Rubí

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Rubí

Genre	Telenovela Romance Drama
Created by	Yolanda Vargas Dulché
Written by	Ximena Suárez Virginia Quintana
Directed by	Eric Morales Benjamín Cann
Starring	Bárbara Mori Eduardo Santamarina Jacqueline Bracamontes Sebastián Rulli Ana Martín
Opening theme	La Descarada by Reyli
Ending theme	La Descarada by Reyli
Country of origin	Mexico
Original language(s)	Spanish
No. of episodes	115
Production
Executive producer(s)	José Alberto Castro
Producer(s)	Ernesto Hernández Fausto Sáinz
Editor(s)	Alejandro Iglesias Omar Blanco
Cinematography	Bernardo Nájera Alejandro Frutos
Running time	42-45 minutes
Production company(s)	Televisa
Distributor	Televisa
Release
Original network	Canal de las Estrellas
Original release	May 17 – October 22, 2004
Chronology
Preceded by	Amarte es mi Pecado
Followed by	Apuesta por un amor
Related shows	Rubí (1968) Teresa (2010)
External links
Website

Rubí is a Mexican telenovela produced by José Alberto Castro for Televisa. It is based on a short story by Yolanda Vargas Dulché, published as a serial on the 1960s Mexican comic book Lágrimas, Risas y Amor. Bárbara Mori stars as the main antagonist, the heroine Rubí.

Canal de las Estrellas aired Rubí from May 17^[1] to October 22, 2004,^[2] with Apuesta por un amor replacing it. Univision broadcast Rubí from September 20, 2004^[3] to March 7, 2005, and has named Rubí as the top telenovela of all time.^[4]

"The Best Telenovela of the Year" (Premios TVyNovelas 2005)

Plot

Rubí Pérez (Bárbara Mori) is a poor woman interested only in money. She studies at an exclusive university thanks to the financial support from Cristina (Paty Diaz), her hard-working older sister. Rubí hopes to become rich by befriending rich people. She is best friends with Maribel de la Fuente (Jacqueline Bracamontes), a kind and wealthy young woman. Maribel has a small defect in her leg, which prevents her from having a normal social life. Rubí is actually jealous of Maribel's social status.

Rubí meets Maribel's boyfriend Héctor Ferrer (Sebastián Rulli), an architect, and his best friend Alejandro Cárdenas (Eduardo Santamarina), a doctor. Héctor intrigues her because she knows he is very rich, and marrying a rich man has always been her ambition to leave poverty behind. However, she finds herself falling in love with Alejandro. Héctor and Maribel get engaged. Rubí starts dating Alejandro, but when she finds out that he is from a middle-class background and is not rich, she dumps him, though it breaks her heart. Rubi's mother tries to make Rubi see that money is not everything and that she will regret leaving Alejandro. She's then sets out to seduce Héctor.

Héctor quickly falls under Rubí's spell. On Héctor and Maribel's wedding day, Héctor leaves a devastated Maribel at the altar and elopes with Rubí instead. Rubí finally has the lifestyle and money that she has always dreamed of. On her wedding night Hector tries to make love to Rubi, Rubi keeps thinking about Alejandro, which makes her run out to the beach crying. Despite this, she is still in love with Alejandro, though he vows to her that he would never forgive her for what she did to Maribel. Hector was supposed to move to New York and work on an important project, but is kicked out after he dumps Maribel at the altar.

Héctor decides to travel the world with Rubí, since he is not entirely sure that she has gotten over Alejandro. They are away for three years. When they return, Rubí discovers that Alejandro is now very rich and has a fiancée named Sonia (Marlene Favela). During an argument with Rubí on a glass bridge, the floor below Sonia shatters, and she falls through the glass and dies. Rubí comforts Alejandro after Sonia's death and seduces him once again. He and Rubí become lovers.

When he hears that Rubí was at the scene when Sonia died, he has her arrested for murder. They seemingly hate each other now, but Rubí begins to feel love for him again when she learns that she is pregnant with his child. Because she does not want to divorce Héctor and lose her money and status, she lies and tells Héctor that the baby is his. She is released from jail, since it is ruled that Sonia's death was accidental.

Héctor overhears Rubí telling her friend Loreto (Miguel Pizarro) that the child is actually Alejandro's. Angry and humiliated, Héctor realizes that she never loved him, so he keeps her prisoner in her own home. Rubí manages to get away from Héctor, and the truth about who is the father of her child finally comes out. By now, Alejandro is aware that Maribel has been secretly in love with him and that he too has feelings for her, but he chooses to stay with Rubí for the sake of their baby.

