''Golpe al corazón'' (English: ''Strike to the Heart'') is a 2017 Argentine telenovela produced and broadcast by

Telefe Telefe (acronym for Televisión Federal) is a television station located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The station is owned and operated by Paramount Global through Televisión Federal S.A. Telefe is also one of Argentina's six national television ...

from September 11, 2017, to March 2, 2018.

Plot

Rafa Farías (Sebastián Estevanez) was a boxer, and his pregnant wife died in a car crash. Reasoning that his wife died because the ambulance did not arrive to the site in time, he ends his boxing career and becomes a nurse instead. He consented with the removal of his late wife's eyes for

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. Those benefited Marcela Ríos (

Eleonora Wexler Eleonora Wexler (born April 2, 1974, in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an ACE Awarded Argentine actress, who started her career in Argentine version of the musical '' Annie'', aged nine. Theatre Films Television *'' Mesa de noticias'' (1984) ...

), who had become blind during a street attack. In present day, both of them work at the same clinic. She is married to Javier Mansilla (

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), who had caused the crash by falling a sleep while driving, and then escaped without helping the crash victim.

Production

The filming of the telenovela started in July. It was meant as a telenovela for the

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, meant to compete with ''

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'' from ''

El Trece Channel 13 (known by its current brand name El Trece, stylized as eltrece) is an Argentine free-to-air television network and the flagship station of the network of the same name, located in the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires. It is owned by ...

''. It is produced by Quique Estevanez. The airing time became controversial, as Telefe had already aired the telenovela '' Fanny la fan'' in the prime time, and cancelled it after a week because of its poor ratings. The production announced the first airing date, September 11, during a press conference at

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, a model who became famous in '' Showmatch'', made her initial work as an actress in this telenovela. Actress

Manuela Pal María Manuela Pérez Bosch Palos (born 9 October 1984), better known as Manuela Pal, is an Argentine film, theater, and television actress. Early life Manuela Pal was born on 9 October 1984 at the Medical Institute of Obstetrics in Buenos Aires ...

plays the villain, and complained about the hot scenes shot in the telenovela.

Cast

Protagonists

*Sebastián Estevanez as Rafael Farías *

as Marcela Ríos

Antagonist

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as Chuna Mansilla *

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as Leandro Zárate † *Ramiro Blas as Javier Mansilla † *Manuela Pal as Erika Martín *Esteban Pérez as Nicolás Linares

Recurring cast

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as Lucrecia * Stefano de Gregorio as Diego Armando "Peti" Figueroa * Julián Serrano as Alejo Ferrari *Miguel Ángel Rodríguez as Pedro Palacio *Viviana Saccone as María Catalina López *Georgina Barbarossa as Graciela *Julia Calvo as Marta Medina *Victorio D'Alessandro as Santiago Medina/Santiago Palacio López Medina *Marcelo De Bellis as Willy *Natalia Lobo as Nancy *Johanna Francella as Celeste Farías *Laura Laprida as Evelina Mansilla *Franco Pucci as Joaquín Palacio *Sabrina Rojas as Julieta *Germán Kraus as Francisco Di Cesare † *Fabio Aste as Pablo *Sebastián Cura as Lalo *Sonia Zavaleta as Anita *Liliana Benard as Reina

Participations

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as Paula Solano de Farías † *

Eva De Dominici Eva Carolina Quattrocci (born April 21, 1995), better known as Eva De Dominici, is an Argentine model and actress. She was born in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Career She began her acting career in 2005, after being a model. She is k ...

as Rita *

Inés Palombo Inés Palombo (born July 15, 1985) is an Argentine actress and model, she is best known for portraying Sol Rivarola on the hit young television series of Cris Morena, ''Rebelde Way''. Career Inés Palombo debuted in 2003 as on ''Rebelde Way'' ...

as Yesica Perotti *

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as ex Boxing partner of Rafael *

Ezequiel Castaño Ezequiel Castaño (born December 4, 1981) is an Argentine actor. Biography Ezequiel Castaño was born on December 4, 1981 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Ezequiel Castaño is the brother of the actress, Noelia Castaño. Ezequiel Castaño studied ...

*Edgardo Moreira as Pérez Calderón *Luly Drozdek as Carla *Bárbara Funes as Paloma *Patricio Bettini as Cárdenas *Pacha Rosso as Galván *Wanda Nara as Guadalupe *Juan Luppi as Facundo *Jennifer Biancucci as Fanny *Fabián Vena as Franco Rocamora *Bárbara Vélez as Camila *Fabián Mazzei as Fernando *José Luis Gioia as Osqui *Graciela Tenembaum as Leticia *Fabián Arenillas as Felipe *Ignacio Pepe as Bruno Rocamora *Marcelo Melingo as Levin *Brian Muñiz as Gastón *Cristina del Valle

References

External links

Official site
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