Rafaela
Genre	Telenovela
Created by	Delia Fiallo
Written by	Katia R. Estrada Enna Márquez
Directed by	Victor Manuel Fouilloux Xavier Romero
Starring	Scarlet Ortiz Jorge Poza Diana Bracho Rogelio Guerra Chantal Andere
Opening theme	Mi niña bonita performed by Chino & Nacho
Ending theme	Pobre Corazón performed by Chino & Nacho
Country of origin	Mexico
Original language	Spanish
No. of episodes	120 [1]
Production
Executive producer	Nathalie Lartilleux
Producer	Leticia Díaz
Production locations	Filming Televisa San Ángel Mexico City, Mexico Locations Faldas de Popocateptl, Mexico Puebla, Mexico Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Jalisco, Mexico San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico Chiapas, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	42-45 minutes
Production company	Televisa
Original release
Network	Canal de las Estrellas
Release	January 31 (2011-01-31) – July 15, 2011 (2011-07-15)
Related
Rafaela (1977)

Rafaela is a Spanish-language Mexican telenovela produced by Nathalie Lartilleux for Televisa, and aired on Canal de las Estrellas from January 31, 2011 to July 15, 2011.^[2][3][4][5] It is based on the Venezuelan telenovela of the same name produced in 1977.^[6]

Scarlet Ortiz and Jorge Poza starred as protagonists, while Diana Bracho, Chantal Andere, Arleth Terán, Arturo Carmona, Jan, Jorge Alberto Bolaños and Michelle Ramaglia starred as antagonists. Rogelio Guerra and Patricia Reyes Spíndola starred as stellar performances.

In the United States, Univision aired Rafaela from June 20, 2011 to October 14, 2011.^[7]

• Scarlet Ortiz as Rafaela Martínez/Rafaela de la Vega Martínez - Rafael and Caridad's daughter, Morelia's stepdaughter, sister of Alicia, Rosalba, Luli, Belen, Chucho and Goyito, Arely's friend, ex-wife of Angel, in love with Jose Maria
• Jorge Poza as José María Báez - Mireya's husband, Ileana's ex-boyfriend, in love with Rafaela

• Diana Bracho as Morelia Echaverria de de La Vega - Alicia's mother and Rafaela's stepmother, Rafael's wife, Rene's aunt
• Chantal Andere as Mireya Vival de Báez - Jose Maria's wife, Morelia's friend and accomplice
• Rogelio Guerra as Dr. Rafael de la Vega - Rafaela and Alicia's father, Morelia's husband, in love with Caridad
• Patricia Reyes Spíndola as Caridad Martinez, sister in law of Morelia and mother of Rafaela, Rosalba, Belen, Luli, Chucho, and Goyito, Braulio's partner, Rafael's love interest
• Tiare Scanda as Rosalba Martinez - Caridad's daughter, sister of Rafaela, Belen, Luli, Goyito, and Chucho, in love with Carlos Luis
• Manuel "El Loco" Valdés as Braulio

• Arleth Terán as Ileana Contreras - Jose Maria's ex-girlfriend, Alfredo's ex-wife, Mireya's accomplice
• Rubén Zamora as Ángel Grajales - Rafaela's dedicated ex-husband
• Arturo Carmona as Victor Acuña - Footballer, Mireya's accomplice, obsessed with Rafaela
• Sheyla as Amanda - Nurse at the San Rafael Hospital, Rafaela's friend
• Ilean Almaguer as Alicia de la Vega Echaverria - Rafaela's sister, daughter of Morelia and Rafael, in love with Chucho
• Juan Carlos Flores as Chucho Martinez - Brother of Rafaela, Rosabla, Belen, Luli and Goyito, Caridad's son, in love with Alicia
• Arlette Pacheco as Amelia
• Isadora González as Elizabeth Jacome
• Jan as René Echevarría - Morelia's nephew
• Manuela Ímaz as Arely Herrera - Rafaela's friend, Carlos Luis's wife
• Juan Ángel Esparza as Carlos Luis Fernandez - Arely's husband
• Eduardo Rivera as Alfredo Contreras - Ileana's ex-husband
• Nicolás Menaas Raul Herrera
• Katherine Kellerman as Delia
• Silvia Ramírez as Camila Rojas
• Isabel Martínez "La Tarabilla" as Rosario
• Michelle Ramaglia as Felipa
• Rosángela Balbó a Sara
• Theo Tapia as Ernesto
• Jorge Alberto Bolaños as Porfirio - Bar owner, in love with Rosalba
• Mario Sauret as Cosme
• Evelyn Cedeño as Belén Martínez - Caridad's daughter, sister of Rafaela, Rosalba, Luli, Chucho and Goyito
• arai Meza as Luli Martínez - Caridad's daughter, sister of Rafaela, Rosabla, Belen, Chucho and Goyito
• Emanuel Chikoto as Goyito Martínez' - Caridad's son, brother of Rafaela, Rosabla, Belen, Chucho and Luli
• Sergio Jurado as Bruno
• Yulyenette Anaya as Romana
• Lourdes Canale as Doña Rocío
• Silvia Suárez as Suzette
• Oscar Ferreti as Canito
• Hugo Macías Macotela as Lino
• Geraldine Galván as Lupita
• Fernanda Ruiz as Refugio
• Arturo Laphan as Enrique
• Harding Junior as El Negro
• Mayahuel del Monte as Ninón
• Antonio Zamudio as Cienfuegos
• Oswaldo Zarate as El Flaco
• Marina Marín as Flor
• Maricruz Nájera as Constanza
• Ana Isabel Corral as Genoveva
• Rafael del Villar as Fernando
• Aurora Clavel as Refugio
• Sofía Tejeda as Isabel
• Javier Ruán as Chamula
• Benjamín Rivero as Fabián
• María Sandoval as Berta
• Nicolás Mena as Raúl
• Roberto Romano as Roger

• Rafaela at IMDb