# La sombra del pasado

La sombra del pasado (English title: Shadows of the Past) is a Mexican telenovela, produced by MaPat López de Zatarain for Televisa. It is a remake of the telenovela written by José Cuauhtémoc Blanco and Víctor Manuel Medina Cervantes El manantial in 2001.
Michelle Renaud and Pablo Lyle stars as the protagonists, while Alexis Ayala and Alejandra Barros stars as the antagonists. There is a special participation of Susana González and René Strickler, with Alfredo Adame, Manuel "Flaco" Ibáñez and first actress Cynthia Klitbo.
Production of La sombra del pasado officially started on August 18, 2014.

## Plot

Two very different families live in the village of Santa Lucía who are involved in a whirlwind of passion, pain, and revenge. The rivaling families are the Mendozas and the Alcocers.
Severiano Mendoza and Candela Santana are a rich and powerful marriage who live at the ranch, "Las Ánimas", along with their young son, Cristóbal. Roberta and Raymundo Alcocer also have a daughter named Aldonza; however, they do not live with the same luxuries as the Mendoza family, which causes frustration and resentment in Roberta as nothing is enough to fill the inferiority complex that follows her like a shadow.
She is in love with her past love, a priest but will need to resist the temptation. She and Severiano will stop at nothing to ruin Aldonza and Cristóbal's love, keeping them apart with their intense family rivalry.
Aldonza and Cristóbal will face many hurdles and awful lies. At the end this couple will overcome them to live their love once and for all.

## Cast
### Main

* Michelle Renaud as Aldonza Alcocer Lozada de Mendoza
* Pablo Lyle as Cristóbal Mendoza Santana
* Alexis Ayala as Severiano Mendoza
* Alejandra Barros as Candela Santana de Mendoza
* Alfredo Adame as Padre Jerónimo

### Recurring

* Susana González as Roberta Lozada Torres de Alcocer
* Cynthia Klitbo as Prudencia Garduño de Zapata
* René Strickler as Raymundo Alcocer
* Manuel "Flaco" Ibáñez as Melesio Olegario
* Thelma Madrigal as Valeria Zapata
* Alex Sirvent as Emanuel Zapata
* Lisset as Adelina Lozada
* Sachi Tamashiro as Dolores "Lola" Olegario
* Beatriz Moreno as Dominga de Olegario
* Horacio Pancheri as Renato Ballesteros
* Luis Xavier as Humberto Zapata
* Arleth Terán as Isadora
* Diego de Erice as Tomás Garcés
* Aarón Hernán as Padre Sixto
* Fernando Cermeño as Joaquín
* Juan Carlos Nava as Edmundo
* José Carlos Farrera as Abelardo Lagos
* Fernanda López as María de los Ángeles "Mary" Lagos
* Arlette Pacheco as Simoneta Saavedra / Viviana

## Mexico broadcast

On November 10, 2014, Canal de las Estrellas broadcast of La sombra del pasado weeknights at 7:15pm, replacing La malquerida. The last episode was broadcast on May 17, 2015, with La vecina replacing it on May 25, 2015, weekdays at 6:10pm.
| Timeslot (ET/PT) | No. of episodes | Premiered | Premiered | Ended | Ended |
| Timeslot (ET/PT) | No. of episodes | Date | Premiere Ratings | Date | Finale Ratings |
| Monday to Friday 7:15PM | 136 | November 10, 2014 | 20.2 | May 17, 2015 | — |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated | Result |
| 2015 | Kids Choice Awards México | Favorite Actress | Michelle Renaud | Nominated |
| 2016 | Premios TVyNovelas | Best Telenovela of the Year | Mapat L. de Zatarain | Nominated |
| 2016 | Premios TVyNovelas | Best Actress | Michelle Renaud | Nominated |
| 2016 | Premios TVyNovelas | Best Actor | Pablo Lyle | Won |
| 2016 | Premios TVyNovelas | Best Antagonist Actress | Alejandra Barros | Nominated |
| 2016 | Premios TVyNovelas | Best Antagonist Actor | Alexis Ayala | Nominated |
| 2016 | Premios TVyNovelas | Best Leading Actress | Cynthia Klitbo | Nominated |
| 2016 | Premios TVyNovelas | Best Co-lead Actress | Susana González | Won |
| 2016 | Premios TVyNovelas | Best Young Lead Actress | Thelma Madrigal | Nominated |
| 2016 | Premios TVyNovelas | Best Young Lead Actor | Diego de Erice | Nominated |
| 2016 | Premios TVyNovelas | Best Supporting Actress | Beatriz Moreno | Nominated |
| 2016 | Premios TVyNovelas | Best Supporting Actor | Manuel "Flaco" Ibáñez | Nominated |
| 2016 | Premios TVyNovelas | Best Male Revelation | José Carlos Farrera | Won |
| 2016 | Premios TVyNovelas | Best Original Story or Adaptation | Antonio Abascal | Nominated |
| 2016 | Premios TVyNovelas | Best Direction | José Elias Moreno | Nominated |
| 2016 | Premios TVyNovelas | Best Direction of the Cameras | Marco Vinicio | Nominated |
| 2016 | Premios TVyNovelas | Best Musical Theme | "Te prometí" (Manuel Mijares) | Nominated |
| 2016 | Premios TVyNovelas | Best Cast | La sombra del pasado | Nominated |