Synopsis for Rubi
The story follows Rubí Pérez, a stunningly beautiful but impoverished university student living in a poor neighborhood with her hardworking sister, Cristina, and their sick mother, Refugio.
Rubí befriends Maribel de la Fuente, a wealthy but shy girl who is self-conscious about a childhood accident that left her with a leg brace. Rubí secretly envies Maribel’s wealth and despises her own poverty.
Through Maribel, Rubí meets two men: Alejandro Cárdenas, a handsome orthopedic doctor, and Héctor Ferrer, a wealthy architect.
Rubí falls deeply in love with Alejandro, but when she discovers he is not a millionaire—he is a middle-class scholar—she cruelly dumps him despite her feelings. She decides to seduce Héctor, Maribel’s fiancé, solely for his money.
It starred Bárbara Mori as Rubí Pérez Ochoa, Eduardo Santamarina as Dr. Alejandro Cárdenas Ruiz, Jacqueline Bracamontes as Maribel de la Fuente, Sebastián Rulli as Héctor Ferrer Garza and Ana Martín as Refugio Ochoa Vda. de Pérez.
Synopsis for La Fuerza Del Destino
The story begins in Álamos, Sonora, where 14-year-old Iván Villagómez and his mother, Alicia, return to seek recognition from his biological father, the wealthy and powerful Juan Jaime Mondragón. Juan Jaime rejects them, forcing Alicia to work as a servant for the Lomelí Curiel family.
As a young man, Iván is seduced by the frivolous Maripaz Lomelí Curiel, who becomes pregnant. To hide the scandal and protect their family's name, Maripaz's mother, Lucrecia, orders her thugs to beat Iván. During the confrontation, a man is killed, and Iván is framed for the murder. With no other choice, he flees illegally to the United States.
In Los Angeles, Iván is adopted by a kind businessman, Anthony McGuire, who provides him with an education and a new identity as Iván McGuire. Eleven years later, Iván returns to Mexico as a successful professional to clear his name and find his mother, only to discover she has died.
He soon finds himself entangled with the Lomelí Curiel family once more, but this time his focus shifts to Lucía, Maripaz’s virtuous younger sister who has loved him since they were children. Together, they must navigate a web of secrets.
It starred David Zepeda as Iván, Sandra Echeverría as Lucía, Gabriel Soto as Camilo, Laisha Wilkins as Maripaz, Juan Ferrara as Juan Jaime and Alejandro Tommasi as Gerardo.
