90 episodes of forbidden love, fake deaths, and colonial drama—your next obsession awaits.
45 minSeason 1 • Episode 90
LatestAlborada is a telenovela made by the Mexican TV network Televisa. It is an historical drama, set in colonial Panama and Mexico a few years before Mexican Independence from Spain. The series was broadcast from December 2005 to April 2006 on Univision in the United States. Alborada won the TV y Novelas award for best telenovela of the year.
Acting
Lucero and Colunga's chemistry is absolutely unhinged.
Production
Opulent colonial sets that scream budget.
Costume
Empire-waist gowns and military uniforms to die for.
Creator
María Zarattini
Lucero
María Hipólita de Corsa Díaz Montero de Guzmán
Fernando Colunga
Don Luis Manrique y Arellano
Daniela Romo
Doña Juana Arellano vda. de Manrique
Luis Roberto Guzmán
Don Diego Arellano y Mendoza
Arturo Peniche
Antonio de Guzmán y Pantoja
Ernesto Laguardia
Don Cristóbal de Lara Montemayor y Robles
Irán Castillo
Catalina Escobar Díaz Montero
Valentino Lanús
Martin Alvarado Solares
Zully Montero
Adelaida Pantoja vda. de Guzmán
Magda Guzmán
Sara de Oviedo "La Poderosa"
David Ostrosky
Agustín de Corsa
Manuel Ojeda
Don Francisco Escobar
Alejandro Tommasi
Felipe Alvarado Solares
Rosa María Bianchi
Magdalena de Iturbe y Pedroza
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Fernando Colunga and Lucero had already starred together in three previous telenovelas—this was their explosive reunion.
The series aired during Mexico's bicentennial buildup, making its independence-era setting politically resonant in ways the melodrama barely acknowledged.
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