The Stray Cat Explained

Native Name:La Gata
Genre:Telenovela
Open Theme:"Vas a querer volver" performed by Maite Perroni[1]
Country:Mexico
Language:Spanish
Num Episodes:121
Executive Producer:Nathalie Lartilleux
Producer:Leticia Díaz
Network:Canal de las Estrellas

The Stray Cat (Original title: La Gata;) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Nathalie Lartilleux for Televisa. It is a remake of the Venezuelan telenovela La Gata, produced in 1968.[2]

Maite Perroni, Daniel Arenas[3] [4] and Laura Zapata[5] star in the lead roles.

Plot

The story takes place in the outskirts of Mexico City, where a 12-year-old girl named Esmeralda lives; she is always "disheveled and dirty" like a "Stray Cat" (una "gata"). Esmeralda is a young girl from a poor neighbourhood who grew up without her parents and learned to be happy with what little she had. She was raised from childhood by an elderly woman named Mrs. Rita who exploited her by making her go ask alms, sell candy and newspapers. Esmeralda could neither read nor write. She meets Pablo Martínez-Negrete, a high society rich boy who teaches her to read and write and with whom she becomes friends. Since then, Esmeralda notices that he is the first person to call her by her name and the first one who really truly cares for her. But Pablo's mother, Lorenza, opposes his friendship with "The Stray Cat".

Several years later, Esmeralda grows up and becomes a beautiful young woman who has not changed since childhood. Pablo realizes that he sees "The Stray Cat" as more than a friend and feels confused as to what he truly feels for her. Esmeralda starts looking for job thanks to Pablo, since she does not want to keep asking for alms and she does not want Pablo to keep giving her money. Lorenza strongly opposes the friendship between her son and Esmeralda and alienates her from him. Pablo is pushed to fall in love with Mónica, a girl who comes from "a good social position" and is also his "cousin".

Agustín, Pablo's father, convinces Pablo that he should study for his master's degree abroad and marry Mónica once he returns, a trick to separate him from Esmeralda. Pablo and Esmeralda decide to marry secretly before he goes abroad. From New York City, Pablo emails his father asking him to help him fix travel papers for Esmeralda so she can reunite with him there. Pablo's father pretends to want to help him but has no interest in doing so.

After several months, Esmeralda gives birth to twins, a boy and a girl. Doña Rita, who has always sought to benefit from "The Stray Cat", forces her to marry Doménico "El Italiano" Almonte. Esmeralda, having no other solution, agrees to marry him only to purchase medicine for her daughter, Leticia, who is sick.

"El Silencioso", Esmeralda's biological father, gets out of jail and vows to take revenge on those who locked him up unjustly for using self-defense. Esmeralda later meets him, but ignores her true origin. The man takes her into his house and promises her that he wants to be a father to her and a grandfather to her children. Pablo returns from abroad to marry Mónica, believing Esmeralda had betrayed him. He thinks that the twins are not his and that she has a relationship with "El Silencioso". "The Stray Cat" will have to use her strong character to get Pablo's love back.

Cast

Main

Secondary

Guest star

Mexico broadcast

La gata premiered on May 5, 2014, and earned 17.7 points of rating in its 4 p.m. time slot. It was the third highest rated telenovela of the evening on Canal de las Estrellas.[7] Univision started broadcasting La Gata in the United States on September 1, 2014, weeknights at 7pm/6c replacing De que te quiero, te quiero. The last episode was broadcast on February 13, 2015, with La sombra del pasado replacing it on February 16, 2015.

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominatedResult
2014Kids Choice Awards México[9] [10] Favorite ActressMaite Perroni
People en Español Awards[11] [12] Best TelenovelaLa Gata
Best ActressMaite Perroni
Heartthrob of the YearDaniel Arenas
The Meanest Bad GirlLaura Zapata
Best On-Screen ChemistryMaite Perroni
Daniel Arenas
TV Adicto Golden Awards[13] Best International StarLaura Zapata
Best Female LeadMaite Perroni
2015TVyNovelas Awards[14] [15] Best ActressMaite Perroni
Best ActorDaniel Arenas
Best Leading ActorManuel Ojeda
Best Co-lead ActorPatricio Castillo
Juventud Awards[16] [17] Favorite Female ProtagonistMaite Perroni
Favorite Male ProtagonistDaniel Arenas
Best Telenovela Theme"Vas a querer volver"
performed by Maite Perroni

