This was the last telenovela wherein Thalía starred in (to focus on her rising music career at that time). Rosalinda remains as the most expensive television production in Mexico, as well as the all-time most exported and most watched single telenovela in the world, as it was broadcast in Mexico and more than 180 countries worldwide to 2 billion viewers by 2000. It is the most watched foreign program in the Philippines and still remains the second most watched program in the Philippines overall.[4]
Plot
Rosalinda, a beautiful flower seller and decorator at a fancy restaurant, meets Fernando José, a high-society pianist. They fall in love, get married, and have a daughter named Erika. However, Fernando José's stepmother, Valeria, schemes to break them up and has a perfect plan to do so.
Rosalinda's real mother, Soledad, served 20 years in prison for a murder she didn't commit. Upon learning this, Fernando José abandons Rosalinda and their daughter. Valeria kidnaps their daughter, Erika, causing Rosalinda to lose her mind and be confined to a mental hospital.
One night, the mental hospital catches fire and burns down. Rosalinda escapes but is believed dead by her loved ones. Suffering from amnesia, she is forced into thievery by an old man who takes her in. She meets Alejandro "Alex" Dorantes while attempting to steal from his house. Alex helps her, and she assumes the identity of Paloma Dorantes, becoming a singer and falling in love with Alex, who is a talent agent. Meanwhile, Fernando José marries Rosalinda's cousin, Fedra.
Rosalinda's life with Alex seems good, but something feels off. Attending one of Fernando José's concerts, she hears a song that triggers her past memories. Overwhelmed, she leaves the concert hall and is hit by a car. Alex rushes her to the hospital, where she realizes she is Rosalinda, not Paloma. With her memory restored, Rosalinda sets out to reclaim her child, family, and Fernando José.
Cast
Main cast
Thalía as Rosalinda Pérez Romero / Rosalinda del Castillo - Altamirano / Paloma Dοrantes
In 2009, GMA Network produced a Philippine adaptation of the series starring Carla Abellana as Rosalinda and Geoff Eigenmann as Fernando Jose. Rosalinda premiered on July 6, 2009 on the network's Telebabad primetime block and ended on November 27, 2009 with a total of 105 episodes.
