Señora Acero

Señora Acero
Genre	Telenovela
Created by	Roberto Stopello
Written by	Sergio Mendoza, José Vicente Spataro, Roberto Stopello, Indira Páez, Juan Manuel Andrade, Amaris Páez
Story by	Roberto Stopello
Directed by	Miguel Varoni, Walter Doehner Pecanins, Jaime Segura, Danny Gavidia, Epigmenio Ibarra, Carlos Villegas
Starring	Blanca Soto Litzy Damián Alcázar Marco Pérez Jorge Zárate Rossana San Juan Andrés Palacios Rebecca Jones José Luis Reséndez Lincoln Palomeque Alejandro Calva
Theme music composer	Mario Quintero Lara
Opening theme	"La Señora de Acero" performed by Los Tucanes de Tijuana[1] "La venganza de Sarita" performed by Los Tucanes de Tijuana
Country of origin	Mexico United States
Original language(s)	Spanish
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	148 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Ana Graciela Ugalde Martha Godoy Joshua Mintz Mariana Iskandarani
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Release
Original network	Telemundo
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Audio format	Stereophonic
First shown in	United States
Original release	September 23, 2014 – present
External links
Website

Señora Acero (English title: Woman of Steel^[2]) is an American telenovela produced by Telemundo and distributed by Telemundo Television Studios and Argos Comunicación, starring Blanca Soto as the "Señora Acero".

On January 13, 2015, it was confirmed that the series would have a second season; the production for the second season began in May 2015.^[3]

Background

The telenovela might have starred Sandra Echeverría,^[4] but, Blanca Soto was selected for the role of protagonist. The title of the telenovela was first "Mujer de Acero", then later was changed to "Señora Acero".^[5][6]

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
	1	73	September 23, 2014	January 12, 2015
	2	75	September 22, 2015[7]	January 11, 2016[8]
	3	TBA	September, 2016[9]	TBA

Season 1 (2014–15)

Señora Acero tells the story of a woman, Sara, who was happily married to commander Vicente Acero, with whom she had a young son. On the day of Sara and Vicente's wedding, a group of hit men tried to kill Vicente; however they failed but ended up killing Sara's father. Later, the cartel killed her husband believing he stole 3 million dollars. Sara had to escape to Guadalajara to save her son. Later she discovers that her husband did steal these 3 million dollars. When she tried to get the money, the cartel took it from her. She returned to Guadalajara where she met another PGR agent.^[10]

Season 2 (2015–16)

After being in prison for five years, Sara hoped to go free for lack of evidence. However, the President of the Republic, at the request of his private secretary and sister Berta Aguilar, makes that Sara be condemned to 25 years in prison. The hatred of a resentful sister, the political ambitions of a corrupt president, and another bad move of fate sink the Lady of Steel into a deep depression. Once again it is up say goodbye to her son Salvador and her great love, Manuel Caicedo.

Cast

Actor	Character	Season
		1	2	3[9]
Blanca Soto	Sara Aguilar [11]	Main		[lower-alpha 1]
Litzy	Aracely Paniagua[12]	Main		[lower-alpha 1]
Damián Alcázar[13]	Vicente Acero	Guest[lower-alpha 2]
Marco Pérez	Felipe Murillo	Main
Jorge Zárate	El Indio Amaro[14]	Main		[lower-alpha 1]
Rossana San Juan	Mariana Acero	Guest[lower-alpha 3]
Andrés Palacios	Eliodoro Flórez Tarso	Main
Rebecca Jones	Enriqueta Sabido	Main
José Luis Reséndez	Acasio "Don Teca" Martínez[15] / Alfredo Díaz[lower-alpha 4]	Main		[lower-alpha 1]
Lincoln Palomeque	Manuel Caicedo[16]	Main		[lower-alpha 1]
Alejandro Calva	Miguel Quintanilla[17]	Recurring	Main

Note(s)

1. The status of this actor/character in season 3 has not been confirmed.
2. Damián Alcázar was credited as starring in the first season. But he only had a special participation of 15 episodes as flashback.
3. Rossana San Juan was credited as starring in the first season. But she only had a special participation of 16 episodes.
4. In the second half of Season 2, José Luis Reséndez portrayed in dual role both the main antagonist and the character 'Alfredo Díaz'.

