El Usurpador (TV Series)

"El Usurpador" (English: The Usurper) is a 2017 telenovela aired on Kanal Dizi produced under TeleCinco. The story is loosely based on the popular 1998 telenovela, "La Usurpadora" starring Gabriela "Gaby" Spanic and Fernando Colunga from the original story of Ines Rodena. This is the third telenovela of the channel. However, the production house decided to create the male version of the telenovela inspired from the said telenovela. Cristian de la Fuente plays the identical twin brothers, Paulino Barazona (protagonist) and Paolo Santamaria (antagonist), paired with actress Claudia Alvarez as his lead partner playing the role of Carla Daniela Montefalco-Santamaria. India Catalina, Geraldine Bazan, Alejandro Tommasi and Andres Garzon stars as the antagonists, while Miguel de Leon also stars as one of the lead supporting roles together with Evangelina Elizondo and Pedro Armendáriz Jr.. 
== Synopsis ==
Identical twin brothers, Paulino and Paolo (both played by Cristian de la Fuente) separated by birth due to tragic calamity in Miami, Florida. Unexpected things happened, when the brothers met in a restaurant's comfort room, Paolo gets mad at first because he thought he's facing an imposter but lately realized it's his long lost twin brother. Love triangle between the twin brothers and Paolo's legal wife, Carla Daniela (Claudia Alvarez), after changing from dysfunctional to a happy family.
== Cast ==
* Cristian de la Fuente as Paulino Barazona/Paolo Santamaria
* Claudia Alvarez as Carla Daniela Montefalco-Santamaria
* India Catalina as Magdalena
* Geraldine Bazan as Hilda 
* Alejandro Tommasi as Lucio 
* Andres Garzon as Eduard
* Claudia Martin as Eureka
* Miguel de Leon as Salvador
* Pedro Armendáriz Jr. as Don Juanito Montefalco
* Evangelina Elizondo as Doña Conchita Magallanes-Montefalco
* Ricardo Abarca as Richard Juan Santamaria
* Scarlet Gruber as Kelly Santamaria
* Daniela Aedo as Dulce Maria Santamaria
* Julio Alemán as Gabrielito Barazona
Category:Telenovela
Category:Kanal Dizi
Category:List of programs brodcast by Kanal Dizi
Category:Television programmes in the United States
Category:Television programmes in Mexico
Category:Television programmes in the Philippines
Category:Television programs established in 2017