Querida Enemiga
Encyclopedia
Querida Enemiga is a telenovela
distributed by Televisa
. It starts Ana Layevska
, Gabriel Soto
, Carmen Becerra
and Jorge Aravena
. The telenovela is a production of Lucero Suárez.
, and even though they have different personalities, they loved each other as sisters. Lorena dreams of starting her own family and loves to cook, while Sara is more materialistic; she has always hated the poverty of the orphanage, and she has more ambitions than values.
Lorena's greatest wish is to become a chef
and so, one day she says goodbye to the nuns who raised her at the orphanage and leaves to study cuisine
in Mexico City
. That same day, the Mother Superior
discovers that Sara had stolen some of the funds of the orphanage. However, after she confronts Sara, she suffers a heart attack and dies. So to avoid getting caught any further, Sara runs with her lover and accomplice Chalo, who is also the delivery guy/driver of the orphanage. But before she leaves, she goes through the files the Mother Superior had in her office for each orphaned child and stole two files – hers and Lorena's.
When she finally reads them, she learns that she was found in the garbage dump, while Lorena was abandoned in the orphanage without explanation by her grandmother, the millionaire Hortensia Armendáriz. Sara's first impulse is to find Lorena and help her confront her grandmother and demand her rights, but then she reconsiders her options and decides to usurp her place in the Armendáriz gastronomic empire. Believing she would never see Lorena again, Sara thought her plan was foolproof.
Unaware of what happened, Lorena finds work as a cook
's aid in her own grandmother's company – a lady who is ruthless in her work area and demands perfection from all her workers. Lorena also meets a young doctor
called Alonso and they fall in love with each other at first sight. Later on, Sara has an unexpected reunion with Lorena in the company and the girl's constant presence infuriates her and feels that if Lorena were to ever know the truth of her past she may want to reclaim what is truly hers and she would be once again poor. So Sara's mind betrays her and she is gradually overwhelmed by a desire to take everything away from Lorena, including Alonso, and get rid of her once and for all. When Lorena learns that Sara was abandoned by her grandmother, she cries for her friend and is filled with contempt for Hortensia. Meanwhile, Hortensia uses all her resources to avoid confronting the pain she has caused to everyone around her. Eventually, Sara managed to take away everything that belonged to Lorena, her life, her love and even her parents who for a while believed Sara to be their long lost daughter.
When Lorena starts to discover Sara's evil machinations against her, she realizes that she never truly knew the one she loved as a sister. But in spite of her broken heart, she will bravely face betrayal, deceit and cruelty and even find a new hope hand in hand with someone she never expected to love – Ernesto. A man who at first glance seemed the total opposite of who she was. She never dreamed that they would have something special between them, but Ernesto managed to convince her otherwise. Slowly he reconstructs Lorena's broken heart, healing it with his love for her and showing her to love and trust someone else again.
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"...
distributed by Televisa
Televisa
Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...
. It starts Ana Layevska
Ana Layevska
Anna Laevski Rastsvetaeva , better known as Ana Layevska, is a Russian-Mexican actress.-Early life:Born in Kiev, Ukraine, Ana is the only child of Russian parents, Sergei Laevski and Inna Rastsvetaeva. Ana and her family moved to Mexico when she was nine years old...
, Gabriel Soto
Gabriel Soto
Gabriel Soto Borja-Diaz is a Mexican actor, model. He is known for winning the national male pageant El Modelo Mexico, placing first runner-up in Mister World 1996, being a member of the former Mexican boy band Kairo, and for acting in telenovelas.- Biography :His mother Elisa Diaz committed...
, Carmen Becerra
Carmen Becerra
Carmen Becerra G. is a Mexican television actress best known for her roles as "Sara de la Cruz" in Querida Enemiga with "Adriana" in Zacatillo, un lugar en tu corazón and Marissa in Amorcito Corazon...
and Jorge Aravena
Jorge Aravena
Jorge Aravena is Peruvian-Venezuelan telenovela actor. He has starred in Girasoles Para Lucia, La Revancha, Secreto de Amor, Mi Vida Eres Tu and Querida Enemiga.-Telenovelas:*2011: La que no podia amar .....
. The telenovela is a production of Lucero Suárez.
Synopsis
Lorena and Sara were raised together in an orphanageOrphanage
An orphanage is a residential institution devoted to the care of orphans – children whose parents are deceased or otherwise unable or unwilling to care for them...
, and even though they have different personalities, they loved each other as sisters. Lorena dreams of starting her own family and loves to cook, while Sara is more materialistic; she has always hated the poverty of the orphanage, and she has more ambitions than values.
Lorena's greatest wish is to become a chef
Chef
A chef is a person who cooks professionally for other people. Although over time the term has come to describe any person who cooks for a living, traditionally it refers to a highly skilled professional who is proficient in all aspects of food preparation.-Etymology:The word "chef" is borrowed ...
and so, one day she says goodbye to the nuns who raised her at the orphanage and leaves to study cuisine
Cuisine
Cuisine is a characteristic style of cooking practices and traditions, often associated with a specific culture. Cuisines are often named after the geographic areas or regions that they originate from...
in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
. That same day, the Mother Superior
Abbess
An abbess is the female superior, or mother superior, of a community of nuns, often an abbey....
discovers that Sara had stolen some of the funds of the orphanage. However, after she confronts Sara, she suffers a heart attack and dies. So to avoid getting caught any further, Sara runs with her lover and accomplice Chalo, who is also the delivery guy/driver of the orphanage. But before she leaves, she goes through the files the Mother Superior had in her office for each orphaned child and stole two files – hers and Lorena's.
