Hasta que el dinero nos separe (English: Until Money Do Us Part) is a Mexican telenovela premiered on Canal de las Estrellas on June 29, 2009, and concluded on May 16, 2010. The series is created and produced for Televisa by Emilio Larrosa, based on the Colombian telenovela Hasta que la plata nos separe written by Fernando Gaitán. It stars Pedro Fernández and Itatí Cantoral as the titular characters.
The series received several awards in the 28th TVyNovelas Awards for Best Telenovela of the Year, Best Actress, and Best Actor.
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Plot
The main character is Rafael Medina; he meets Alejandra Álvarez del Castillo when he crashes in to her car and sends it over the side of the road. He takes her to a hospital where he tells the doctors he is her husband for fear of getting thrown in jail for causing the accident. However, the situation worsens when Alejandra's boyfriend, Marco, shows up at the hospital and has Rafael arrested. In exchange for his freedom, Rafael has to pay for the damage he caused, thus he is forced to find a job so that he is able to pay the outrageous sum of money.
Alejandra makes a deal with Rafael and hires him to work in Autos Siglo so he can pay her back. Rafael immediately falls in love with her, but he has a girlfriend Vicky who is determined to marry Rafael even though he might not feel the same. Lucky for her, she has two older brothers and her dad, who own and work in a butcher shop, often intimidating Rafael to make sure Vicky gets what she wants.
After a series of events, Alejandra and Rafael both realize that they are in love with each other. The most memorable events include a party in Juchitepec, their trip to Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, and of course their daily interaction at Autos Siglo. Many try to keep them apart, especially Vicky and Marco. However, both Vicky and Marco have cheated on their significant others. Marco does not love Alejandra, but wants to marry her for her money and hacienda, which is one of the most beautiful in the country.
After several events, another woman, named Marian Celeste, makes her appearance and eventually falls in love with Rafael. She tries to make him fall in love with her; she even goes as far as to wear a sexy bikini to seduce Rafael and help him gain clients at Autos Siglo. After many problems, love triumphs as Rafael and Alejandra get married. Together they get back to the now recovered house of los Alvarez del Castillo, which had been lost as a side effect of one of Marco's schemes to keep Alejandra and Rafael apart, and Rafael serenades Alejandra with the song that brought them together in Juchitepec.
Cast
Main cast
Pedro Fernández as Rafael Medina Núñez / Manuel Rivera
Itatí Cantoral as Lic. Alejandra Álvarez del Castillo Fernández
Víctor Noriega as Lic. Marco Valenzuela "El Abogaducho"
Luz Elena González as Victoria "Vicky" de la Parra "La Pajarita"
Carlos Cámara as Lic. Francisco Beltrán
Sergio Corona as Don Jorge Álvarez del Castillo
Rodrigo Vidal as Jaime del Rincón Ferrán
Lalo "El Mimo" as Vicente Chávez Méndez / Benjamín Rosas "La Rata"
Sergio DeFassio as Ismael Dueñas "El Bebé"
Harry Geithner as Édgar Marino "El Zorro"
Carlos Bonavides as Ramiro Jiménez "El Ay Dios Mío"
Joana Benedek as Lic. Marian Celeste
Frances Ondiviela as Rosaura Suárez De la Grana "La Casada"
Diana Golden as Isabel Duarte "La Generala"
Carlos Ignacio as Germán Ramírez Betancourt "El Teórico"
Claudia Troyo as Susana Hadad "Noninsita"
Érika García as Julieta Medina Núñez
Malillany Marín as Claudia Bermúdez "La Buenota"
Also as Main
Ana Bekoa as Rubí
Pablo Cheng as Bugambilia
Éric Prats as Samuel Ocampo “Sr. Cabello”
Julio Vega as Amador
Rudy Casanova as Tadeo
Ricardo Guerra as José Tomás Moreno “Pepeto”
Roberto Mikel as Francisco de la Parra
Fernando Manzano as Felipe de la Parra
Íngrid Marie Rivera as Milagros Valtierra
Alfredo Alfonso as Enrique Quintana
Anghel as Elvira Jiménez
Marisela Arriola as Jiménez’s mother-in-law
Roberto Tello as Juan Tovar "Trapito"
Sofía Tejeda as Azucena
Elizabeth Aguilar as Doña Dolores Sansores
Horacio Beamonte as El Gran Brujo Mololongo
Marco Uriel as Lic. Humberto Urdiales
José Antonio Iturriaga as Rendón
Zoila Quiñónez as Ramírez’s mother
Mario Casillas as Don Ignacio Rubiales “El Camarón”
Gisella Aboumrad as Janet
Special participation
María Elisa Camargo as Mónica Ledesma
Alicia Machado as Karen Sandoval
Pietro Vanucci as Guillermo Soler
Rafael Origel as Frank, friend of Chávez
Diana Herrera as Lic. Carmela Muñoz
Raúl Ochoa as Lic. Antonio Gómez
Susana Diazayas as Cristina
Giselle Aragón as Daughter of Alejandra and Rafael
Christian Chávez as Sergio
David Bisbal as himself
Galilea Montijo as herself
Chef Alfredo Oropeza as himself
La Sonora Santanera featuring Margarita, la Diosa de la Cumbia as themselves
Consuelo Duval as Rebeca Madariaga "La Leona"
Guadalupe Pineda as herself
Lolita Ayala as herself
Patricio Cabezut as himself
Úrsula Prats as Manuela Olivares
Jorge Arvizu as Isidoro Hernández
Alejandra Barros as Lic. Alicia Ávila del Villar
Sergio Mayer as Johnny Alpino “El Catrín”