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Fugitivas, en busca de la libertad
GenreTelenovela
Based onPreciosas
by Diego Muñoz
Developed by
  • Lucero Suárez
  • Jimena Merodio
Written by
  • Carmen Sepúlveda
  • Luis Reynoso
Directed by
  • Jorge Robles
  • Santiago Barbosa
Starring
Theme music composerJordi Bachbush
Opening theme"Fugitivas"
by Jordi Bachbush
ComposerChristian Moreno
Country of originMexico
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes25 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerLucero Suárez
ProducerÁngel Villaverde
Editors
  • Rodrigo Morales
  • Socorro Manrique
Camera setupMulti-camera
Production companyTelevisaUnivision
Original release
NetworkLas Estrellas
Release1 July 2024 (2024-07-01) –
present (present)

Fugitivas, en busca de la libertad (English: Fugitives, Seeking Justice)[1] is a Mexican telenovela produced by Lucero Suárez for TelevisaUnivision. It is an adaptation of the 2016 Chilean telenovela Preciosas, created by Diego Muñoz.[2] The series stars Daniela Álvarez, Sachi Tamashiro, Rocío de Santiago, Marlene Kalb, Arap Bethke and Erika Buenfil.[3] It premiered on Las Estrellas on 1 July 2024.[4]

Premise

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The telenovela follows four women who escape from prison and take refuge in a bar looking to start a new life.[5]

Cast

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Main

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  • Arap Bethke as Alejandro Castillo "El Abogado"
  • Erika Buenfil as Martha Pineda "La Superiora"
  • César Évora as Patricio Rojas "El Polícia"
  • Juan Martín Jáuregui as Ismael Domínguez "El Fiscal"
  • Arturo Carmona as Nicolás Arteaga
  • Daniela Álvarez as Lorena Martínez "La Martillo"
  • Guillermo Quintanilla as Arturo Márquez
  • María Alicia Delgado as Charo Hernández
  • Sachi Tamashiro as Frida Segovia
  • Edsa Ramírez as Amanda Rojas
  • Rocío de Santiago as Lisset Parra
  • Marlene Kalb as Montserrat "Montse" Torres
  • Chris Pascal as Dario Estrada
  • Paulette Hernández as Florencia Márquez
  • Flor Martino as Verónica Linares[6]
  • Aldo Guerra as Erick Sotomayor
  • Luz Edith Rojas as Sofía
  • Gema Garoa as Carmen López "Perla"
  • Edward Castillo as Vicente Márquez
  • Michelle Pellicer as Gabriela Martínez
  • Alex Carabias as Matías Estrada

Guest stars

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  • Sugey Abrego as Melania
  • Carlo Guerra as Juan Pablo Correa
  • Dari Romo
  • Ana Patricia Rojo as Esther Suárez[7]

Production

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Development

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In December 2023, it was reported that Lucero Suárez would be producing a remake of 2016 Chilean telenovela Preciosas, with the working title of the telenovela being Profugas.[8] Filming began on 26 February 2024, with Fugitivas, en busca de la libertad being the official title of the telenovela.[5][2]

Casting

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Scarlet Gruber was initially considered for one of the four lead roles but later dropped out.[9][10] On 26 February 2024, Sachi Tamashiro, Daniela Álvarez, Rocío de Santiago and Marlene Kalb were announced in the lead roles, with the rest of the cast being announced as well.[3]

Ratings

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Viewership and ratings per season of Fugitivas, en busca de la libertad
Season Timeslot (CT) Episodes First aired Last aired Avg. viewers
(millions)
Date Viewers
(millions)
Date Viewers
(millions)
1 Mon–Fri 8:30 p.m. 24 1 July 2024 (2024-07-01) 3.22[11] TBA TBD 2.74

