An undocumented Mexican immigrant agrees to marry a broke, drunk American woman to avoid his deportation and settle her debts, with the help of the most crooked gay drag lawyer in New York.
Mónica, a career-minded woman, falls in love with Camilo, her married boss. Meanwhile, his secretly terminally ill wife plans to set up Mónica and her own husband to ensure her children have a family after her death.
La Gata is an upcoming Mexican telenovela to be produced by Nathalie Lartilleux for Televisa. It is a remake of the Venezuelan telenovela La Gata, produced in 1968 and Mexican telenovela Rosa Salvaje produced in 1987.