Mi rival (2026 TV series)

Paloma García is married to Porfirio Cruz, 25 years her senior, an important sugar plantation owner in San Luis Potosí. As a teenager, Renato Tirado is adopted by Gustavo Rodríguez, another important sugar plantation owner in San Luis, after rescuing his son from a group of thugs. Renato and Paloma meet at the San Luis fairgrounds and feel an undeniable mutual attraction. Overwhelmed by her feelings, Paloma hastens her return home to Porfirio, who is very ill. Bárbara, her 25-year-old daughter, is also forced to return to the plantation to be near her father. Porfirio, overwhelmed by the demands of the estate, asks his partner and friend Gustavo for help in finding an administrator. Gustavo, who secretly covets Porfirio's estate, recommends Renato, his protégé, who is unaware of Gustavo's ambitions.^[8]

Paloma, who is weighed down by her loveless marriage, is shocked when she sees Renato arrive at the estate. She is even more surprised when she discovers that Bárbara is also attracted to him. Things get worse when, thanks to his intelligence and talent, Renato works hard to try to get Hacienda Cruz back on its feet. For Bárbara, her initial attraction to Renato gradually turns into a deep love that will be difficult to hide. From this point on, the unconditional love between mother and daughter becomes blurred, when each one's own happiness is endangered by the other. They never thought they would end up as rivals.^[8]

• Sebastián Rulli as Renato Tirado
• Ela Velden as Bárbara Cruz García^[9]
• Alejandra Barros as Paloma García
• Arturo Peniche as Gustavo Rodríguez
• Ana Bertha Espín as Rosario García "Chelo"
• Martha Julia as Georgina Rodríguez
• Marco Treviño as Porfirio Cruz
• Cinthia Aparicio as Dalilah Fuentes^[10]
• Mildred Feuchter as María García
• Edward Castillo as Luis Ernesto Rodríguez
• Diana Haro as Rosa Martínez
• José Daniel Figueroa as Vicente Lopez "Lopecito"
• Axel Ricco as Father Emiliano
• Juan Carlos Remolina as Samuel Vargas
• Ignacio Guadalupe as Ramiro
• Vicente Tamayo as Rodrigo Montemayor
• Jorge Caballero as Brayan León
• Patricio Labastida as Roberto "Beto" Terrazas
• Iker Madrid as Hilario Sánchez "El Trenza"
• Daniel Martínez as Gabino Ortega
• Mercedes Hernández as Manuela Garrido
• Cassandra Iturralde as Lupita Ortega
• Nicolás Pous as Santiago Valdez
• Alex Figueroa as David

On 17 July 2025, Sebastián Rulli, Alejandra Barros and Ela Velden were announced in the lead roles of Mi rival.^[5] The first table read was held on 18 August 2025.^[11] Filming of the telenovela took place from 29 September 2025 to 4 February 2026.^[4][12]