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1The characters appearing in ''Series/PartOfMe''.
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5!!Main Characters
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7[[folder:Mónica Serrano / Mónica Arriaga]][[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/monica_serrano_monica.jpg]]
8[[caption-width-right:350:''[[labelnote:Click here to see her in her original body]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/monica_serrano.jpg[[/labelnote]]'']]
9[[caption-width-right:350:''[[labelnote:Click here to see her in Adriana's body]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mondriana_2.JPG[[/labelnote]]'']]
10-> '''Played By:''' Creator/LauraFlores, Creator/MariaElisaCamargo
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12A world-renowned pianist and mother of two daughters, Camila and Emiliana. After 4 years of widowhood, she remarried with Gerardo Fonsi, 12 years his junior, a dishonest man who makes shenanigans behind her back. She will be murdered by her niece, Elena. Thanks to the help of a talisman, Monica will eventually reincarnate in the body of Adriana Aguilar so that she can protect her family and do justice for her "death".
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16* ActionSurvivor: She's an average civilian, but gets into a lot of tough spots where she needs to use her wits to survive, mostly at Carlos's hands.
17* ArchEnemy: Discussed. Once she realizes the true circumstances of her own murder, she aggressively becomes this for Elena and Gerardo. However, in doing so she also becomes this for Adriana and David, as the greatest obstacle to their love story. The latter fact greatly aggrieves her, but not enough to stop her plans for the former.
18* TheAtoner: Mónica sees her second chance in life as a chance to make up for the mistakes she made with her daughters.
19* BackFromTheDead: She's killed by Elena, but due to the PsychicLink she had formed with Adriana, she ends up possessing her body instead, and uses this second chance of life to protect her daughters.
20* CharacterDeath: She is killed by Elena early in the story, who stabs her with a needle and gives her a lethal injection. Her soul ends up in Adriana's body, but after the UnfinishedBusiness with her daughters is done, her soul passes away.
21* DamselOutOfDistress: When she's kidnapped and [[SexSlave forced into prostitution]] by Carlos, she manages to escape using her wits, burning down his brothel and leading the police there, while she escapes with the other girls, including Maite and Valeria.
22* TheDeterminator: She doesn't let anything get in the way of her daughter's safety, including coming BackFromTheDead.
23* ElegantClassicalMusician: She is a refined and educated pianist with international renown.
24* GrandTheftMe: An accidental example. Due to a PsychicLink formed by her taking Adriana's MagicalAccessory, Mónica ends up possessing Adriana's body after she's killed.
25* HeroicSeductress: Even after she finds out Gerardo's role in her murder, she keeps the seductive act, but now purely so she can get information on him and Elena.
26* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She always believes the best of people, which ends being her FatalFlaw as she had Gerardo and Elena plotting behind her back for years and never seemed to realize how much of a BigScrewedUpFamily the Serrano's are.
27* HowTheyTreatTheHelp: Mónica is very kind to her house staff, whom she treats almost like family. In her will, she leaves a considerable part of her fortune for the pensions for her staff and even money to pay for Ricardo’s university.
28* InterclassFriendship: She's good friends with her servants and is quick to befriend Adriana shortly after they meet.
29* LovingAShadow: Her SecondLove Gerardo ''is not'' the man she thought he was, and she is disgusted by him once she finds out his true character.
30* MamaBear: Her strong desire to protect her daughter is what brought her BackFromTheDead and drives the whole plot.
31* MsFanservice: While inhabiting Adriana's body, she ends up showing more skin than Adriana herself, even though she wears more modest clothing. She has a lot of sex scenes with Gerardo and has a SkinnyDipping & SexySurfacingShot scene (albeit with ShouldersUpNudity & SexySilhouette) the story {{flashback}}s to quite a few times.
32* ParentalNeglect: She would often focus on [[FamilyVersusCareer her career as an international pianist more than her family]], which became a major source of conflict between her family, causing [[AbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder her first husband to turn unfaithful]] and her oldest daughter to resent her.
33* PrivateTutor: Disguised as Mónica Arriaga, she becomes one for Emiliana, as a way to get back into her home and protect her daughters.
34* ProperLady: Monica is an elegant, refined woman who usually wears refined and expensive clothing. This is {{Downplayed}} once she switches bodies.
35* {{Retirony}}: She announces she's retiring as a professional pianist to focus more on her family the very same day Elena decides to kill her.
36* RevelingInTheNewForm: Grows to become one as she gets comfortable with Adriana's younger body. She starts doing things such as [[SleepsInTheNude sleeping in the nude]], wearing more revealing clothes, and [[HeroicSeductress actively using her body to seduce others]].
37* SeeingThroughAnothersEyes: Due to her PsychicLink with Adriana, she starts seeing through her eyes.
38* TeamMom: Acts as a protective maternal figure for Maite and Valeria, which weirds them out as she ''looks'' the same age as her.
39* TraumaInducedAmnesia: After dying and ending up in Adriana's body, she is unable to remember the last few moments of her life, except for the fact that her daughters are in danger, so she remains unaware it was Elena and Gerardo who killed her for a long time.
40* UnfinishedBusiness: After dying, she doesn't recall it was Elena who killed her, but does recall someone threatening her daughters. When she comes BackFromTheDead in Adriana's body, she makes it her mission to keep them safe, and her soul leaves Adriana's body once they are.
