Intrusive (1986): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1986, Intrusive is a drama and soap series.

What it’s about. The spoiled and insensitive Estrella de Rossi comes across a humble girl, Virginia, who is her spitting image; almost immediately she comes up with a game and, as a bit of mischief, she pays the girl to impersonate her. When she pulls this off successfully and no one notices the change, Estrella goes further and decides to take a year off to go out and live her life. She forces her double to accept this pact and the young village girl is left to assume the role of a rich and married woman, with a husband who is not really hers but who she ends up falling in love with. She will also face an alcoholic mother-in-law, stepchildren in need of attention and love, a company teetering on bankruptcy and above all, the eminent danger of being discovered.

Who’s in it. Intrusive stars Mariela Alcala as Virginia Pérez Guzmán / Estrella Mendoza de Rossi, Víctor Cámara as Luis Antonio Rossi, Franklin Vírgüez as Manuel Landaeta / Manuel Pereira and Rosita Quintana as Abuela Renata Vda. de Rossi, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 9.0/10, Intrusive sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on YouTube TV. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Intrusive page.

If you liked it. Fans of Intrusive tend to enjoy Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and Attack on Titan.