Sometime later, Rubí saves her niece Fernanda (Kristel Casteele) from being hit by a car; Rubí is hit instead and has a miscarriage. She blames Héctor for the miscarriage, since he has hit her before because of his jealousy. Héctor tries to prove that Rubí actually lost her baby after being hit by a car, but no one believes him except for Elena (Yadhira Carrillo). She is the assistant to the Count of Aragón and in love with Héctor. Héctor is fatally injured in a car accident and dies before he could tell Alejandro, who is performing Héctor's surgery and trying to save his life, the truth about Rubí.

Héctor left everything in his will to Rubí, much to his parents' chagrin. However, Elena, who hates Rubí, makes sure that all of Rubí's money is lost in the stock market. Alejandro is unjustly charged with intentionally letting Héctor die on the operating table and is arrested. Immediately afterwards, the suspicions are proven unfounded and the charges against him are dropped. Upon his release, he uncovers exactly how Rubí lost their baby. It is also revealed that Elena is pregnant with Héctor's child, though he never knew it.

Disgusted by the damage that she has done, Alejandro pays Rubí a visit one last time and tells her that it is over between them: he has chosen Maribel. Rubí begs him not to leave her, even humiliating herself by getting down on her knees. He leaves her and begins to walk down the stairs. As Rubí follows him, running down the staircase while holding onto the rail and screaming that she will never let him go, she loses her grip on the rail, falls several stories down, and crashes into a glass table below.

To save her life, doctors have to amputate her leg. When Rubí wakes up, she finds out to her horror that her leg was amputated. Even more devastating, her beautiful face is now full of scars because of multiple glass cuts. Rubí escapes from the hospital.

Finding the wedding date of Alejandro and Maribel, she shows up unseen at the church. She sights a gun through a crack on a door, targeting Alejandro, but she cannot bring herself to shoot him. She then aims at Maribel, but her sister Cristina, Maribel's maid of honor, is in the way and blocking a clean shot. Rubí relents and hides in a corner of the churchyard, despondent.

After the wedding, her niece Fernanda wanders over to Rubí's hiding place. Rubí shows her scarred face to Fernanda, but the little girl is not repulsed by it. On the contrary, she feels sympathy for her favorite aunt. When Rubí asks her if she would like to continue meeting her secretly and serve as an instrument to get her revenge and ruin Alejandro's life, Fernanda happily agrees. Rubí limps away, dressed in rags.

Years later, Fernanda (now played by Bárbara Mori) is all grown up, bearing a striking resemblance to Rubí. She visits her aunt, who is living in a one-room flat. After hearing that Alejandro has returned to Mexico after years of living abroad, Rubí tells Fernanda that Alejandro and Maribel have a son, and that her job will be making both Alejandro and his son fall in love with her in order to break Maribel's heart.

Alejandro is now the director of a hospital. One day he finds Fernanda in his office. He is utterly shocked, mistaking her for Rubí. She greets him by pulling him by his tie and bringing him in for what looks like a kiss. The screen caption, The End..? then appears.^[5]

Cast

Main cast

Actor	Character	Description
Bárbara Mori	Rubí Pérez Ochoa de Ferrer	Protagonist and main Villain, daughter of Refugio, sister of Christina, sister-in-law of Cayetano, aunt of Fernanda, Maribel's former best friend, married Hector, in love with Alejandro (finished alone and poor, with a disfigured face and an amputated leg)
Eduardo Santamarina	Alejandro Cárdenas Ruiz	Son of Ignacio and Carla, brother of Sofía, ex-best friend of Héctor, in love with Rubí, married Sonia, marries Maribel
Jacqueline Bracamontes	Maribel de la Fuente	Daughter of Arturo, used orthopedic device on her leg, ex-best friend of Rubí, ex-girlfriend and fiancee of Héctor, marries Alejandro
Sebastián Rulli	Héctor Ferrer Garza	Godchild of Elisa and Genaro, ex-boyfriend and fiance of Maribel, married Rubí (killed by order of Bermúdez)
Ana Martín	Doña Refugio Ochoa Viuda de Pérez	Mother of Rubí and Cristina (dies from an illness)

