Doménica Montero is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carlos Bardasano for TelevisaUnivision. It is based on the 1978 telenovela of the same name, itself an adaptation of the 1972 Venezuelan telenovela La doña. The series stars Angelique Boyer, Marcus Ornellas, Scarlet Gruber and Brandon Peniche. It aired on Univision from 8 December 2025 to 17 February 2026. In Mexico, the series aired on Las Estrellas from 19 January 2026 to 27 March 2026.
Plot Doménica Montero is a renowned and respected businesswoman in Puebla. She has made her life a platform for supporting those most in need. An orphan since she was seven, she was raised by her aunt Pilar alongside her cousin Kiara, an envious and manipulative woman who feigns affection while plotting against her. Doménica falls in love with Max Languer, an apparent restaurant entrepreneur who charms her and convinces her to marry him. But Max, in cahoots with Kiara, his lover, only wants to steal her fortune. On her wedding day, Doménica is abandoned at the altar, and the scandal becomes national news thanks to a campaign orchestrated by Kiara, who ridicules her as "La Abandonada" (The Abandoned One).
Humiliated, betrayed, and made the target of widespread gossip, Doménica leaves Puebla and takes refuge in La Joya, an old coffee plantation inherited from her parents, which she symbolically renames La Abandonada. There, ready to start from scratch, she confronts Genaro Peña, a corrupt foreman who has run the property with shady dealings. In this new rural setting, Doménica meets Luis Fernando, the owner of the neighboring estate, Espejo de Luna. A widower with a painful past, he has also returned to the countryside with the aim of recovering the property that belonged to his father.
An explosive relationship develops between Doménica and Luis Fernando, marked by pride, misunderstandings, and a growing attraction. As they fight over land and boundaries, they also discover that they share a common desire: to rebuild, heal, and give new meaning to their lives. However, when Doménica begins to open her heart, her past returns to threaten everything. Max reappears, trying to win Doménica back.
Cast Main Angelique Boyer as Doménica Montero Rivas Marcus Ornellas as Luis Fernando Jiménez Lara Scarlet Gruber as Kiara Salerno Rivas Brandon Peniche as Genaro Peña López Diego Amozurrutia as Max Languer de la Vega Arcelia Ramírez as Nicolasa González Díaz Alberto Estrella as Prudencio Pérez Hernández Nuria Bages as Mercedes Lara Alejandro Tommasi as Andrés Solana Cruz Veronica Merchant as Pilar Rivas Peraza Alejandro Ávila as Gabriel Cadena Ruiz Paola Toyos as Herminia Ortiz de Cadena Javier Ponce as Osvaldo Cadena Ortiz Renata Rivas as María Cadena Ortiz Arleth Terán as Fuensanta Ordaz de Acosta Fermín Martínez as Cosme Acosta Juárez María Fernanda García as Diana Torres Gonzalo Peña as Roberto Sangenís Gaby Mellado as Blanca Aranda Mayo José Manuel Rincón as Ernesto Solana Macías Daniela Cordero as Silvia Domínguez Buitrón Regina Villaverde as Adelaida Nava Pérez Graco Sendel as Pedro Sánchez Molina Ana de Villa as Nieves Peña Gómez Boris Duflos as Bartolo Reyes Silva Olivia Duflos as Rosita Reyes Zúñiga María de Villa as Tomasa Zúñiga de Silva Iván Ochoa as Pánfilo Castillo Néstor Rodulfo as Roque Cárdenas Javo Benitez as Simón Rojas
Recurring and guest stars Alejandra Robles Gil as Paula Estefanía Villarreal as Gina Ligia Uriarte as Sofía Pilar Ixquic Mata as Agata Abril Schreiber as Elisa Montes Fernando Ciangherotti as Olivier Leonardo Daniel as José Rebollo Flores Otto Sirgo as Judge Marcelo Córdoba as Sebastián Juan Carlos Colombo as Father Serafín César Évora as Señor Valverde Ahmed García as Rafita Fátima Tejeda as Lupita Camila Méndez as Julia Eduardo Reza as Dr. Ramiro Beristain
Production On 26 April 2025, it was announced that Angelique Boyer would star in a remake of the 1978 telenovela Doménica Montero. On 9 May 2025, Scarlet Gruber was announced as the antagonist of the story. On 13 May 2025, the telenovela was presented at TelevisaUnivision's upfront for the 2025–2026 television season. The following week, Marcus Ornellas and Brandon Peniche were announced to star opposite of Boyer. A cast list was published on 13 June 2025. Filming of the telenovela took place from 4 July to 24 October 2025.
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Release Doménica Montero premiered first in the United States on Univision on 8 December 2025. In Mexico, the series premiered on Las Estrellas on 19 January 2026.
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