Teresa
Genre	Telenovela Drama
Created by	Ximena Suárez
Based on	Teresa (1959 TV series) by Mimí Bechelani
Developed by	Ximena Suárez
Written by	Julián Aguilar
Screenplay by	Vanesa Varela
Story by	Mimí Bechelani
Directed by	Alejandro Gamboa Mónica Miguel
Starring	Sebastián Rulli Aarón Díaz Cynthia Klitbo Angelique Boyer
Theme music composer	Marcela de la Garza, Baltazar Hinajosa, Gloria Trevi
Opening theme	"Esa hembra es mala" by Gloria Trevi
Country of origin	Mexico
Original language	Spanish
No. of episodes	152
Production
Executive producer	José Alberto Castro
Producers	Ernesto Hernández, Fausto Sáinz
Production locations	Van Dick 73, Nonoalco, Benito Juárez, Ciudad de México
Cinematography	Luis Monroy, Óscar Morales
Editors	Héctor Flores, Juan Ordóñez
Original release
Network	Canal de las Estrellas
Release	August 2, 2010 (2010-08-02) – February 27, 2011 (2011-02-27)
Related
Teresa (1959) Teresa (1989)

Teresa is a Mexican telenovela produced by José Alberto Castro for Televisa.^[1] It is a remake of the Mexican telenovela of the same name produced in 1959.^[2]

Angelique Boyer, Sebastian Rulli and Aarón Díaz starred as the main protagonists,^[3][4] while Cynthia Klitbo and Ana Brenda Contreras starred as the co-protagonists.^[5][6] Manuel Landeta, Margarita Magaña and Felicia Mercado played the main antagonists.

Plot

Teresa, a beautiful but impoverished woman, blames lack of money for her sister's death. She aims to escape poverty using her looks, while expecting her lover Mariano, a striving doctor, to fulfill her dreams.

Studying on a scholarship, Teresa meets Paulo, a wealthy student. She leaves Mariano for Paulo, aiming to escape poverty. She dates him throughout high school and then she urges marriage, but he leaves upon learning about her lack of funds. He offers a kept relationship, which she declines. Paulo's mother, Genoveva, strongly objects.

Aida, jealous and enamored with Paulo, publicly shames Teresa. Vowing strength, Teresa befriends teacher Arturo, who supports her law education. "Entre ser y no ser, yo soy" ("Between being or not being, I am") becomes her motto. She plans revenge on Aida and Paulo. Teresa befriends Arturo, aiming to make him love her. Jealous of friend Aurora's love for Mariano, she reconciles with him. Arturo's sister, Luisa warms up to Teresa's kindness.

While assisting Arturo, he unintentionally falls for Teresa. Luisa urges his confession. Teresa dates Mariano, then gets engaged but leaves him for Arturo due to impatience. Mariano, devastated, finds comfort in Aida after Paulo's death due to drug overdose. Mariano's pleas fail. Arturo and Teresa's trip to Cancun reveals her true self. They marry despite Arturo's jealousy of Mariano. Arturo's affair with ex-fiancée Paloma, Teresa's past infidelity, and Paloma's death strain their marriage. Teresa contemplates divorce until Arturo surprises her with a belated European honeymoon. Over time, despite thoughts of Mariano, Teresa falls in love with Arturo.

Time passes, and Arturo learns of Teresa's prior intimacy with Mariano before their wedding, and her motive of marrying for money. Arturo faces financial crisis, testing their marriage by moving to Teresa's old neighborhood. She pursues Fernando for status, discovered by Mariano who tells Luisa. Luisa breaks off with Mariano, learns she's pregnant by Fernando, and Armando dies in disappointment. Teresa loves Arturo, wanting his recovery. Arturo is loved by Lucia, evoking Teresa's jealousy.

As the plot unfolds, Teresa successfully lures Fernando, persuading him to leave Luisa and share his fortune. During a wedding interview, she disowns her family, revealing her background. Juana and Refugio, heartbroken, see her true nature. Teresa justifies her actions as interview strategy. Friends and family criticize her for choosing money over love. She abandons Fernando, pursues Arturo's forgiveness, and cares for him after a car accident. Arturo heals, but rejects her. Teresa donates Fernando's money to Paloma's child foundation after his refusal. Refugio and Juana deny forgiveness. Alone, Teresa reflects, hugging a teddy bear from Arturo, in her hallucination Arturo arrives to embrace and kiss her.

First Alternative Ending: ↵There is an alternative ending that was broadcast during the popular Mexican show Hoy. This ending featured a heartbroken Teresa, finally realizing and accepting that she is now alone and none of her loved ones want anything to do with her, leaving Arturo's house to begin a new life. Six months later, she is working at a company as an assistant, where she is approached by her new boss, asking her to meet him at his office. As she makes her way, Teresa unbuttons her blouse before breaking the fourth wall by smiling seductively to the camera and saying her famous phrase, implying that she is back to her old manipulative ways.

Second Alternative Ending: ↵In this ending Teresa goes back to her house realizing that no one loves her, goes to her room, and hugs the bear that Arturo gave her as a gift. Fernando suddenly appears and sees Teresa crying. Angry because Teresa ruined his life, he draws a gun and shoots her. She lies on the ground holding her bear and dies.

Cast

Main

Angelique Boyer
(Teresa Chavez)

Cynthia Klitbo
(Juana Godoy)

Aarón Díaz
(Mariano Sánchez)

Sebastián Rulli
(Arturo de la Barrera)

Silvia Mariscal
(Refugio Aguirre de Chávez)

Ana Brenda Contreras
(Aurora Alcázar)

Margarita Magaña
(Aída Cáceres)

Fernanda Castillo
(Luisa de la Barrera)

• Angelique Boyer as Teresa Chávez Aguirre
• Cynthia Klitbo as Juana Godoy
• Aarón Díaz as Mariano Sánchez Suárez
• Sebastián Rulli as Arturo de la Barrera

Awards and nominations

Broadcast

The series originally aired from August 2, 2010 to February 27, 2011 in Mexico on Canal de las Estrellas. The series aired in United States on Univision from March 30, 2011 until October 3, 2011.^[8]

References

External links

• Teresa at IMDb