La vecina

La vecina
Also known as	The Neighbor
Genre	Telenovela
Created by	Mónica Agudelo Tenorio
Written by	Edwin Valencia Carmen Sepúlveda Luis Reynoso Lucero Suárez
Directed by	Claudia Elisa Aguilar Juan Pablo Blanco Víctor Soto Bernardo Nájera
Starring	Esmeralda Pimentel Juan Diego Covarrubias
Theme music composer	Jorge Octavio Domínguez Octavio Lara
Opening theme	"La vecina" performed by Los Ángeles Azules
Country of origin	Mexico
Original language	Spanish
No. of episodes	176
Production
Executive producer	Lucero Suárez
Original release
Network	Canal de las Estrellas
Release	May 25, 2015 (2015-05-25) – January 24, 2016 (2016-01-24)
Related
La costeña y el cachaco (2003)

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^[10] 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^[11] as Eliseo "Cheo" González
• Violeta Isfel as Titina^[12]
• Sugey Abrego as Edwina Chávez^[13]
• 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^[10]
• Ricardo Kleinbaum as Marcelo / Guillermo Alfonso
• Mariana Karr as Lucita
• Moisés Muñoz as himself

Soundtrack

La vecina (Original telenovela Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by La vecina
Released	July 20, 2015[14]
Recorded	2015
Label	Fonarte Latino[14]
Producer	Jorge Domínguez

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

Track listing

No.	Title	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"Ella es[16]"	Jorge Domínguez	2:45
2.	"Perdóname[17]"	Jorge Domínguez	2:14
3.	"En menos de un segundo"	Jorge Domínguez	3:06
4.	"Tus ojitos"	Jorge Domínguez	2:49
5.	"Enfiestados"	Jorge Domínguez	2:32
6.	"Este amor es para siempre"	Jorge Domínguez	2:59
7.	"Decídete"	Jorge Domínguez	2:37
8.	"Peligro de amor"	Jorge Domínguez	2:05
9.	"Amor eléctrico"	Jorge Domínguez	2:55
10.	"Te traigo serenata"	Jorge Domínguez	2:09
11.	"Esta forma de amarte"	Jorge Domínguez	2:42
12.	"Enamorado de ti"	Jorge Domínguez	3:04
13.	"La Vecina (Variación Orquestada)"	Jorge Domínguez	3:19
14.	"Perdóname (Variación Orquestada)"	Jorge Domínguez	1:21
15.	"Cumbia azul"	Jorge Domínguez	2:30
16.	"Tropicumbia San Gaspar"	Jorge Domínguez	0:56
17.	"Difícil situación"	Jorge Domínguez	2:09
18.	"Acapulco Cumbia"	Jorge Domínguez	1:31

Mexico broadcast

Timeslot (ET/PT)	No. of episodes	Premiered		Ended
		Date	Premiere Ratings	Date	Finale Ratings
Monday to Friday 6:10PM	176	May 25, 2015[18]	16.8[19]	January 24, 2016[20]	—

References

1. Lupita Reyes. "La nueva telenovela de Lucero Suárez es un gran reto". es-us.celebridades.yahoo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved January 3, 2015.
2. Terra Network. "Esmeralda Pimentel protagonizará la telenovela 'La Vecina'". Entretenimiento Terra (in Spanish). Retrieved January 3, 2015.
3. Oliva Ramírez. "Alegre pizarrazo de "La Vecina"". Mixed Voces (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
4. Marie Palma F. "Elenco de La vecina, telenovela con Esmeralda Pimentel y Juan Diego Covarrubias" (in Spanish). starMedia. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
5. Maxine Woodside. "Esmeralda Pimentel se alista para estreno de "La Vecina"". Grupo Fórmula (in Spanish). Retrieved April 25, 2015.
6. "La Vecina: Se inició grabaciones con clásico "claquetazo"". Perú.com (in Spanish). 5 March 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
7. "Elenco de la telenovela La Vecina". MásTelenovelas (in Spanish). 14 March 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
8. "Esmeralda Pimentel y Juan Diego Covarrubias protagonizarán 'La vecina'". TVnotas (in Spanish). Retrieved January 3, 2015.
9. "Natalia Guerrero será villana en La Vecina" (in Spanish). Espectaculosatiempo. Archived from the original on October 7, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
10. "La Vecina: Benny Ibarra debutará en telenovela". Perú.com (in Spanish). 27 March 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
11. "Javier Jattin hará villanías en La Vecina" (in Spanish). Espectaculosatiempo. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
12. "Primer avance promocional de La Vecina con Esmeralda Pimentel". Espectaculosatiempo.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
13. Notimex. "Sugey Ábrego no tendrá cambio de look en Hasta El Fin Del Mundo". Univisión (in Spanish). Retrieved April 25, 2015.
14. "La Vecina by Jorge Domínguez". itunes.apple.com. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
15. "Soundtrack telenovela La vecina". cancionestelenovelas.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
16. "Ella es, canción de salida de la telenovela La vecina". notinovelas.com (in Spanish). 2 June 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
17. "Canción "Perdóname", nuevo tema de la telenovela La vecina". notinovelas.com (in Spanish). 5 June 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
18. "Estreno de La Vecina el 25 de mayo con Esmeralda Pimentel y Juan Diego Covarrubias" (in Spanish). Espectaculosatiempo. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
19. Maxine Woodside. "Arranca "La Vecina" con buenos niveles de rating". Grupo Fórmula (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 27, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
20. ""La Vecina" tendrá un final romántico con toque de humor". 20minutos.com.mx (in Spanish). 22 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.

External links

• La vecina at IMDb