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* MuggingtheMonster: Throughout the show, Romano tries to get revenge on Bernarda for having destroyed his parents' marriage and stealing part of his inheritance. [[spoiler: When she runs over his pregnant girlfriend and kills his son son, he loses his mind and corners her. But as he started to pull the trigger, a car headlight appeared, distracting them both. She takes advantage of the carelessness and pushes him away and shoots him at point blank range, killing him.]]
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* ParentalFavoritism: While she never experienced true parental love in any sense from Bernarda, Eugenia wasn't exactly treated like a human flu sick in the way that Carlota was. Plus, Bernarda viewed her as potentially able to achieve something in life, while Bernarda viewed Carlota as an "inutil" (useless/good-for-nothing/etc.).
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* Mugging the Monster: MuggingtheMonster: Throughout the show, Romano tries to get revenge on Bernarda for having destroyed his parents' marriage and stealing part of his inheritance. [[spoiler: When she kills his son he loses his mind and corners her. But as he started to pull the trigger, a car headlight appeared, distracting them both. She takes advantage of the carelessness and pushes him away and shoots him at point blank range, killing him.]]
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* ParentalFavoritism: While she never experienced true parental love in any sense from Bernarda, Eugenia wasn't exactly treated like a human cancer in the way that Carlota was. Plus, Bernarda viewed her as potentially able to achieve something in life, while Bernarda viewed Carlota as an "inutil" (useless/good-for-nothing/etc.).
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* ParentalFavoritism: While she never experienced true parental love in any sense from Bernarda, Eugenia wasn't exactly treated like a human cancer flu in the way that Carlota was. Plus, Bernarda viewed her as potentially able to achieve something in life, while Bernarda viewed Carlota as an "inutil" (useless/good-for-nothing/etc.).
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* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Bernarda's ending. Let's see, she ruins a marriage (which caused [[TheUnfavorite Carlota]] to be born, mistreated both of her daughters all their lives, indirectly caused [[ParentalFavoritism Eugenia's]] death, ruined Carlota's romance with Alvaro, lied to her about Alvaro's whereabouts, murdered her best friend, her stepson and lover, her step-grandson (by running over his pregnant wife), and other people, ALL FOR MONEY.]]
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* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Bernarda's ending. Let's see, she ruins a marriage (which caused [[TheUnfavorite Carlota]] to be born, mistreated both of her daughters all their lives, indirectly caused [[ParentalFavoritism Eugenia's]] death, ruined Carlota's romance with Alvaro, lied to her about Alvaro's whereabouts, murdered her best friend, her stepson and lover, her step-grandson (by running over his pregnant wife), a PREGNANT WOMAN), and other people, ALL FOR MONEY.]]MONEY. And in the end, she got away with it. Enjoying the company of handsome and rich young guys]]
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* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Bernarda's ending. Let's see, she ruins a marriage (which caused [[TheUnfavorite Carlota]] to be born, mistreated both of her daughters all their lives, indirectly caused [[ParentalFavoritism Eugenia's]] death, ruined Carlota's romance with Alvaro, lied to her about Alvaro's whereabouts, murdered a whole bunch of people, ALL FOR MONEY.]]
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* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Bernarda's ending. Let's see, she ruins a marriage (which caused [[TheUnfavorite Carlota]] to be born, mistreated both of her daughters all their lives, indirectly caused [[ParentalFavoritism Eugenia's]] death, ruined Carlota's romance with Alvaro, lied to her about Alvaro's whereabouts, murdered a whole bunch of her best friend, her stepson and lover, her step-grandson (by running over his pregnant wife), and other people, ALL FOR MONEY.]]
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* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Adrian loves his parents, especially his mother VERY much. [[BerserkButton NEVER EVER EVER even THINK of harming or insulting either one of them in front of him.]] [[spoiler: Let's say Cordelia had to learn the ultimate lesson by doing so...]]
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* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Adrian loves his parents, especially his foster mother VERY much. [[BerserkButton NEVER EVER EVER even THINK of harming or insulting either one of them in front of him.]] [[spoiler: Let's say Cordelia had to learn the ultimate lesson by doing so...]]
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It is a twin drama with a new twist. The characters, Carlota and Cordelia, really aren't twins, but [[IdenticalStranger doppelgangers]]. Carlota is [[NaiveEverygirl sweet and innocent]], raised by her [[GoldDigger greedy]] and [[AbusiveParents abusive]] mother [[EvilMatriarch Bernarda]], while Cordelia is [[AlphaBitch cruel, manipulative,]] and [[GoldDigger willing to do what is necessary to get what she wants]]. Carlota meets Alvaro one day and they fall in love. Bernarda, of course, objects to this and does what she can to separate them. She succeeds, and 10 years later, [[OneTruePairing she still hasn't gotten over him]]. Alvaro, however, has married Cordelia and they have a daughter together. Cordelia [[AbusiveParents treats the daughter with contempt]] and feels stuck in the marriage. She [[YourCheatingHeart sees other men on the side, including Alvaro's adopted brother Adrian]]! Eventually, fate will bring Carlota and Alvaro together again one day.
