La Usurpadora: The Musical
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySantiago Limón
Screenplay by
  • Santiago Limón
  • María Hinojos
Adaptation byEduardo Cisneros
Jason Shuman
Based onLa usurpadora
by Inés Rodena
Produced by
  • Matt Walden
  • Paul Presburger
Starring
CinematographyDanny Hiele
Edited byMartha Poly Vil
Music byAmado López
Production
companies
  • Walden Entertainment
  • The Lift Entertainment
Distributed by
Release dates
  • March 22, 2023 (2023-03-22) (Tucson, Arizona)
  • April 7, 2023 (2023-04-07) (United States)
  • April 12, 2023 (2023-04-12) (Mexico)
Running time
115 minutes
Countries
  • Mexico
  • United States
Languages
  • Spanish
  • English
Box office$883,218[1]

La Usurpadora: The Musical is a 2023 musical crime comedy film directed by Santiago Limón from a screenplay he co-wrote with María Hinojos, based on the 1998 Mexican telenovela La usurpadora.[2] The film stars Isabella Castillo, Alan Estrada, Cecilia Toussaint, Susana Zabaleta and Jesús Ochoa, with special appearances by Alejandra Guzmán and Gabriela Spanic.

Plot

During a secret meeting with her lover in Las Vegas, Victoria meets a hotel employee identical to her, Valeria, and convinces her to switch lives.

Cast

Production

Principal photography began in December 2021 in Mexico City and the Mexican states of Hidalgo, Jalisco, and Nayarit.[2]

Release

The film received a preview screening in Tucson, Arizona, on March 22, 2023.[3] It was released theatrically in the United States on April 7, 2023, by Pantelion Films,[4][5] and in Mexico on April 12, 2023, by Videocine.[6][7]

Reception

Mary Aviles of Common Sense Media awarded the film three stars out of five.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "La Usurpadora: The Musical (2023)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Hopewell, John (December 2, 2021). "Pantelion Films, The Lift Start Production on Ambitious Movie 'La Usurpadora, the Musical' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  3. ↑ Maria Rodriguez, Jose (March 16, 2023). "Novela turned musical 'La Usurpadora' to be screened in Tucson". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  4. ↑ Ramirez Ortega, Sandra (March 6, 2023). "'La Usurpadora: The Musical' set to premiere in the United States". Al Día. Philadelphia. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  5. ↑ Guerra, Joey (April 13, 2023). "'La Usurpadora The Musical' puts a big-screen spin on a beloved '90s novela". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  6. ↑ Medel, Brenda (April 12, 2023). "La usurpadora – Estreno, trailer y todo sobre la película musical con Isabella Castillo". Cine Premiere (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  7. ↑ "La Usurpadora" (in Mexican Spanish). Videocine. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  8. ↑ Aviles, Mary. "Parents' Guide to La Usurpadora: The Musical". Common Sense Media. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
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