Victoria Ruffo, Ariadne Díaz Confirmed To Star In ‘La Malquerida,’ Telenovela Produced By José Alberto ‘El Güero’ Castro

José Alberto "El Güero" Castro is still coping with his recent break-up from telenovela actress Angelique Boyer, but at least he has work to focus on and keep his head occupied. His new television project is titled "La Malquerida" and it is based on the literary work of Spanish author Jacinto Benavente, the Nobel Prize for Literature recipient in 1922. Although Castro was absent from the presentation, the two female protagonistas were announced. The queen of crying Victoria Ruffo and Ariadne Diaz will play mother and daughter in this small screen adaptation that has previously been done in theatre and film. Ruffo had previously worked with "El Güero" on "Corona De Lágrimas" where she played the distraught mother of three men, this time around he main rival will be her daughter.

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).

Casting "La Malquerida" was a difficult task for the producer and names like Cecilia Suárez, Silvia Navarro and Lucero were in the mix to possibly star in the soap. Rumor has it that Lucero had the role, but when Castro proposed it to the television executives they declined as her animal hunting scandal was still fresh in people's minds and could affect the ratings negatively. It will be interesting to find out if the story will have to be adjusted to fit in Victoria Ruffo into the part as the actressed that were postulated to take on the role are very different from each other. What do you think of the cast of "La Malquerida"? Will you be watching?