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It is a twin drama with a new twist. The characters, Carlota and Cordelia, really aren't twins, but [[IdenticalStranger doppelgangers]]. Carlota is [[NaiveEverygirl sweet and innocent]], raised by her [[GoldDigger greedy]] and [[AbusiveParents abusive]] mother [[EvilMatriarch Bernarda]], while Cordelia is [[AlphaBitch cruel, manipulative,]] and [[GoldDigger willing to do what is necessary to get what she wants]]. Carlota meets Alvaro one day and they fall in love. Bernarda, of course, objects to this and does what she can to separate them. She succeeds, and 10 years later, [[OneTruePairing she still hasn't gotten over him]]. Alvaro, however, has married Cordelia and they have a daughter together. Cordelia [[AbusiveParents treats the daughter with contempt]] and feels stuck in the marriage. She [[YourCheatingHeart sees other men on the side, including Alvaro's adopted brother Adrian]]! Adrian! Eventually, fate will bring Carlota and Alvaro together again one day.
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''La Otra'' is a Mexican {{telenovela}} that aired in 2002. It stars the beauty queen [[MsFanservice Yadhira Carrillo]], heartthrob Juan Soler, and senior actress Jacqueline Andere.
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It is a twin drama with a new twist. The characters, Carlota and Cordelia, really aren't twins, but [[IdenticalStranger doppelgangers]]. Carlota is [[NaiveEverygirl sweet and innocent]], raised by her [[GoldDigger greedy]] and [[AbusiveParents abusive]] mother [[EvilMatriarch Bernarda]], while Cordelia is [[AlphaBitch cruel, manipulative,]] and [[GoldDigger willing to do what is necessary to get what she wants]]. Carlota meets Alvaro one day and they fall in love. Bernarda, of course, objects to this and does what she can to separate them. She succeeds, and 10 years later, [[OneTruePairing she still hasn't gotten over him]]. Alvaro, however, has married Cordelia and they have a daughter together. Cordelia [[AbusiveParents treats the daughter with contempt]] and feels stuck in the marriage. She [[YourCheatingHeart sees other men on the side, including Alvaro's adopted brother Adrian]]! Eventually, fate will bring Carlota and Alvaro together again one day, [[spoiler: via a {{TwinSwitch}}]].
This novela, [[ScrewedByTheNetwork while not receiving the highest ratings]], [[JusticeWillPrevail it won the award for Best Telenovela of 2002, and Yadhira won for Best Actress]]. It has also [[CultClassic gained a dedicated following among telenovela fans on the Internet]].
This novela, [[ScrewedByTheNetwork while not receiving the highest ratings]], [[JusticeWillPrevail it won the award for Best Telenovela of 2002, and Yadhira won for Best Actress]]. It has also [[CultClassic gained a dedicated following among telenovela fans on the Internet]].
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It is a twin drama with a new twist. The characters, Carlota and Cordelia, really aren't twins, but [[IdenticalStranger doppelgangers]]. Carlota is [[NaiveEverygirl sweet and innocent]], raised by her [[GoldDigger greedy]] and [[AbusiveParents abusive]] mother [[EvilMatriarch Bernarda]], while Cordelia is [[AlphaBitch cruel, manipulative,]] and [[GoldDigger willing to do what is necessary to get what she wants]]. Carlota meets Alvaro one day and they fall in love. Bernarda, of course, objects to this and does what she can to separate them. She succeeds, and 10 years later, [[OneTruePairing she still hasn't gotten over him]]. Alvaro, however, has married Cordelia and they have a daughter together. Cordelia [[AbusiveParents treats the daughter with contempt]] and feels stuck in the marriage. She [[YourCheatingHeart sees other men on the side, including Alvaro's adopted brother Adrian]]! Eventually, fate will bring Carlota and Alvaro together again one day, [[spoiler: via a {{TwinSwitch}}]].
This novela, [[ScrewedByTheNetwork while not receiving the highest ratings]], [[JusticeWillPrevail it won the award for Best Telenovela of 2002, and Yadhira won for Best Actress]]. It has also [[CultClassic gained a dedicated following among telenovela fans on the Internet]].
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''La Otra'' is a Mexican {{telenovela}} that aired on 2002. It stars the beauty queen [[MsFanservice Yadhira Carrillo]], Juan Soler, and senior actress Jacqueline Andere.
