La mujer de Judas (The Bride of Judas in English, also known as Legendary Love in non-Spanish countries) is a Mexican romantic horror thriller telenovela produced by Maricarmen Marcos for Azteca. The telenovela is developed by Paz Aguirre and Gabriel Santos, based on the Venezuelan telenovela of the same name. It stars Anette Michel, Victor Gonzalez, and Andrea Marti.[1][2] It aired from 16 January 2012 to 2 September 2012.[3]
| La mujer de Judas | |
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 De esta leyenda, nacera un gran amor | |
| Also known as | Legendary Love |
| Genre | Telenovela |
| Based on | La mujer de Judas by Martín Hahn |
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| Theme music composer | Jorge Avendaño Lührs |
| Opening theme | "Amor de leyenda" by Dulce |
| Country of origin | Mexico |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of episodes | 165 |
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| Executive producer | Maria del Carmen Marcos Rojas |
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| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 40–45 minutes |
| Production company | TV Azteca |
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| Network | Azteca Trece |
| Release | 16 January – 2 September 2012 |
Synopsis
editA young lady was unjustly accused of a clergyman's murder. With that horrible crime, she was arrested and spent 23 years in prison. In the present day, a young lady has to figure out the real story behind the Priest's mysterious death. Suddenly, weird events start happening. A series of grisly and horrible murders is washed over the Del Toro residence. These murders are committed by an enigmatic figure whose face is hooded in a smeared wedding veil. Will Natalia find out who is the culprit and identify the real "La Mujer de Judas"?
Cast
editMain cast
edit| Actor | Character | Known as |
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| Anette Michel | Altagracia del Toro Callejas | Berenice and Juan Vicente's daughter, Galilea's half-sister, Casimiro's cousin, accused of murdering Reverend Sebastian on her wedding day, was in love with Simón, Natalia's real mother, spent 23 years in prison, one of the 6 Suspects of being La Mujer de Judas |
| Víctor González Reynoso | Salomón Salvatierra | Moises' son, in love with Natalia |
| Andrea Martí | Natalia Leal (Natalia Castellanos del Toro) | Documentalist, Altagracia and Simón's daughter, in love with Salomón |
| Javier Gómez | Marcos Castellanos Rojas | Obsessed with Altagracia, brother of Reverend Sebastian and Simón; accidentally killed by Altagracia |
| Mauricio Islas | Simón Castellanos Rojas | Altragracia's fiancee who disappeared on their wedding day, Natalia's father, at the end stays with Altagracia |
| Omar Fierro | Bruno Cervantes Lara | Juan Vicente's confidante, seduces Altagracia to make her fall in love with him; stabbed to death by La Mujer de Judas |
| Daniel Elbittar | Alirio Agüero del Toro Bello (Alirio Morera Bello) | Cuquita and Julián's son, Casimiro's stepson, Ismael's brother, falls in love with Natalia, Emma's lover, hates Salomón, at the end disfigured by La Mujer de Judas; ends up in prison |
| Geraldine Bazan | Emma Balmori Landeros | Maricruz's daughter, Salomón's ex-fiancee, Alirio's lover, hates Natalia, at the end disfigured by La Mujer de Judas; ends up in prison |
| Sergio Klainer | Buenaventura Briceño | Narda's father, keeper of the secrets of Del Toro family; strangled to death by La Mujer de Judas |
| Martha Mariana Castro | Joaquina "La Juaca" Leal | Natalia's stepmother, Altagracia's best friend, one of the 6 suspects of being La Mujer de Judas |
| Marta Verduzco | Berenice Callejas vda. de del Toro | Altagracia's mother, Natalia's grandmother, Juan Vicente's widow, hates the Salvatierra family, at the end revealed as the serial killer - La Mujer de Judas; strangled to death by Irene in prison |
| Betty Monroe | Galilea (del Toro) Batista | Juan Vicente's illegitimate daughter, Altagracia's half-sister, ambitious, Leoncio's lover, but in love with Ernesto, one of the 6 suspects of being La Mujer de Judas |
| Niurka Marcos | Ricarda Araujo | Leoncio's wife, Cordelia's mother, had an affair with Juan Vicente, Casimiro's lover, one of the 6 suspects of being La Mujer de Judas; dies in the factory explosion after being trapped by La Mujer de Judas in the washroom |
| Cecilia Piñeiro | Narda Briceño | Buenaventura's daughter, Ernesto's fiancee, traumatized by her past, one of the 6 suspects of being La Mujer de Judas; strangled to death by La Mujer de Judas |
| Claudia Marín | Refugio "Cuquita" Bello de Agüero del Toro | Casimiro's wife, Alirio and Ismael's mother, Julián's ex-lover, one of the 6 suspects of being La Mujer de Judas; strangled to death by La Mujer de Judas |
