La mujer de mi hermano

La mujer de mi hermano ("The wife of my brother") is a 2005 Mexican film directed by Ricardo de Montreuil, based on the novel of the same name by the Peruvian writer, journalist and TV host Jaime Bayly. It starred Bárbara Mori, Manolo Cardona, Christian Meier, and Mexican legend Angélica Aragón. Its soundtrack was given by Pakistani singer Atif Aslam.

Plot

Structure

La Mujer De Mi Hermano ( "My Brother's Wife") could be considered in a category of films that critic Alissa Quart calls 'hyperlink movies', in which multiple stories take place, each affecting the other in ways that characters are unaware of, all the while using radically different aesthetic and cinematic techniques to define the mise en scène of each storyline.

Synopsis

A woman bored with marriage discovers the pleasure and pain of infidelity in this stylish drama from Mexico. Zoe (Bárbara Mori) is a beautiful woman who has been married to Ignacio (Christian Meier) for nearly a decade. While Zoe still loves her husband, she feels the spark has gone out of their relationship, and she's become restless and anxious. Hoping to find the excitement she craves in forbidden fruit, Zoe falls into an affair with Gonzalo (Manolo Cardona), Ignacio's rough-edged but handsome brother. Zoe and Gonzalo's passionate affair is deeply satisfying to them both, but the adulterous couple must deal with the sharp sting of betrayal when Ignacio finds out they've been sleeping together. However the story takes a big turn when we find out the affair has only been a revenge towards his brother for Gonzalo. He is taking revenge for his brother raping him when he was younger therefore destroying his life.

Bárbara Mori

Bárbara Mori Ochoa (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbarβaɾa ˈmoɾi oˈtʃoa]; born on 2 February 1978 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a Mexican actress, model, producer and writer.

Mori started her career in 1992 as a fashion model at the age of 14, later she became an actress when she co-starred in 1997 on the smash TV-hit Mirada De Mujer with TV Azteca; then, she starred in the soap opera Azul Tequila. Her big break came in 2004, with the telenovela Rubí (a remake of the 1968 series) by rival network Televisa, in which she played the main character. She also has starred in several self-produced films and music videos.

Biography

Mori was born on 2 February 1978. She is of Uruguayan-Mexican-Japanese-Lebanese heritage. She has two siblings, actress Kenya Mori and Kintaró Mori. Her parents, Japanese-Uruguayan Yuyi Mori and Mexican Rosario Ochoa, divorced when she was three years of age. Mori spent her early childhood between Mexico and Uruguay and finally settled in Mexico City at the age of twelve.

Mirada de mujer, el regreso

Mirada de mujer: El regreso (English: The Gaze of a Woman: The Return) is a Mexican telenovela, which was produced by and broadcast on TV Azteca in 2003. It is the sequel of Mirada de Mujer (1997).

Synopsis

The story takes place seven years after the end of Mirada de Mujer, when Alejandro Salas had left for Spain with his son, Alex. While in Spain, Alejandro has become an internationally acclaimed author. He is also involved with a woman named Verónica. Seven years later he comes back to Mexico to receive an award for his book. In the meantime, María Inés decides to marry Jerónimo Cardenas, a doctor. Ignacio, María Inés' former husband, is about to run for Senate. He soon discovers that Daniela, his young wife, is cheating on him.
While María Inés visits the grave of her best friend, Paulina, she meets Alejandro. The story develops and María Inés must choose between Alejandro or Jerónimo.

Theme song

The theme song of the telenovela is "Mentira" (in English "It's a lie") and it is performed by Gilberto Santa Rosa.