La Patrona
La Patrona (lit. 'The Boss') is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by Telemundo and Argos Comunicación. It is a remake of the 1984 Venezuelan telenovela La dueña. It premiered on Telemundo on January 8, 2013, replacing Corazón valiente, and ended on July 9 of the same year, being replaced by Marido en alquiler.
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| Genre | Telenovela |
| Based on | La dueña by José Ignacio Cabrujas and Julio César Marmol |
| Developed by | Valentina Párraga |
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| Story by | Valentina Párraga |
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| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Paco Paniagua, Marlú, José Ángel |
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| Ending theme | "Laberinto" performed by Marger |
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| Original language | Spanish (with English subtitles) |
| No. of episodes | 128 |
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| Executive producer | Gabriela Valentán |
| Production locations | Zacatecas, Querétaro, Mexico City, Mexico, North America, |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
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| Network | Telemundo |
| Release | January 7 – July 12, 2013 |
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| Santa Bárbara | |
The series stars Aracely Arámbula as Gabriela Suárez, Jorge Luis Pila as Alejandro Beltrán, Christian Bach as Antonia Guerra and Gonzalo García Vivanco as Lucho.
The name reflects a Spanish term for addressing a person recognized as a main boss. However, the title is also a reflection of both the protagonist and the antagonist's struggle to conquer power, authority and respect in a labor field traditionally deemed to be a man's job.