Doménica Montero

Plot

Doménica Montero is a renowned and respected businesswoman in Puebla. She has made her life a platform for supporting those most in need. An orphan since she was seven, she was raised by her aunt Pilar alongside her cousin Kiara, an envious and manipulative woman who feigns affection while plotting against her. Doménica falls in love with Max Languer, an apparent restaurant entrepreneur who charms her and convinces her to marry him. But Max, in cahoots with Kiara, his lover, only wants to steal her fortune. On her wedding day, Doménica is abandoned at the altar, and the scandal becomes national news thanks to a campaign orchestrated by Kiara, who ridicules her as "La Abandonada" (The Abandoned One).

Humiliated, betrayed, and made the target of widespread gossip, Doménica leaves Puebla and takes refuge in La Joya, an old coffee plantation inherited from her parents, which she symbolically renames La Abandonada. There, ready to start from scratch, she confronts Genaro Peña, a corrupt foreman who has run the property with shady dealings. In this new rural setting, Doménica meets Luis Fernando, the owner of the neighboring estate, Espejo de Luna. A widower with a painful past, he has also returned to the countryside with the aim of recovering the property that belonged to his father.

An explosive relationship develops between Doménica and Luis Fernando, marked by pride, misunderstandings, and a growing attraction. As they fight over land and boundaries, they also discover that they share a common desire: to rebuild, heal, and give new meaning to their lives. However, when Doménica begins to open her heart, her past returns to threaten everything. Max reappears, trying to win Doménica back.

Cast

Main

Angelique Boyer as Doménica Montero Rivas

Marcus Ornellas as Luis Fernando Jiménez Lara

Scarlet Gruber as Kiara Salerno Rivas

Brandon Peniche as Genaro Peña López

Diego Amozurrutia as Max Languer de la Vega

Arcelia Ramírez as Nicolasa González Díaz

Alberto Estrella as Prudencio Pérez Hernández

Nuria Bages as Mercedes Lara

Alejandro Tommasi as Andrés Solana Cruz

Veronica Merchant as Pilar Rivas Peraza

Alejandro Ávila as Gabriel Cadena Ruiz

Paola Toyos as Herminia Ortiz de Cadena

Javier Ponce as Osvaldo Cadena Ortiz

Renata Rivas as María Cadena Ortiz

Arleth Terán as Fuensanta Ordaz de Acosta

Fermín Martínez as Cosme Acosta Juárez

María Fernanda García as Diana Torres

Gonzalo Peña as Roberto Sangenís

Gaby Mellado as Blanca Aranda Mayo

José Manuel Rincón as Ernesto Solana Macías

Daniela Cordero as Silvia Domínguez Buitrón

Recurring and guest stars

Alejandra Robles Gil as Paula

Estefanía Villarreal as Gina

Ligia Uriarte as Sofía

Pilar Ixquic Mata as Agata

Abril Schreiber as Elisa Montes

Fernando Ciangherotti as Olivier

Leonardo Daniel as José Rebollo Flores

Otto Sirgo as Judge

Marcelo Córdoba as Sebastián

Juan Carlos Colombo as Father Serafín

César Évora as Señor Valverde

Ahmed García as Rafita

Fátima Tejeda as Lupita

Camila Méndez as Julia

Eduardo Reza as Dr. Ramiro Beristain

Production

On 26 April 2025, it was announced that Angelique Boyer would star in a remake of the 1978 telenovela Doménica Montero. On 9 May 2025, Scarlet Gruber was announced as the antagonist of the story. On 13 May 2025, the telenovela was presented at TelevisaUnivision's upfront for the 2025–2026 television season. The following week, Marcus Ornellas and Brandon Peniche were announced to star opposite of Boyer. A cast list was published on 13 June 2025. Filming of the telenovela took place from 4 July to 24 October 2025.

Ratings

Release

Doménica Montero premiered first in the United States on Univision on 8 December 2025. In Mexico, the series premiered on Las Estrellas on 19 January 2026.