Mundo de Juguete (1974): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1974, Mundo de Juguete is a soap and drama series.

What it’s about. Mundo de Juguete is a telenovela produced in Mexico by Televisa in 1974. It is a remake of telenovela Papá Corazón. This telenovela holds the record for having the second longest run ever for a Latin American telenovela, with a total of 605 episodes. Most telenovelas run for an average of six to eight months; the shortest ones run about four months, and the longest up to a year. Many "Mundo de Juguete" fans believe that either all or some of the tapes and film from the telenovela were lost when Televisa collapsed during the 1985 earthquake. Televisa has been secretive regarding which tapes were lost during that earthquake, so there is no way of confirming this. However, such claims can be disputed, considering that the Telenovela has been repeated on television several times after 1985. During the nineties, it was repeated on Mexico City Canal 9. For a period of time, it was also shown on Unicable or on Telenovelas Televisa remade the telenovela in 2000, and called it "Carita de Angel".

Who’s in it. Mundo de Juguete stars Ricardo Blume as Mariano Salinas, Sara García as Nana Tomasita, Evita Muñoz 'Chachita' as Hermana Carmela and Irán Eory as Mercedes Balboa, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 9.0/10, Mundo de Juguete 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 Mundo de Juguete page.

If you liked it. Fans of Mundo de Juguete tend to enjoy Yo soy Betty, la fea, La hija del Mariachi, Brazil Avenue and El Señor de los Cielos.