In the village of San Andres, the rivalry between two families the Valdes and the Ramirez is centered on "El Manantial", a beautiful fountain of water that happens to bathe the small property of the Valdes and not the neighboring ranch, the rich and prosperous hacienda "Piedras Grandes", where the best cattle are raised and is property of the Ramirez. But the spring is not the real reason for the hatred between the families. Justo Ramirez, married to Margarita Insunza, had a relationship with Francisca Rivero, wife of his enemy and neighbor Rigoberto Valdes. This relationship, founded in the betrayal, will cause the utmost bitterness and the destruction between the two families. The Valdes have a beautiful daughter named Alfonsina, who was born in the same year as Alejandro, the son and heir of the Ramirez. Although they have grown separately with their souls full of prejudices against their respective families, the two cannot avoid feeling attracted to each other. Margarita will not permit this and so she tells her husband to make sure her son will never be together with Alfonsina so he could marry Barbara, her cousin's daughter. Justo rapes Alfonsina and she leaves along with her mom and her aunt. Five years later... Alfonsina is graduating from school and has a good life until her mother commits suicide because she found out she was deathly ill and could no longer live with the guilt of her lifestyle. Before dying, her mother confesses to Alfonsina that Justo Ramirez destroyed her life and after that Alfonsina vows revenge on the man who destroyed her family. She returns to San Andres and there she once again sees Alejandro who is now engaged to Barbara. Their love is still present in their hearts. They will have to fight for their love and see if they can be happy by the shores of El Manantial... El Manantial is a Mexican telenovela that first aired in 2001, starring Adela Noriega and Mauricio Islas. The telenovela received TVyNovelas Award for Best Telenovela, in 2002.
as Alfonsina Valdés
as Margarita Insunza de Ramírez
as Bárbara Luna
as Alejandro Ramírez Insunza
as Francisca Rivero Vda. de Valdéz
as Don Justo Ramírez
as Gertrudis Rivero
as Pilar Castillo de Luna
as Dr. Álvaro Luna Castillo
as María Magdalena "Malena" Osuna Castañeda
as Héctor Luna/Héctor Ramírez Rivero
as Father Salvador Valdéz
as Rigoberto Valdéz
as Martha/Eloísa Castañeda Vda. de Osuna
as Fermín Aguirre
as Altagracia Herrera de Osuna
as Melesio Osuna
as Joel Morales
as Norma de Morales
as María Eugenia "Maru" Morales
as Doña Catalina "Cata" Sosa
as Mother Superior
as Mercedes
as Carlos Portillo
as Hugo Portillo
as Father Juan Rosario
as Gilberto Morales
as Mirna Barraza
as Javier Jiménez
as Cipriano Peña
as Obispo