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42[[/folder]]
43
44[[folder:Adriana Águilar]]
45[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/adriana_aguilar.jpg]]
46-> '''Played By:''' Creator/MariaElisaCamargo
47
48A modest young woman who works as a waitress in Mexico City and is Diego's fiancée.
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52* AlmostDeadGuy: PlayedWith. Her body is intact, but her soul separates from it and is possessed by Mónica's soul, with Adriana being effectively dead for most of the story. She comes back to normal at the end, after Mónica fulfills her UnfinishedBusiness.
53* BuxomBeautyStandard: Adriana's busty figure is one of the reasons why she's so desirable to men, something both Gerardo and his cousin comment on.
54* CoolBigSis: Was one for Jacinto and becomes one for Emiliana later in the story, when she gains control of her body again.
55* DudeMagnet: She gets a lot of men attracted to her, including Diego, Carlos, and Gerardo.
56* FanserviceWithASmile: She worked as a waitress at Carlos's bar and was very popular due to her beauty and sassy attitude.
57* GrandTheftMe: Due to her [[MagicalAccessory shamanic amulet]] being accidentally taken by Mónica, she ends up forming a PsychicLink with her and has her body possessed by Mónica after her death.
58* HappilyMarried: Marries Diego at the end of the story, and the epilogue shows they are very happy together.
59* HeadTurningBeauty: Men constantly fawn over how hot she is, and she ends up being the LustObject of many characters.
60* MsFanservice: She's a very attractive woman that often wears revealing clothes. Although ironically, she's in more {{Fanservice}} scenes when Mónica is inhabiting her body, than when she herself is.
61* NiceGirl: She's a cheerful woman who's defined by her kindness. The only people she doesn't act nice to are despicable people like Carlos.
62* OfficialCouple: With Diego, both of them having the healthiest and happiest relationship in the story.
63* {{Sleepwalking}}: She's prone to sleepwalking which also means her soul likes to "wander". A shaman gave her a [[MagicalAccessory amulet]] to keep her soul from wandering out of her body.
64* SpicyLatina: She's a beautiful Latina girl with a sassy attitude and fierce temper.
65* SpiritAdvisor: Appears several times to Diego as a spiritual vision, usually to encourage or guide him.
66* StarCrossedLovers: With Diego. Even by telenovela standards, they are kept apart by downright cruel (and supernatural) forces. Unlike most examples it’s the story’s protagonist who keeps them apart the most!
67* WorkingClassHero: [[BirdsOfAFeather Just like Diego]], she's an honest hard working girl with a heart of gold, which contrasts with most other characters who are richer, but lead much more troubled lives or are of questionable character.
68[[/folder]]
69
70[[folder:Diego Ochoa]]
71[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/diego_ochoa.jpg]]
72-> '''Played By:''' Creator/DavidChocarro
73
74A talented young mechanic and Adriana's fiancé.
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78* BadassInDistress: During his time on prison, Carlos tried to get him killed many times, but Diego manages to fight off his assassins.
79* ChickMagnet: Quite a few women become attracted to him, including Adriana, Maite and Valeria.
80* FrameUp: He ended up being framed for Jacinto's murder and is sent to prison for a while.
81* MrFanservice: A handsome man that gets quite a few {{Shirtless Scene}}s.
82* HonestyIsTheBestPolicy: He can be honest to a fault. When he ends up in the same apartment as Rodrigo, Maite and Valeria, he simply tells them the truth about his fugitive status and quest to find Adriana. Rodrigo almost ends up calling the cops on him, but he's convinced not to in the end.
83* TheIllegal: He ended up in America after escaping from prison, so he troubles as being a fugitive as well as an illegal.
84* NiceGuy: He's a kind, honest man, and becomes one of the few men to befriend Valeria after her [[RapeAsDrama traumatic experience]].
85* OfficialCouple: With Adriana, both of them having the healthiest and happiest relationship in the story.
86* SecretKeeper: He eventually finds out about Mónica's soul inhabiting Adriana's body, and becomes her ally after she promises to return Adriana's body after she resolves her UnfinishedBusiness.
87* SecretStabWound: He got a nasty stab wound in prison by one of Carlos's hitmen. During his time in America, he struggles to keep it hidden due to his status as TheIllegal and a fugitive since it would bring up awkward questions.
88* SelfMadeMan: He grew up in an abusive home, which he run away from and made his living working in a car washer, and eventually learned how to be a great mechanic.
89* StarCrossedLovers: With Adriana. Even by telenovela standards, they are kept apart by downright cruel (and supernatural) forces. Unlike most examples it’s the story’s protagonist who keeps them apart the most!
90* WorkingClassHero: [[BirdsOfAFeather Just like Adriana]], he's an honest hard working man with a heart of gold, which contrasts with most another character who are richer, but lead much more troubled lives or are of questionable character.
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94
95[[folder:Elena Serrano]]
96[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/elena_serrano.jpg]]
97-> '''Played By:''' Creator/VanessaVillela
98
99Mónica's niece and right-hand woman, who is secretly plotting to kill her and steal her fortune.
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103* AloofDarkHairedGirl: PlayedWith. She gives off this appearance to others, being an elegant dark-haired girl who's often haughty, cold and aloof. But her ''real'' personality is much more vicious and maniac.
104* AntagonisticOffspring: Towards her mother and foster parents.
105* ArchEnemy: First to Monica, then even more so to Camila, since she murders both her parents, sabotages her relationship, and steals all her property.
