La Heredera 1: Destinies Under Attack

Don Julian Madero is undoubtedly the most controversial and influential figure in the economic and political landscape of Mexico. A resentful and heated argument provoked by his mafioso son, and heir-apparent, Lauro Madero, during the Annual General Meeting of the shareholders of the Madero Group of Companies, triggered a cardiac arrest in him, that sent the Mexican stock exchange into a crash, when the news of his heart attack filtered to the press.

[Always refer to the Profile Page to be able to reconcile the principal characters whose names are being mentioned here].

Meanwhile, Salomon and Aranza, the hatchet man and woman in the executive wing of Lauro's mafioso organization were caught in a crossfire, as they were taking delivery of illegal arms, smuggled into Mexico through the border River Papaloapan. They were intercepted by a crack team of detectives from the drug law and enforcement department, based on tip off, and led by female detective Kauris. Aranza managed to escape with many bullet wounds, many of her crooked aides were killed and others on danger list were rushed to the hospital.

Gabriela, Don Julian's faithful wife and mother of his four children was informed by Brenda (Angela Fuste), her private secretary, about the cardiac arrest. The other three children, María Claudia, Octavio and Lorena were promptly informed about the news of their father's heart-attack. They were summoned back to Mexico to be by their father's bedside, to support him with their presence and solidarity.

Lorenna, who handles the chain of boutiques and fashion department instructed Don Ángel to hire a pilot to fly their father's jet plane to to go to Austin, Texas, to bring María Claudia back to Mexico. Antonio (Sergio Basanez), was contracted to fly the plane.

But Lauro was furious because he and his men had sabotaged the jet plane so that his father would die by air crash at his next flight. He didn't want his sister to meet with his planned fate for his father, but he didn't want to expose himself by betraying his emotions or wicked plot. He had so sabotaged the jet that it has become a 'flying coffin', waiting to swallow it's next occupants in mid air anytime it takes off.

Dr. Álvaro, the family doctor and his team of medical experts were able to save Don Julián Madero from sudden death, albeit temporarily.

Gabriela had already told her two children, Lorena and Octavio, that Lauro was to blame for his father's cardiac arrest, because he triggered it with is heated argument with the old man. Octavio warned his brother Lauro, that he would not be absolved of guilt, if the old man should die.

Aranza, on hearing the news about Julián's heart attack, sent words to her mafioso boss that the operation was aborted and that, she had to go 'underground' until the heat is off. Meanwhile, detective Kauris was sad about the news of Julián's tragedy, because she believed that the old man was behind the illegal drug and gun running in the underworld in Mexico. She vowed to catch up with her, because she (Kauris), knew of a fact that Aranza had a son, by whom she could be traced.

María Claudia (Sylvia Navarro) boarded the jet plane which Antonio was patiently waiting to fly to Mexico from the U. S. After formal introduction of pilot Antonio to María Claudia by Luis, the flight attendant, the plane took off the airport.

An urgent and high-risk surgery was necessary to take Don Julián out of the perimeter of cardiac danger. His wife, Gabriela assured him that he would come out fine and that his daughter is already on flight back home and that Lauro has taken effective control of all his business interests and should not worry again. Lauro too approached his father and told him that though he(Julián) hated him, but he wished him a safe surgery led by Dr. Álvaro and his team.

The news of Don Julián's attack spread like wildfire during harmarttan. Some were sad because they see him as a good man, while some were happy because they consider him to be a bad man whose source of enormous wealth was shrouded in mystery and envy.

Dulce was happy and told her younger son, Dionisio, that she prayed that Julián would die because of the unending rivalry between the two richest families in Mexico, which had led to a lot of financial wounds that refused to heal over decades. Santiago, the first son of Dulce was indifferent about the news of Julián health.

As the jet gained altitude, Antonio chatted with María Claudia telling her of his life passion for flying. He also tried to comfort her over the attack which her father just suffered. Suddenly, the jet developed mechanical fault in mid-air and they lost contact with the control tower. Antonio had to begin to expertly maneuver the plane , looking for where to crash land safely, because the plane had disappeared from the radar.

Meet The Actors/Actresses of La Heredera (The Heiress)

1. Silvia Navarro as "María Claudia". We already know this screen prodigy. She was the star actress of this telenovela, in fact, she was the heiress. After five years of studying abroad and graduating as an Architect, she returned back to Mexico to face a series of destiny trials that tested her moral fibre to assume the heritage to a great fortune. An upright woman of strong moral character. She ended up becoming one of the 50 richest and most powerful women in the world.

