Para toda la vida (1996): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1996, Para toda la vida is a seifenoper and drama series.

What it’s about. Para toda la vida is a Mexican telenovela produced by Lucero Suárez and Juan Osorio for Televisa, in co-production with Megavisión, and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from April 15 to August 2, 1996. It is a remake of the 1985 telenovela Vivir un poco, which was itself based on the Chilean telenovela La madrastra by Arturo Moya Grau. The story follows Elena, a woman who is wrongfully convicted of murder during a trip to Chile. After spending fifteen years in prison, she returns to Mexico under a new identity to uncover who framed her, expose the truth behind the conspiracy that destroyed her life, and reunite with the family that believes she died years earlier.

Who’s in it. Para toda la vida stars Ofelia Medina as Elena, Exequiel Lavanderos as Fernando Valdemoros Olvido, Sylvia Pasquel as Lydia Valdemoros Rivas and Anna Silvetti as Flora Valdemoros Rivas, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 10.0/10, Para toda la vida sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Para toda la vida page.

If you liked it. Fans of Para toda la vida tend to enjoy Ich bin Betty die Hässliche, La hija del Mariachi, Avenida Brasil and El señor de los cielos.