106* BrokenAce: She’s beautiful, intelligent, cultured, wealthy, and successful but her resentment and envy towards her family makes it impossible for her to enjoy her life.
107* BigBad: She is the primary antagonist of the story and is the one behind the events that drive plot, having killed Mónica and planning to steal her fortune from her daughters.
108* BitchInSheepsClothing: She pretended to be Mónica's kind [[TheDutifulDaughter dutiful niece]] while plotting behind her back her whole life. She only shows her true colors to Mónica when she's on her [[JustBetweenYouAndMe deathbed to taunt her]]. She keeps up the act for the rest of the family for a long time.
109* BrainyBrunette: She has long dark hair and is very intelligent and calculating.
110* CainAndAbel: For all intents and purposes she is the Cain to both her cousins’ Abel. Their fathers are even twin brothers, making them even closer than cousins.
111* ClingyJealousGirl: She is very possessive of Gerardo, despite the fact she's the one that put him up to seducing Mónica in the first place, and makes a habit of [[InterruptedIntimacy interrupting their intimacy]].
112* DaughterOfAWhore: A rare female example. Granted, Lorena never worked as a prostitute, but Elena treats as such, being a 60’s flower child hippie slut who slept with so many men she never knew the identity of Elena’s father. this left her with a serious chip on her shoulder.
113* EvilIsPetty: Her evil acts are fueled by resentment and envy rather than pure greed, and often goes out of her way to make the people she dislikes suffer.
114* EvilNiece: The plot of the telenovela boils down to this. Indeed she murders both her uncle and aunt.
115* FalseFriend: To Mónica and Camila, who both considered her a bastion of stability in the Serrano household, unaware she is actually the ''source'' of most of their troubles.
116* GirlFriday: She worked as Mónica's right-hand woman, helping her handler both her business and her personal life.
117* GreenEyedMonster: Her main motive for plotting against Mónica. She is was deeply envious of Mónica's glamorous life and felt like she lived on her shadow. When Mónica (in [[MsFanservice Adriana's body]] comes to work at the Serrano's estate, she's immediately jealous of her good looks.
118* HatesTheirParent: She hates both her real mother Lorena and her "adoptive" mother Mónica. Lorena due to her being an awful irresponsible parent that abandoned her, and Mónica due to [[GreenEyedMonster envious of her rich lifestyle]].
119* HerOwnWorstEnemy: Her schemes are very clever and tend to succeed, but she always ruins them with her jealousy, paranoia, and pettiness.
120* HowTheyTreatTheHelp: Elena enjoys demeaning and mistreating the Serrano employees whenever she can get away with it, all to satisfy her sense of superiority.
121* IconicItem: She often wears a chunky, gem-encrusted necklace, evocative of Cleopatra.
122* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Her greatest downfall is her resentment of her aunt's life. She hates that her own mother abandoned her, and had to live on Mónica's "charity", and grew up to resent her aunt and cousins despite them being generous to her.
123* ItsAllAboutMe: As far as Elena is concerned, the world and everything in it exists to serve her.
124* LadyMacbeth: Exaggerated. She even half murders a victim, then corners Gerardo into finishing him off.
125* LousyLoversAreLosers: She may be [[HeadTurningBeauty gorgeous]] and [[TheVamp seductive]] but it's heavily implied to be far worse than the SexGoddess that she thinks she is. While she enjoys pouncing on her [[UnholyMatrimony lover and partner-in-crime Gerardo]] (who ''is'' a SexGod due to his past as a gigolo), he doesn't really seem to enjoy it as much and is implied she [[AllTakeAndNoGive has him do all the work during sex]]. This becomes even more clear once [[LadykillerInLove starts an affair with the new Mónica]], with their lovemaking being shown to be passionate and mutually satisfied, while his scenes with Elena shown that ''she'' is satisfied but he's often stone-faced or putting on a fake smile.
126* ManipulativeBitch: She manipulates her whole family for years, while slowly plotting to rob them of everything. She always makes sure all her evil deeds get pinned on Mónica or even [[EvilVersusEvil Gerardo]] to make herself look better.
127* MasterPoisoner: She really knows her ways around sophisticated and untraceable poisons.
128* MsFanservice: She's is a beautiful woman who often wears elegant and revealing clothes, and has quite of few {{Lingerie Scene}}s.
129* MurderIsTheBestSolution: After she scores her first (accidental) kill, it goes downhill from there.
130* NumberTwo: She worked as Mónica's personal assistant in both the family business and her musical career.
131* ProperlyParanoid: She’s quite right to suspect the new governess from the start.
132* TheResenter: Big time. Anyone else’s happiness causes her duress.
133* RevealingCoverup: Her ways of trying to get rid of people that are suspicious of her just make her look more suspicious.
134* SevenDeadlySins: People frequently refer to her as a demon for the extent of her sinfulness.
135** Pride: She will not tolerate even the slightest insult to her superiority.
136** Envy: What drives her to hate and murder Monica.
137** Wrath: Her anger is downright murderous.
138** Sloth: She prefers not to get her hands dirty and has other do her work for her. She also feels entitled to the fruits of other’s labor.
139** Greed: She wants every last cent of Monica’s fortune.
140** Gluttony: She loves the finest things in life and is never satisfied.
141** Lust: She derives great pleasure from sex and the suffering of others.