Episodes

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No.TitleOriginal air dateMexico viewers
(millions)
1"Lorena es condenada"1 July 2024 (2024-07-01)[a]3.22[11]
Lorena is excited about her first day at work and meets Ismael, with whom she begins a relationship. Ismael confesses to Lorena that he is a married man, but is currently separated because his marriage is going through a crisis; Lorena discovers that he is the husband of her boss. During the construction company's anniversary ceremony, Juan Pablo is found dead; Ismael tries to revive him, but to no avail. Alejandro fails to collect enough evidence and Lorena is found guilty of Juan Pablo's death and is sentenced to 45 years in prison. Ismael, knowing that Lorena was sentenced, does not want to know anything about her and refuses to support her as a lawyer.
2"Si te vas a fugar, me voy contigo"2 July 2024 (2024-07-02)2.88[13]
Martha, witnessing Lorena's suffering, asks her not to let anyone hurt her because she could have a very bad time in prison. Lorena overhears a conversation with Lisset where she confirms that she is going to escape from the prison, she assures her that she can keep her secret as long as she helps her escape. Frida, seeing Lorena's nervousness, confirms that she is going to escape with Lisset and joins her plan. Florencia does not hesitate to surprise Ismael with details to make him forget a little of the pain he is going through because of the death of his best friend. Lorena, Lisset and Frida along with other inmates try to escape from the prison, however, a guard prevents them from escaping.
3"¿Tiene una razón personal para capturar a Lorena?"3 July 2024 (2024-07-03)2.87[14]
Martha helps her jailmates escape from the prison, Lorena takes them to her home to change their clothes and asks Gabriela, her sister, to be ready to flee the country. Lisset arrives at the place where some time ago she had saved 200,000 pesos so that when she regained her freedom she could invest them, but discovers that Erick, her boyfriend, stole them. Ismael confirms to the media that Lorena Martínez is among the inmates who escaped from the prison and denies that it is a personal matter to find her whereabouts. After serving her sentence, Martha returns home, but when she is reunited with her son Darío, he does not hesitate to ignore his mother. Ismael discovers that Gabriela is about to meet with her sister, so he begins to follow her, and when he arrives at the park, he surprises Lorena.
4"Voy a demostrar tu inocencia"4 July 2024 (2024-07-04)2.90[15]
Ismael intercepts Lorena to arrest her, she defends herself and manages to flee; however, her sister Gabriela does not have the same fate and is interrogated by the authorities. Lorena arrives at Alejandro's apartment to take shelter, he assures her that he will continue his investigations to prove her innocence. Florencia tries to convince Ismael to abandon the case of the escaped prisoners, but when he refuses, she demands an explanation about what happened with Lorena. Ismael confesses to Patricio and Nicolás that he had a romantic relationship with Lorena months before Juan Pablo's murder. Lorena and the other escaped prisoners arrive at a bar ready to get a job, but when they enter they find Martha who puts them in safety so that they will not be discovered by the commander and his family.
5"¿Me engañaste con Lorena Martínez?"5 July 2024 (2024-07-05)2.74[16]
Martha confesses to Carmen that after Darío's father died, she distanced herself from her son for work reasons since he stayed with his grandparents. Florencia meets with Nicolás to find out if Ismael has another affair, he does not hesitate to reveal to her that her husband had a relationship with Lorena Martínez. Vicente asks Gabriela out, he discovers that she is Lorena Martinez's sister and learns of her strong family history. To avoid being discovered, Lorena, Frida, Lisset, Elsa and Montse change their appearance to avoid being identified by the authorities and seek Alejandro's help. Ismael apologizes to Florencia for the argument they had the night before, she takes advantage of the moment to question him if he cheated on her with Lorena.
6"Eres maravillosa"8 July 2024 (2024-07-08)3.01[17]
Lorena confesses to Alejandro that Verónica had many motives to eliminate Juan Pablo, since the night of the construction company's anniversary he confronted her to get her to stay away from him. Lisset surprises Erick at the bar to demand some false documents for her and her friends as well as some cell phones, seeing his refusal, she forces him to answer after the robbery he did to her. Elsa manages to put her son in a safe place, Lorena begs her to leave before the police arrive, knowing what happened to Ramón, but she prefers to turn herself in. Frida convinces Darío to give her and her friends a chance to work at the bar. Lorena informs her friends that Elsa turned herself in to the authorities. Florencia arrives at Nicolás' apartment to unburden herself for what Ismael did to her; however, he lets himself go and kisses her.
7"Así que te llamas Estrella y tú Carmen"9 July 2024 (2024-07-09)2.93[18]
After learning that Lorena and her fellow jailmates are planning to cross the border, Ismael orders an operation to find the fugitives before they put their plan into action. Frida asks Carmen to keep her mouth shut, otherwise, she is ready to reveal to Darío that his wife is actually named Perla and worked for El Turco. Gabriela invites Vicente to watch a movie at her house, he steals a kiss and tries something else, but she puts a stop to it. Alejandro gets tired of Amanda's pestering for wanting to know if he has contact with the fugitives, mainly Lorena, so he asks her to consider if it is worth continuing their relationship. Carmen changes her mind and asks Darío that it would be better not to fire the girls he hired for the bar.
