La Paloma
Title card
Genre	Telenovela
Created by	Ximena Suárez Alfonso Espinoza
Written by	Martha Carrillo
Story by	José Rendón Ximena Suárez
Directed by	Luis Vélez
Creative director	Carlos Trejo
Starring	Manuel Ojeda Isaura Espinoza Gerardo Hemmer Yolanda Ventura Maite Embil
Music by	Jorge Avendaño
Country of origin	Mexico
Original language	Spanish
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	50
Production
Executive producer	José Rendón
Producer	Roberto Hernández Vázquez
Production locations	Mexico City, Mexico
Cinematography	Felipe López Otoniel Ramírez
Editor	Gabriela Múzquiz
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Televisa
Original release
Network	Canal de las Estrellas
Release	August 14 (1995-08-14) – October 20, 1995 (1995-10-20)
Related
Vanessa (1982)

La Paloma (English title: The Dove) is a Mexican telenovela produced by José Rendón for Televisa in 1995.^[1] Gerardo Hemmer and Maite Embil starred as protagonists. The telenovela was cancelled abruptly due to the death of its protagonist Gerardo Hemmer. It was supposed to go on after his death, however, after filming a couple more scenes, Televisa had decided to just cancel the novel altogether. It is, to date the only telenovela from Televisa that has suddenly gone off air, leaving it unfinished at just 50 episodes.

Plot

Ramiro López Yergo owns a funeral home, and controls his wife Teresa and three children with an iron fist. Although he appears to be of high moral character Ramiro has a lover, Lilia, and is a corrupt and greedy man.

Cast