Angeles, In the cast of characters (elenco) in the telenovela, la madre es Gabriela Acevedo Vda. Elizondo. La hija es Sof�a Elizondo Acevedo de Escand�n.

The father's last name was Elizondo. Do the children take on the mother's last name also? Sof�a is married to Fernando Escand�n.

Does Vda. mean widow?

Hi Angie,

Yes! I can tell you my complete name is Angeles Fern�ndez Ram�rez.

My father's last name is Fern�ndez.
My mother's last name is Ram�rez.

So, we take, first, our father's last name and second, our mother's last name.

And... When we get married, our names are the same. So, I got married 12 years ago and my complete name (and "last names") are the same I had before getting married.

Oh, yes, Vda. means "viudad", that is "widow".
So, Gabriela Acevedo, Vda. de Elizondo, as Elizondo is the last name of his husband.