‘La Malquerida’ Promo 3 Video: Watch First Look Of Victoria Ruffo, Christian Meier Together In New Univision Telenovela

Victoria Ruffo will be back on the small screen on Univision this fall with "La Malquerida." Produced by José Alberto Castro who has brought us "Teresa," "La Que No Podía Amar" and "Corona De Lágrimas" comes another captivating story based on the work by Spanish playwright Jacinto Benavente. In the the telenovela Ruffo will star opposite Christian Meier and Ariadne Diaz. Also in the cast are Ignacio López Tarso, Nora Salinas, Mane de la Parra and Guillermo García Cantú. Mexico is gearing up to embrace this new telenovela and in its third promo we can see a first look of Ruffo and Meier together. In the teaser we see Ruffo mourning the loss of her husband while Meier closes up on her to help in the ranch.

Univision will be presenting "La Malquerida" during their Upfront event in New York City this week. This the story of Acacia, a young girl whose father is killed in a terrible accident, and whose family estate is in debt. Esteban, a handsome and capable employee, asks her mother, Maria to accept his help in saving the estate. Esteban and Maria’s working relationship becomes one of mutual love. All seems well, except for one thing: Acacia cannot accept her mother’s new love, and as she develops into a beautiful young woman, Esteban discovers he carries a secret passion for her, as well. Watch the promo video down below and tell us what you think of this new telenovela!

The second promo for "La Malquerida" has also been making the rounds and this one has a quote from Buddha that reads, "Passion awakens the desire to possess, and this awakens the desire to kill..." This alludes to the gritty storyline that will have mother-daughter dispute the love of a man. In the original story of "La Malquerida" Ruffo's character remarries another man after her first husband (and father of her daughter) dies. At first her daughter (Diaz) finds her step-father repulsive, but that strong feeling turns into lust, which then turns into a torrid romance. The leading male role has not been announced yet, but it is widely speculated that Christian Meier take on that task. The Peruvian heartthrob had previously worked in Mexico, but for Televisa's main competitor, Azteca on telenovelas like "Amor Es Querer Con Alevosía" and "Lo Que Es El Amor." Ariadne's love interest will be played by Mane de la Parra (who is pictured above with her).