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Al filo de la muerte is a Mexican telenovela produced by Emilio Larrosa for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from June 17, 1991, to February 21, 1992. Created by Fernanda Villeli and Marcia Yance, the telenovela stars Humberto Zurita and Gabriela Rivero. The story follows Tracy López, a young nurse living in Los Angeles whose life is turned upside down after she witnesses her boyfriend commit a murder. Placed in the Witness Protection Program under the new identity of Mariela Foret, she flees to Mexico City, where she begins working at a prestigious hospital. There she meets cardiologist Francisco Riquer, and despite their difficult first encounters, they fall in love while facing danger, revenge, and the lingering threat of Tracy's criminal past.
Last Episode Aired
1992-02-21
S1E180 — Episode 180
Billed Cast
Humberto Zurita
Dr. Francisco Riquer
Gabriela Rivero
Tracy Guzmán / Mariela Foret
Blanca Guerra
Alina Estrada
Manuel Ojeda
Julio Araujo
Adriana Roel
Laura Robles
Carlos Cámara
Luigi Valenti
Alonso Echánove
Padre Juan
Luz María Jerez
Iris Salgado
Ana Patricia Rojo
Mónica Álvarez
José Ángel García
Dr. Arturo Lozano
Stephanie Salas
Pilar Orozco
Raquel Pankowsky
Adela
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