Her husband leaves her for a younger woman. So naturally, Isabel falls for a younger man.
Señora Isabel (1993) stars Judy Henríquez as Isabel Domínguez de San Martín, a 50-year-old upper-class wife and mother whose seemingly comfortable life comes crashing down when her husband, successful lawyer Juan David, abandons their marriage for his much younger mistress.
Suddenly forced to imagine a life beyond being someone’s wife, Isabel begins questioning everything she thought she knew about love, family—and herself. Then she meets Miguel Ángel Matiz, a handsome divorced journalist considerably younger than she is. Their unexpected attraction gives Isabel something she thought was behind her: the possibility of falling passionately in love again.
But Señora Isabel is much more than an age-gap romance. Smart, intimate and remarkably progressive for its time, this classic Colombian telenovela explores infidelity, sexuality, aging and the expectations placed on women who dare to start over.
💋 Telebesitos Tip: If you loved Ana de Nadie, meet the woman who started it all. Señora Isabel is the original version of the story – and its mature heroine, grown-up romance and refreshingly honest take on starting over still feel surprisingly modern.