It is a twin drama with a new twist. The characters, Carlota and Cordelia, really aren't twins, but [[IdenticalStranger doppelgangers]]. Carlota is [[NaiveEverygirl sweet and innocent]], raised by her [[GoldDigger greedy]] and [[AbusiveParents abusive]] mother [[EvilMatriarch Bernarda]], while Cordelia is [[AlphaBitch cruel, manipulative,]] and [[GoldDigger willing to do what is necessary to get what she wants]]. Carlota meets Alvaro one day and they fall in love. Bernarda, of course, objects to this and does what she can to separate them. She succeeds, and 10 years later, [[OneTruePairing she still hasn't gotten over him]]. Alvaro, however, has married Cordelia and they have a daughter together. Cordelia [[AbusiveParents treats the daughter with contempt]] and feels stuck in the marriage. She [[YourCheatingHeart sees other men on the side, including Alvaro's adopted brother Adrian]]! Eventually, fate will bring Carlota and Alvaro together again one day, [[spoiler: via a {{TwinSwitch}}]].
This novela, [[ScrewedByTheNetwork while not receiving the highest ratings]], [[JusticeWillPrevail it won the award for Best Telenovela of 2002, and Yadhira won for Best Actress]]. It has also [[CultClassic gained a dedicated following among telenovela fans on the Internet]].
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!!This show provides examples of:
* [[AbusiveParents Abusive Mother]]: Bernarda to Carlota and Eugenia.
* AlphaBitch: Apolonia, Bernarda, Cordelia, Sabina
* BrotherSisterIncest: Bernarda lies to Eugenia and says that Roman, the man that got her pregnant, is her brother.
* CultClassic: It has a very devoted following on telenovela Internet forums. Oh, and don't ever talk badly about the show on there, [[BerserkButton lest you incur the fans' wrath]].
* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Adrian loves his parents, especially his mother VERY much. [[BerserkButton NEVER EVER EVER even THINK of harming or insulting either one of them in front of him.]] [[spoiler: Let's say Cordelia had to learn the ultimate lesson by doing so...]]
* EvilMatriarch: Bernarda, Bernarda, Bernarda.
* EvilTwin: Cordelia
* HappilyAdopted: Adrian
* IdenticalStranger: The entire premise of the show.
* ItWasADarkAndStormyNight: The opening scene of the first episode.
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Bernarda's ending. Let's see, she ruins a marriage (which caused [[TheUnfavorite Carlota]] to be born, mistreated both of her daughters all their lives, indirectly caused [[ParentalFavoritism Eugenia's]] death, ruined Carlota's romance with Alvaro, lied to her about Alvaro's whereabouts, murdered a whole bunch of people, ALL FOR MONEY.]]
* KillItWithFire: [[spoiler: Apolonia sets fire to a shed while the kids are in there, and Juan Pedro goes in to rescue them. He manages to save the kids, but dies of smoke inhalation.]]
* TheKlutz: Natalia. Cordelia happens to be the victim of Natalia's clumsiness most of the time, which really pushes her {{BerserkButton}}, causing her to go into [[AbusiveParents mean mother]] mode.
* MeaningfulName: A few fans have pointed out that if you take out the "C" in Carlota's name, it's an anagram for the show's title.
* MsFanservice: Cordelia provides this non-stop.
* ParentalFavoritism: While she never experienced true parental love in any sense from Bernarda, Eugenia wasn't exactly treated like a human cancer in the way that Carlota was. Plus, Bernarda viewed her as potentially able to achieve something in life, while Bernarda viewed Carlota as an "inutil" (useless/good-for-nothing/etc.).
* ReallyGetsAround: Cordelia
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler: Sabina]]
* RichInDollarsPoorInSense: Alvaro. [[spoiler: As time went on during the {{TwinSwitch}} mentioned below, nearly everyone on the ranch has figured out that "Cordelia" is really Carlota. However, Alvaro never figured that out, and didn't find out until his fiancee had to tell him]]
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: When it was aired in the United States. Univision relegated this show to the afternoon time slots, when the show was worthy of a primetime hour.
* SheCleansUpNicely: Carlota. In the first three weeks of the show (the prologue period), Carlota looks plain and homely. When the show switches to the present and the main plot actually begins, she looks much better, especially when she manages to escape her mother's clutches.
* SleeperHit: It received moderate ratings in Mexico in 2002, but it went on to win the award for Best Telenovela of 2002. And Yadhira won Best Actress for her dual role.
* {{Telenovela}}: Duuuuhhhh.
* [[spoiler: TwinSwitch: After Cordelia is murdered by Adrian, he goes to Carlota and asks her to take her place. She does go to the ranch, and all hell breaks loose from that point on.]]
* TheUnfavorite: Poor Carlota...
* VacationEpisode: For five episodes, actually.
