| Num Episodes: | 75 |
| Genre: | Telenovela Romance Drama |
| Creator: | Liliana Abud |
| Starring: | Lucero Ernesto Laguardia Chantal Andere Alexis Ayala Nuria Bages Joaquín Cordero Humberto Elizondo Maribel Fernández |
| Opentheme: | Los parientes pobres by Lucero[1] |
| Theme Music Composer: | Rafael Pérez-Botija |
| Composer: | Pedro Plascencia Salinas |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Country: | Mexico |
| Runtime: | 41-44 minutes |
| Company: | Televisa |
| Location: | Tonatico, Estado de Mexico |
| Channel: | Canal de las Estrellas |
| Executive Producer: | Carla Estrada |
| Producer: | Arturo Lorca |
| Director: | Miguel Córcega Mónica Miguel |
| Cinematography: | Alejandro Frutos Manuel Ruiz Esparza |
Los Parientes Pobres (Poor Relatives) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carla Estrada for Televisa in 1993.[2] Lucero sang the main theme and it was an airplay hit in all Latin America. It was never released as a single, but it appears in the special album Lazos de Amor and her Lucero album known as Veleta.
Lucero and Ernesto Laguardia starred as protagonists, while Alexis Ayala, Chantal Andere, Humberto Elizondo, Maribel Fernández, Delia Casanova, Ana Patricia Rojo and the leading actress Bertha Moss starred as antagonists.
Two families, the Santos and the Olmos, face a fight of power, ambitions, selfishness and love. The Santos are provincial family that has a pottery factory with financial problems, which Ramiro Santos (Rogelio Guerra) manages along with his cousin Evaristo Olmos (Joaquín Cordero). However, this business deal finishes due to personal differences, this provokes the rancor and hate of Ramiro, and his family goes into bankruptcy, while Evaristo Olmos achieves an excellent status.
When Ramiro dies, his family moves to the capital, hoping for a good fortune. But destiny will set a trap, when Evaristo offers his house for them to live, here his family treat them very bad, with contempt and haughtiness because they are the poor relatives.[3]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | rowspan=5 | |||
| Best Actor | Ernesto Laguardia | |||
| Best Antagonist Actress | ||||
| Best Antagonist Actor | ||||
| Best Leading Actor | ||||
| Best Young Lead Actress | ||||
| Best Musical Theme | rowspan=2 | |||
| 4th Eres Awards | Best Telenovela | |||
| Best Song | "Los Parientes Pobres" | |||
| Best Actress | Lucero | rowspan=2 | ||
| Best Actor | Ernesto Laguardia | |||
| 25th ACE Awards | Best Actress | Lucero | rowspan=2 | |
| A.C.C.A. Awards | ||||