# La Dueña (1995 Mexican TV series)

La Dueña (English title: Lady Owner) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Florinda Meza for Televisa in 1995.
The series stars Angélica Rivera, Cynthia Klitbo, Francisco Gattorno and Eduardo Santamarina.

## Plot

Life seems to smile at Regina Villarreal (Angélica Rivera), a young and beautiful woman who inherits a fortune from her deceased parents. Regina lives with her aunt, Berenice (Norma Herrera), whom she loves as if she were her own mother, her unbearable cousin, Laura (Cynthia Klitbo), and her inseparable nanny, Martina (Josefina Echánove).
Laura envies her cousin and believes that she is more deserving of all that Regina has, so she decides to make her suffer. Laura's first move is to seduce Regina's fiancé, Mauricio (Eduardo Santamarina), who is only after her money. On her wedding day, Mauricio leaves Regina at the altar, a fact which shatters her heart and makes it grow cold and bitter.
Regina moves to one of her properties, "Los Cascabeles" ("The Rattlesnakes"), a ranch far away from the capital. She becomes a resentful and indomitable woman, "La Dueña" ("Lady Owner"), as her employees call her. Furthermore, her reputation earns her the nickname "Víbora" ("Viper") among the locals.
There she meets José María (Francisco Gattorno), owner of the neighboring hacienda "Los Encinos" ("The Oaks"). Both fall for each other, but Regina does not reveal her feelings for him for fear of getting hurt again in a relationship.
Around this time, Berenice, Laura, and Martina also move to "Los Cascabeles". Macario (Salvador Sánchez), the foreman of the ranch, is in love with Regina and he and Laura scheme to keep Regina and José María apart. Laura has fallen in love with José María; because of it, Regina will become once again a target for her cousin, even though this time "La Dueña" will not let anyone steal her beloved's heart from her.

## Cast
### Main

* Angélica Rivera as Regina Villarreal Montenegro "La Dueña"
* Cynthia Klitbo as Laura Castro Montenegro
* Francisco Gattorno as José María Cortés
* Eduardo Santamarina as Mauricio Padilla

### Recurring

* Norma Herrera as Berenice Montenegro Viuda de Castro
* Salvador Sánchez as Macario Robles
* Raúl Ramírez as Severiano Cortés
* Josefina Echánove as Martina
* Miguel Pizarro as Octavio Acosta
* Jorge del Campo as Anselmo Morales
* Eduardo López Rojas as Gregorio "Goyo" Mendoza
* Eugenia Avendaño as Silvia de Hernández
* Mario Casillas as Manuel Hernández
* Marco Uriel as Ismael Andrade
* Georgina Pedret as Patricia "Paty" Castelo
* Lucía Guilmáin as Consuelo López
* Yula Pozo as Armida Gómez
* Aylín Mújica as Fabiola Hernández
* Paty Díaz as Blanca "Blanquita" López
* Beto 'el Boticario' as Father Abel Güitrón
* Jesús Arriaga as Lucio
* Claudia Elisa Aguilar as Aurelia
* Luis Reynoso as Commander Jesús Reyna
* Claudia Cañedo as Sonia Fuentes
* Simone Brook as Dora Montes
* Antonio Miguel as Father Juan Suárez
* Gerardo Gallardo as Omar
* José Antonio Ferral as Ezequiel García
* Horacio Vera as Fortunato
* Rosita Quintana as Emma de Cortés

### Guest stars

* Gilberto Román as Leandro Rentería
* Mariana Karr as Julieta de Rentería

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
| 1996 | 14th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Telenovela | Florinda Meza | Nominated |
| 1996 | 14th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Actress | Angélica Rivera | Nominated |
| 1996 | 14th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Antagonist Actress | Cynthia Klitbo | Nominated |
| 1996 | 14th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Antagonist Actor | Salvador Sánchez | Won |
| 1996 | 14th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Miguel Pizarro | Nominated |
| 1996 | 14th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Female Revelation | Angélica Rivera | Won |
| 1996 | 14th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Male Revelation | Francisco Gattorno | Won |
| 1996 | 14th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Musical Theme | "Tengo todo contigo" by Alberto Ángel "El Cuervo" | Won |
| 1996 | El Heraldo de México Awards | Best Telenovela | Florinda Meza | Nominated |
| 1996 | El Heraldo de México Awards | Best Actress | Angélica Rivera | Nominated |
| 1996 | El Heraldo de México Awards | Best Actor | Eduardo Santamarina | Nominated |
| 1996 | El Heraldo de México Awards | Best Revelation | Francisco Gattorno | Won |
| 1996 | Eres Awards | Best Telenovela | Florinda Meza | Won |
| 1996 | Eres Awards | Best Actress | Angélica Rivera | Nominated |
| 1996 | Eres Awards | Best Actor | Francisco Gattorno | Won |
| 1996 | Eres Awards | Television Debut | Francisco Gattorno | Won |
| 1996 | Latin ACE Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Cynthia Klitbo | Won |
| 1996 | Latin ACE Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Salvador Sánchez | Won |
| 1996 | Latin ACE Awards | Female Revelation of the Year | Aylín Mújica | Won |
| 1996 | Latin ACE Awards | Male Revelation of the Year | Francisco Gattorno | Won |