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Amigas y rivales

Amigas y rivales
Amigas y Rivales Logo
Genre Telenovela
Created by Emilio Larrosa
Written by Alejandro Pohlenz
Directed by Salvador Garcini
José Ángel García
Starring Michelle Vieth
Ludwika Paleta
Angélica Vale
Adamari López
Joana Benedek
Opening theme Amigas y rivales by Kabah
Country of origin Mexico
Original language(s) Spanish
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 185
Production
Executive producer(s) Emilio Larrosa
Producer(s) Arturo Pedraza Loera
Location(s) Filming
Televisa San Ángel
Mexico City, Mexico
Cinematography Alfredo Tappan
Luis Monroy
Editor(s) Adrián Frutos
Marco Antonio Rocha
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 42-45 minutes
Production company(s) Televisa
Distributor Televisa
Release
Original network Canal de las Estrellas
Picture format 480i SDTV
Audio format Dolby Digital 5.1
Original release February 26 – November 9, 2001
Chronology
Preceded by Primer amor, a mil por hora
Followed by El juego de la vida
Related shows Amigas & Rivais (2007)

Amigas y rivales (English title: Friends and rivals) is a Mexican juvenile telenovela produced by Emilio Larrosa for Televisa in 2001.

On 26 February 2001, Canal de las Estrellas started broadcasting Amigas y rivales weekdays at 7:00pm, replacing Primer amor, a mil por hora. The last episode was broadcast on 9 November 2001 with El juego de la vida replacing it the following day.

Ludwika Paleta, Michelle Vieth, Angélica Vale, Adamari Lopez, Arath de la Torre, Gabriel Soto, Rodrigo Vidal and Johnny Lozada starred as protagonists, while Joana Benedek and Susana González starred as antagonists. Eric del Castillo, Chela Castro and Rafael Inclán starred as stellar performances.

Amigas y Rivales tells the story of four women from different social backgrounds. The first is Laura, a studious, sensitive, serious girl from a middle-class family; she studies data processing in a private university because she received a scholarship.

Jimena is the typical rich girl, dissipated and irresponsible, for whom sex is just another amusement. At one point she is kidnapped although she doesn't realize it. She lives with Sebastian, a drug dealer who gives her drugs in exchange for her having sex with men in his home. Ofelia is Jimena's best friend. Like Jimena, she is rich and lives for pleasure and fun...until she gets infected with HIV.

The fourth protagonist is Nayeli, who has a humble background and works as a maid in Jimena's home. Nayeli dreams of being a Hollywood actress like her idol, Salma Hayek; this dream takes her to the United States illegally and leads to a bad experience.


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