Corona de lágrimas (2012 TV series)

Corona de lágrimas
Genre	Telenovela
Created by	Jesús Calzada
Based on	Corona de lágrimas by Manuel Canseco Noriega
Written by	Ximena Suárez
Story by	Manuel Canseco Noriega
Directed by	Alejandro Gamboa Roberto Escamilla Garduño Juan Carlos Muñoz Pedro Torres
Creative director	Sandra Cortez
Starring	Victoria Ruffo Maribel Guardia Ernesto Laguardia África Zavala Adriana Louvier José María Torre Mané de la Parra Alejandro Nones
Theme music composer	Kiko Campos Gloria Aura
Opening theme	"Corona de lágrimas" by Cristian Castro
Country of origin	Mexico
Original language	Spanish
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	112
Production
Executive producer	José Alberto Castro
Producers	Ernesto Hernández Fausto Sáinz
Cinematography	Narciso Ramón Colunga Bernardo Nájera
Editors	Arturo Rodríguez Héctor Flores Juan Ordóñez
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Production company	Televisa
Release
Original network	Canal de las Estrellas
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Audio format	Stereophonic sound
Original release	24 September 2012 (2012-09-24) – 24 February 2013 (2013-02-24)
External links
Website

Corona de Lágrimas (English: Crown of Tears)^[1] is a Mexican telenovela produced by José Alberto Castro for Televisa, and premiered on 24 September 2012. It is a remake of Corona de Lágrimas, produced by Valentín Pimstein in 1965, being adapted by Jesús Calzada in the first half and Ximena Suárez in the second half. In the United States, it aired on Univision from 3 December 2012 to 10 May 2013.^[2]

Victoria Ruffo, Maribel Guardia, Africa Zavala, José María Torre and Mané de la Parra star as the protagonists,^[3] while Adriana Louvier, Ernesto Laguardia,^[4] Martha Julia^[5] and Alejandro Nones star as the antagonists. It was the last telenovela of the actor Juan Peláez before his death, on 23 November 2013.

In August 2021, José Alberto Castro announced a second season which is set to premiere in 2022.^[6] Production of the season began on 6 December 2021.^[7]

Plot[]

When Refugio and her three children, Patricio, Edmundo and Ignacio are thrown from their home, by chance of destiny they arrive at the city of Mexico, where they initiate a new life. Eighteen years later, they find themselves established in a small apartment in a popular area. She has a modest job, and although she has serious eye problems, she does not take care of her health by attending to the needs of her children. Patricio studies Law and dreams of a comfortable and prosperous future; Edmundo studied Medicine and is a bright but undisciplined student, and Ignacio was only able to finish high school because he works in a mechanic's workshop, helping his mother pay the expenses of the house and the studies of his brothers.

Patricio has become a boyfriend of Lucero, daughter of Julieta, who hosted them when they arrived in the city, but soon after, he rejects her when he meets Olga, a fickle girl whose fortune dazzles him, which leads him to be ashamed of his family and to lie about their origin, even going so far as to deny his own mother. Olga begins to doubt the lies of Patricio, reason why she spies him and discovers that lives very modestly. Exposed, he lies to her again telling her that Refugio was her nanny, and because she has a mental illness, she has to take care of her. She admires him for charity. Refugio tries in vain to make Patricio understand that with Olga he will never be happy. On the other hand, Edmundo begins to court Lucero, unintentionally hurting Ignacio, who loves her in secret.

Olga asks her father, the lawyer Romulo Ancira, to employ Patricio in his law firm. As the father is fed up with the whims of the daughter, he agrees and soon announces his commitment to marriage. As a result of his wedding, Patricio moves away completely from his mother and his brothers. When Refugio tries to approach Olga to recover the affection of its son, only receives humiliations; This causes disputes between Edmundo and Ignacio.

Patricio finds out that his father is not the same as that of his brothers; Accuses his mother of being unfaithful and demands that she never come back to him. As a result, Refugio falls into a severe depression that leads her to lose her job and aggravates her loss of sight.

Neither Edmundo nor Ignacio seem to be able to comfort her, but they intend to get her out; Edmundo, looking for easy money with an illegal business, and Ignacio, in debt. Edmundo soon falls in jail and the situation is aggravated when Ignacio goes to Patricio to ask him to defend it before the law and this one refuses.

The marriage life of Patricio and Olga is a disaster, and she comes to so much jealousy Patricio that, by attempting to blackmail him, commits suicide, with which the world of luxury and comfort of Patricio collapses.

When the man who ruined the life of Refugio and his children crosses into their lives by chance, Patricio learns the truth of his origin and the efforts of his mother in spite of adversity. The pain of his own failures, has overcome the arrogance of Patricio, who begs Refugio to forgive him and agrees to defend his brother, after which he recovers the family harmony.

Cast[]

Main[]

• Victoria Ruffo as Refugio Chavero
• Maribel Guardia as Julieta Vázquez
• Ernesto Laguardia as Rómulo Ancira
• África Zavala as Lucero Vázquez
• Adriana Louvier as Olga Ancira
• José María Torre as Edmundo Chavero
• Mané de la Parra as Ignacio Chavero
• Alejandro Nones as Patricio Chavero
• Lola Merino as Mercedes Ancira
• Martha Julia as Flor Escutia
• Arturo Carmona as Apolinar Pantoja
• Juan Carlos Casasola as Benjamín Aguilar
• Amairani as Erika
• Raquel Garza as Martina Durán
• Erika García as Magos
• Ulises de la Torre as Agustín Galindo
• Mauricio García as Raúl Cervantes
• Felipe Nájera as Marco Cervantes
• Fabiola Guajardo as Norma
• Axel Ricco as El Pollo
• Elizabeth Guindi as Aurora Cervantes
• Ilithya Manzanilla as Sandra Cervantes
• Cassandra Sánchez Navarro as Chelito Durán

Recurring[]

• Mariluz Bermúdez as Cassandra
• Demián Gabriel as El pinzas

Guest stars[]

• Alejandro Ávila as Baldomero Chavero
• Javier Ruán as Isaías Requena
• Juan Peláez as Eliseo Marrufo

New cast members[]

• Lisardo
• Sharis Cid
• Roxana Castellanos
• Humberto Elizondo
• René Strickler
• Sebastián Poza
• Ana Belena
• Lara Campos
• Geraldine Bazán

^[8]

Production[]

Production of the series beginning on 6 August 2012.^[9][10] The series was filmed in several places of Acapulco, Zacatecas and Tijuana.^[11][12][13]

Episodes[]

Reception[]

Evita Muñoz reacted to the telenovela saying that it had nothing to do with the version produced in 1965; The actress commented that Victoria Ruffo should not have been chosen as the protagonist, because in the original version the actress was a little older.^[15]

Awards and nominations[]

References[]

External links[]

• Corona de lágrimas at IMDb