Esthercita (real name: Esther Salazar Mata), also known as Esther "Esthercita" Salazar Arrivas de la Torre and Ada de Contreras, is the main villainess in the Mexican telenovela "La Tempestad" (in international translation as "The Tempest", but dubbed as "The Storm" by Univision) which is loosely based on the 2005 Colombian telenovela "La Tormenta" ("The Storm" in Spanish). She was portrayed by Laura Carmine.