Amigas y rivales is a Mexican telenovela, which was prouced by and broadcast on Televisa in 2001. Seen twice on Univision in the United States, the series first debuted on July 30, 2001, replacing that year's Abrazame muy Fuerte, and ended on May 10, 2002, itself being replaced by 1998's El privilegio de amar. It aired a second time as part of Univision's late night "Grandes Historias" lineup, beginning on May 24, 2005 (replacing 1999's Alma Rebelde) and ending on April 1, 2006 (being replaced by 1998's Soñadoras). Amigas y rivales began airing for a third time in the United States on Univision's sister network, Telefutura, on July 30, 2007, replacing 1999's Mujeres Engañadas, and ended on April 22, 2008, being replaced by a second full hour of 2001's El Derecho de Nacer. The 2002 Columbian telenovela El Precio del Silencio will replace both, Amigas y rivales and the second hour of El Derecho de Nacer starting Tuesday April 29, 2008. The timeslot is 7:00 AM Eastern & Pacific (6:00 AM Central & Mountain). The telenovela has also been seen in Poland (with Polish translation), premiering on TVN in September of 2002 and later reappearing on TVN Siedem on April 22, 2004. In Mexico, it was also seen on TL Novelas and returned in 2007 on Galavisión, a different network from Univision's sister network of the same name, and ended in 2008. Elsewhere in the world, Amigas y rivales also aired in Venezuela on Venevisión (premiering on August 2, 2001) and in Brazil on SBT (translated into Portuguese, premiering on April 22, 2002). Ironically, SBT also produced a Brazilian remake of the telenovela, called Amigas e Rivais. With the popularity of Mexican telenovelas in Brazil declining since the 1990s, the network has depended heavily on its own telenovelas and remakes.Amigas y rivales also premiered in Hungary (translated into Hungarian) on February 20, 2004.