8"Nunca más me vuelvas a buscar"10 July 2024 (2024-07-10)2.91[19]
Matías confirms that his father's employees are the fugitives and in exchange for his silence, he gives them a list of requests that includes a video game console, Lisset is in charge of getting it and contacts Erick. After hearing that the fugitives have already crossed the border, Gabriela contacts Ismael to complain to him for not speaking the truth and now fears for her sister Lorena's life. Martha reminds Frida that her son Darío already has a partner and forbids her to approach him with other intentions, she confesses to Lorena that Carmen's real name is Perla. Lorena confirms to Alejandro that she had a relationship with Ismael, he goes mad with anger and assures her that he never wants to see her again and kicks her out of his house.
9"¿Qué te pasa con Lorena Martínez?"11 July 2024 (2024-07-11)3.09[20]
Verónica and Florencia insult Gabriela for being Lorena's sister, Vicente defends her and assures them that Juan Pablo was just a hustler, Verónica slaps him for defaming her former partner. Verónica confesses to Florencia that she is beginning to have feelings for Nicolás, so she is determined to win him over. Alejandro wants to prove with the information provided by Sofía that Lorena is innocent because a woman named Rosario could be the presumed culprit of Juan Pablo's death. Lorena warns Gabriela to stay away from Vicente since his family cannot be trusted. Darío gets upset with Martha and assures her that she is the only criminal in the house, so he is sure that she is the one who stole the money.
10"¿Será su amante?"12 July 2024 (2024-07-12)2.33[21]
Darío confesses to Carmen that his mother was not really in La Paz, but in prison, Martha tries to explain that she did not kill Darío's father, she simply defended herself from his attacks, but they do not believe her. Alejandro shows Lorena the image of the woman with whom Juan Pablo had contact, she discovers that it is Charo, the lady who works for the Marquez family. Lorena finds Juan Pablo's second cell phone in Verónica's apartment, but they are almost discovered by her and Nicolás. After recovering Juan Pablo's cell phone, Alejandro calls the last number he had registered and it is Florencia's cell phone.
11"¿Quién tiene ese celular?"15 July 2024 (2024-07-15)2.69[22]
Frida, seeing that Carmen is trying to make her life impossible, warns her not to mess with her, otherwise she will confess to Darío her dark past, and she will look for El Turco to reveal her whereabouts. Gabriela receives a message from Lorena asking her to be careful because she found a possible clue that could lead her to Juan Pablo's murderer. Gabriela confesses to Vicente that she left the nightclub because his friends made her feel bad for not having money and riding public transportation, he apologizes for giving her a bad night. Lisset, seeing that Carmen is very close to Erick, asks him to be cautious since she was the one who planted the money that was supposedly lost at the bar. Alejandro thinks that for the moment it is better to stop the search for possible clues to Lorena's innocence, as they must be very cautious, otherwise things could get complicated.
12"Tengo muchas ganas de tener un hijo contigo"16 July 2024 (2024-07-16)2.50[23]
Florencia suggests to her father that in order to get Vicente back, the best way is to win Gabriela over by making her believe that she has nothing to do with Lorena's legal situation. Upon confirming that Charo knows who Juan Pablo's mistress is, Lorena is determined to enter the Marquez family home to recover the suitcase and discover who she is covering for. Given the problems with Darío, Carmen assures Martha that the best thing to do is for her to leave the house, otherwise the situation will get worse. Arturo seeks out Vicente to assure him that he will not oppose his relationship with Gabriela and to prove that he is changing, he invites them to breakfast at the house. Ismael thinks it is time to expand the family, so he proposes to Florencia to have a child.
13"Siento que Lorena no significó nada en tu vida"17 July 2024 (2024-07-17)2.83[24]
Lisset has an accident while looking for the evidence Lorena needs, so she asks Lorena to come into the house to help her. Lorena and Lisset ask Gabriela for help so they can escape from the Marquez house. Martha says goodbye to Frida. Gabriela questions Ismael about the love he claimed to feel for Lorena, he asks her not to mention her sister's name again now that they are going to live together as a family. Lisset gives Lorena a letter from Juan Pablo that she found in Charo's room, and shows her the photos she took of the picture frame in her room. Gabriela gets nervous when she learns that Vicente may discover that she has contact with Lorena, he thinks she is dating someone else.
14"No quiero volver a verte"18 July 2024 (2024-07-18)2.64[25]
In order to avoid further conflict with each other, Gabriela admits to Vicente that she maintains contact with her sister. Sofía warns Alejandro about detective Amanda. Montse blackmails Carmen after discovering that she is married. Lorena is left without the support of Gabriela and Alejandro. Commander Patricio helps Martha get a job. Alejandro breaks up with detective Amanda and complains to her for meddling in his business.
15"Te quise como a nadie en mi vida"19 July 2024 (2024-07-19)2.58[26]