Supporting cast

Actor	Character	Description
Josefina Echánove	Francisca "Pancha" Muñoz	Nanny of Maribel (dies from a heart attack)
Antonio Medellín	Ignacio Cárdenas	Carla's housband, father of Alejandro and Sofía
Ana Bertha Espín	Elisa de Duarte	Godmother of Héctor
José Elías Moreno Jr.	Genaro Duarte	Godfather of Héctor
Olivia Bucio	Carla Ruiz de Cárdenas	Ignacio's wife, mother of Alejandro and Sofía, has alzheimer
Luis Gatica	Cayetano Martínez	Maribel's driver, husband of Cristina, father of Fernanda (dies from an illness)
Leonorilda Ochoa	Dolores Herrera	Neighbor of Refugio, Onessimo's wife
Roberto Vander	Arturo de la Fuente	Father of Maribel, Elisa's housband
Ofelia Cano	Victoria Gallegos	Protector of Alejandro
Miguel Pizarro	Loreto Echagüe	Villain, gay friend of Rubí (finished poor)
Paty Díaz	Cristina Pérez Ochoa	Sister of Rubí, wife of Cayetano, Fernanda's mother
Arlette Pacheco	Lilia López de Duarte	Second wife of Genaro
Jan	Marco Rivera	Best friend of Alejandro, second husband of Cristina, adoptive father of Fernanda
Ingrid Martz	Lorena Treviño	Classmate and friend of Rubí, ex-girlfriend of Saúl, Pacó's girlfriend, Maribel's best friend
Dolores Salomón "Bodokito"	Mariquita	Neighbor of Rubí
Roberto Sen	David Treviño
Sergio Jurado	Lic. Millán
José Antonio Ferral	Dr. Garduño	Villain, accomplice of Bermúdez
María Fernanda García	Valeria
Eduardo Rodríguez	Saúl Méndez	Classmate of Rubí, ex-boyfriend of Lorena
Sergio Argueta	Francisco "Paco" Gómez Gallegos	Classmate of Rubí, in love with her
Marco Méndez	Luis Duarte López	Boyfriend of Sofía, son of Genaro
Tania Vázquez	Sofía Cárdenas Ruiz	Sister of Alejandro
Sergio Zaldívar	Gazcón
Mariana Rountree	Ingrid Mendoza	Classmate of Rubí, ex-girlfriend of Saúl
Nicole Vale	Natalia 'Naty' Duarte	Sister of Luis
Carlos Cámara	Dr. José Luis Bermúdez	Villain, boss of Alejandro (goes to jail)
Adriana Roel	Hilda Méndez	Secretary of Genaro

Marcelo Buquet as Damian Cardenas Ruiz - Brother of main hero
Sergio Goyri as Yago Píetrasanta - Business partner of Hector, villain
Hugo Macías Macotela as Isidro Suarez - Accomplice of Doctor Bermúdez, villain
Marlene Favela as Sonia Chavarría - Girlfriend of Yago (Falls from a bridge of glass) † (killed during argument with Rubi)
Alicia Fahr as Romina
Dona Neide as Carlota - Maid
Karen Sandoval as Natalia 'Naty' Duarte López #2
Kristel Casteele as Fernanda Martínez Pérez / Fernanda Rivera Pérez - Daughter of Cristina
Lorena Velázquez as Mary Chavarria Gonzalez - Aunt of Sonia
Gerardo Albarrán as Gabriel Almanza - Suitor of Lilia
Manuel Landeta as Lucío Montemayor - New business partner of Hector, villain (Killed by Bermúdez)
Manuel Ibáñez as Onésimo Segundo
Lilia Aragón as Nora Navarro - Mother of Elena
Yadhira Carrillo as Elena Navarro - In love with Hector, helps Lucio.
Manuel Foyo as Ernesto Bermúdez - Son of Doctor Bermúdez (Killed by Bermúdez)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated	Result
2005	TVyNovelas Awards
		Best Telenovela	José Alberto Castro	Won
		Best Lead Actress	Bárbara Mori	Won
		Best Lead Actor	Eduardo Santamarina	Won
		Best Male Villain	Manuel Landeta	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Ana Martín	Won
		Best Supporting Actor	Roberto Vander	Nominated
		Best Song for a Telenovela	"La descarada" be Reyli	Won
2010	Premios TP de Oro
		Best Telenovela	Rubí	Nominated

Reception

Canal de las Estrellas's October 22 finale broadcast of Rubí earned a rating of 28 points.^[6] Univision's March 7 finale broadcast of Rubí was watched by 8 million viewers.^[7]

International release

Country	TV Channels	Local Title
Albania	Vizion Plus	Rubi
Kenya	NTV Kenya	Rubí
Philippines	ABS-CBN	Rubi^[8]
Serbia	RTV Pink	Rubi / Руби
Montenegro	Pink M	Rubi / Руби
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Pink BH	Rubi
Slovenia	POP TV	Rubi
Estonia	Kanal 2	Rubi
Macedonia	A1 TV	Руби(Rubi)
Croatia	Nova TV Doma TV	Rubi
Brazil	SBT	Rubi
Greece	Alpha TV	Ρουμπί
Cyprus	Ant1 TV Cyprus	Ρουμπί, μια αδίστακτη γυναίκα
Argentina	Televicentro de Argentina	June 2014 or July 2014 (Rubí)
Saudi Arabia	MBC DRAMA	روبي Feb, 2014
Romania	Acasa TV	Rubi
Slovakia	RTVS	Rubi