Ratings

Season	Timeslot (ET)	Episodes	Premiered		Ended		Viewers (in millions)
			Date	Premiere viewers (in millions)	Date	Finale viewers (in millions)
1	Monday to Friday 10pm/9c	73	September 23, 2014	1.3[18]	January 12, 2015	2.7[19]	2.1[18]
2		75	September 22, 2015	2.4[20]	January 11, 2016	2.6[21]	3.0[20]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2014	People en Español[22]	Best Actress	Blanca Soto	Nominated[22]
		Galanazo del año	Andrés Palacios	Nominated[22]
		Best on-screen chemistry	Blanca Soto and Andrés Palacios	Nominated[22]
		Best telenovela	Señora Acero	Nominated[22]
		Best Female Antagonist	Rebecca Jones	Nominated[22]
		Best Male Antagonist	Jorge Zárate	Nominated[22]
2015	Premios Tu Mundo[23][24]	The Best Actor with Bad Luck	Blanca Soto	Nominated[23][24]
		First Actress	Rebecca Jones	Nominated[23][24]
		First Actor	Damián Alcázar	Nominated[23][24]
		Súper Serie of the Year	Señora Acero	Nominated[23][24]
		Favorite Lead Actor: Series	Andrés Palacios	Nominated[23][24]
		Favorite Lead Actress: Series	Blanca Soto	Nominated[23][24]
		The Best Bad Boy: Series	José Luis Reséndez	Nominated[23][24]
		The Best Bad Girl: Series	Luciana Silveyra	Nominated[23][24]
		Best Supporting Actress: Series	Litzy	Nominated[23][24]
		Best Supporting Actor: Series	Arturo Barba	Nominated[23][24]
		Best Supporting Actor: Series	Jorge Zárate	Nominated[23][24]
2016	Miami Life Awards[25]	Best Female Lead in a Telenovela	Blanca Soto	Nominated
		Best Male Lead in a Telenovela	José Luis Reséndez	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor in a Telenovela	Mauricio Henao	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress in a Telenovela	Rossana San Juan	Nominated
		Best telenovela	Señora Acero	Nominated

References

1. "La Señora de Acero de Los Tucanes de Tijuana, tema principal de la serie "Señora Acero"". notinovelas.com (in Spanish). August 2, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
2. "Telemundo Internacional | Demo Señora Acero – Woman of Steel". telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 October 2015.
3. Notimex (April 6, 2015). "Últimas noticias de la segunda temporada de Señora Acero". starMedia (in Spanish). Retrieved April 30, 2015.
4. "Sandra Echeverría protagonizará la telenovela 'Mujer de acero'" (in Spanish). Revista TVnotas México. March 28, 2014. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
5. "Sandra Echeverría será una Mujer de Acero" (in Spanish). Super Latina TV. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
6. "VIDEO: Primer promocional de 'Señora Acero', protagonizada por Blanca Soto" (in Spanish). Revista TVnotas México. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
7. "TelemundoFans Twitter Account". Retrieved 2 September 2015.
8. "Arranca serie en enero". elmanana.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2015.
9. "OFICIAL: "Señora Acero" tendrá tercera temporada por Telemundo". tvboricuausa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 January 2016.
10. "VIDEO: Mira el 'tráiler' de 'Señora Acero', protagonizada por Blanca Soto". TVNotas (in Spanish). May 21, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
11. "Sara Aguilar | Blanca Soto". telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2015.
12. "Aracely Domínguez | Litzy". telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2015.
13. Notimex (July 11, 2014). "Damián Alcázar y Arturo Barba serán hermanos en ‘Señora Acero’" (in Spanish). Excelsior. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
14. "El Indio Amaro | Jorge Zárate". telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2015.
15. "Don Teca Martínez | José Luis Reséndez". telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2015.
16. "Manuel Caicedo | Lincoln Palomeque". telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2015.
17. "Miguel Quintanilla | Alejandro Calva". telemundo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2015.
18. Amanda Kondolojy (September 24, 2014). "The Premiere of Telemundo's 'Señora Acero' Ranked as the #1 Spanish-language Program in Its Time Slot Delivering Nearly 1.3 Million Adults 18-49". Tvbythenumbers. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
19. Amanda Kondolojy (January 14, 2015). "'Señora Acero' Finale Ranks #1 in Spanish Language TV at 10PM Averaging 2.7 Million Total Viewers". Tvbythenumbers. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
20. Kondolojy, Amanda. "Telemundo's 'Señora Acero' Second Season Premiere Ranks as #1 Spanish-Language Primetime Program Among Adults 18-49". tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
21. "Episodio final de la segunda temporada de Señora Acero lideró la audiencia por Telemundo". produ.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 January 2016.
22. "People En Español Las Estrellas Del Año 2014: Angelique Boyer, Sebastián Rulli, William Levy y Enrique Iglesias Entre Los Ganadores [LISTA COMPLETA]". Spanish Latinos Post (in Spanish). November 14, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
23. Telemundo Networkk. "Lista completa de los nominados a Premios Tu Mundo 2015". Telemundo (in Spanish). Retrieved July 23, 2015.
24. "Conoce a los ganadores de "Premios Tu Mundo 2015" de Telemundo". tvboricuausa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved August 21, 2015.
25. "Nominaciones Miami Life Awards". miamilifeawards.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 April 2016.

External links

Señora Acero at the Internet Movie Database