142* StepfordSmiler: For years she feigned complaisance in front of the family she hated and resented, then her sanity spirals out of control.
143* SurpriseIncest: She seduced and slept with her uncle, Julián without either of them knowing about it.
144* TamperingWithFoodAndDrink: Her favorite trick which she constantly falls back on, is to slowly poison people by putting in their food or drink.
145* TheUnfettered: She has absolutely no limits or scruples.
146* UnholyMatrimony: She schemes together with her lover and partner, Gerardo. She even pushes for them to get married, uncaring of how scandalous that would look for the rest of the family.
147* UngratefulBitch: She ''loathes'' Mónica despite having [[ParentalSubstitute been raised by her like her own daughter]], feeling she was pitied by her and was living in her shadow.
148* TheVamp: She is not above using her good looks to seduce and manipulate others.
149* VictorySex: She often gets all hot and bothered after one of her evil schemes succeeds, and pounces on Gerardo for some celebratory sex.
150* VillainousBreakdown: Her paranoia causes her to become more and more unstable as the story progresses. She breaks down completely by the end when confronted by Mónica and ends up in jail being haunted by visions of Mónica.
151* WastedBeauty: Elena is a gorgeous woman, but people who get to know her tend to find it a waster since her personality is so repulsive.
152* WouldHurtAChild: She has no qualms about killing off her cousin Emiliana, who's till a child, in order to inherit her money.
153* {{Yandere}}: She killed Mónica's first husband Jorge when she seduced him, but still refused to leave Mónica for her and decides to kill Mónica when she thinks Gerardo starts having feelings for her.
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155
156[[folder:Gerardo Fonsi]]
157[[quoteright:328:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gerardo_fonsi.jpg]]
158-> '''Played By:''' Creator/JorgeLuisPila
159
160Mónica's second husband. Actually a gigolo hired by Elena to seduce Mónica and steal her fortune.
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164* TheAtoner: Late in the story, he tries to make up for what he did to the Serrano family and starts to manipulate Elena to keep Emilia and Camila safe from her.
165* BlackWidow: A rare male example. Subverted, in that he didn’t want to do it but went along with it after the fact.
166* ByronicHero: He’s very handsome, very smart, very charming, and wasted his life swindling wealthy women out of their money. He steadily grows to hate himself for this.
167* TheCasanova: He has a talent for seducing women, and used to be a gigolo before he married Mónica.
168* TheCharmer: He's skilled at getting people to like him.
169* CrazyJealousGuy: Acts very possessive of Mónica Arriaga during their affair, and is extremely jealous of her relationship with Diego.
170* TheDragon: He's Elena's primary collaborator and confidant in her schemes to steal her mother's fortune.
171* EvenEvilHasStandards: While he's one of the main antagonists of the story and something of a {{Jerkass}}, he's nowhere near as bad as Carlos or Elena and is always uncomfortable with the evil depths they sink to. As he himself says, he may be a swindler, but he's not a killer.
172* GoldDigger: He married Mónica for her money while having an affair with Elena behind her back. But he didn't actually want to ''kill'' Mónica and was perfectly happy with keeping the arrangement until she naturally passed away.
173* LadykillerInLove: He liked Mónica's personality, but wasn't that attracted to her. After she dies and starts inhabiting [[MsFanservice Adriana's]] body, he falls for her hard.
174* OnlyInItForTheMoney: He only got onboard Elena's plan for him to seduce her aunt so he could get a comfortable life.
175* PragmaticVillainy: Constantly butts head with Elena about her EvilIsPetty ways, as she's actually out to hurt and humiliate those she dislikes while Gerardo just wants a quiet, comfortable life.
176* RedemptionEqualsDeath: He's killed by Elena while trying to stop her from hurting the Serrano family.
177* RomancingTheWidow: Seduced and married Mónica after she spent 4 years of widowhood.
178* SecondLove: He became the second man Mónica fell in love with, and her second husband. Although she later finds out she was LovingAShadow.
179* SerialHomewrecker: He was sleeping with Elena while he was married to Mónica and then ironically slept with Mónica (as Mónica Arriaga) behind Elena's back. It's implied he did this a lot with other women in the past when he was a gigolo.
180* SexGod: Both Elena and Mónica consider him a great lover. Notably, he used to be a gigolo.
181* VideoWills: Before dying, he left a video will where he confesses all of his and Elena's crimes, while also giving Mónica a posthumous AnguishedDeclarationOfLove.
182[[/folder]]
183
184!!Other Characters
185
186[[folder:Camila Serrano]]
187[[quoteright:308:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/camila_serrano.jpg]]
188-> '''Played By:''' Creator/KendraSantacruz
189
190Mónica's eldest daughter.
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194* BetaCouple: With Ricardo.
195* BettyAndVeronica: She is the Betty in the Camila/Ricardo/Eileen LoveTriangle, being much less flirtatious and forward in the relationship.
196* BrokenPedestal: She had issues with her mother, who [[FamilyVersusCareer tended to prioritize her career over her family]], but still loved and admired her. But after her death, when she learns that her mother's will (which Elena faked) assigned most of her fortune to Gerardo and left her and Emiliana almost penniless, she starts wondering if her mother ever loved her at all. But by the end of the story, she learns that it was Elena's villainy all along and gets a RebuiltPedestal of her mother.
197* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Her LoveInterest, Ricardo grew up with her in the Serrano's estate and they were friends, despite him being the son of a servant.
