La intrusa (Mexican telenovela)

La intrusa
Created by	Inés Rodena
Written by	Carlos Romero
Directed by	Beatriz Sheridan
Starring	Gabriela Spanic Arturo Peniche Laura Zapata Chantal Andere Sergio Sendel Karla Álvarez Dominika Paleta Guillermo García Cantú
Theme music composer	Jorge avendaño
Opening theme	"Intrusa" by Emmanuel
Country of origin	Mexico
Original language(s)	Spanish
No. of episodes	135[1]
Production
Executive producer(s)	Ignacio Sada
Cinematography	Ricardo Navarrete
Editor(s)	Alfredo Frutos Maza Simón Castañón
Running time	41-44 minutes
Production company(s)	Televisa
Release
Original network	Canal de las Estrellas
Original release	April 16 – October 19, 2001
Chronology
Preceded by	Mujer bonita
Followed by	Salomé
Related shows	Valentina (1975)
External links
Website

La Intrusa (English title: The Outsider)^[2] is a Mexican telenovela produced by Ignacio Sada for Televisa. It is a remake of the Venezuela telenovela Valentina, produced in 1975.

Gabriela Spanic (in dual role) and Arturo Peniche star as the protagonists, while Laura Zapata, Chantal Andere, Sergio Sendel and Dominika Paleta star as the antagonists.

Plot

Rodrigo Junquera, who is close to death after a long illness, decides to ask the nanny of his young child, Virginia Martínez, to marry him so she can look after his children when he will be gone.

Virginia is a noble young woman who is in love with the eldest son of Rodrigo, Carlos Alberto. When it is discovered that Virginia is the wife of Rodrigo and after his death, the heir of all his wealth, Carlos Alberto accuse her, along with his brothers, to be an interested who married in secret with Rodrigo by ambition.

Then begins an ordeal for Virginia who has to deal not only with the contempt of Carlos Alberto, who is still in love with her, but with the rudeness of Junior, Raquel and Violeta, Rodrigo's oldest children. Fortunately, with the love of Aldo and Memo, the little ones, it make her a little better coping with the existence within the mansion.

Meanwhile, in another part of the country, a young woman named Vanessa is dedicated to deceive millionaires in order to get their fortune, eager to get out of the miserable life she leads. She is the twin sister of Virginia, which has distanced itself so that their relationship is almost nil.

Beset by debt, Vanessa travels one day to Mexico where she meets Carlos Alberto, which she falls in love. He, however, despite being a physical clone of Virginia, Vanessa despises for his rudeness and impudence and even just missing her.

Virginia and Carlos Alberto married, but after a series of fainting and loss of vision, Virginia discovers she have a cancer that is inoperable. At the same time, the medical findings confirm that she is pregnant, but by bringing the baby into the world can hasten the time of her fatal outcome. Virginia, ignoring the doctor's advice, decides to go ahead with the pregnancy.

Blind and with the tumor extending inevitably, Virginia manages to give birth to a beautiful girl, but she died after. The news of the death of her sister and the birth of her niece reach the ears of Vanessa, which decides to refined and go to Mexico to avenge all the slights Virginia suffered and to take care of her niece.

Cast

Main

• Gabriela Spanic as Virginia Martínez Roldán de Junquera / Vanessa Martínez Roldán de Islas
• Arturo Peniche as Carlos Alberto Junquera Brito
• Laura Zapata as Maximiliana Limantour Bracho de Roldán
• Chantal Andere as Raquel Junquera Brito
• Sergio Sendel as Danilo Roldán Limantour
• Karla Álvarez as Violeta Junquera Brito
• Dominika Paleta as Anabella Roldán Limantour
• Guillermo García Cantú as Rodrigo "Junior" Junquera Brito / Rodrigo Rivadeneyra Vargas

Also main

Special participation

• Patricia Reyes Spíndola as Renata de Velarde
• Silvia Caos as Evelia
• Queta Lavat as Rosalía Bracho Vda. de Limantour
• Irma Lozano as Laura Elías de Rivadeneyra
• Gustavo Rojo as Víctor Rivadeneyra

Awards and nominations

References

External links

• Official website
• La Intrusa at the Internet Movie Database