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La Usurpadora is a Mexican romantic drama telenovela produced by Salvador Mejia Alejandre and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from February 9 to July 24, 1998. It starred Gabriela Spanic and Fernando Colunga, and was based on La Intrusa, a novela originally broadcast in Venezuela which was itself a remake of Radio Caracas Television's 1971 telenovela La Usurpadora, which starred Marina Baura and Raúl Amundaray. This was one of the last telenovelas to feature Libertad Lamarque, who here portrayed the character of Abuela Piedad Bracho. The show's premise revolves around a pair of twin sisters who were separated when they were young, and as adults the younger sister is forced to act as a "replacement" for her wealthy twin who wants to temporarily leave her husband and his family to enjoy a life of luxury with multiple lovers. The telenovela had huge success in Mexico with ratings of 38.4 and has been exported and ported to various languages across the world.
Original Release
02/09/1998
US Release
01/04/1999
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Gabriela Spanic | Paulina Martínez / Paola Bracho |
| Fernando Colunga | Carlos Daniel Bracho |
| Libertad Lamarque | Abuela Piedad Bracho / Abuela Piedad vda de Bracho |
| Chantal Andere | Estefanía Bracho / Estefanía Bracho de Montero |
| Magda Guzmán | Fidelina |
| Juan Pablo Gamboa | Guillermo 'Willy' Montero / Willy Montero |
| Jessica Jurado | Patricia Bracho / Patricia de Bracho |
| Paty Diaz | Lalita / Lalita Pérez |
| Ninón Sevilla | Cachita Cienfuegos |
| Sergio Guerrero | Carlitos / Carlitos Bracho |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desesperada | Monday, 09 February 1998 |
| 2 | Poner a prueba | Wednesday, 11 February 1998 |
| 3 | Los Bracho | Friday, 13 February 1998 |
| 4 | ¿Por qué has cambiado? | Tuesday, 17 February 1998 |
| 5 | No eres Paola | Thursday, 19 February 1998 |
| 6 | Peligro de muerte | Monday, 23 February 1998 |
| 7 | Las sospechas de Donato | Wednesday, 25 February 1998 |
| 8 | Tu propuesta de divorcio | Friday, 27 February 1998 |
| 9 | Veamos quién gana la guerra | Tuesday, 03 March 1998 |
| 10 | El cuadro de Donato | Thursday, 05 March 1998 |
| 11 | La usurpadora en la empresa | Monday, 09 March 1998 |
| 12 | La verdad sobre Paulina | Wednesday, 11 March 1998 |
| 13 | De mal en peor | Friday, 13 March 1998 |
| 14 | ¿Estás celosa? | Tuesday, 17 March 1998 |
| 15 | La llamada intrigosa | Thursday, 19 March 1998 |
| 16 | La amenaza de Fidelina | Monday, 23 March 1998 |
| 17 | El telegrama de Paola | Wednesday, 25 March 1998 |
| 18 | El millonario Douglas | Monday, 30 March 1998 |
| 19 | Cambios drásticos | Tuesday, 31 March 1998 |
| 20 | Yo soy la verdadera Paola Bracho | Wednesday, 01 April 1998 |
| 21 | La hermana gemela | Thursday, 02 April 1998 |
| 22 | Infidelidad en la fábrica | Friday, 03 April 1998 |
| 23 | La promesa de Carlos Daniel | Monday, 06 April 1998 |
| 24 | La carta de Paola | Tuesday, 07 April 1998 |
| 25 | Estefanía acusa a Paola | Wednesday, 08 April 1998 |