198* DaddysGirl: She was much closer to her father than to her mother and took his death very badly.
199* DefrostingIceQueen: She has a good heart deep down, but is distrustful of strangers and treats them coldly until befriended.
200* FriendVersusLover: Gets into many fights with Ricardo when he starts accusing her cousin and friend Elena.
201* HatesTheirParent: She is resentful of her mother due to her constant absence and that she [[ParentWithNewParamour married another man]] after her father died. It turns into actual hate when Elena manipulates her into hating Mónica more after her death.
202* PartingWordsRegret: She had a nasty fight with her mother right before she died and felt immensely guilty about not having reconciled with her.
203* SpoiledSweet: She was shown to be like this in her youth, being a caring gentle girl who befriended the maid's son and was constantly spoiled by her parents. But her mother's successful career leading to constant absence and her father's depression and death made her [[CynicismCatalyst much more cynic]] as an adult.
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206
207[[folder:Emiliana Serrano]]
208[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/emiliana_serrano.jpg]]
209-> '''Played By:''' Creator/GalaMontes
210
211Mónica's youngest daughter.
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215* BreakTheCutie: She is a kind little girl who suffers a lot from Elena's cruelty.
216* BullyMagnet: She was bullied at school, and it only got worse after her mother died.
217* HomeschooledKids: Her bullying problem causes so much trouble at school that Lorena and Camila decide she needs to be home-schooled, and Selma takes the opportunity to offer Mónica as the PrivateTutor, putting her in a position where she's close to her daughters.
218* MoralityPet: For Gerardo, as the two actually have a good relationship.
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221
222[[folder:Lorena Serrano]]
223[[quoteright:228:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lorena_serrano_0.jpg]]
224-> '''Played By:''' Creator/KarenSenties
225
226 Mónica's sister and Elena's mother, who comes to live at the Serrano's estate after Mónica's death.
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230* BlackSheep: She's the black sheep of the Serrano family due to her irresponsible attitude and substance addiction.
231* TheChewToy: She is ''constantly'' berated by Elena on her many failings as a parent.
232* DesperatelyCravesAffection: She's rather desperate into getting redeemed in Elena's eyes for her failure as a mother. Elena takes advantage of this by manipulating her into being an UnwittingPawn in her schemes.
233* TheKlutz: Even without drinking, Lorana often screws up the simplest of tasks.
234* LadyDrunk: She's prone to drinking, and once almost killed little Elena by accidentally setting her house on fire while drunk.
235* {{Nephewism}}: Was named the legal guardian of Emiliana and Camila after Mónica's death, and she's eager to be a good guardian to them to pay back for Mónica having to raised Elena while Lorena was in rehab. Considering she was almost a stranger to them, they aren't very excited by the prospect.
236* ParentalAbandonment: After the fire incident, she went into rehab for her drinking problem but when she came out, Elena didn’t want anything to do with her and she just left her daughter with Mónica.
237* ReformedButRejected: Went to rehab for years to fix her substance addiction problem. But Elena wanted nothing to do with her when she came back and actually tempts her to go back into drinking again to discredit her.
238* SecretKeeper: Discovers early on that Elena is sleeping with Gerardo, but Elena guilts her into keeping it a secret.
239* UnwittingPawn: She's often used by Elena in her schemes. As time goes on, it becomes less unwitting and it's clear Lorena is just turning a blind eye to Elena's viciousness.
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242
243[[folder:Julián Larrea]]
244[[quoteright:245:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jorge_larrea.jpg]]
245-> '''Played By:''' Creator/JavierGomez
246
247Mónica's deceased first husband and father of her two daughters.
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251* AbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder: He loved his wife deeply, but when he felt abandoned by her due to her constant absence, he became unfaithful and ended up in a relationship with Elena while he was still married. But he still refused to leave Mónica, and ended up being killed by [[{{Yandere}} Elena]].
252* GoodParents: Was a good father to Camila while he was still alive.
253* PosthumousCharacter: He's long dead by the time his story arrives, but his presence is still felt by the scar his death left on Camila and Mónica as well as the fact he was murdered by Elena.
254* SelfMadeMan: He and his brother together started the winery business from scratch and that is now the main source of fortune for Julián's family.
255* SiblingTriangle: Was the winner in a LoveTriangle between himself, his brother and Mónica long before the story started.
256* SurpriseIncest: He never found out, but he ended up sleeping with his niece Elena, as she is Jorge's daughter.
257[[/folder]]
258
259[[folder:Jorge Larrea]]
260[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jorgelarrea.jpg]]
261-> '''Played By:''' Creator/JavierGomez
262
263Julián's twin brother.
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267* AngstySurvivingTwin: He wasn't actually close to his twin brother and they parted on bad terms, which is actually why his death causes him so much grief, they never got the chance to make up
268* HowTheyTreatTheHelp: He treats his employers and servants well, to the point he was good friends with the housekeeper Vicky, back before he left the country.
269* LukeIAmYourFather: It's revealed late in the story that he's Elena's father.
270* SelfMadeMan: He and his brother together started the winery business from scratch and that is now the main source of fortune for Julián's family.
271* SexForSolace: Ended up sleeping with Lorena after losing Mónica to his brother. Elena would end up being the result this one-night stand.
272* SiblingTriangle: Was the loser in a LoveTriangle between himself, his brother and Mónica long before the story started.