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2. Sergio Basañez as "Juan Antonio". He is also a popular telenovela icon. Trained as a pilot but worked as the best and one of the top officers of the Mexican Government's Drug Law Enforcement Agency. Living with his grandfather and also ran a tourist company. Inherited a great wealth which brought him into the same social class and encounter with Maria Claudia. His friendship and later, passionate love, changed the life of Maria Claudia dramatically. He acted as "Diego" in Cuando Seas Mia (When You Are Mine), which took the Nigerian screen with a storm for 11 months in 2005 to 2006. He is back in a big way in La Heredera. I can't wait to start posting the snippets.

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3. Guillermo Murray (Don Julián Madero Grimaldi), is the 75-year old wealthy Patriarch and Philanthropist. He was the Life President of the Madero Conglomerates. With four heirs to his throne, he shared out the running of his empire among his four children, with a close supervisory eyes. He made a costly mistake that caused incalculable tragedy for his life and wealthy family.

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4. Margarita Gralia- (Ana Gabriela Madero), She was the faithful, elegant and beautiful wife of Don Julian. She never ceases to worry about the fearful monster she had raised to maturity ... an impeding doom ... popularly known as "Angela", the mother of Fabian and leader of the 'three witches' including 'Babara' and 'Berenice' in "Cuando Seas Mia" (When You are Mine).

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5. Ángela Fuste (Brenda), is a popular face too from the Gardener's daughter (La Hija del Jardinero). she acted the role of the mother of Luisa Fernanda, she was known then as Amelia Alcantara, but she would be known in La Heredera as BRENDA.

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6. Evangelina Elizondo: 77-year old mother of the screen has over 68 telenovelas to her credit. popularly known as "Inez", in Cuando seas Mia. She was the Matriarch of the Sanchez Serrano heritage in that novela. She would be gracing La Heredera, even in her twilight as an actress. Hold your breath.

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7. Fernando Sarfatti is also another character from When You Are Mine, they call him Giancarlo, he was "Paloma's" mentor and he later became her stepfather when he married 'Soledad', Paloma's mother.

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8. Sergio de Bustamante know as 'Juan Francisco', the father of 'Fabian' and husband of 'Angela' in Cuando Seas Mia.

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9. Juan Manuel Bernal "Dionisio Torres Corrales" (left), was the homosexual son of the wealthy Torres Corrales family. Spoilt by his mother, Dulce. Lauro Madero preferred him to his elder brother, Santiago, and schemed unsuccessfully to make him marry his younger sister, Maria Claudia. He is always throwing large parties and when drunken to stupor, threw away the mask of finesse to transform into a monstrous homo. (10.) Víctor Huggo Martín "Lauro Enrique Madero" (right), First born and natural heir to the Don Julian Madero fortune. Trained as a brilliant economist with post-graduate degree in finance. He was also a multi-linguist like his father. He was the handsome dream groom of most single ladies in Mexico. He was the villain of this telenovela. He expertly organized the murder of his father, Julian Madero. He hates his upright younger sister Maria Claudia (Paloma), with passion. A talented conman, proud and unscrupulous.

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11. Aylin Mujica "Lorena Madero" (left), she was the second daughter in the Madero family, trained as a fashion designer from Italy. She was in charge of the family's chain of departmental stores. The fear of obesity drove her to be compulsive tennis player. Ruthless and highly ambitious, she sought to dethrone her father. (12.) Andrea Noli "Kauris Guzmán" (right). Brilliant and intelligent Criminologist, an expert fighter, trained in martial arts. She was the immediate boss of Antonio "Diego" at the Drug Law Enforcement Agency. She had more than an official interest in Antonio, she was emotionally interested in him, so, she deployed all her manipulative skills to con him into a love trap.

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13. Fabián Corres "Solomon Mayorca" He was the right-hand, hatchet man and 'Mr. Fix It' for Lauro Madero. An astute accountant, he was the figurehead of some of Lauro's shady businesses.
14. Bruno Bichir "Santiago Daniel Torres Corrales". He was the first son and handsome heir of the Corrales Torres family. Managing the family's international business empire from abroad. When he returned to Mexico, he fell in love with Maria Claudia. he went all-out in a decent manner to fight every obstacle on his path of love of Maria Claudia. Would he win the emotional battles?

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15. Julieta Egurrola "Doña Dulce Regina Corrales Astorga" Wife of Don Paschal. She was a super schemer even on the stock exchange. A cold, calculating and cruel. Full of pride and prejudice for poor people. She buys scrap companies and resells them triple the value to unsuspecting clients.

When Dionisio's homosexual case became rotten, she was moved by passion for her morally decadent son to a battle to rehabilitate him. She hides under the facade of environmental activism to perpetrate her evil schemes.