''Balada por un amor'' (English title: ''Ballad for a 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 José Rendón 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 ...

in 1989.

Daniela Romo Daniela Romo (born Teresa Presmanes Corona; 27 August 1959) is a Mexican singer, actress and TV hostess. During her career, she has sold 17 million records, making her one of the best-selling Latin music artists. Biography Born Teresa Presman ...

Alfredo Adame Alfredo Adame (; born Alfredo Adame Von Knoop on 10 June 1958) is a Mexican Mexican may refer to: Mexico and its culture *Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North America ** People *** Mexicans, inhabitants o ...

and

Jorge Rivero Jorge Rivero (born Jorge Pous Rosas; June 15, 1938) is a Mexican actor, with a career spanning two continents (America and Europe), primarily in Spanish-language media. He has been also credited as George Rivers and George Rivero. Early life Ri ...

starred as protagonists, while Isaura Espinoza and

Leticia Perdigón Leticia Perdigón (; born Guadalupe Leticia Perdigón Labrador on August 7, 1956, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican Mexican may refer to: Mexico and its culture *Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North Amer ...

starred as antagonists.

Enrique Lizalde Enrique Lizalde Chávez (January 9, 1937 – June 3, 2013) was a Mexican film, television and theater actor whose career spanned from the 1960s to the 2000s. He appeared in dozens of films and television shows, including telenovelas, throughout h ...

starred as special performance.

Plot

The story is about the singer Brianda (

), the girlfriend of Gustavo (Alfredo Adame). On a trip Brianda's plane suffers an accident and falls into the sea. She runs to a forest where she meets Manuel Santa María (

) who flees from thugs. Brianda and Manuel fall in love until he discovers that he is her father. Brianda is slowly discovering that who she really loves is Gustavo.

Cast

as ''Brianda Portugal Mercader'' *

as ''Gustavo Elenes Salamanca'' *

as ''Manuel Santamaría'' *

as ''Fernando Portugal'' * Leticia Perdigón as ''Lucía Allende'' * Isaura Espinoza as ''Lidia Mercader'' *

Claudio Brook Claudio Brook (born Claude Sydney Brook Marnat, 28 August 1927 – 18 October 1995) was a Mexican actor. Life Born in Mexico City, Brook had a prolific career, making around 100 film and television appearances in his 38 years as an actor. ...

as ''Marcelo Allende'' * Daniela Castro as ''Simona Portugal'' *

Meche Barba Meche Barba (born Mercedes Barba Feito; September 24, 1922 – January 14, 2000) was an American-born Mexican film actress and dancer of the Golden age of Mexican cinema in the 1940s and 1950s. She was considered one of the icons of the "Rumbera ...

as ''Adela'' * Javier Díaz Dueñas as ''Sebastián'' * Margarita Gralia as ''Virginia'' *

Magda Guzmán María Magdalena Guzmán Garza (16 May 1931 – 12 March 2015), better known as Magda Guzmán, was a Mexican film and television actress. She died of a myocardial infarction. Filmography Films Television Archive footage Awards ...

as ''Beatriz'' * Nelly Horsman as ''Pachita'' * Arsenio Campos as ''Eloy Allende'' * Irma Lozano as ''Leonora Mercader'' * Miguel Macía as ''Benjamín Allende'' * Yolanda Mérida as ''Ángela Pérez'' * María Teresa Rivas as ''Victoria'' * Rafael Banquells Jr. as ''Agustín'' * Héctor Cruz Lara as ''Bruno Sagasta'' * Alicia Fahr as ''Eloísa Negrete'' * Jorge Pais as ''Octavio Elenes'' * Darío T. Pie as ''Pablo Negrete'' * José Gálvez as ''Tony Vargas''

Awards

References

External links

* 1989 telenovelas Mexican telenovelas 1989 Mexican television series debuts 1990 Mexican television series endings Spanish-language telenovelas Television shows set in Mexico Televisa telenovelas {{Mexican-telenovelas-stub