273* SpannerInTheWorks: His return becomes a huge threat for Elena and Gerardo's plans of acquiring Mónica's fortune and the Larrea vineyard, as he's the actual owner of those lands.
274* UnknownRelative: For Camila And Emiliana, since he departed and disappeared from the country after Mónica married his brother. They were barely aware of his existence.
275
276[[/folder]]
277
278[[folder:Martha Cantú]]
279[[quoteright:215:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/martha_cant.jpg]]
280-> '''Played By:''' Creator/GloriaPeralta
281
282Rodrigo's ex-wife and mother to Ricardo and Gabriel. Works as a housekeeper for the Serrano's estate and is a close friend to the family.
283
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286* KindlyHousekeeper: She is this for the Serrano family, being Mónica's personal friend and a mother figure for her daughters.
287* ParentalSubstitute: Due to Mónica's absence she was the primary maternal figure to Camila and Emiliana and practically raised them.
288* StrugglingSingleMother: After her husband, Rodrigo fell deep into alcoholism, she left him and took her children with her, and was only able to support both with Mónica's help.
289
290[[/folder]]
291
292[[folder:Ricardo Cantú]]
293[[quoteright:253:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ricardo_cant.jpg]]
294-> '''Played By:''' Creator/MartinBarba
295
296Martha and Rodrigo's eldest son. Studious and hard working.
297
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299
300* {{Bookworm}}: He is very studious, and enjoys reading and learning
301* BetaCouple: With Camila.
302* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Grew up together with his LoveInterest, Camila, in the Serrano's estate were they were friends, despite him being the son of a servant.
303* HatesTheirParent: He deeply resents his father for his failure to support his family and descent into alcoholism, and doesn't believe the story about his script being stolen, just that he's a failure. It's not until his career is sabotaged by Elena that he starts sympathizing with his father.
304* HeKnowsTooMuch: His family got targeted by Elena because he spotted her with a gun and he became suspicious of her.
305* InsecureLoveInterest: He cares a lot about the gap of social status between him and Camila and feels very insecure in their relationship.
306* SiblingYinYang: He's more introverted, proud, and temperamental, the opposite of his brother.
307* TheSmartGuy: He's very well-read and intelligent and is a law student and assists Camila in contesting Monica's false will that Gerardo and Elena made as well as being one of the first to suspect Elena is the mastermind behind all the bad stuff happening with the Serrano's.
308* SpottingTheThread: He's suspicious of Elena and is the first character to do the most work in trying to uncover her schemes. The fact she tries to sabotage his life after he starts doing only encourages him.
309
310[[/folder]]
311
312[[folder:Gabriel Cantú]]
313[[quoteright:208:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gabriel_cant.jpg]]
314-> '''Played By:''' Creator/JonathanFreudman
315
316Gabriel is Martha and Rodrigo's youngest son, known for his friendly attitude and skirt-chasing.
317
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319
320* TheCasanova: He's a big flirt and both Jennifer and Susana end up being attracted to him.
321* DistractedByTheSexy: He's prone to this which gets him to be easily manipulated and seduced by Elena.
322* FalseRapeAccusation: Was seduced and tricked by Elena into coming into her room while she was undressed, and she purposely made a scene and started screaming he was forcing himself into her. It gets him (and almost the rest of his family) expelled from the estate, as only his brother and father believe when he tells them it was a setup.
323* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Gabriel is the foolish sibling to Ricardo's responsible sibling. He's not studious like his brother and prefers spending his time chasing skirts and getting into trouble.
324* FriendToAllChildren: He's good friends with Emiliana, who feels lonely at her house after he's expelled.
325* LoveTriangle: Is in the center of one, involving Jennifer and Susana.
326* SiblingYinYang: He's more extroverted, humble, and easygoing, the opposite of his brother.
327* SmallSecludedWorld: Having lived most of his life in the Serrano Estate, he has some issues adapting to life at his father's house.
328
329[[/folder]]
330
331[[folder:Rodrigo Cantú]]
332[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rodrigocant.jpg]]
333-> '''Played By:''' Creator/GuillermoQuintanilla
334
335Martha's ex-husband. A poor and ambitious artist and screenwriter.
336
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338
339* TheAlcoholic: A recovering one by the time the story begins, but he's known to relapse into DrowningMySorrows.
340* {{Bookworm}}: Ricardo inherited his passion for reading from him. He even works in a bookstore.
341* DespairEventHorizon: Getting the credit for his successful screenplay stolen caused him to have a breakdown and descend into alcoholism and pessimism, which drove his family away.
342* DrowningMySorrows: Turned to the bottle due to his depression after his dream of being a film screenwriter failed. During his very first scene, he is very distressed when he learns of Mónica's death and starts drinking after a long period of sobriety.
343* FaceOfAThug: He looks rather mean and has a bulky appearance, but is actually a kindhearted intellectual at heart.
344* GeniusBookClub: He owns a bookstore due to his passion for books and is constantly seen reading classic literature.
345* StarvingArtist: His failed dream of being a film screenwriter led to him becoming one, and his wife Martha left him as fell deep into alcoholism and became unable to support his family.
346* StealingTheCredit: He wrote the script for a famous and successful movie, but ended up getting ripped off by the guy he worked with and ended up seeing no money or credit for its success, with people not even believing he was capable of writing it in the first place.
