La desalmada

La desalmada (English title: Heartless) is a Mexican telenovela that premiered on Las Estrellas on 5 July 2021. The series is produced by José Alberto Castro. It is an adaptation of the Colombian telenovela La dama de Troya created by Felipe Forero, Alejandro Torres and Guido Jácome. Livia Brito stars as titular character, alongside José Ron, Eduardo Santamarina, Marjorie de Sousa, and Marlene Favela.

Plot
The series follows Fernanda Linares (Livia Brito), a woman who only seeks to avenge her husband, murdered on their wedding night, where in addition to this unfortunate event, she is raped. Fernanda's memory is not clear, which leads her to doubt and making mistakes in judgement. When she meets Rafael (José Ron), she falls deeply in love with him, but confuses him with the man who harmed her. Over time, as her memory clears up, she realizes her error and that it was not Rafael, but his father, who ruined her life.

Main

 * Livia Brito as Fernanda Linares
 * José Ron as Rafael Toscano
 * Eduardo Santamarina as Octavio Toscano
 * Marjorie de Sousa as Julia Torreblanca de Gallardo
 * Marlene Favela as Leticia Lagos de Toscano
 * Azela Robinson as Martina Fernández de Estudillo
 * Sergio Basáñez as Germán Gallardo
 * Alberto Estrella as Carmelo Murillo
 * Kimberly Dos Ramos as Isabela Gallardo
 * Gonzalo García Vivanco as Rigoberto Murillo
 * Francisco Gattorno as Antonio Estudillo
 * Verónica Jaspeado as Juana Durán
 * Laura Carmine as Ángela Hinojosa
 * Alejandra García as Rosalina Santos
 * Julio Vallado as David Estudillo
 * Gabriela Zamora as Flor
 * Mauricio Abularach as José
 * Gaby Mellado as Clara Ochoa
 * Gonzalo Vega Jr. as Piero Vázquez
 * Cecilia Galliano as Miriam Soler
 * Macarena Miguel as Mary Pérez
 * Carlos Gatica as Gabriel Rojas
 * Claudia Arce as Candela Benítez
 * Fiona Muñoz as Sandra Fuentes
 * Ana Martín as Pachita Pérez
 * Raúl Araiza as Luis Vázquez
 * Daniel Elbittar as César Franco

Recurring and guest stars

 * Yahir as Santiago Ramírez
 * Espinoza Paz as himself
 * Fernando Robles as Calixto Linares
 * Rosita Bouchot as Chona
 * José Montini as Moreno
 * Alfonso Iturralde as Alberto Tsubaki
 * Jackie Sauza as Brenda
 * Mónica Ayos as Viviana
 * Homero Ferruzca as Rosendo Futanasio
 * Pedro Moreno as Caimán

Production
The telenovela was announced on 15 October 2020 at Televisa's Visión21 upfront. The main cast was revealed on 11 March 2021. Production began on 17 March 2021, and ended on 21 August 2021. On 17 May 2022, TelevisaUnivision confirmed that the series had been renewed for a second season. By August 2023, however, production on the second season had been put on hold due to cast members moving on to other projects.