In La hija del jardinero, a TV Azteca telenovela that aired from 2003 to 2004, Betty Monroe played Andreina Torres, the personal secretary of Jennifer and Marissa at the Academy.
Key facts
- Type: TV Azteca telenovela
- Premiere: Monday, August 18, 2003, on Azteca 13, at 8:00 p.m. Mexico City time
- Time slot: Monday to Friday, at 8:00 p.m. Mexico City time
- Finale: Friday, April 23, 2004
- Producer: Igor Manrique
- Original story: Mariela Romero
- Script: Mariela Romero and Freddy Salvador Hernández
- Theme song: “Somos novios,” by Armando Manzanero, sung by Mariana Ochoa and Armando Manzanero
- Leads: Mariana Ochoa and Carlos Torres
- Betty Monroe’s character: Andreina Torres
The story
Luisa Fernanda (Mariana Ochoa) is an outgoing young woman with a great sense of humor, who has grown up with the love of Pedro (Ramiro Huerta), the founder of a small garden maintenance and care business, whom she believes to be her father. She studies at a school for rich girls and can’t understand why her mother, Amelia (Ángela Fuste), treats her coldly. Carlos Eduardo (Carlos Torres), a young man in his last year of medical school, crosses paths with her while he’s engaged to a young woman from high society. Together they’ll have to face the mysteries of the past and the intrigues of the present to defend their love.
It’s an original story by Mariela Romero, produced by Igor Manrique. Recording began in July 2003 and ended in March 2004. In February 2004, according to Notimex, Carlos Torres said that because of its success the telenovela had been extended two or three times. The last episode aired on Friday, April 23, 2004, and Belinda took its slot.
In November 2015, Televisa began recording a new version of the story, Un camino hacia el destino, with Paulina Goto and Horacio Pancheri.
Betty in La hija del jardinero
Betty Monroe played Andreina Torres. In the story, Andreina works at the Academy as the personal secretary of Jennifer (Gabriela Vergara) and of Marissa (Kenya Gascón), Carlos Eduardo’s mother, and she’s the lover of Luis Alejandro (Fernando Ciangherotti), Marissa’s husband.
Before the premiere, TV Azteca announced her in the cast among “the young faces of TV Azteca” (translated from Spanish), along with Alejandra Lazcano.
Videos
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Episode 1 of the telenovela, posted by TV Azteca on its YouTube channel:
La hija del jardinero: episode 1 — TV Azteca Novelas y Series, November 30, 2021
In the press
- TV Azteca, July 18, 2003: “La hija del jardinero, en puerta…”, the premiere announcement (Internet Archive copy, in Spanish).
- TV Azteca, July 29, 2003: “La hija del jardinero te robará el corazón…”, with the cast (Internet Archive copy, in Spanish).
- El Siglo de Torreón, August 18, 2003: “Hoy inicia La Hija del Jardinero”, in Spanish.
- El Siglo de Torreón, February 20, 2004: “Carlos Torres quiere hacer cine o teatro”, in Spanish.
- TV Azteca, March 29, 2004: “¡¡¡¡La hija del jardinero concluyó sus grabaciones!!!!” (Internet Archive copy, in Spanish).
- TV Azteca, April 26, 2004: “Así se vivió el final…” (Internet Archive copy, in Spanish).
- PRODU, November 24, 2015: Televisa’s new version, Un camino hacia el destino.
- TV Azteca, the telenovela’s official site in 2003 and 2008 (Internet Archive copies, in Spanish): synopsis, technical sheet, cast and Andreina Torres.
Where to watch
TV Azteca has posted the first episodes on its YouTube channel, TV Azteca Novelas y Series, starting with episode 1. Checked on October 20, 2026.
Last updated: October 21, 2026.
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