It's been three years since we last saw hardcore femme fatale Altagracia on Iron Rose.
She returns to Telemundo this Monday, 22 June at 20h00 for Season 2, set two years after Season 1.
It's been so long you've very probably forgotten what happened in the first season or you might have missed it and want to watch now.
No sweat, no stress, we've got you covered like a blanket.
Tick-tock. Let's clock Season 1:
At the centre of the action: Altagracia Sandoval, played by Aracely Arámbula, who returns for Season 2 with her mesmerising cleavage.
Altagracia was turned into an Iron Rose after suffering great trauma as a teenager. Her parents were brutally murdered, along with her boyfriend, by an evil gang of five called the Monkeys.
Her story is extremely relevant for our gender-based violent times because they also raped her.
This left her with a deep, driven need for revenge against her attackers, as well as a younger sister she had to take care of.
Then she discovered she was pregnant from the attack.
Altagracia's aunt Yesenia (Rebecca Jones) took care of her and taught her to manipulate men using Tarot cards, spells and other superstitious means, which Altagracia put into practice when she met Lázaro Hernández (Odiseo Bichir), the wealthy owner of a construction company.
She seduced him, and with the encouragement of her aunt, she managed to deceive him into believing her baby was his.
Altagracia drove the knife in deeper by manipulating Lázaro into becoming an alcoholic and took his company from him.
She then left him and her baby.
Flashforward several years>>
Saúl | Altagracia | Mónica
Altagracia went on to become a recognized and powerful businesswoman after changing the name of the construction company from Hernández to Sandoval.
She also maintained ties with her younger sister Regina Sandoval (Andrea Martí) and her niece Isabela (Michelle Olvera).
Altagracia became a vindictive revenge-fest who didn't mind hurting anyone in order to get what she wanted.
And she had an entourage to help her: Braulio Padilla (José María Galeano), her lawyer, and Matamoros (Aquiles Cervantes), her faithful bodyguard - both helped her in all her illicit businesses.
But she didn't break bad out of being an evil spirit... no - the only reason she wanted to have so much power was to take revenge on the five men who abused her and ruined her life.
As she worked towards achieving this, she met Saúl Aguirre (David Chocarro), a lawyer, who she fell totally in love with.
To the extent that he changed her attitude towards men - but not her attackers.
A ghost from the past stabs her heart
Enter Mónica Hernández (Danna Paola) - Altagracia and "Lázaro's daughter".
She's sweet and socially conscious and very different from Altagracia and... oops ... she fell in love with Saúl too.
Neither Mónica nor Altagracia knew they were mother and daughter.
After Altagracia found out that Mónica was Saúl's lover, she first tried to hurt her but then discovered the truth that she's her daughter and reached out to her instead, helping her financially.
Altagracia managed to change her attitude towards those in her life but never towards her attackers.
Season 1 ended with Altagracia deciding to start a new life after Mónica and Saúl got married.
And now for Season 2...
Altagracia was shot in the Season 1 finale but she isn't dead.
No-no, she returns to Mexico to help Mónica and Saúl, who are still together.
He's a lawyer at the head of the Renacer Foundation and she's a law student, and together with aunt Regina they fight to eradicate gender violence.
And then they disappear.
Altagracia returns to search for them and discovers she has to save Mónica from the dreaded Rainbow Gang, known for brutally killing women and marking them with paint bullets.
Casting Crumbs
Important to note: Saúl isn't actually in Season 2, he disappears in Episode 1. The role was played by Telemundo fave David Chocorro in Season 1 but he isn't in Season 2.
Also, we won't see much of Danna Paola as Mónica because of her disappearance and because she was busy filming another series when Season 2 was filmed.
Starring alongside Aracely this season are Carlos Ponce (The Fan, Devious Maids) as police agent Leon Contreras and David Zepeda (Laws of Love) as businessman José Luis Navarrete - Altagracia has unresolved business with him.
Also interesting is the character of Noelia Molina, played by Paola Fernandez, a family member of one of the victims of the Rainbow Gang who has Altagracia-tendencies. She seeks her own justice because she believes the police won't achieve it.
You'll find the first teasers for the season here: Iron Rose 2 Teasers - June 2020
New episodes air Mondays to Fridays at 20h00.