Prisionera

"Prisionera" is a telenovela on Telemundo. It features Gabriela Spanic as Guadalupe, a woman who, 15 years prior to the episodes, was accused of murder, sentenced to jail, and had her child taken from her. Guadalupe escapes prison, seeking to prove her innocence and find her daughter. The daughter, Libertad (Genesis Rodriguez) is being raised by Guadalupe's sister, Milagros, who moved to Florida after the trial. Milagros married a successful businessman, and raised Libertad as her own child.

With the help of Daniel Moncada (Mauricio Islas), the brother of the murder victim, unbeknownst to both him and Guadalupe, Guadalupe escapes Mexico and comes to Florida to find her daughter. Eventually she and Daniel fall in love. Guadelupe believed that Milagros was working as a maid in the mansion, when, in fact, she was married to the owner and had never told Libertad she was not her real mother.

Production sex scandal

In August 2004 a real-life drama embroiled the production of this soap as it was revealed of a relationship between Islas and underaged Genesis Rodriguez. The alleged incident took place at a party thrown by the Telemundo Network management where these two individuals were supposed to engage in a sexual encounter. Islas was sacked from the production, being replaced by another actor (Gabriel Porras), eventually affecting the storyline of the production. Details of backstage bickering, overthrown egos, innuendoes and firings were detailed ad nauseam providing the Hispanic press a field day with the story.

Eventually, Islas separated from his wife and starred in another soap opera titled "Los Plateados" when the scandal died down. Rodriguez headed out to Los Angeles to be featured in a small role on the daytime drama "Days of our Lives" airing on NBC. Salacious tongues wagged again when this detail came out. Telemundo is wholly owned by NBC and this provided the press with all kinds of speculations about the alleged settlement made with the underaged Rodriguez and Telemundo.

----

Cast

*Gabriela Spanic ... Guadalupe Santos, main heroine
*Mauricio Islas ... Daniel Moncada (I), main hero
*Gabriel Porras ... Daniel Moncada (II), main hero
*Gabriela Roel ... Milagros Santos de Salvatierra, sister of Guadalupe
*Daniel Lugo ... Rodolfo Russián, lawyer of Rosalía, villain
*Ricardo Dalmacci ... Francisco 'Pancho' Salvatierra, husband of Milagros
*Zully Montero ... Rosalía Ríobueno viuda de Moncada, mother of Daniel, Enrique and Ernesto
*Diana Quijano ... Lucero 'Lulú' Ríobueno, wife of Ernesto, villain
*Alexandra Acosta ... Helena Montenegro, girlfriend of Daniel, when Jennifer died
*Marisela González ... Tuerta, accomplice of Lulú, villain
*Genesis Rodriguez ... Libertad Salvatierra Santos, daughter of Guadalupe
*Yina Vélez ... Jennifer Robinson, alcoholic girlfriend of Daniel, villain
*César Román ... Luis 'Lucho' Villa, friend of Libertad
*Griselda Nogueras ... Maté, servant of family Salvatierra
*Gerardo Riverón ... Padre Antonio, reverend friend of family Salvatierra and Moncada
*Martha Mijares ... Mercedes Reyes, mother of Adela and Berenice
*Roberto Levermann ... Maximo Gallardo, Mexican boyfriend of Monalisa
*William Colmenares ... Tatam, employee dumb of Salvatierra's house
*Carla Rodríguez ... Adela Reyes, in love with of Pancho
*Carlos Caballero ... Cobra, accomplice of Rodolfo, villain
*Liz Gallardo ... Monalisa García, servant of family Salvatierra
*Jullye Giliberti ... Ignacia 'Nacha' Vergara, best friend of Guadalupe
*Rebecca Montoya ... Patricia 'Patty' Salvatierra, cousin of Libertad
*Marcela Serna ... Berenice Reyes in love with of Lucho
*Alejandro Chabán ... Ronaldo 'Rony' Simancas, friend of Libertad, villain
*Patricia Álvarez ... Sandy Simancas, mother of Ronny and love with of Lucho
*Jorge Martínez ... Ricardo, father of Helena, friend of Guadalupe
*Ricardo Chavez ... Santiago Mesa, lawyer of Guadalupe, love with of Helena
*Yaxkin Santalucía ... Teodoro 'Tedy' Villamizar, accomplice of Ronny, villain
*Jana Martínez ... Madre Emilia, nun friend of Guadalupe
*Nelson Díaz ... Inocencio Ramírez, lawyer of Milagros, villain
*Alfonso Diluca ... Tito Cabello, servant of family Salvatierra
*Alcira Gil ... Otilia, friend of Lucho
*Bettina Grand ... Sergeant Emilia Robinson, sister of Jennifer
*Félix Loreto ... Enrique/Ernesto Riobueno, husband of Lulú/son of Rosalía
*Gwendy Rodriguez ... Carmela, servant of family Moncada
*Rosalinda Rodríguez ... Tarántula, accomplice of Tuerta, villain
*Yadira Santana ... Caridad, secretary of Pancho
*Clemencia Velasquez ... Jimena, neighbor of Milagros
*Julio Ocampo ... Rickie, accomplice of Ronny, villain
*Álvaro Ruiz ... Rodrigo Simancas, father of Ronny
*Jorge Hernández ... Teniente Orestes

External links

* [http://tv.telemundo.yahoo.com/prisionera/index.html "Prisionera" official site] (Spanish)
* [http://foro.telenovela-world.com/n4/list.php?f=259 Telenovela World] (bilingual)