina, her best friend encourages her to keep on living. She is surrounded by complaining grown ups (her children) and a mother that tells her she has not been capable of keeping her family together. She is Mama Lena. But Maria Ines is not alone. Someone starts looking for her. A man who is twenty years younger. This man is Alejandro. Writer, father of a boy, with an enormous desire to plat life a treat, Alejandro is a man that fights for his emotions and his work against hypocrisy, falsehood or prohibition.
But Maria Ines is not alone in her self-discovery journey. Her best friend, the feisty and maneater Paulina, will also start to question her life and the decisions she made along the way.
To make matters worse, her three children blame her for the break-up of the marriage of hers and their father, but Life will soon show them the truth.
This is "Mirada de Mujer". An intimate story that none of us had the opportunity to view "through the keyhole". "Mirada de Mujer" is different, of the present time, its unbearable as only a mirror can be.
Theme Song
The telenovela also gave rise to the song Dime written by Armado Manzanero, and sung by AranzaAranza
Aranza is a Mexican singer, known for her work in TV Azteca with singer-songwriter Armando Manzanero and for interpreting Dime, the theme song for Mirada de Mujer, one of the most successful Mexican telenovelas of all time....
, which became a great hit in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
and Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
, and which peaked at #22 in the U.S. Hot Latin Songs Chart. To this date the song is considered a classic, and arguably one of the most important songs to come out of a telenovela, not only for its beautiful melody but also for its profound lyrics that fit the story perfectly.
Cast
- Angélica AragónAngélica AragónAngélica Aragón is a Mexican actress of telenovelas and such films as Dune, A Walk in the Clouds, Bella, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, Vivir un poco, Mirada de mujer, Novia que te vea, and the blockbuster film Sexo, pudor y lágrimas.-Early life:Aragón was born Angélica Espinoza Stransky in Mexico...
as María Inés Domínguez de San Millán - Ari TelchAri TelchAri Telch is an award-winning Mexican actor best known for his work in telenovelas and the stage.-Early life and career:...
as Alejandro Salas - Fernando LujánFernando LujánFernando Luján is an actor, born in Mexico City, Mexico.His father; Alejandro Ciangherotti, brother Alejandro Ciangherotti Jr., wife Martha Mariana Castro, son Fernando Ciangherotti and daughter Vanessa Ciangherotti are also actors...
as Lic. Ignacio San Millán - Margarita Gralia as Paulina
- Evangelina Elizondo as Doña Emilia Elena viuda de Domínguez 'Mamá Elena'
- Verónica Langer as Rosario
- María Renée Prudencioas Adriana San Millán
- Bárbara MoriBárbara MoriBárbara Mori Ochoa is a Mexican actress and model. She became famous for being the female lead in the Bollywood film, Kites....
as Mónica San Millán - Plutarco HazaPlutarco HazaPlutarco Haza is a Mexican actor raised in Mazatlán, Sinaloa.Haza produced and hosted the children's news show, Bizbirije on Canal 11. During the show's final year broadcast in 1998, he married the Polish-born Mexican actress Ludwika Paleta; they have one son...
as Andrés San Millán - René Gatica as Francisco
- Muriel Fouilland as Ivana
- Álvaro Carcaño Jr as Nicolás
- Olmo Araiza as Alex Salas
- Carlos Torres TorrijaCarlos Torres TorrijaCarlos Torres Torrija is a Mexican actor, well known for his role in the TV series Gitanas.-Television and filmography :-External links:...
as Marcos - Paloma Woolrich as Consuelo
- Carmen Madrid as Marcela
- Martha Mariana CastroMartha Mariana CastroMartha Mariana Castro is a Mexican actress. She is married to actor Fernando Luján, with whom she has a son, Franco Paolo Ciangherotti....
as Daniela - Mariana PeñalvaMariana Peñalva-Biography:Actress Mariana Dominguez Peñalva was born in Mexico City, daughter of Mexican Painter and Mexican Opera Singer.At an early age she moved to Cuernavaca, where she first studied acting with Esther Orozco....
as Andrea - Víctor GonzálezVíctor GonzálezVíctor González may refer to:*Victor Gonzalez , American television director*Víctor González , Cuban sprinter*Víctor González Reynoso, Mexican actor...
as Fernando - Alma Rosa Añorve as Gloria
- Enrique Singer as Enrique
- Dora Montero as Elvia
- Ana Graham as Marina
- Miguel Couturier as Augusto
- Guadalupe Noel as Doña Felisa (1997-1998)
External links
- Forum at Telenovela World.
- Telenovelas_Art