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Woodside. Maxine. "Vas a querer volver" tema musical de "La Ggata".. .radioformula.com.mx. Grupo Fórmula. 19 April 2017. Spanish.
  2. http://novelalounge.com/nn/2013/10/21/maite-perroni-podria-ser-la-gata-junto-a-daniel-arenas-en-telenovela-de-nathalie-lartilleux/ Maite Perroni podría ser "La Gata" junto a Daniel Arenas en telenovela de Nathalie Lartilleux
  3. Web site: 2014-02-14 . Inician grabaciones de "La Gata"; Maite Perroni y Daniel Arenas dan claquetazo! (VIDEO) . 2025-01-14 . NovelaLounge . en-US.
  4. http://www.radioformula.com.mx/notas.asp?Idn=375642 Confirmada Maite Perroni para estelarizar "La Gata". Con Maxine Woodside
  5. Web site: Laura Zapata será la villana en la nueva versión de "La Gata" - TVNotas ¡Irresistible! . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305011945/http://www.tvnotas.com.mx/2013/12/03/C-56778-laura-zapata-sera-la-villana-en-la-nueva-version-de-la-gata.php . 2016-03-05 . 2025-01-14 . www.tvnotas.com.mx.
  6. Web site: Gisella y Esmeralda se pelearán por Pablo| Móvil . 2014-07-13 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714164700/http://m.televisa.com/telenovelas/la-gata/noticias/727752/llega-nueva-villana-gata/ . 2014-07-14 .
  7. News: Reyes. Lupita. La Gata no convenció en su primer capítulo. Yahoo. October 19, 2014. es. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140812171536/https://es-us.celebridades.yahoo.com/blogs/artista-momento/la-gata-no-convenci%C3%B3-en-su-primer-cap%C3%ADtulo-171241936.html. August 12, 2014.
  8. Web site: Martínez. Lupita. La Gata promedios y rating de capítulos. October 19, 2014. es. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140221060816/http://lupitamartineza.com/estadisticasTelenovelas.html. February 21, 2014.
  9. Web site: Souza. Nielsen. Nickelodeon revela los nominados a los Kids' Choice Awards México 2014. anmtvla.com. 6 April 2017. es. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160326055416/http://www.anmtvla.com/2014/08/nickelodeon-los-nominados-los-kids.html. 26 March 2016.
  10. Web site: Kids Choice Awards México: La lista completa de ganadores. peru.com. 26 September 2014 . 6 April 2017. es. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303211837/http://peru.com/entretenimiento/musica/kids-choice-awards-mexico-lista-completa-ganadores-noticia-287514. 3 March 2016.
  11. Web site: Lista de nominados a los Premios People en español 2014. starmedia.com. 6 April 2017. es. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170406115345/http://www.starmedia.com/entretenimiento/lista-nominados-premios-people-en-espanol-2014/. 6 April 2017.
  12. Web site: 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. November 14, 2014. August 2, 2015. es. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150731040319/http://spanish.latinospost.com/articles/12734/20141114/people-en-espa%C3%B1ol-las-estrellas-del-ano-angelique-boyer-sebasti%C3%A1n-rulli-william-levy-y-jlo-entre-los-ganadores-lista-completa.htm. July 31, 2015.
  13. Web site: TV Adicto Golden Awards 2014. Cueva. Álvaro. December 23, 2023. es.
  14. Web site: Premios TVyNovelas 2015: Lista Completa De Nominados. novelalounge.com. 23 February 2015 . 6 April 2017. es. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170711044406/http://novelalounge.com/2015/02/23/premios-tvynovelas-2015-lista-completa-de-nominados/. 11 July 2017.
  15. News: Los grandes ganadores de los premios TVyNovelas 2015. tvynovelas.com. 6 April 2017. es. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170406110727/http://www.tvynovelas.com/co/noticias/15/04/17/Los-grandes-ganadores-de-los-premios-tvynovelas-2015/. 6 April 2017.
  16. Web site: Premios Juventud 2015: repasa la lista de nominados. peopleenespanol.com. People en Español. 6 April 2017. es. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170406111107/http://peopleenespanol.com/article/premios-juventud-2015-lista-completa-nominados-julio-16/. 6 April 2017.
  17. Web site: Premios Juventud 2015: Lista completa de ganadores. peopleenespanol.com. People en Español. 6 April 2017. es. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170406201101/http://peopleenespanol.com/article/premios-juventud-2015-lista-completa-ganadores-luis-coronel-pitbull-bailando-enrique-iglesias-gente-de-zona-descemer-bueno/. 6 April 2017.

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