La doble vida de Estela Carrillo
La doble vida de Estela Carrillo is a Mexican telenovela produced by Eduardo Meza, that premiered on 13 February 2017 on Las Estrellas. The first season was produced by Rosy Ocampo and consists of 72 episodes. It stars Ariadne Díaz as the titular character, alongside David Zepeda, África Zavala, Danilo Carrera and Erika Buenfil, in the main roles. On May 9, 2017, Eduardo Meza confirmed that the series would be renewed for a second season. On March 12, 2018, the magazine "People en Español", confirmed that the telenovela had been canceled for the moment  and that it is not yet planned to produce a second season, at least during 2018. Synopsis. The season tells the story of Laura Oviedo, an undocumented woman living in the United States under the identity of Estela Carrillo, who dreams of being the star of a musical band. However, destiny takes her to work as a teacher in Riverside, California, where she witnesses a shooting and, overnight, becomes a hero for having saved the lives of her students in it. However, her status makes her refuse to receive any recognition, for fear of being discovered. Production. The telenovela officially  confirmed the beginning of production on November 10, 2016. Development. The series is based on migration, the American dream, the regional and northern music, and narcotrafico. Rosy Ocampo confirmed that the series is based on facts of real life, and a case that happened to a Mexican woman in particular. While in the program, "Todo para la mujer", Ocampo stated, "I visited Tijuana, Monterrey, and several cities and Los Angeles, to look for interesting topics for the series and found the case of a woman in particular." This would be the last production of Rosy Ocampo for the producing company  Televisa, after she announced that she would not renew her contract. For the main theme of the series, Mexican singer Julión Álvarez was chosen, and he would also have a short participation. Los Cardenales de Nuevo León confirmed that their theme "Porque me ocultas" would be part of the soundtrack of the series and used for several scenes. On January 20, 2016, the debut of Ariadne Díaz as a singer was confirmed, with the theme "Para que tú me amaras", which is part of the telenovela. Episodes. Series overview. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude>