La vecina explained

La vecina (English title: The Neighbor) is a Mexican comedy-telenovela produced by Lucero Suárez for Televisa.^{[1] [2]} It is the remake of the telenovela La costeña y el cachaco produced in 2003 by RCN TV.^{[3] [4]} In the United States, Univision broadcast La vecina from June 22, 2015 to March 3, 2016.

Production

Production of the telenovela began in 2014,^[5] but it was not until February that its showing was confirmed.^[6]

Plot

Sara ends a long courtship with Cheo and is fired from the hotel where she worked in Progreso. Faced with this situation, she decides to leave to San Gaspar, a small town, for a few days with her uncle Simón an aeronautical engineer who is devoted to agriculture; and with Bruno who falls for Laura the wife of Pedro the local leader of the plunderers of gasoline.

In CONATROL, company dedicated to the distribution of petroleum; the Director-General, Mr. Uribe decides to send the Eng. Antonio Andrade to the plant in San Gaspar, due to excessive theft of gasoline in the area. Antonio agrees to leave immediately, postponed his wedding with Isabel daughter of millionaire Guillermo Cisneros.

In San Gaspar, father Vicente, uncle of Sara, is the leader of "The winged" local football team whose rival is Fidel, the Commander in Chief of San Gaspar, leader of "The Gunners." Both scramble to take over "jaibolera" the maximum trophy of the local tournament.

Ricardo takes advantage of Antonio's absence in the Federal District to take his place, even to seducing Isabel who is engaged to Antonio, and also allying himself in secret with Pedro to pass confidential information about CONATROL.

The action binds Sara and Antonio first as neighbors and then when it comes to CONATROL to ask for work. Sara and Antonio come together during a weekend on an unexpected journey. A great attraction develops between the two despite their very different personalities.

Cast

Cast was confirmed on March 14, 2015.^[7]

Main cast

• Esmeralda Pimentel as Sara Granados
• Juan Diego Covarrubias^[8] as Antonio Andrade

Supporting cast

• Natalia Guerrero^[9] as Isabel Cisneros
• Alejandro Ibarra as Padre Vicente Granados
• Luis Gatica as Pedro Arango
• Carlos Bracho as Ing. Juan Carlos Uribe
• Arturo Carmona as Fidel Chávez
• Pierre Angelo as Simón Esparza
• María Alicia Delgado as Marina
• Eduardo Shacklett as Anselmo
• Javier Jattin^[10] as Eliseo "Cheo" González
• Violeta Isfel as Titina^[11]
• Sugey Abrego as Edwina Chávez^[12]
• Edsa Ramírez as Natalia
• José Manuel Lechuga as Sebastián
• Adalberto Parra as Eduardo Andrade
• Ariane Pellicer as Ema de Andrade
• José Montini as Pepe
• Ricardo Fernández Rue as Roque
• Alfredo Gatica as Ricardo Segura
• Fernanda Vizuet as Laura de Arango
• Mauricio Abularach as Bruno
• Polo Monárrez as Nelson
• Bibelot Mansur as Magdalena de Chávez
• Maribel Lancioni as Ligia
• Benjamín Rivero as Rafael
• Luis Manuel Ávila as Ing. Gutiérrez
• Itza Sodi as Enrique "Kike"
• Mercedes Vaughan as Mercedes Esparza de Granados
• Rolando Brito as Carmelo Arango
• Lenny Zundel as Ing. Ignacio López
• Roberto Romano as Elías
• Solkin Ruz as Javier
• Kevin Holt as David
• Alex Otero as Vladimir Chávez
• Alexandro as Juancho Granados Esparza
• José Luis Badalt as Ramón
• Gersón Martínez as Quintín
• Mara Matosic as Reportera
• Benny Ibarra as Guillermo Cisneros^[13]
• Ricardo Kleinbaum as Marcelo / Guillermo Alfonso
• Mariana Karr as Lucita
• Moisés Muñoz as himself

Soundtrack

The soundtrack is composed and performed by Jorge Domínguez.^[14] It was released on July 20, 2015 by Fonarte Latino^[15]