347* TakingTheBullet: Took a shot meant for Ricardo, after a random robber tried to steal from him.
348
349[[/folder]]
350
351[[folder:Victoria "Vicky" Andrade]]
352[[quoteright:216:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/victoria_andrade.jpg]]
353-> '''Played By:''' Creator/BeatrizMonroy
354
355The oldest housekeep at the Serrano's estate.
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358
359* {{Blackmail}}: Elena threatens her into being deported if she tries telling anyone about her seeing Elen covered in Julián's blood the day he died.
360* CharacterDeath: She is assassinated in cold blood by Elena late in the story.
361* TheIllegal: She's Mexican and her stay and American is illegal.
362* IntergenerationalFriendship: With Susana, the youngest housekeeper on the estate.
363* KindlyHousekeeper: The oldest housekeep at the estate, she's reserved but has a good heart and looks out for Susana
364* SecretKeeper: She knows Elena was involved in Julián's death as well as the affair between Elena and Gerardo, but keeps quiet since Elena threatened her.
365* SheKnowsTooMuch: At first Elena isn't worried about the things she knows, but when she finds out Jorge is good friends with her, she starts planning for her demise.
366
367[[/folder]]
368
369[[folder:Jennifer Andrade]]
370[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jenifer.jpg]]
371-> '''Played By:''' Creator/MariaElenaDavila
372
373A sweet and funny young woman who lives in downtown east LA and becomes Gabriel's girlfriend, but she is involved with bad company so she ends up getting into a lot of trouble.
374
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376
377* BettyAndVeronica: She is the Betty in the Jennifer/Gabriel/Susana LoveTriangle.
378* BelligerentSexualTension: Ends up bickering a lot with her LoveInterest Gabriel.
379* BreakHisHeartToSaveHim: She tries being mean to Gabriel to push him away so her ex-boyfriend gangster won't hurt him, but he can tell what she's doing.
380* GangBangers: Used to be the girlfriend of a gang leader, who still acts as if he's EntitledToHaveYou, giving Gabriel trouble for pursuing her.
381* StreetSmart: She's a clever girl, knowing her way around the streets and working as a street vendor. She mentors Gabriel at it too, after he's expelled from the Serrano Estate.
382
383[[/folder]]
384
385[[folder:Susana]]
386[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/susana.jpg]]
387-> '''Played By:''' Creator/DanielaMacias
388
389Susana is a young housekeeper at the Serrano's estate.
390
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392
393* ClingyJealousGirl: She's not pleased about Gabriel and Jennifer becoming a couple.
394* GossipyHens: She loves gossiping, frequently informing other characters about the going-ons in the Serrano estate.
395* IntergenerationalFriendship: With Vicky, the oldest housekeeper in the estate.
396* RelationshipRevolvingDoor: She had this kind of relationship with Gabriel before the story started.
397* UnwittingPawn: Elena takes advantage of her jealousy of Jennifer to manipulate into acting against her and Gabriel.
398
399[[/folder]]
400
401[[folder:Selma Carrasco]]
402[[quoteright:307:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/selma_carrasco.jpg]]
403-> '''Played By:''' Creator/MariselaGonzalez
404
405Selma is a renowned journalist and was Mónica's best friend in their youth.
406
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408
409* IntrepidReporter: {{Downplayed|Trope}}, she does a lot of risky stuff in her investigations against dangerous killers, but it's more for Mónica's sake than for professional ambition or a desire for exposing the truth.
410* OccultDetective: Selma is a paranormal ''reporter'' and hosts a show about paranormal activity.
411* OldFriend: She was an old friend from Mónica and Lorena, who fell out of touch. They reconnect right before the story starts, and [[ContrivedCoincidence thankfully for the plot]] is a paranormal journalist who helps Mónica during the soul switching business.
412* SecretKeeper: For most of the story she is the only one who knows Mónica's soul is inhabiting Adriana's body, since she's Mónica's friend ''and'' a paranormal reporter.
413* SkepticNoLonger: Despite hosting a paranormal show, she didn't actually believe it was real until Mónica's soul switch. It actually takes some effort from Mónica to get Selma to believe her, but she eventually does
414
415[[/folder]]
416
417[[folder:Eileen Parker Carrasco]]
418[[quoteright:347:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/eileen_parker_carrasco.jpg]]
419
420Selma's only daughter, a Broadway that returned home after living abroad for years.
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424* FriendToAllChildren: She quickly befriends Emiliana shortly after they met.
425* FunPersonified: Usually brightens the day of anyone she interacts with.
426* GenkiGirl: She's a very energetic girl that's fun of life, always overwhelming other characters.
427* InLoveWithLove: She's told this by her mother, causing Eileen jokes she saved her months in therapy.
428* ReallyGetsAround: She's said to have had many conquests throughout her youth.
429* TheTease: She's a shameless flirt, especially towards Ricardo.
430
431[[/folder]]
432
433[[folder:Maite Carvajal]]
434[[quoteright:230:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/maite_carvajal.jpg]]
435-> '''Played By:''' Creator/SilvanaArias
436
437Maite is one of the women that escape from Carlos's brothel with Monica.
438
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440* AngstWhatAngst: Unlike the other girls, she shows close to no trauma about her time at Carlo's brothel, and is shown to be boy crazy days after the ordeal.
441* TheIllegal: She's illegal in America, which is why she is reluctant to go to the police after they escape Carlo's brothel.
