| La intrusa | |
|---|---|
| Format | telenovela |
| Created by | Inés Rodena |
| Directed by | Beatriz Sheridan Patricia Reyes Spíndola |
| Starring | Gabriela Spanic Arturo Peniche Laura Zapata Chantal Andere Sergio Sendel Karla Álvarez Dominika Paleta Guillermo García Cantú |
| Opening theme | Intrusa by Emmanuel |
| Ending theme | Intrusa by Emmanuel |
| Country of origin | Mexico |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| No. of episodes | 135 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Ignacio Sada Madero |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Televisa |
| Original run | April 16 2001 – October 19 2001 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Mujer bonita |
| Followed by | Salomé |
La Intrusa (The Outsider) was Mexican telenovela. It was written by Inés Rodena and Carlos Romero, and directed by Marta Luna and Patricia Reyes Spíndola. It lasted for 135 episodes, under the production of Ignacio Sada Madero, it was starred by the Venezuelan actress Gabriela Spanic, who again plays a double role as twins after La Usurpadora, and the Mexican actor Arturo Peniche and as the main villain Laura Zapata.
Virginia Martínez works for the Junquera family's house as a housekeeper,and also is always worried about her twin sister Vanessa Martinez who lives in Veracruz, she takes care of everything, she is hardworking, young, comprehensive and specially responsible, but the elderly Rodrigo Junquera is broke and also he knows that soon he will die, so he is worried about the future of his sons and daughters because all of them are spoiled, greedy and irresponsible, so he asks Virginia to marry with him, so that she will become the stepmother of them and she will manage well the few fortune that Rodrigo is leaving.
But it will be challenge for her because all of them hate Virginia and of course they won't accept that she manages the fortune, specially Raquel who will be a strong opponent for her to accomplish the last will of Rodrigo.
But apart from all that there are many secrets between the Junquera family and the Roldán family that will come to light and release things that the families didn't know.