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S.O.S.: Sexo y otros secretos

television series

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 16, 2026
Entity authorityQ3281699 ↗
Source-derived summary

S.O.S.: Sexo y otros secretos (English: S.O.S.: Sex and Other Secrets) is a Mexican television series produced by Javier Williams and Andrea Salas that premiered on Canal 5 on May 15, 2007 and ended on December 9, 2008. It stars Susana Zabaleta, Susana González, Luz María Zetina, Marina de Tavira, Claudia Ramírez, and Chantal Andere. The series narrates the lives of five women facing a world full of sex, infidelities and secrets.

Premise

Five women have different ways of seeing life, sometimes complementary and sometimes contrary, but they share a concept of solidarity and friendship between them that makes them a charming group. Each episode tells how they live, how they met, how their friendship was born, their most intimate desires and the secrets that they keep for fear of being rejected or judged. The series also shows the sexual experiences that have marked their character, the desire to take charge of their lives and become complete women, to find self-confidence and personal satisfaction, and share their struggle to overcome their limitations and grow as human beings.

Cast

Main

Susana Zabaleta as Sofía (season 1)

Susana González as Tania

Luz María Zetina as Maggie

Marina de Tavira as Pamela

Claudia Ramírez as Irene

Julio Bracho as Xavier (season 1; guest in season 2)

Pedro Damián as Genaro (season 1)

Benny Ibarra as Gabriel

Miguel Rodarte as Boris

Emilio Echevarría as Misty (season 1)

José Angel Bichir as Beto (season 1)

Paty Díaz as Marcia (season 1)

Cristina Mason as Irenita

Darío T. Pie as Darío de Gavira (season 1)

Zuria Vega as Roberta

Azela Robinson as Lucía (season 1)

Enrique Singer as Levy (season 2)

Odiseo Bichir as Tovar (season 2)

Rafael Amaya as Martín (season 2)

Chantal Andere as Natalia (season 2)

Recurring

Diana Bracho as Isadora

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2007)

Season 2 (2008)

Home release

Xenon Entertainment released Sexo y otros secretos Primera Temporada on October 14, 2008. The second season has not been released.

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Editorial reviewA useful identification and reception guide that helps separate the work itself from editions, performances, ownership and later interpretation. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2007, 2008—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Sexo, otros and secretos can be independently traced.
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