‘María la del barrio’ Reunion 2025 — Is It Happening?
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Rumors of a María la del barrio reunion had the internet in a frenzy on Saturday (December 21) as reports claimed that Canal de las Estrellas confirmed a revival of the popular sitcom for 2025.
UPDATE 22/12/2024 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
Can you believe it's been 29 years since María la del barrio first aired?! (29 years, 4 months, 8 days to be exact.)
Why in the world did María la del barrio end?
When María la del barrio came to an end after 1 year in May 1996, million viewers tuned in to say goodbye to Luis Fernando De la Vega (Fernando Colunga) and María Hernández De la Vega (Thalía). And since then, they have been itching for a reunion.
Would a María la del barrio reunion disappoint people?
María la del barrio aired from 1995-1996 and is considered one of the most influential TV shows ever on pop culture. Although no original episodes have been shot since, it has remained a regular feature on many station's schedules. But Colunga said he's not sure if María la del barrio would work today. “I don't want to see old Luis Fernando De la Vega,” he told a journalist (Colunga turned 58 in March). “Everyone’s going to have different vision of what the character is like, so to have that materialize is going to disappoint most people,” he added.
Still hoping for a María la del barrio movie?
In a recent interview, Ludwika Paleta (who played María de los Ángeles De la Vega Hernández) said she can't imagine a María la del barrio reunion hitting the big screen. “I'd rather people go, ‘Oh, please! Please!’ than ‘I can't believe you did that. It was horrible.’”
Co-star Itatí Cantoral (who played Soraya Montenegro de la Vega de Montalban) has also previously explained, “It would be terrible to do something and have it not be good,”. “It was so terrific ... If we did a María la del barrio movie and it sucked, then it would, you know, blemish it.”
On the subject of whether there could be a María la del barrio film, Fernando Colunga stated : “I think it's a bit of a case of ‘the book is better than the movie’.”
What about a María la del barrio reboot?
Recasting María la del barrio for a modern reboot. Hollywood is known for remaking remakes of films or tv series and the studios might think it would be great to bring the story back with a new set of characters.
Be it in the form of a María la del barrio reunion, a María la del barrio movie, or a María la del barrio reboot, if you had to start filming today, who would you cast in what role?
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