When she finally reads them, she learns that she was found in the garbage dump, while Lorena was abandoned in the orphanage without explanation by her grandmother, the millionaire Hortensia Armendáriz. Sara's first impulse is to find Lorena and help her confront her grandmother and demand her rights, but then she reconsiders her options and decides to usurp her place in the Armendáriz gastronomic empire. Believing she would never see Lorena again, Sara thought her plan was foolproof.
Unaware of what happened, Lorena finds work as a cook
Cook (profession)
A cook is a person who prepares food for consumption. In Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Canada this profession requires government approval ....
's aid in her own grandmother's company – a lady who is ruthless in her work area and demands perfection from all her workers. Lorena also meets a young doctor
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
called Alonso and they fall in love with each other at first sight. Later on, Sara has an unexpected reunion with Lorena in the company and the girl's constant presence infuriates her and feels that if Lorena were to ever know the truth of her past she may want to reclaim what is truly hers and she would be once again poor. So Sara's mind betrays her and she is gradually overwhelmed by a desire to take everything away from Lorena, including Alonso, and get rid of her once and for all. When Lorena learns that Sara was abandoned by her grandmother, she cries for her friend and is filled with contempt for Hortensia. Meanwhile, Hortensia uses all her resources to avoid confronting the pain she has caused to everyone around her. Eventually, Sara managed to take away everything that belonged to Lorena, her life, her love and even her parents who for a while believed Sara to be their long lost daughter.
When Lorena starts to discover Sara's evil machinations against her, she realizes that she never truly knew the one she loved as a sister. But in spite of her broken heart, she will bravely face betrayal, deceit and cruelty and even find a new hope hand in hand with someone she never expected to love – Ernesto. A man who at first glance seemed the total opposite of who she was. She never dreamed that they would have something special between them, but Ernesto managed to convince her otherwise. Slowly he reconstructs Lorena's broken heart, healing it with his love for her and showing her to love and trust someone else again.
Main heroes
- Ana LayevskaAna LayevskaAnna Laevski Rastsvetaeva , better known as Ana Layevska, is a Russian-Mexican actress.-Early life:Born in Kiev, Ukraine, Ana is the only child of Russian parents, Sergei Laevski and Inna Rastsvetaeva. Ana and her family moved to Mexico when she was nine years old...
as Lorena de la Cruz - In love with Alonso, then with Ernesto - Gabriel SotoGabriel SotoGabriel Soto Borja-Diaz is a Mexican actor, model. He is known for winning the national male pageant El Modelo Mexico, placing first runner-up in Mister World 1996, being a member of the former Mexican boy band Kairo, and for acting in telenovelas.- Biography :His mother Elisa Diaz committed...
as Alonso Ugarte Solano - In love with Lorena, then with Valeria - Jorge AravenaJorge AravenaJorge Aravena is Peruvian-Venezuelan telenovela actor. He has starred in Girasoles Para Lucia, La Revancha, Secreto de Amor, Mi Vida Eres Tu and Querida Enemiga.-Telenovelas:*2011: La que no podia amar .....
as Ernesto Mendiola Chávez - In love with Lorena
Villains
- María Rubio as Hortensia Armendáriz - Lorena's grandmother, villain later good.
- Luz María Jerez as Barbara Amescuua - Jaime's former wife, villain, later good.
- Carmen BecerraCarmen BecerraCarmen Becerra G. is a Mexican television actress best known for her roles as "Sara de la Cruz" in Querida Enemiga with "Adriana" in Zacatillo, un lugar en tu corazón and Marissa in Amorcito Corazon...
as Sara de la Cruz - Main female villain.Lorena's former best friend, envies and hates Lorena, in love with Alonso.Goes to jail.
Co-protagonists
- Socorro Bonilla as Zulema Ruiz - Omar's wife, real mother of Lorena
- Alfonso Iturralde as Omar Armendáriz - Son of Hortensia
- Hector Ortega as Toribio Ugarte - Alonso's father
- Danna PaolaDanna PaolaDanna Paola Rivera Munguío is a Mexican actress and singer better known as Danna Paola. She is best known for playing Amy in the Amy: La Niña de la Mochila Azul with the Mexican singer Tatiana. She has also performed in other telenovelas like Querida Enemiga and Muchachitas...
as Bettina Aguilar Ugarte - Paula's daughter - Mauricio AspeMauricio AspeMauricio Aspe is a Mexican actor.- Career :He began as a child model before emerging as an actor at age 17, when he joined the school of acting of Televisa to become an actor. His first acting role was in Maria la del Barrio, where he shared credits with Mexican singer/actress, Thalía...
as Arturo Sabogal Huerta - Mike BiaggioMiguel Ángel BiaggioMiguel Ángel Olivares Biaggio , also known as Miguel Angel Biagio,Mike Biagio, Mike Biaggio, is a Mexican actor....
as Chalo Carrasco - Sara's former lover and accomplice, villain (Killed by Sara) - Marco MéndezMarco MéndezMarco Méndez is a Mexican actor.Méndez began as a model and later studied acting in Televisa's CEA. He made his television debut as 'Oscar Méndez' in the telenovela, Las vías del amor...
