La mujer de mi vida (Venezuelan TV series)

History

Venevisión aired La mujer de mi vida from September 23, 1998 to March 17, 1999, replacing Samantha and being replaced by Calypso. On Univision, it aired weekday afternoons at 2 pm/1c from October 26, 1998 to May 28, 1999, replacing Destino de mujer and followed by Una luz en el camino. Reruns aired from November 27, 2001 to April 13, 2002 on Tuesday mornings to Saturday mornings at 2 am/1c, and from April 16 to May 23, 2002, two-hour reruns aired at 1 am/12c, replacing María la del barrio.

Plot

Barbarita Ruiz, a sweet seamstress in Miami, goes to the mansion of wealthy widow Ricarda Thompson for a dress fitting. There she meets Ricarda's older son Valentino, a dishonest man who becomes captivated by her beauty and falls in love with her, despite his mother's opposition. Barbarita and Valentino marry in a simple ceremony, but on their wedding night they are in a car accident that kills Valentino. Ricarda blames Barbarita and devises a revenge plan: her younger son Antonio Adolfo will seduce Barbarita and then abandon her.

Antonio follows the plan, but after breaking Barbarita's heart, he realizes he has fallen in love with her. When Barbarita becomes pregnant with Antonio's child, they reconcile. Complications arise when Valentino reappears, having faked his death to hide his embezzlement of the family fortune. Additionally, Antonio was previously engaged to Alexandra Montesinos, a jealous woman who will do anything to keep him.

Cast

Natalia Streignard plays Barbarita Ruiz, daughter of Emilia and Severo, who loves Antonio Adolfo and becomes mother of Tinito. Mario Cimarro plays Antonio Adolfo Thompson, youngest son of Ricarda, brother of Valentino, who loves Barbarita and marries her. Lorena Meritano plays Alexandra Montesinos, main villain, daughter of Severo, sister of Barbarita, who ends up in a mental clinic. Anna Silvetti plays Ricarda Thompson, main villain, mother of Valentino and Antonio Adolfo, who later becomes good.

Mara Croatto plays Katiuska Cardona, a villain who kills Valentino by shooting him and ends up in jail. Lili Renteria plays Emilia Sulbaran, Barbarita's mother. Gellerman Baralt plays Valentino Thompson, son of Ricarda, Barbarita's ex-husband, shot by Katiuska. Nury Flores plays Caridad Ruiz, Barbarita's aunt.

German Barrios plays Severo Montesinos. Claudia Reyes plays Jessica Duarte Garcia. Carlos Cuervo plays Larry Garcia, shot by Alexandra. Marcela Cardona plays Susy Ruiz.

Ivon D'Liz plays Chella. Omar Moynelo plays Santiago. Orlando Casin plays Pipo. Rosa Felipe plays la nana.

Humberto Rossenfeld plays Renato Garcia. Steve Roth plays Esteban Sotomayor. Fernando Carrerra plays Fernando Marín. Karl Hoffman plays Eleazar Reyes. Luis Alberto García plays Porfirio.