The Stepmom[2] (Spanish: La madrastra) is a Mexican television series produced by Carmen Armendáriz for TelevisaUnivision.

[7] During a trip to Spain, Marcia Cisneros is accused of murdering Nicolás Escalante and is sentenced to 35 years in prison.

Esteban Lombardo, her husband, considers her not only a murderer but an adulteress who killed her lover to cover up her betrayal, so he abandons her and files for divorce.

Twenty years later, a lawyer manages to get her early release and she returns to Mexico to clear her name and be reunited with her children, but they believe her dead.

[12] In May 2022, the series was presented during the Univision upfront for the 2022–2023 television season, with Aracely Arámbula and Andrés Palacios being announced in the lead roles.