Remake

Main article: Rubi (2010 telenovela)

In February 2010, ABS-CBN announced Televisa had given them to permit to do a Pinoy version of the series. The Pinoy adaptation stars Angelica Panganiban and Shaina Magdayao with Jake Cuenca and Diether Ocampo as their leading men. It was launched as one of the network's offerings for the 60th year celebration of Pinoy Soap Opera ("ika-60 taon ng Pinoy Soap Opera") during the Trade Launch for the 1st quarter that same year, entitled "Bagong Simula" (New Beginning).

References

External links

Rubí at the Internet Movie Database

TVyNovelas Award for Best Telenovela

1983–1999	El derecho de nacer (1983) Bodas de odio (1984) La traición (1985) De pura sangre (1986) Cuna de lobos (1987) Quinceañera (1988) Amor en silencio (1989) Mi segunda madre (1990) Alcanzar una estrella (1991) Cadenas de amargura (1992) De frente al sol (1993) Corazón salvaje (1994) Imperio de cristal (1995) Lazos de Amor (1996) Cañaveral de pasiones (1997) Esmeralda (1998) El privilegio de amar (1999)

2000-present	Laberintos de pasión (2000) Abrázame muy fuerte (2001) El manantial (2002) La otra (2003) Amor real (2004) Rubí (2005) Alborada (2006) La fea más bella (2007) Destilando amor (2008) Fuego en la sangre (2009) Hasta que el dinero nos separe (2010) Para volver a amar (2011) La fuerza del destino (2012) Por ella soy Eva (2013) Amores verdaderos (2014) Mi corazón es tuyo (2015) Pasión y poder (2016)

Televisa's telenovelas 2000s

2000	Amigos x siempre Siempre te amaré Ramona Locura de amor Carita de ángel Mi destino eres tú Abrázame muy fuerte Primer amor, a mil por hora Por un beso La casa en la playa El precio de tu amor Rayito de luz

2001	El Noveno mandamiento El derecho de nacer Amigas y rivales Aventuras en el tiempo La Intrusa Atrévete a Olvidarme María Belén El Manantial Salomé El juego de la vida Sin pecado concebido Mujer bonita Navidad sin fin

2002	Cómplices al rescate Entre el amor y el odio La Otra Clase 406 ¡Vivan los niños! Las vías del amor Así son ellas

2003	Niña amada mía De pocas, pocas pulgas Amor real Velo de novia Alegrijes y Rebujos Bajo la misma piel Mariana de la noche Clap, el lugar de tus sueños

2004	Amarte es mi pecado Amy, la niña de la mochila azul Corazones al límite Mujer de Madera Rubí Amar otra vez Mision S.O.S. Aventura y Amor Rebelde Apuesta por un amor Inocente de ti

2005	Sueños y caramelos La madrastra Contra viento y marea Piel de otoño La esposa virgen Pablo y Andrea El amor no tiene precio Barrera de Amor Alborada Peregrina

2006	La fea más bella La Verdad Oculta Heridas de Amor Duelo de pasiones Codigo postal Mundo de fieras Amor mío Las dos caras de Ana Amar sin límites

2007	Destilando amor Yo amo a Juan Querendón Lola, érase una vez Bajo las riendas del amor Muchachitas como tú Pasión Amor sin maquillaje Al diablo con los guapos Palabra de Mujer Tormenta en el paraíso

2008	Fuego en la sangre Las tontas no van al cielo Alma de hierro Querida enemiga Cuidado con el ángel Juro que te amo Un gancho al corazón En nombre del amor Mañana es para siempre

2009	Verano de amor Atrévete a soñar Sortilegio Mi pecado Hasta que el dinero nos separe Camaleones Los exitosos Pérez Corazón salvaje Mar de amor

1958–59 1960–69 1970–79 1980–89 1990–99 2000–09 2010–present

Works produced by José Alberto Castro

Films	Rubí, la descarada

Television	Mi pequeña Soledad Valentina Acapulco, cuerpo y alma Sentimientos ajenos Pueblo chico, infierno grande Ángela Serafín Sin pecado concebido Rubí Código postal Palabra de mujer Los exitosos Pérez Teresa La que no podía amar Corona de lágrimas La malquerida Pasión y poder

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