the house. Matías has a feeling and disobeys the instructions; when listening to the cassette he learns the truth, but without hesitation he decides to accept his "new mother" and offers to keep the secret. On the other hand, Sergio turns out to be deeply in love with María (he had also received a cassette recorded by the deceased). All the subplots and conflicts of the telenovela, which were clearly designed to last for months, are resolved in one of the most hasty endings of the history of this genre. Cast María Sorté as María Soler/Alejandra Monasterio Leonardo Daniel as Sergio Duval Lisette Morelos as Carola Rodrigo Vidal as Matías Monasterio David Ostrosky as Rubén Norma Lazareno as Paulina Macaria as Elvira Karyme Lozano as Vanessa Alec Von Bargen as Gerardo Espinoza Carmelita González as Doña Pura Claudio Báez as Dr. Nuñez Rosita Quintana as Sofía Monasterio Carlos Rotzinger as Cristóbal Angélica Vale as Gloria Blanca Sánchez as Rosalía Otto Sirgo as Carlos Lalo el Mimo as Macario Adrián Alonso as Henrique Arlette Pacheco as Ivonne Gaston Tuset as Augusto Jerardo as Federico Christian Tappan as David Liza Willert as Mrs. Soriano Luis Xavier as Víctor Kokin as Isaías Mariana Karr as Luvia Alperte María Idalia Toño Infante Arturo Lorca Beatriz Martínez Julio Monterde Clara María Diar Claudia Ferreiro Awards References External links 1997 telenovelas Mexican telenovelas 1997 Mexican television series debuts 1998 Mexican television series endings Spanish-language telenovelas Television shows set in Mexico Televisa telenovelas