| 26 | Donato se entera de la verdad | Thursday, 09 April 1998 |
| 27 | Viviana y la usurpadora | Friday, 10 April 1998 |
| 28 | Interés en Verónica | Monday, 13 April 1998 |
| 29 | Cuéntame de tu viaje | Tuesday, 14 April 1998 |
| 30 | Las dudas de Rodrigo | Wednesday, 15 April 1998 |
| 31 | Paulina es mejor que Paola | Thursday, 16 April 1998 |
| 32 | Cambio de actitud | Friday, 17 April 1998 |
| 33 | Carlos Daniel sabe la verdad | Monday, 20 April 1998 |
| 34 | El diario de Paola | Tuesday, 21 April 1998 |
| 35 | La desaparición de Carlitos | Wednesday, 22 April 1998 |
| 36 | Juego sucio | Thursday, 23 April 1998 |
| 37 | Las contradicciones | Friday, 24 April 1998 |
| 38 | Por ella soy capaz de todo | Monday, 27 April 1998 |
| 39 | Lourdes cuestiona a Osvaldo | Tuesday, 28 April 1998 |
| 40 | La confesión de amor | Wednesday, 29 April 1998 |
| 41 | La propuesta de Douglas | Thursday, 30 April 1998 |
| 42 | Lalita confunde a Paulina | Friday, 01 May 1998 |
| 43 | Cenobia se comunica con Carlos Daniel | Monday, 04 May 1998 |
| 44 | A escondidas de Chabela | Tuesday, 05 May 1998 |
| 45 | En el fondo está enamorado | Wednesday, 06 May 1998 |
| 46 | No es lo que parece | Thursday, 07 May 1998 |
| 47 | Carta jamás leída | Friday, 08 May 1998 |
| 48 | La petición | Monday, 11 May 1998 |
| 49 | Vuelve por favor | Tuesday, 12 May 1998 |
| 50 | ¿Te casarías conmigo? | Wednesday, 13 May 1998 |
| 51 | Willy y Viviana | Thursday, 14 May 1998 |
| 52 | ¡Demuéstramelo! | Friday, 15 May 1998 |
| 53 | Aviso a la policía | Monday, 18 May 1998 |
| 54 | Cásate con Paulina | Tuesday, 19 May 1998 |
| 55 | Amenaza de muerte | Wednesday, 20 May 1998 |
| 56 | El paradero de la usurpadora | Thursday, 21 May 1998 |
| 57 | ¿Es verdad que me quieres? | Friday, 22 May 1998 |
| 58 | El mensaje anónimo | Monday, 25 May 1998 |
| 59 | Entregarse a la policía | Tuesday, 26 May 1998 |
| 60 | Intrigas contra Paulina | Wednesday, 27 May 1998 |
| 61 | Pruebas de ADN | Thursday, 28 May 1998 |
| 62 | Cárcel de mujeres | Friday, 29 May 1998 |
| 63 | El nuevo abogado | Monday, 01 June 1998 |
| 64 | El cambio de Carlos Daniel | Tuesday, 02 June 1998 |
| 65 | Lo que descubre Elvira | Wednesday, 03 June 1998 |
| 66 | El desmayo | Thursday, 04 June 1998 |
| 67 | Di la verdad | Friday, 05 June 1998 |
| 68 | La visita de Carlitos | Monday, 08 June 1998 |
| 69 | Ayúdame a liberarla | Tuesday, 09 June 1998 |
| 70 | Donato está dispuesto a ayudar | Wednesday, 10 June 1998 |
| 71 | Miente una vez más | Thursday, 11 June 1998 |
| 72 | Enamorado de Paulina | Friday, 12 June 1998 |
| 73 | Regresar con mi familia | Monday, 15 June 1998 |
| 74 | Estefanía y su bebé | Tuesday, 16 June 1998 |
| 75 | La prueba contra Paola | Wednesday, 17 June 1998 |
| 76 | Cásate con Verónica | Thursday, 18 June 1998 |
| 77 | La búsqueda del diario | Friday, 19 June 1998 |
| 78 | La declaración de Luciano | Monday, 22 June 1998 |
| 79 | El juicio de Paulina | Tuesday, 23 June 1998 |
| 80 | El testigo en el juicio | Wednesday, 24 June 1998 |
| 81 | Proposición sentimental | Thursday, 25 June 1998 |