442* MotorMouth: Talks quite a lot and often very quickly, usually overwhelming the quiet and timid Valeria.
443* SexSlave: Was kidnapped and forced into prostitution by Carlos's men, along with Monica and Valeria.
444* ShipperOnDeck: For Valeria/Diego and later for Valeria/Eddie.
445* SpicyLatina: She's a Latina girl with a feisty, flirty attitude.
446* TheTease: She has a very flirtatious personality and is always pursuing men.
447* ThoseTwoGirls: She's often seen with Valeria and their stories are very interconnected.
448[[/folder]]
449
450[[folder:Valeria Martinez]]
451[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/valeria_martinez.jpg]]
452-> '''Played By:''' Creator/AlexandraPomales
453
454Valeria is one of the women that escape from Carlos's brothel with Monica.
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457
458* DefiledForever: She feels that she was forever ruined for love after her rape, though she gets over this attitude in the end with the help of her friends and LoveInterest Eddie.
459* DoesNotLikeMen: As a side-effect of her [[RapeAsDrama brutal rape]], she becomes deeply uncomfortable when dealing with most men.
460* HopelessSuitor: Has a hopeless crush on Diego, who doesn't return her feelings due to his enduring love for Adriana.
461* TheIllegal: She's illegal in America, which is why she is reluctant to go to the police after they escape Carlo's brothel.
462* NatureAdoresAVirgin: Was kidnapped by Carlos thugs due to her virginity and beauty making her very valuable for their brothel.
463* NiceGirl: She's a kind and gentle girl, who doesn't deserve all the awful things that happen to her during the story.
464* RapeLeadsToInsanity: After she has her virginity taken by force in Carlos's brothel, she becomes very traumatized, especially around men. Monica and Maite start saving money so she could go to a therapist.
465* SexSlave: Was kidnapped and forced into prostitution by Carlos's men, along with Monica and Maite.
466* ShrinkingViolet: She's very shy and reclusive and often has Maite doing the talking for her.
467* ThoseTwoGirls: She's often seen with Maite and their stories are very interconnected.
468* WickedStepfather: Is reluctant to go back home after she was [[SexSlave forced into prostitution]], since she knows he would blame her for it and beat her up.
469
470[[/folder]]
471
472[[folder:Carlos Ricalde]]
473[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/carlos_ricalde.jpg]]
474-> '''Played By:''' Creator/PlutarcoHaza
475
476Carlos Ricalde is a dangerous Mexican mafioso.
477
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479
480* ArchEnemy: Becomes this for Diego and Adriana.
481* CharacterDeath: He's shot and killed by Gerardo after he kidnaps Mónica and Emiliana.
482* TheDon: He's the head of a criminal organization, which includes gambling and a prostitution ring.
483* DownfallBySex: His lust for Adriana eventually brings his whole operation.
484* HateSink: Unlike Elena and Gerardo who have a few PetTheDog and SympathyForTheDevil moments, Carlos has no sympathetic traits.
485* HumanTraffickers: He's a gangster that leads a huge criminal operation that trafficks women from Mexico into America.
486* RevengeByProxy:
487** After he's scarred by Adriana. he swears revenge on her by keeping her alive but going after her loved ones to make her suffer, starting by having Jacinto killed.
488** When Monica fails in her attempt to escape his brothel, instead of punishing her he punishes her friend, Valeria, giving her to be raped by one of his clients.
489* AScarToRemember: During his AttemptedRape on Adriana, she fends him off and ends up leaving a nasty scar on his cheek. It infuriates him so much he switches from rape to murder, and almost kills her.
490* SmugSnake: He thinks he's much smarter than he actually is. When he leaves Mexico to pursue Adriana and the rest of the girls, he's much less of a threat than he was at the start and is reduced to being TheBrute for Elena.
491* SexualExtortion: When Adriana refuses his advances, he tricks his brother into being indebted to him and offers Adriana to pay back the debt by sleeping with him.
492[[/folder]]
493
494
495[[folder:Jacinto Aguilar]]
496[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jacinto_aguilar.jpg]]
497-> '''Played By:''' Creator/OscarPriego
498
499Jacinto is Adriana's younger brother.
500
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503* SacrificialLion: He's killed early in the story to establish Carlos ruthlessness and an AnyoneCanDie feeling to the plot.
504* SlashedThroat: Gets his throat slashed by one of Carlos's goons, as [[RevengeByProxy revenge for his sister having scarred Carlos]].
505* TrappedByGamblingDebts: Adriana's younger brother Jacinto He uses the hard-earned money his sister makes for him to go to medical school on gambling, so he can make easy money and have her stop working for Carlos, but he gets deep into debt with Carlos instead, who happily takes advantage of it.
506* WeHardlyKnewYe: Ends up killed in the first few episodes without getting mcuh focus.
507[[/folder]]
508
509[[folder:Ernesto Fonsi]]
510[[quoteright:278:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ernesto_fonsi.jpg]]
511-> '''Played By:''' Creator/AdrianCarvajal
512
513Ernesto is Gerardo's younger brother and his partner in crime.
514
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516
517* CasanovaWannabe: He tries, but it's nowhere near as good as seducing women as his brother is.
518* TheDragon: For Gerardo and Elena, he ultimately sides with his brother when Gerardo and Elena start clashing.
519* SiblingTeam: Works together with his brother Gerardo in running their cons.
520
521[[/folder]]
522
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