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It is a twin drama with a new twist. The characters, Carlota and Cordelia, really aren't twins, but [[IdenticalStranger doppelgangers]]. Carlota is [[NaiveEverygirl sweet and innocent]], raised by her [[GoldDigger greedy]] and [[AbusiveParents abusive]] mother [[EvilMatriarch Bernarda]], while Cordelia is [[AlphaBitch cruel, manipulative,]] and [[GoldDigger willing to do what is necessary to get what she wants]]. Carlota meets Alvaro one day and they fall in love. Bernarda, of course, objects to this and does what she can to separate them. She succeeds, and 10 years later, [[OneTruePairing she still hasn't gotten over him]]. Alvaro, however, has married Cordelia and they have a daughter together. Cordelia [[AbusiveParents treats the daughter with contempt]] and feels stuck in the marriage. She [[YourCheatingHeart sees other men on the side, including Alvaro's adopted brother Adrian]]! Eventually, fate will bring Carlota and Alvaro together again one day, [[spoiler: via a {{TwinSwitch}}]].
This novela, [[ScrewedByTheNetwork while not receiving the highest ratings]], [[JusticeWillPrevail it won the award for Best Telenovela of 2002, and Yadhira won for Best Actress]]. It has also [[CultClassic gained a dedicated following among telenovela fans on the Internet]].
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!!This show provides examples of:
* [[AbusiveParents Abusive Mother]]: Bernarda to Carlota and Eugenia.
* AlphaBitch: Apolonia, Bernarda, Cordelia, Sabina
* BrotherSisterIncest: Bernarda lies to Eugenia and says that Roman, the man that got her pregnant, is her brother.
* CultClassic: It has a very devoted following on telenovela Internet forums. Oh, and don't ever talk badly about the show on there, [[BerserkButton lest you incur the fans' wrath]].
* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Adrian loves his parents, especially his mother VERY much. [[BerserkButton NEVER EVER EVER even THINK of harming or insulting either one of them in front of him.]] [[spoiler: Let's say Cordelia had to learn the ultimate lesson by doing so...]]
* EvilMatriarch: Bernarda, Bernarda, Bernarda.
* EvilTwin: Cordelia
* HappilyAdopted: Adrian
* IdenticalStranger: The entire premise of the show.
* ItWasADarkAndStormyNight: The opening scene of the first episode.
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Bernarda's ending. Let's see, she ruins a marriage (which caused [[TheUnfavorite Carlota]] to be born, mistreated both of her daughters all their lives, indirectly caused [[ParentalFavoritism Eugenia's]] death, ruined Carlota's romance with Alvaro, lied to her about Alvaro's whereabouts, murdered a whole bunch of people, ALL FOR MONEY.]]
* KillItWithFire: [[spoiler: Apolonia sets fire to a shed while the kids are in there, and Juan Pedro goes in to rescue them. He manages to save the kids, but dies of smoke inhalation.]]
* TheKlutz: Natalia. Cordelia happens to be the victim of Natalia's clumsiness most of the time, which really pushes her {{BerserkButton}}, causing her to go into [[AbusiveParents mean mother]] mode.
* MeaningfulName: A few fans have pointed out that if you take out the "C" in Carlota's name, it's an anagram for the show's title.
* MsFanservice: Cordelia provides this non-stop.
* ParentalFavoritism: While she never experienced true parental love in any sense from Bernarda, Eugenia wasn't exactly treated like a human cancer in the way that Carlota was. Plus, Bernarda viewed her as potentially able to achieve something in life, while Bernarda viewed Carlota as an "inutil" (useless/good-for-nothing/etc.).
* ReallyGetsAround: Cordelia
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler: Sabina]]
* RichInDollarsPoorInSense: Alvaro. [[spoiler: As time went on during the {{TwinSwitch}} mentioned below, nearly everyone on the ranch has figured out that "Cordelia" is really Carlota. However, Alvaro never figured that out, and didn't find out until his fiancee had to tell him]]
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: When it was aired in the United States. Univision relegated this show to the afternoon time slots, when the show was worthy of a primetime hour.
* SheCleansUpNicely: Carlota. In the first three weeks of the show (the prologue period), Carlota looks plain and homely. When the show switches to the present and the main plot actually begins, she looks much better, especially when she manages to escape her mother's clutches.
* SleeperHit: It received moderate ratings in Mexico in 2002, but it went on to win the award for Best Telenovela of 2002. And Yadhira won Best Actress for her dual role.
* {{Telenovela}}: Duuuuhhhh.
* [[spoiler: TwinSwitch: After Cordelia is murdered by Adrian, he goes to Carlota and asks her to take her place. She does go to the ranch, and all hell breaks loose from that point on.]]
* TheUnfavorite: Poor Carlota...
* VacationEpisode: For five episodes, actually.
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