La madrastra

Para toda la vida is a Mexican telenovela produced by Lucero Suárez and Juan Osorio for Televisa, in co-production with Megavisión, and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from April 15 to August 2, 1996. It is a remake of the 1985 telenovela Vivir un poco, which was itself based on the Chilean telenovela La madrastra by Arturo Moya Grau. The story follows Elena, a woman who is wrongfully convicted of murder during a trip to Chile. After spending fifteen years in prison, she returns to Mexico under a new identity to uncover who framed her, expose the truth behind the conspiracy that destroyed her life, and reunite with the family that believes she died years earlier.

After twenty years, María obtains her freedom and returns to Mexico to find Patricia's real murderer. She marries Esteban, her husband, again to regain the affection of her children, who reject her for being their stepmother.

Sentimientos Ajenos is a Mexican telenovela produced by José Alberto Castro for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from August 19, 1996, to January 3, 1997. It is based on the Chilean radio serial Dos mujeres y un hombre, created by Arturo Moya Grau and adapted for television by Lorena Salazar and Eduardo Quiroga. The story follows Sofía de la Huerta, a kind-hearted young painter who falls in love with Renato Aramendia, unaware that their relationship will awaken the jealousy and hatred of her own sister, Leonor. After a series of manipulations and betrayals tear her family apart, Sofía must fight to reclaim her life, protect her son, and find happiness while confronting the woman determined to destroy her.

Rosario and Carlos, husbands, are part of a theater company. In a scene of jealousy, she should shoot and kill him. Carlos has had an affair with Zulma, another acriz of the company. On opening day, in the final scene, Rosario accidentally kills her husband. Someone change the gun ...

Set ten years after the finale's quintuple wedding, the special portrays the happily reunited San Román family, including four new grandchildren, as well as the Xochimilco residents. The San Románs go to Patricia's lake cabin in order to celebrate their shared ten-year wedding anniversary, unaware that Demetrio, whom they believe died after escaping from prison a year prior, is actually alive and well and is conspiring with his grandson, Ángel and Alma's young son Angelito, and the San Román grandchildren's nanny, Diana, to kill the entire family.