| Alvaro Guerrero | Casimiro Agüero del Toro | Cuquita's husband, Alirio's stepfather, Ismael's father, Altagracia's cousin, Ricarda's lover; ends up in a mental clinic |
| Mauricio Aspe | Ernesto Yúñez | Narda's ex-fiancee, in love with Galilea |
| Elvira Monsell | Ursula Manzur Barrona | Town's witch, Leoncio's aunt; killed by La Mujer de Judas |
| Nubia Marti | Maricruz Landeros vda. de Balmori | Emma's mother; killed by La Mujer de Judas |
| Paloma Quezada | Priscila Sosa | Natalia's friend; drowned by La Mujer de Judas |
| Victor Civeira | Comandante Romero | Town's police detective, at the end resolved the mystery about La Mujer de Judas |
| Ana Maria Gonzalez | Irene | Berenice's nurse, accomplice of La Mujer de Judas; ends up in prison. |
| Claudine Sosa | Dulce de Sánchez | Servando's wife, Zulamita's mother, works at Del Toro's mansion |
| Guillermo Quintanilla | Servando Sánchez | Dulce's husband, Zulamita's father, works at Del Toro's mansion |
| Juan Vidal | Leoncio Manzur | Ricarda's husband, Cordelia's father, Galilea's ex-lover |
| Payin Cejudo | Santia García | Juaca's friend, works at Del Toro's mansion |
| Simón Guevara | Fonsy | Police officer |
| Maria Luisa Garza | Laila | Altagracia's friend, works in the prison |
| Vampiro | Dragon | Bruno's accomplice; killed by him |
| Regina Murguía | Cordelia Manzur Araujo | Ricarda and Leoncio's daughter, has a crush on Pancho |
| Melissa Barrera | Zulema 'Zulamita' Sácnhez | Dulce and Servando's daughter, has a crush on Ismael |
| Ramiro Delelis | Francisco 'Pancho' Cañero | Salomón's friend |
| Israel Cuenca | Ismael Agüero del Toro | Cuquita and Casimiro's son, Alirio's half-brother, painter |
| Iván Esquivel | René Muzquiz | Cordelia's friend, likes her |
| Gregory Kauffmann | Jean Michel | Emma's lover, French inversionist; buried alive by La Mujer de Judas |
| Tamara Fascovich | ||
| José Eduardo Ochoa | Carlos Cervantes | Bruno's son |
| Ligia Escalante | Chencha | |
| Ana Elia Garcia | Meche | |
| Metzli Adamina | Honoria | |
| Sylvia Mejia | ||
| Carilu Navarro | Domitilia | |
| Fania Barron | Susana |
Secondary cast
edit| Actor | Character | Known as |
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| Ramón Medina | Meliton | |
| Margarita Gralia | Lucrecia de Sosa | Priscila's mother, Special appearance |
| Dulce | Herself[4] | Cameo appearance |
| Romina Castro | Carmen | Forensic anthropologist |
| Marta Aura | Catalina Rojas vda. de Castellanos | Mother of Sebastián, Simon and Marcos |
| Luis Cárdenas | Juan Vicente del Toro | Berenice's ex-husband, Altagracia and Galilea's father, had an affair with Ricarda, Bruno's confidante |
| Miguel Sánchez | Reverend Sebastián Castellanos Rojas | Priest, Simon and Marcos's brother; killed by La Mujer De Judas |
| Fernando Sensores | Rodrigo | Josefa's son |
| Raquel Saba | ||
| Irene Arcila | Josefa | Rodrigo's mother |
| Mayela Barrera | Natalia Leal | Young Natalia |
| Pedro Mira | Julián Morera | Altagracia's ex-fiancee, Cuquita's ex-lover, Alirio's real father; killed by La Mujer De Judas |
Casting
editAnette Michel was the first to cast in La Mujer de Judas. Mauricio Ochmann, Manolo Cardona, Daniel Elbittar and Victor Gonzalez auditioned for the roles of Salomon and Alirio. Carla Hernández auditioned for two roles, Emma and Natalia, but eventually failed in both characters. Curiously, Hernandez and Ochmann became the protagonist of Telemundo's Rosa Diamante. Christian Meier auditioned for the role of Marcos, but was replaced by Javier Gomez. Later, the producers cast him for the role of Simon, however the role landed on Mauricio Islas. Peruvian actress Saby Kamalich was originally cast as Berenice, where she was seen in the promos, but on the first day of filming, she was absent and eventually rejected the role due to health problem. Marta Verduzco was selected and it marks her return to telenovelas, after being absent nearly a decade in the industry.
References
edit- ^ "Anette Michel no tendrá galán en la nueva telenovela La Mujer de Judas". starMedia (in Spanish). 25 October 2011. Archived from the original on 14 May 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ "Andrea Martí y Víctor González protagonistas de "La Mujer de Judas"". starMedia (in Spanish). 12 November 2011. Archived from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ ""La mujer de Judas" se estrena el 16 de enero - Nota - La mujer de Judas - www.tvazteca.com". Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ^ "Dulce y su participación La mujer de Judas - Nota - La mujer de Judas - www.tvazteca.com". Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.