| 82 | Osvaldo pide el divorcio | Friday, 26 June 1998 |
| 83 | El veredicto final | Monday, 29 June 1998 |
| 84 | ¿Quién es Paola? | Tuesday, 30 June 1998 |
| 85 | Protege a Carlitos | Wednesday, 01 July 1998 |
| 86 | Las verdaderas intenciones | Thursday, 02 July 1998 |
| 87 | Estoy arrepentida | Friday, 03 July 1998 |
| 88 | El pacto en contra de los Bracho | Monday, 06 July 1998 |
| 89 | Amar y ser amada | Tuesday, 07 July 1998 |
| 90 | La advertencia de Paola | Wednesday, 08 July 1998 |
| 91 | Encuentro inesperado | Thursday, 09 July 1998 |
| 92 | El enfrentamiento en la fábrica | Friday, 10 July 1998 |
| 93 | Puede caminar | Monday, 13 July 1998 |
| 94 | Se fue de viaje | Tuesday, 14 July 1998 |
| 95 | Un millón de dólares | Wednesday, 15 July 1998 |
| 96 | Propuesta inesperada | Thursday, 16 July 1998 |
| 97 | Por hablar de más | Friday, 17 July 1998 |
| 98 | El terrible accidente | Monday, 20 July 1998 |
| 99 | La confesión acerca de Willy | Tuesday, 21 July 1998 |
| 100 | El perdón de los Bracho | Wednesday, 22 July 1998 |
| 101 | ¡Quédate! | Thursday, 23 July 1998 |
| 102 | Amor verdadero | Friday, 24 July 1998 |
| 103 | Chapter 103 | Wednesday, 01 July 1998 |
| 104 | Chapter 104 | Thursday, 02 July 1998 |
| 105 | Chapter 105 | Friday, 03 July 1998 |
| 106 | Chapter 106 | Monday, 06 July 1998 |
| 107 | Chapter 107 | Tuesday, 07 July 1998 |
| 108 | Chapter 108 | Wednesday, 08 July 1998 |
| 109 | Chapter 109 | Thursday, 09 July 1998 |
| 110 | Chapter 110 | Friday, 10 July 1998 |
| 111 | Chapter 111 | Monday, 13 July 1998 |
| 112 | Chapter 112 | Tuesday, 14 July 1998 |
| 113 | Chapter 113 | Wednesday, 15 July 1998 |
| 114 | Chapter 114 | Thursday, 16 July 1998 |
| 115 | Chapter 115 | Friday, 17 July 1998 |
| 116 | Chapter 116 | Monday, 20 July 1998 |
| 117 | Chapter 117 | Tuesday, 21 July 1998 |
| 118 | Chapter 118 | Wednesday, 22 July 1998 |
| 119 | Chapter 119 | Thursday, 23 July 1998 |
| 120 | Chapter 120 | Friday, 24 July 1998 |
Directors
Beatriz Sheridan, Eduardo Said
Writers
Inés Rodena, Carlos Romero, Dolores Ortega, Alberto Gómez
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Gabriela Spanic | Paulina Martínez / Paola Bracho |
| Fernando Colunga | Carlos Daniel Bracho |
| Libertad Lamarque | Abuela Piedad Bracho / Abuela Piedad vda de Bracho |
| Chantal Andere | Estefanía Bracho / Estefanía Bracho de Montero |
| Magda Guzmán | Fidelina |
| Juan Pablo Gamboa | Guillermo 'Willy' Montero / Willy Montero |
| Jessica Jurado | Patricia Bracho / Patricia de Bracho |
| Paty Diaz | Lalita / Lalita Pérez |
| Ninón Sevilla | Cachita Cienfuegos |
| Sergio Guerrero | Carlitos / Carlitos Bracho |
| Marcelo Buquet | Rodrigo Bracho |
| María Solares | Lisette Bracho |
| Tito Guízar | Don Panchito |
| Dominika Paleta | Gema Durán Bracho |
| Alejandro Ruiz | Leandro Gómez |
| Adriana Fonseca | Verónica Soriano |
| Gabriela Carvajal | Adela |
| Anastasia | Viviana Carrillo |
| Emiliano Lizárraga | Pedro |
| Miguel de León | Douglas Maldonado |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Salvador Mejía | Producer |
| Nathalie Lartilleux | Producer |