Frida questions Montse about her friendship with Carmen, she assures her that she only takes a favorable view of her and that is why she gave her the lipstick. Ismael confesses to Lorena that at some point he thought she was playing with him and Juan Pablo, which is why he denied his support when she went to jail. Lorena confesses to Ismael that Juan Pablo had a lover and she is sure she was married, he agrees to help her, but in exchange he wants her to turn herself in to the authorities. Montse confesses to Frida that Carmen is very accessible to her since she found out she is married. Darío is upset with Lorena for not showing up for work so when he sees her arrive at the bar, he fires her.
16"Lo mejor es que me vaya"22 July 2024 (2024-07-22)2.76[27]
Florencia complains to Ismael for not arriving at the dinner that her father organized and assures him that she is tired of pretending that everything is fine in their marriage. Verónica places Gabriela in a warehouse so that she can start working, Vicente realizes what they did to her and asks Florencia to relocate his girlfriend to a better place. Lorena confesses to Frida that she spent the night with Ismael, but swears that she didn't tell him anything about the other fugitives. Frida is disappointed to learn that Lorena is betraying them. Carmen, seeing that Darío defends Frida and her friends a lot, gets upset and makes it clear to him that when it comes to advice, he should ask her for it.
17"Ya no puedo confiar en ti"23 July 2024 (2024-07-23)2.76[28]
Gabriela confesses to Vicente that her sister Lorena never left the country, she helped her to confuse the authorities. Frida makes a recommendation to Darío on how to attract more clients to the bar, Carmen seeing that she has a special approach warns her not to mess with her husband. Lisset arrives at the Márquez family's house with the intention of getting information from Charo; however, she notices that they are looking for female employees and applies. Darío shows Frida the documents that prove that his mother gave him the house, she recognizes that Martha is an excellent person, and when he hears her, he does not hesitate to kiss her.
18"Estás fuera del caso"24 July 2024 (2024-07-24)2.84[29]
Florencia does not resist Nicolás' desire and gives herself to him, but warns him that this cannot be repeated since she is a married woman. Florencia takes advantage of Ismael's phone call to check the documents he has on the table and discovers that he has the address of the apartment where she was seeing Juan Pablo. Amanda informs Ismael that her father resigned as commander because Nicolás is not doing a good job. Ismael makes the decision to take the case of the fugitives away from Nicolás, he asks for a chance because of their friendship, but is denied.
19"Florencia era la amante de Juan Pablo"25 July 2024 (2024-07-25)2.43[30]
Nicolás accepts in front of Patricio and the whole work team that he made a mistake and offers them an apology. After discovering that Ismael is beginning to investigate more details of Juan Pablo's death, Florencia confesses to Charo that she is determined to tell him the whole truth. Ismael surprises Alejandro in his apartment and asks him that if he sees Lorena to warn her to be careful, as she is in danger. Obtaining an important piece of information about her investigation, Lorena, with Lisset's help, confirms that Florencia was Juan Pablo's lover.
20"¿De dónde sacaste que ella era amante de Juan Pablo?"26 July 2024 (2024-07-26)2.37[31]
Patricio asks Martha out, but she prefers to stay out of his life because she does not want to have any relationship with someone related to the police. Ismael tells Lorena that all the clues he gave her are true and that Juan Pablo's wife has a lot of money, she reveals that Florencia was Juan Pablo's mistress. Frida prevents Darío from discovering that Carmen's real name is Perla and that she is married to Sergio. Verónica takes advantage of the closeness she has with Ismael to confess to him that Juan Pablo has always cheated on her, and when he listens to her, he confirms Florencia's infidelity.
21"¿Lorena está en la ciudad de México?"29 July 2024 (2024-07-29)2.79[32]
Florencia accepts in front of Ismael that she was unfaithful with Juan Pablo and assures him that she felt abandoned and that is why she looked for someone else's affection. Amanda believes that Alejandro spent the night with another woman and makes it clear that she is tired of his mysteries, since he has never introduced her to his family and friends. Ismael confesses to Commander Patricio that Lorena is in Mexico as she returned because she is worried about her sister; however Nicolas overhears all the information. Ismael holds a press conference to inform the fugitives that if they turn themselves in to the authorities they will not receive any punishment for having escaped; however, a journalist questions him about Lorena's whereabouts.
22"La voy a defender hasta el final"30 July 2024 (2024-07-30)2.73[33]
Alejandro assures the fugitives that Ismael's reaction to the press was normal since he could not compromise himself with any statement and he is sure that someone close to him set him up. Darío confesses to Frida that when he is close to her he can't help but feel something, but he knows he can't hurt Carmen either since she is a good woman. Upon learning that Lorena is in Mexico, Verónica warns Gabriela that she will watch her every step to prove that she is also bad like her sister. Alejandro declares nationally that he does not recommend Lorena to turn herself in to the authorities since she was convicted of a crime she did not commit, so he is willing to prove her innocence.
23"Ya no confío en ti"31 July 2024 (2024-07-31)2.32[34]
24"Me encontré con Esther Suárez"1 August 2024 (2024-08-01)2.56[35]
25"Se están escondiendo en un sitio público"2 August 2024 (2024-08-02)TBD

Notes

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  1. ^ Premiered early online through Las Estrellas website on 28 June 2024.[12]

References

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