''Amores Verdaderos'' (English: ''True Love'') is a Mexican

telenovela A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ...

produced by Nicandro Díaz González for

Televisa Grupo Televisa is a Mexican multimedia mass media company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content. In April 2021, Televisa and Univision Communications announce ...

and premiered by

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in September 2012. It is based on ''Amor en custodia'', previously produced in

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and

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Erika Buenfil Teresa de Jesús Buenfil López (; born November 23, 1964), commonly known as Erika Buenfil, is a Mexican actress, TV host and singer. She is best known for her lead roles in several successful telenovelas including ''Amor en Silencio'' (1988), ...

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Eiza González Eiza González Reyna (born 30 January 1990) is a Mexican actress and singer. She gained popularity for her debut role as Lola Valente in the Mexican musical telenovela ''Lola, érase una vez'' (2007–2008) and later starred in the lead role of ...

and

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star as protagonists; Marjorie de Sousa,

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and the leading actors

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and

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star as antagonists. Featuring

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, Susana González, Sherlyn and the leading actress

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as stellar performances.

Plot

Victoria Balvanera (

) is the Creative Director of Meta Imagen Internacional, the most important advertising agency in the country. Being such a successful woman has made her the target of attacks and it is during one of these events when she meets José Ángel Arriaga (

), a simple man from the countryside, who goes to the Balvanera farm to request a job as a foreman when a commando of criminals breaks into her property in order to kidnap her. Due to his knowledge of

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, Arriaga manages to save Victoria, their first encounter being very emotional due to the circumstances under which it takes place. Victoria is married to Nelson Brizz (

), the marketing manager of the advertising agency. Nelson meets the beautiful top model Kendra Ferreti ( Marjorie de Sousa) and begins a romance with her. Nikki (

), Victoria and Nelson's daughter, is a spoiled, capricious and fickle young woman, but she also experiences great internal suffering which she manifests through bulimia, because despite materially possessing everything, she feels abandoned by her parents, who are working all the time. Victoria is also concerned about her daughter's safety, so she hires Francisco Guzmán (

) as Nikki's bodyguard. Nikki initially rejects him, but as time goes by she falls in love with him. Liliana ( Sherlyn), Arriaga's daughter, comes to work at the Balvanera mansion and falls madly in love with Guzmán, which causes major clashes with Nikki for the bodyguard's love. Victoria and José Ángel struggle the whole time to avoid showing their love for each other, since they are both married. Nikki and Liliana will also fight against each other for Guzmán's love. Many other characters accompany our protagonists in this fascinating story, where everyone tries to find their ''True Love''.

Cast

The main cast of the telenovela was confirmed on June 22, 2012.

Main

as Victoria Balvanera *

as José Ángel Arriaga *

as Nicole "Nikki" Brizz Balvanera *

as Francisco Guzmán

Recurring

as Aníbal Balvanera *

as Nelson Brizz * Marjorie de Sousa as Kendra Ferreti / Macaria Chávez *

as Santino Roca "Salsero" *

as Adriana Balvanera * Sherlyn as Liliana Arriaga / Lucía Celorio Balvanera *

as Cristina Corona de Arriaga *

as Candelaria Corona * Susana González as Beatriz Guzmán *

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as Leonardo Solís *

Raquel Morell Raquel Morell ( Spanish pronunciation: akel moɾeʎborn Raquel del Rosario Ruiz Morell on February 4, 1959, in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico) is a Mexican actress who appeared in many telenovelas. She is probably best known for her role of Blanc ...

as Tomasina Lagos *

Silvia Manríquez Silvia Manríquez (born January 27, 1953, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexicans, Mexican actress. She is known for her roles in telenovelas. Professional life Manriquez began her career in 1974, after she was named "El Rostro del Heraldo" by a ...

as Paula Trejo *

as Odette Longoria *

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as Doris Orol de Pavía *

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as Rolando "Roy" Pavía Orol *

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as Milton Pavía * Diana Golden as Gilda * Michelle Rodríguez as Polita * Rubén Branco as Jean Marie * Archie Lafranco as Estéfano Longoria * Arsenio Campos as Felipe Guzmán * Adrián Escalona as Guillermo "Guillo" Solís Guzmán * Hugo Macías Macotela as Fortuno * María Prado as Jovita * Sergio Acosta as Fright * Toño Mauri as Police Officer

Guest starts

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as Carlos González / Joan Constantín *

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as Bruna Cristo *

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as Vicente Celorio *

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as Irenka *

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as Herself

Production

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of ''Amores verdaderos'' officially started on July 23, 2012 and concluded on April 30, 2013. It is also the first telenovela to have 3-hour finale presentation with commercials.

Episodes

Reception

Mexican broadcast

On September 3, 2012,

started broadcasting ''Amores verdaderos'' weeknights at 9:30pm, replacing ''

Abismo de pasión ''Abismo de pasión (Abyss of Passion)'' is a Mexican telenovela produced by Angelli Nesma Medina and written by Caridad Bravo Adams for Televisa. The show follows childhood friends Elisa (Angelique Boyer), Damián (David Zepeda), Gael (Mark Ta ...

''. The last episode was broadcast on May 12, 2013, with ''

La tempestad ''La tempestad'' (International translation: ''The Tempest'', dubbed ''The Storm'' by Univision) is a 2013 Mexican telenovela produced by Salvador Mejía Alejandre for Televisa. It is loosely based on the Colombian telenovela '' La Tormenta'', ...

'' replacing it the following day.

U.S. broadcast

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confirmed a prime-time broadcast of ''Amores verdaderos'' on October 10, 2012. On November 7, Univision started broadcasting ''Amores verdaderos'' weeknights at 9pm/8c, replacing ''

'' averaged 4.3 million viewers. The last episode was broadcast on July 28, 2013 at 8pm/7c, with ''

'' replacing it the following day, averaged 5.3 million viewers.Amores Verdaderos: José Ángel se aferra a un milagro - Avance capítulo 177

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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