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``Bajo La Misma Piel'': A Family of Women Embark on a Heart-Wrenching Quest for True Love; Univision's New Primetime Drama Premieres Monday, Feb. 16.


Entertainment Editors/Business Editors

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 16, 2004

Novela superstars Kate del Castillo This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article.  and Juan Soler Juan Soler (born Juan Soler Valls-Quiroga on January 19 1966 in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina) is an Argentine-Mexican actor and former rugby player and model. He is married to Argentine actress "Maki" Magdalena Moguilevsky with whom he has two daughters.  lead an all-star cast in "Bajo La Misma Piel" ("Under the Same Skin"), a new primetime drama premiering on the Univision Network on Monday, February 16, 2004 at 9 pm ET/PT (8 pm Central/Mountain).

This riveting Televisa production tells the story of four passionate women in one family: two sisters, a daughter, and the wise, matriarchal ma·tri·arch  
n.
1. A woman who rules a family, clan, or tribe.

2. A woman who dominates a group or an activity.

3. A highly respected woman who is a mother.
 grandmother -- three generations of women struggling for the happiness that seems to elude them all.

Miranda (Kate del Castillo) is engaged to a sinister man she doesn't really love or trust. When she meets the handsome Alejandro (Juan Soler), sparks fly. But their newfound love seems to breed nothing but trouble for them both...and Miranda must decide if her happiness is worth fighting for.

Miranda's mother, Sara (Diana Bracho), is faced with a similar dilemma. Unhappily married to a selfish womanizer wom·an·ize  
v. woman·ized, woman·iz·ing, woman·iz·es

v.intr.
To pursue women lecherously.

v.tr.
To give female characteristics to; feminize.
 (Alejandro Camacho) for 25 years, Sara finds herself at a crossroads when the great love of her youth suddenly reappears in her life. Now she is confronted with the agonizing choice of daring to love again...or remaining in her convenient yet unsatisfying marriage.

Meanwhile, Regina, Sara's sister, is a sexually liberated woman whose only moral code is to never get involved with a married man. But despair and inner conflict engulf en·gulf  
tr.v. en·gulfed, en·gulf·ing, en·gulfs
To swallow up or overwhelm by or as if by overflowing and enclosing: The spring tide engulfed the beach houses.
 her soul when she unwittingly falls in love with her best friend's husband.

Holding them all together through each crisis is Esther, the iron-willed widow and head of the family who has known true love...and lost it to death. Now battling terminal cancer herself, Esther will not allow her frail health to hinder her from giving the women in her family the strength and support they need to defend their happiness.

"Bajo La Misma Piel" will air Monday-Friday, 9-10 pm ET/PT (8-9 pm Central/Mountain) only on Univision, Hispanic America's favorite TV network. The following related programming changes will take effect as of February 16, 2004: "Te Amare en Silencio," currently broadcast at 9 pm ET/PT, moves to 1 pm ET/PT Mon-Fri; "Luciana y Nicolas" moves to 12:30 pm ET/PT Mon-Fri and airs in a half-hour duration; "La Mujer de Lorenzo" continues at 12 n ET/PT, and will also air in a half-hour duration.

Univision Communications Inc. is the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Its operations include Univision Network, the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 98% of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network reaching 79% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 23 Univision Network television stations and 1 non-Univision television station; TeleFutura Television Group, which owns and operates 31 TeleFutura Network television stations; Galavision, the country's leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Radio Univision Radio is the radio division of media giant Univision. The company was formerly known as Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation. It is the eighth largest radio company in the United States, and it specializes in Spanish language radio formats. , the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 66 radio stations in 17 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 4 stations in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. ; Univision Music Group The Univision Music Group Is the #1 Latin music company in the U.S. with approximately 45% market share. Founded in April 2001 with a vision of releasing and marketing the best of every genre of Latin music, the Univision Music Group now includes three record labels: Univision , which includes Univision Records, Fonovisa Records Fonovisa Records is an American Spanish language record label. Fonovisa mainly produces Mexican style music. It is well known for its signing with artists such as Enrique Iglesias and Thalía.

In late 2001, Fonovisa was acquired from Televisa by the Univision Music Group.
, and a 50% interest in Mexico-based Disa Records Disa Records is a privately owned record label based in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Specializing in Spanish language recordings, the company's works are distributed in the United States by Universal Music Group. [1].  labels as well as Fonomusic and America Musical Publishing companies; and Univision Online, the premier Spanish-language Internet destination in the U.S. located at http://www.univision.com. Univision Communications is headquartered in Los Angeles with television network operations in Miami, radio operations in Dallas and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States.

For more information, please visit http://www.univision.net

To see the release issued on Hispanic PR Wire, please visit: http://www.hispanicprwire.com/spa/news_es.php?id=1968&cha=7
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