Track listing

Notes and References

1. Web site: La nueva telenovela de Lucero Suárez es un gran reto. Lupita Reyes. es-us.celebridades.yahoo.com. January 3, 2015. es.
2. Web site: Esmeralda Pimentel protagonizará la telenovela 'La Vecina'. Terra Network. Entretenimiento Terra. January 3, 2015. es.
3. Web site: Alegre pizarrazo de "La Vecina". Oliva Ramírez. Mixed Voces. March 5, 2015. es. March 6, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306205543/http://mixedvoces.com/espectaculos/alegre-pizarrazo-de-la-vecina-19130#.VVT8H45_Oko. dead.
4. Web site: Elenco de La vecina, telenovela con Esmeralda Pimentel y Juan Diego Covarrubias. Marie Palma F.. starMedia. January 18, 2015. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20150512071204/http://entretenimiento.starmedia.com/telenovelas/elenco-vecina-telenovela-con-esmeralda-pimentel-juan-diego-covarrubias.html. May 12, 2015. dead.
5. Web site: Esmeralda Pimentel se alista para estreno de "La Vecina". . Maxine Woodside. Grupo Fórmula. April 25, 2015. es.
6. Web site: La Vecina: Se inició grabaciones con clásico "claquetazo" . Perú.com. 5 March 2015 . April 25, 2015. es.
7. Web site: Elenco de la telenovela La Vecina . MásTelenovelas. 14 March 2015 . April 18, 2015. es.
8. Web site: Esmeralda Pimentel y Juan Diego Covarrubias protagonizarán 'La vecina'. TVnotas. January 3, 2015. es.
9. Web site: Natalia Guerrero será villana en La Vecina. Espectaculosatiempo. February 1, 2015. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20151007035731/http://www.espectaculosatiempo.com/2015/01/29/natalia-guerrero-sera-villana-en-la-vecina/. October 7, 2015. dead.
10. Web site: Javier Jattin hará villanías en La Vecina. Espectaculosatiempo. February 4, 2015. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20150215025659/http://www.espectaculosatiempo.com/2015/02/02/javier-jattin-hara-villanias-en-la-vecina/. February 15, 2015. dead.
11. Web site: Primer avance promocional de La Vecina con Esmeralda Pimentel. Espectaculosatiempo.com. April 27, 2015. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20150518094552/http://www.espectaculosatiempo.com/2015/04/27/primer-avance-promocional-de-la-vecina-con-esmeralda-pimentel/. May 18, 2015. dead.
12. Web site: Sugey Ábrego no tendrá cambio de look en Hasta El Fin Del Mundo. Notimex. Univisión. April 25, 2015. es.
13. Web site: La Vecina: Benny Ibarra debutará en telenovela . Perú.com. 27 March 2015 . April 18, 2015. es.
14. Web site: Soundtrack telenovela La vecina. cancionestelenovelas.com. 4 October 2015. es. 7 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151007020820/http://www.cancionestelenovelas.com/2015/10/soundtrack-telenovela-la-vecina.html. dead.
15. Web site: La Vecina by Jorge Domínguez. itunes.apple.com. 20 July 2015 . 4 October 2015.
16. Web site: Estreno de La Vecina el 25 de mayo con Esmeralda Pimentel y Juan Diego Covarrubias. Espectaculosatiempo. February 22, 2015. es. October 4, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151004060813/http://www.espectaculosatiempo.com/2015/02/19/estreno-de-la-vecina-el-25-de-mayo-con-esmeralda-pimentel-y-juan-diego-covarrubias/. dead.
17. Web site: Arranca "La Vecina" con buenos niveles de rating.. Maxine Woodside. Grupo Fórmula. May 26, 2015. es. May 27, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150527035718/http://www.radioformula.com.mx/notas.asp?Idn=504923&idFC=2015. dead.
18. Web site: "La Vecina" tendrá un final romántico con toque de humor. 20minutos.com.mx. 22 January 2016 . 25 January 2016. es.