La Otra is a unique story in which a man marries a woman due solely to the fact that she looks like his past girlfriend whom he thinks is dead. He then discovers that just because his wife looks like "la otra" (the other woman) does not mean she is like her spiritually. This novela has good camera work, different than any other novela i have seen and with beautiful cinematography. It is also psychological and steers clear from clichés. Along with beautiful music and perfect acting (especially Yadhira Carrillo who shines playing dual roles as the protagonist and antagonist). I consider this to be the best novela ever, probably drawing from vaious Hitchcock movies. If only Univision can show it in a better time slot like it deserves. It is being re-shown on Telefutura at 7 AM.
4 Reviews
WISH IT WOULD COME BACK TO EVENINGS
FLopez2331 December 2003
This movie was so real. The mom was very abusive and Carlota did a great job playing both roles. We would love to see it in the evenings. Everyone I know was at work so I got to see it with my mom. I guess I was lucky because a week later after it's ending, my shift got changed. Thanks to Mr. Estrada and all the characters and please try to bring it back. I would love to see it one more time and so would my friends. One more time-JOB WELL DONE.
La Otra...One of the few ...
mmmarjory1 November 2005
..really outstanding Telenovelas..and one that parallels the best Alfred Hitchcock movies..Particularly "Vertigo"....A relatively short Novela(the best usually are)..It packs incredible suspense.loaded with atmosphere..and contains one of the most beautifully innovated and evocative music scores of all time,for any medium TV or Film!!....All the Actors seem to be working on a higher level here..Everyone is great in this..Yadhira Carrillo is brilliant in her first starring Role playing two characters!..Shes not only extraordinarily beautiful ..but there's real depth to her characters.Likewise the direction and writing are superb.This one grabs hold of your attention and never lets go from day 1..I'm currently watching it for the second time..and its even better than before...The other Novelas just don't look as good after watching an episode of La Otra....I cannot say enough good things about this one!!!....Christopher
Amazing!
kenia_amichi18 August 2020
What a great show, incredible acting and amazing story results in one of the best things I've ever watched, the directing is near perfection even the soundtrack choices are remarkable. What a great leading actress, I'd love to see this kind of performance in a good movie. Very satisfied and glad to watch this, doing again cause is a little addicting.
See also
Awards | FAQ | User Ratings | External Reviews | Metacritic Reviews