Villan as Bruno Palma - Luz Elena GonzálezLuz Elena GonzálezLuz Elena González de la Torre is a Mexican actress. She is known for her roles in soap operas and for having won the contest Nuestra Belleza Jalisco.- Professional life :...
as Diana Ruiz - Lorena's sister - Bibelot MansurBibelot MansurBibelot Almendra Mansur Rodríguez is a Mexican actress, born in Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico. Mansur's father is Lebanese, while her mother is Mexican....
as Rossy López Martínez - Julian's wife, daughter of Maruja - Patricia MartínezPatricia MartínezPatricia Elizabeth Martínez was born in Argentina. She is a composer, improviser, pianist, performer of electronics and experimental inter-disciplinary artist. She is working specially with video art and poetry...
as María Eugenia "Maruja" Martínez de Armendáriz - Jaime's former wife - Sharis CidSharis CidSharis Cid is a Mexican actress who has participated in several telenovelas, like DKDA, Salud, Dinero y Amor and La Intrusa. She was also a singer in Roll and DKDA....
as Paula Ugarte Solano - Alonso's sister, mother of Bettina - Eduardo Rivera as Darío Aguilar
- Zully KeithZully KeithZully Keith is a Mexican actress of film and television, known for her role as "Renata González de López" in Una familia de diez. Keith has appeared in more than 34 films and TV series during her career since 1972.-Partial television work:...
as Catalina Huerta - Arturo's mother - Dalilah Polanco as Greta
- Jose Carlos Femat as Julían Ruiz - Son of Zulema, Lorena's brother, Rossy's husband
- Alexandra Grana as Jacqueline Hernandez
- Adanely Nunez as Valeria - In love with Alonso
- Jose Manuel Lechuga as Vasco Armendáriz Amescua - Son of Jaime and Barbara
- María Alicia Delgado as Mother Trinidad
- Mercedes Vaughan as Mother Carmelita
- Nuria BagesNuria BagesNuria Bages is a Mexican actress better known for her work in television and the stage.Active in Mexican television since the early 1980s, Bages became a household name after winning the role of Silvina in the long-running sitcom Dr. Cándido Pérez, opposite Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo...
as Mother Asunción - Luis XavierLuís XavierLuís Xavier Júnior , former Portuguese footballer who played for Vitória Setúbal and Benfica, as forward.- International career :...
as Jaime Armendariz - Hortensia's son - Mariana Ávila as Mónica Gaitán
- Elizabeth Aguilar as Maestra Rodríguez
- Abril Campillo as Dra. Noemí Serrano
- Dobrina Liubomirova as Silvia Mendiola Chávez
- Jorge Ortín as Raymundo Gaitán
- PollyPolly"Polly" is a nickname for Mary, which was derived from another nickname for Mary, Molly. It is sometimes used as a name in its own right.-Persons:*Polly Adams, English actress*Polly Adler, Russian born American madam and author...
as Fanny - Jesús ZavalaJesús ZavalaJesús Zavala is a Mexican actor of telenovelas.- Biography :He first appeared on the reality TV show Código F.A.M.A. that launched his career as a singer and an actor. He has since appeared on telenovelas such as Alegrijes y Rebujos, Mision S.O.S, and Pablo y Andrea...
as Iván Liñán Mendiola
Broadcasting
| Country | TV network(s) | Series premiere | Series end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mexico |
May 12, 2008 | October 10, 2008 | ||
 United States |
June 23, 2008 | November 28, 2008 | ||
 Kingdom of Bulgaria |
September 15, 2008 | February 13, 2009 | ||
 Argentina |
Canal 9 Canal 9 (Argentina) Canal 9 is an Argentine television network based in Buenos Aires. It is a general entertainment station which offers news, soap operas, talk shows, and movies.-History:... |
October 1, 2008 | March 5, 2009 | |
 Independent State of Croatia |
HRT 1 | March 24, 2009 | July 31, 2009 | |
 Kingdom of Romania |
May 16, 2011 | September 8, 2011 | ||
 Poland |
Zone romantica Zone Romantica Zone Romantica is a European TV channel that launched in 1998. The channel broadcasts a mixture of telenovelas, music and entertainment from all over the world, but mainly from Latin America. The channel is available 24 hours a day, to 20 territories across Central and Eastern Europe as well as... |
July 22,2009 | Dicember 23,2009 | |
 Republic of Macedonia |
Kanal 5 Kanal 5 Kanal 5 is the name of a number of television stations whose names translate into English as "Channel 5".* Kanal 5 , a Croatian station* Kanal 5 , a Danish station* Kanal 5 , a Macedonian station... |