:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/elfinanciero/F5LJIP2J7ZAPBNLIFQ53RTOXHU.jpg "The Fate of the Cast of ‘María la del Barrio’ – 90s Soap Opera Stars Now")
At the end of the 90s, the singer Thalía starred in one of the most popular soap operas of that time: María la del Barrio, which was characterized by the love story it told. We tell you what happened to some of the members of her cast.
In mid-August 1995, Mexican television stations began to broadcast María la del Barrio, a soap opera that told the story of María, a young woman who works in the garbage dumps of Mexico City, until one day she meets a the De la Vega family.
The plot tells the way in which María falls in love with one of the members of the De la Vega family and all the obstacles they must go through to stay together. The novel lasted 90 chapters and ended at the end of April 1996.
María la del Barrio is part of a trilogy, starring Thalía, which includes the novels by María Mercedes (1992) and Marimar (1994).
What happened to the actors of ‘María la del Barrio’?
Like other Mexican soap operas, such as El Maleficio, the actors in María la del Barrio have forged their own paths in the entertainment industry.
Thalia
Singer Thalía, who ventured into acting in the mid-eighties, played María Hernández Roja throughout the series.
“I identified more with María la del Barrio… she is like me, she is daring, she says things as they are, she likes to live and she likes to find and make her dreams come true,” Thalía said on one occasion in an interview with the Domingo program Legal.
After starring in the novel, Thalía continued acting with other projects such as Rosalinda in 1999; However, since the early 2000s she has only dedicated herself to her career as a musical artist.
Her most recent album is Thalia’s Mixtape in which the singer performs some of the best-known Spanish rock singles such as ‘Rayando el sol’, ‘Para no verte más’, ‘La muralla verde’, among others.
Fernando Colunga
The actor Fernando Colunga played Luis Fernando de la Vega, one of the characters who interacts the most with María throughout the series.
After participating in María la del Barrio, Colunga continued her work within the entertainment industry and appeared in productions such as La Usurpadora (1998), Soy tu dueña (2010), Porque el amor manda (2012), among others.
In 2022, the actor took time away from the stage to work as a producer on a series known as The Secret of the Greco Family.
Currently, Fernando Colunga stars in the ‘reboot’ of the series El Maleficio with other actors such as Sofía Castro and Julián Gil.
Itati Cantoral
One of the most recognized roles of actress Itatí Cantoral on Mexican television was the character of Soraya Montenegro, who is one of the antagonists in María la del Barrio.
“That great success with that character… it had nothing to do with me, it was from God,” Cantoral said in 2021 during an interview with Yordi Rosado.
After participating in María la del Barrio, the actress continued her career in entertainment, in 2019, she played the leading actress Silvia Pinal in her own biographical series.
In addition to acting, since 2016, he has participated in some of the Virgin’s Day festivities in the Basilica located in Mexico City.
Osvaldo Benavides
The actor Osvaldo Benavides played the character of ‘Nandito’ de la Vega, who sometimes tried to complicate the life of María Hernández Roja.
On November 30, through his social networks, Benavides revealed that he is tired of being reminded of his character María la del Barrio:
“I’m tired of being called ‘Nandito’, fed up. They have repeated the novel so many times, it seems like it never ends… I can’t, I can’t anymore,” said the interpreter. After having participated in María la del Barrio, Osvlado continued with his career and has ventured onto the big screen with films such as Me Late Chocolate (2013), The Perfect Dictatorship (2014), Corazonada (2022), among others.
Ludwik Paleta
Actress Ludwika Paleta played the character of María de los Ángeles de la Vega, who in the story is known as ‘Tita’.
Like her cast mates, after having been part of María la del Barrio, Ludwika continued her efforts within the entertainment industry. She has participated in other projects such as Property of Others (2007), I Don’t Know Whether to Cut My Veins or Leave Them Long (2013), Modern Loves (2019), among others.
2023-12-30 15:26:54
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