Real Emotions.
Real Stories.
See healing in motion told through 8 episodes.
As the series unfolds, Adela learns to navigate her new world not just with resilience, but with new tools.
This is a telenovela of love, healing, hard choices, uncertain paths, and reconnecting with the joy of sharing.
Synopsis
Quitapenas follows Adela, as she leaves her village for the city, seeking a better life for her young son. With little more than courage and hope, she starts working at a small restaurant. As Adela navigates motherhood, love, money matters, and the grief of leaving home, she discovers a community of people with their own stories of struggle and resilience—each one becoming a mirror, a lesson, a source of strength, or, perhaps, a love story.
Take a Peek at Quitapenas
Get a sneak peek into the episodes–each one highlighting a unique mental health strategy from WHO’s Problem Management+ and Self Help+.
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Adela and Lucas arrive at their destination in Mexico City, only to face an unexpected scare that just might change their path for the better.Adela learns Self Help Plus’s (SH+) Grounding strategy.
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Adela is doing her best to keep up at El Refugio, learning something new each day while balancing life as a mom, her work responsibilities, and the challenges of being new in town.Adela learns the SH+ Unhooking strategy and Problem Management Plus’s (PM+) managing stress strategy.
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Adela is trying to figure out how to pay for Lucas’s medical bills while juggling all her other challenges. A call from back home brings a glimmer of hope, just as Mayra makes a decision that will directly impact Adela.
Adela learns PM+’s Managing Problems, breaking down big problems into small, actionable steps.
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Adela faces a major change and, while staying true to her values, finds a way to overcome a challenge. At El Refugio, everyone shares their stories, growing closer. Then, a call from home arrives, one that will change Adela’s life forever.
Adela learns Acting on your Values from SH+.
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Adela faces life-changing news from home while trying to keep everything together. With support from those around her, she finds strength and shares a heartfelt moment with Luis Alberto
Adela gains an understanding of how to Get Going, Keep Doing from PM+.
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Adela is blamed for a tense incident at El Refugio, fired, and left in debt. She helps Lucas cope with worry using quitapenas (worry) dolls. As Mayra faces a health scare, Adela learns the power of sharing her struggles.
Adela engages with PM+’s Strengthening Social Support and SH+’s Being Kind.
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With love and community support, Adela, Xibach, Miguel, and Luis Alberto team up to save the restaurant. Clara makes a bold move that shifts its future. Mayra apologizes to Adela, and offers her job back, while Luis Alberto finds himself caught between two worlds.Adela concludes the SH+ strategies with Values-guided Problem Solving and Making Space.
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Miguel and Adela share a heartfelt moment, recognizing how much she’s evolved. Luis Alberto makes a difficult choice. Mayra surprises everyone with big news, and an unexpected visitor sparks a celebrationAdela concludes the PM+ strategies with Staying Well & Imagining the Future.
Meet the Cast & Crew
“Un paso a la vez, tan solo uno más. Siempre hacia adelante.”
— Quitapenas, Episode 8
“Solo si le da paso a la tormenta, puede saber cómo responder.”
— Quitapenas, Episode 1
