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La mujer de Judas (Mexican TV series)

La mujer de Judas
De esta leyenda, nacera un gran amor
Also known as	Legendary Love
Genre	Telenovela
Based on	La mujer de Judas by Martín Hahn
Developed by	Alberto Santini Lara Elisa Salinas
Written by	Martín Hahn Gabriel Santos Paz Aguirre
Directed by	Enrique Pineda Jose Acosta Lorena Maza
Starring	Anette Michel Andrea Martí Víctor González Andrea Martí Geraldine Bazan Daniel Elbittar
Theme music composer	Jorge Avendaño Lührs
Opening theme	"Amor de leyenda" by Dulce
Country of origin	Mexico
Original language	Spanish
No. of episodes	165
Production
Executive producer	Maria del Carmen Marcos Rojas
Producers	Jose Solano Rodriguez Francisco Sosa
Production locations	Mexico City, Mexico Los Angeles Veracruz
Cinematography	Ernesto Arreola Martin Eduardo Sanchez Jose Manuel Palacio Ortiz Carlos Ruiz Torres
Editors	Miguel Angel Sanchez Fernando Rodriguez Carrillo Lorenzo Guerra
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	40–45 minutes
Production company	TV Azteca
Original release
Network	Azteca Trece
Release	16 January (2012-01-16) – 2 September 2012 (2012-09-02)

The Woman of Judas^[1] is a Mexican soap opera produced by María del Carmen Marcos for TV Azteca in 2012.

Starring Anette Michel,^[2] Víctor González and Andrea Martí,^[3] and with the antagonistic participations of Geraldine Bazán, Daniel Elbittar and the first actress Martha Verduzco as Judas' wife. It also features the stellar participations of Martha Mariana Castro, Betty Monroe, Niurka Marcos, Cecilia Piñeiro, Claudia Marín, Javier Gómez, Omar Fierro and the special participation of Mauricio Islas.^[4]

It is an adaptation of La Mujer de Judas, a Venezuelan mystery genre soap opera, written by Martín Hahn; some characters and part of the plot were modified and rewritten by himself.

Synopsis[edit]

It all began on 3 January 1988 in Xico, Veracruz, Altagracia Del Toro was preparing to marry the great love of her life, but she was involved in the murder of Father Sebastián Castellanos, that same night the townspeople entered the house. church and finds Altagracia on the floor with her wedding dress full of blood, holding the head of Father Sebastián and next to her the figure of the statue of San Judas Tadeo broken into pieces, Altagracia is sent to prison accused of the crime unleashed.

23 years have passed: Natalia Leal has grown up traveling with her mother Juaca around the desert in the truck "The Adventurer." Natalia is enterprising and versatile who can handle many goals at her disposal. She is passionate about legends, especially when it comes to Mexican legends. So on the Internet he finds out about the legend of "Judas' Woman" and the past crime and he does not hesitate to go to Xico to investigate the mysteries of that town and to ask Salomón Salvatierra about the town.

The arrival of the girl coincides with the liberation of Altagracia, the meeting of the six friends in the town, the return of Julián Morera who betrayed the Del Toro family and also with the first attack against him. Altagracia has returned to the town ready to recover everything that belongs to her, but things will not be so easy for her, since everyone in the town rejects her and nicknames her "Judas's Woman" and if that were not enough, her house and The "Del Toro" brewery is now in the hands of Salomón Salvatierra, the son of his father's partner, Juan Vicente del Toro, who sold the shares, who is not willing to allow Altagracia to take away what he has managed to build with so much effort. .

After this case, Julián Morera is the first victim to be murdered, a series of murders breaks out that begin to occur in the town, whose murderer is a woman who dresses as a bride and goes out at night ready to kill, everyone begins to be suspicious. Natalia, Salomón and many friends who join will investigate these chilling events and will not rest until they discover who "Judas' Woman" is and the face that is hidden behind the bridal veil.

Salomón is engaged to Emma Balmori, a brilliant and beautiful but selfish, frivolous and manipulative executive. When he meets Natalia, their curiosity unites them and they begin to fall in love. This unleashes the fury and envy of Emma who, in complicity with Alirio Agüero Del Toro, who is not only like her friend, but also her lover and will not rest to separate them.

A dark secret revolves around six friends: Altagracia, Joaquina "Juaca" Leal, Galilea Batista, Ricarda Araujo, Refugio "Cuca" Agüero Del Toro and Narda Briseño, who swore to hide the most privileged secret regarding the jewel of "San Judas Tadeo" and where everyone is suspected of being "Judas' Wife", in addition to many characters in the town who mention each other during the plot to find out who is behind the veil of "Judas' Wife".

Cast[edit]

Main cast[edit]

Secondary cast[edit]

Awards[edit]

National Circle of Journalists (CINPE)[edit]

Palmes d'Or[edit]

The Golden Saint Jude[edit]

The San Judas de Oro was an awards gala promoted by the production and the television station to reward the best of the soap opera, due to the great success on social networks. It was made up of several categories and the results were announced on the internet and the actors themselves received the awards.^[6][7]

Special Award of Honor[edit]

Casting[edit]

Anette 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.^{[citation needed]}

Versions[edit]

• La mujer de Judas is a remake of the 2002 Venezuelan telenovela, "La mujer de Judas", made by RCTV, starring by Astrid Carolina Herrera, Luis Gerardo Núñez, Chantal Baudaux and Juan Carlos García.^{[citation needed]}

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• La mujer de JudasatIMDb