Dos hermanas is a Peruvian telenovela created by Michelle Alexander. It aired on América Televisión from 4 March 2020 to 12 July 2021. The telenovela stars Melissa Paredes and Sebastián Monteghirfo.
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Plot
In 1993, during the height of the terrorist attacks, Mery and Urpi are two sisters whose lives are changed when terrorists murder their parents, prompting them to flee to Lima. Once in the capital, they are placed in a shelter; however, the two sisters are separated; nothing is known of Urpi, while Mery escapes from the shelter and wanders the streets until she is adopted by Loyda Pérez, who invites her to live in her home with her children, Ramón and Betsy.
Many years later, Mery is married to Johnny, and has a daughter, Rosita. Against all odds, she sets out to find Urpi, who now goes by the name Fiorella, a professional who studied abroad and has returned to Lima to visit her adoptive family. Mery and Fiorella run into each other by chance on the street; however, since Fiorella doesn't remember anything, she resents Mery. Things change when Noelia, Fiorella's adoptive mother, is diagnosed with cancer, and she decides that Fiorella should take the reins of the Vitalia company, where none other than Mery and her adoptive sister, Betsy, are hired as assistants. Fiorella takes advantage of her new position to expresses her rejection of Mery, unaware of the truth. It will take a long time, and many obstacles, for the two sisters to reunite.
Cast
Melissa Paredes as María "Mery" Etelvina Vilca Pando de Ronceros
Mayella Lloclla as Fiorella Berrospi Vargas
Naima Luna as child Fiorella
Francesca Vargas as Urpi Rosa Vilca Pando / Professor Asunción Rosa Pando Malta de Vilca
Sebastián Monteghirfo as Ramón Alfonso Aranibar Pérez
Erick Elera as Johnny Ronceros Méndez
David Villanueva as Guillermo de la Cruz Contreras
Yaco Eskenazi as Gustavo Allemant Villanueva
Marisol Aguirre as Noelia Vargas Ruiz de Berrospi
Julián Legaspi as Fernando Berrospi Solari
Pierina Carcelén as Ximena Berrospi Ballón
Fiorella Luna as Martha Ruíz Sousa
Silvia Bardalez as Loyda Pérez Choquehuanca de Araníbar
Kiara Tanguis as Patricia "Patty" Alejandra Mendoza Adams
Sandra Vergara as Betzabeth "Betsy" Araníbar Pérez de Chauca
Marcello Rivera as Danilo Marlon Chauca Oquendo
Brando Gallesi as Brayan Ronceros Méndez
Alessia Lambruschini as Rosa "Rosita" Ronceros Vilca
Release
Dos hermanas premiered on 4 March 2020. On 15 March, Del Barrio Producciones announced that filming of the telenovela was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of this, the telenovela paused its broadcast on 19 March, after airing only 11 episodes. The telenovela returned on 1 March 2021 with 2 recap episodes covering the 11 episodes previously broadcast. The new episodes began airing on 3 March.
Reception
The telenovela premiered on 4 March 2020, positioning itself as the most-watched program during primetime with a percentage rating of 26 points. Its return episode on 1 March 2021 was the most-watched program in its timeslot with a percentage rating of 17 points.