La rosa de Guadalupe

There are two types of beginnings for the episodes: a happy beginning, followed by the characters experiencing grief in some form or a more melodramatic one where the main character undergoes a calamitous event that kickstarts their development. In the latter, the editor, cast, and director's credits roll during the second scene.

Then, the main characters, portrayed as extremely devout to the Virgin of Guadalupe, almost always ask her to protect them.{{Cite web|last=Meza|first=Cristina|date=20 January 2019|orig-date=20 January 2019|title=La morfología de "La rosa de Guadalupe"|url=http://revistalevadura.mx/2019/01/20/la-morfologia-la-rosa-guadalupe/|access-date=2022-02-20|website=Levadura|language=es-MX}} At the same time, a white rose appears before an altar or statue of the Virgin that belongs to the person who prayed or is in trouble, and remains there during the development of the story, which usually sees an escalation of the problem. The rose's appearance means that the petition has been heard by the Virgin.

At the climax of the story, the closest person asked by the Virgin intercedes for the main character and tries to help. When the issue is resolved, the main character is "touched" by a wind that represents the act of the Virgin of Guadalupe, and at the end of the episode, the white rose disappears as a character narrates the message of the episode.

On 5 July 2017, the series began its 1,000th episode celebration. Remastered versions of the earliest episodes from 2008 to 2016 were aired beginning 10 July 2017. On 22 July 2017, the 1,000th episode, "The Bastard Sister", was aired. Alejandra Barros and Alexis Ayala starred in the episode.{{cite web|title='La Rosa de Guadalupe' Mil capítulos, mil historias de lucha y esperanza|url=http://www.televisa.com/sala-de-prensa/series/1017060/rosa-guadalupe-mil-capitulos-mil-lucha-y-esperanza/|website=Televisa.com|access-date=21 August 2017|language=es}}

Starting in May 2017, "La rosa de Guadalupe" began broadcasting episodes with more serious, social issue-driven "impact" stories on Saturdays at 9:30 pm. These stories featured more explicit topics such as rape, incest, sexual harassment, murder, and drug addiction. The content rating given to these Saturday night episodes is B-15, compared to the B-rated episodes on weekdays.{{cite web|title=Este sábado: ¡No te pierdas La rosa de Guadalupe, relatos de impacto!|url=http://www.lasestrellas.tv/programas/la-rosa-de-guadalupe/noticias/video-relatos-de-impacto/|website=lasestrellas.tv|access-date=21 August 2017|language=es}}

The series' features are a staple of modern Mexican television, due to its prime daily time slot and original episodes throughout the year, and its popularity among the nation's Catholic population.{{cite web|url=http://www.radiopanamericana.com/noticias/internacionales/9633/cuatro-razones-de-por-que-la-rosa-de-guadalupe-es-un-exito-en-nuestro-país |title=Cuatro razones de por qué La Rosa de Guadalupe es un éxito en nuestro país|publisher=Radio Panamericana|language=es|date=23 September 2015|access-date=5 July 2017}} Some have criticized the show since its debut for its tendency for melodramatic acting, writing and directing, and for its dependence on a morality play mode of presentation long abandoned by religions and television networks in other countries as outmoded.{{cite web|url=http://www.chilango.com/general/yo-escribo-la-rosa-de-guadalupe/ |title=Yo escribo 'La Rosa de Guadalupe'|publisher=Chilango|quote=Ha sido una serie muy criticada desde que empezó, sobre todo por el uso de los elementos mágicos de la rosa y el viento.|language=es|date=5 September 2015|access-date=5 July 2017}} Others take issue with the religious bias of the series when it comes to serious issues as addiction, bullying, family violence and sexual abuse, and the refusal of the series to go beyond those views.{{Cite web|last=Bustos Gorozpe|first=Fernando|date=|orig-date=10 July 2018|title=La Rosa de Guadalupe, un alarmante síntoma nacional|url=https://cultura.nexos.com.mx/la-rosa-de-guadalupe-un-alarmante-sintoma-nacional/|access-date=2022-02-20|website=Nexos|language=es}}

The series has obtained a cult following online presented out of context, with multiple parodies, national Internet memes, other programs poking fun at it and a public face that considers the program "so bad it's good".{{Cite web|last=Haros|first=Citlali|title=¡Lo hace otra vez! La Rosa de Guadalupe desata memes con capítulo sobre Only Fans|url=https://www.elsoldemexico.com.mx/doble-via/virales/lo-hace-otra-vez-la-rosa-de-guadalupe-desata-memes-con-capitulo-sobre-only-fans-6269904.html|access-date=2022-02-20|website=El Sol de México|language=es}}{{Cite web|last=Luices|first=Andrea|title=Fotos: a 14 años, La Rosa de Guadalupe sigue generando los mejores memes|url=https://www.sdpnoticias.com/estilo-de-vida/la-rosa-de-guadalupe-aun-genera-los-mejores-memes/|access-date=2022-02-20|website=sdpnoticias|date=22 January 2022 |language=en}}

In 2009, a similar program for TV Azteca, A cada quien su santo, began airing on; though similar, that series focuses on a number of saints rather than solely the Virgin of Guadalupe.

In November 2018, América Televisión announced that a Peruvian adaptation of the series was in production titled La Rosa de Guadalupe: Perú.{{Cite web |last=RedacciónRPP |date=2018-11-23 |title="La Rosa de Guadalupe": La serie mexicana tendrá su versión peruana en el 2019 {{!}} RPP Noticias |url=https://rpp.pe/tv/peru/la-rosa-de-guadalupe-la-serie-mexicana-tendra-su-version-peruana-en-el-2019-noticia-1164856 |access-date=2023-10-22 |website=rpp.pe |language=es}} On 20 March 2020, two years after the announcement, the series premiered.{{Cite news |last=TV+ |first=Redacción |date=2020-03-22 |title=América Televisión estrenó "La Rosa de Guadalupe Perú" |language=es-PE |work=El Comercio |url=https://elcomercio.pe/tvmas/television/america-television-estreno-la-rosa-de-guadalupe-peru-noticia/ |access-date=2023-10-22 |issn=1605-3052}} La Rosa de Guadalupe: Perú consisted of 20 episodes and is considered as a spiritual sequel to Solamente Milagros.{{Cite web |last=RedacciónRPP |date=2018-11-23 |title="La Rosa de Guadalupe": La serie mexicana tendrá su versión peruana en el 2019 {{!}} RPP Noticias |url=https://rpp.pe/tv/peru/la-rosa-de-guadalupe-la-serie-mexicana-tendra-su-version-peruana-en-el-2019-noticia-1164856 |access-date=2023-10-22 |website=rpp.pe |language=es}}

In August 2021, Romanian channel Antena 1 adapted the series as Povești de familie, having the same anthologic format as the original.

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