Buscando a Frida

Buscando a Frida (English title: The Search for Frida) is an American telenovela that aired on Telemundo from 26 January 2021 to 24 May 2021. It is based on the 2009 Chilean telenovela ¿Dónde está Elisa? created by Pablo Illanes, which Telemundo had adapted in 2010 with the same title. It stars Eduardo Santamarina, Ximena Herrera, and Arap Bethke.

Buscando a Frida won an International Emmy Award for Best Non-English Language U.S. Primetime Program.

Plot
The series revolves around the Pons family and how their lives suddenly changed when their daughter, Frida, mysteriously disappears on the night of her father's birthday party. During the investigation, lies, resentments and secrets will come out, turning everyone into suspects, and unmasking a family that is far from perfect.

Cast
An extensive cast list was published on 30 September 2020 in a press release.

Main

 * Eduardo Santamarina as Abelardo Pons
 * Ximena Herrera as Marcela Bribiesca de Pons
 * Arap Bethke as Martín Cabrera
 * Alejandra Barros as Rafaela Pons de Terán
 * Rubén Zamora as Salvador Terán
 * Fabiola Guajardo as Silvia Cantú
 * Jorge Luis Moreno as Ángel Olvera
 * Grettell Valdez as Gabriela Pons de Carmona
 * Alberto Casanova as Antonio Carmona
 * Gloria Peralta as Fiscal Julieta Zambrano
 * Karla Carrillo as Sasha Caballero
 * Germán Bracco as Diego Carmona Pons
 * Jorge Luis Vázquez as Enrique Arteaga
 * Axel Arenas as Detective Robles
 * Mayra Sierra as Amanda
 * Victoria White as Frida Pons Bribiesca
 * Ximena Martínez as Ingrid Terán Pons
 * Mikel Mateos as Tomas Terán Pons
 * Tamara Guzmán as Rosita
 * Ivanna Castro as Carolina Pons Bribiesca
 * Valery Sais as Laura Pons Bribiesca
 * Roberto Ballesteros as Fabio Pedroza

Production
Buscando a Frida began filming during the COVID-19 pandemic on 26 August 2020, concluding after several months on 23 December 2020. Executive producer Marcos Santana said that the point of the series was to incorporate "social media" into an eleven-year-old story.