''La que no podía amar'' (The One Who Couldn't 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 Alberto Castro José Alberto Castro (born José Alberto Sáinz Castro, 31 May 1963) is a Mexican producer and director. Biography He is the brother of actresses Verónica Castro, Beatriz Castro, telenovela producer Fausto Gerardo Sáinz, and uncle of Mexican s ...

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 aired on

Canal de las Estrellas Las Estrellas ("The Stars"; previously El Canal de las Estrellas, or "The Channel of the Stars") is one of the cornerstone networks of TelevisaUnivision, with affiliate stations all over Mexico, flagshipped at XEW-TDT in Mexico City. Many of the ...

from August 1, 2011 to March 18, 2012. Ximena Suárez wrote the script based on the original story by

Delia Fiallo Delia Fiallo (4 July 1924 – 29 June 2021) was a Cuban author and screenwriter who lived in Miami, Florida. She was one of the most distinguished representatives of the contemporary romance novel, dabbling in various genres which appeared in he ...

. The cast was headed by

Jorge Salinas Jorge Salinas (born July 27, 1968) is a Mexican television and film actor, best known for his leading roles in telenovelas. Career Salinas then enrolled at Centro de Educación Artística (CEA) in 1990 and after finishing his studies, he recei ...

José Ron Édgar José Ron Vásquez (born August 6, 1981), is a Mexican television actor best known for his roles in telenovelas such as '' Juro que te amo'', '' Los exitosos Pérez'', ''La que no podía amar'', ''La mujer del Vendaval'' and '' Muchacha ...

and

Ana Brenda Contreras Ana Brenda Contreras (born 24 December 1986), also known as Ana Breco, is an American actress, singer and model. From 2010 to 2011, she played Aurora Alcázar in the telenovela ''Teresa''. From 2018 to 2019, Contreras starred as Cristal Jennings ...

. ''La que no podía amar'' won 2 awards in

Premios TVyNovelas The Premios TVyNovelas are presented annually by Televisa and the magazine TVyNovelas to honor the best Mexican television productions, including telenovelas. Instituted in 1983, the award ceremony rotates between Mexico City and Acapulco. The c ...

, for Best Lead Actor, and Best Supporting Actor. In the United States the telenovela aired on

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from January 2, 2012 to August 10, 2012.

Plot

Ana Paula lives in Chiapas where she is studying nursing; her devotion for sick people came up while she took care of her ill Aunt throughout her long agony. When she was about to graduate, she met Bruno, Rogelio Montero's lawyer. Bruno offered her a job nursing his boss who became paralytic and got stuck in a wheel chair after having an accident. The pay is good so she takes the job in order to financially support her aunt Rosaura, who has been like a mother to her and her brother Miguel ever since they were kids. Ana Paula arrives in "La Hacienda Del Fuerte” to look after Rogelio and she is surprised to learn that he is a bitter, resentful man mostly because Vanessa, his shallow former fiancée, left him after the accident. In the hacienda also lives Cynthia, Rogelio's sister, who is in fact kept there by her brother since he forced her to stay and take care of him in exchange for keeping the lifestyle she is used to have. To avoid boredom, she began an affair with Efraín, the Hacienda's foreman; he actually falls in love with her, but she is only using him for fun. With them also lives their nanny, María, who has always acted as a loving mother to Rogelio and Cynthia, and who is not able to ever leave them. Rogelio's arrogance and bad mood make it very difficult for Ana Paula to work with him, so one day she decides to quit. She has an accident in the river and she is rescued by Gustavo Durán, a handsome and good hearted engineer. They fall in love but their plans are frustrated when Gustavo has an accident. Gustavo's father, who is also named Gustavo, dies. And Ana Paula believes Gustavo, her boyfriend is dead instead of Gustavo's father. Rogelio has also fallen in love with Ana Paula. He sends Bruno to look for her and ask her to come back to the hacienda as his nurse and offers triple the pay. At first she refuses, but afterwards, when Miguel is blamed for crashing a truck in which he loses three of his right hand's fingers and two pedestrians are injured and later die, it could send him to jail for life. Rogelio offers to help pay all the surgery and medical bills as well as the legal fees, which amounts to two million pesos, if Ana Paula agrees to his marriage proposal. She accepts to make the sacrifice in order to help her brother, so she marries Rogelio and signs a prenuptial contract for one-year marriage with the promise that Rogelio helps Ana Paula's family and in return she keeps him company and be the señora Montero. Gustavo comes back looking for Ana Paula but Rosaura, considering the marriage of her niece with Rogelio as the solution to all her financial problems, decides to lie to Gustavo, telling him that Ana Paula is not interested in him anymore. Gustavo feels disappointed and decides to forget her. After returning to the Hacienda, the life of Ana Paula as Rogelio's wife is a living hell, one she had never imagined. She will have to deal with Cynthia's humiliations and envy; she will also have to manage her brother's problems, as well as Bruno and Rosaura's greed. Although, as time passes and Rogelio's cold and harsh demeanor began to change so do Ana Paula's feelings for Rogelio. And on top of that, she will meet again with Gustavo, the love of her life, knowing that perhaps, he may never be for her...

Cast

as Rogelio Montero Báez *

as Gustavo Durán Esquivel *

Susana González Susana González (; born Susana Alejandra González del Río on October 2, 1973 in Calera de Víctor Rosales, Zacatecas, Mexico) is a Mexican actress and model. Biography González was born October 2, 1973 in Calera de Víctor Rosales, Zacat ...

as Cynthia Montero Báez *

as Ana Paula Carmona Flores *

Ana Martín Ana Beatriz Martínez Solórzano (born 14 May 1945), known professionally as Ana Martín, is a Mexican actress and model. She is one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She won the Miss Mexico title in 1963, which ...

as María Gómez *

Ana Bertha Espín Ana Bertha Espín Ocampo (born 13 October 1958) is a Mexican actress. Filmography Awards and nominations References External links * 1956 births Living people Mexican telenovela actresses Mexican television actresses Mexican fi ...

as Rosaura Flores Nava *

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as Daniela “Dani” Gutiérrez *

Julián Gil Julián Elías Gil Beltrán (born 13 June 1970) is an Argentine-Puerto Rican actor, model, businessman and TV host. Personal life Although Julián Gil was born in Argentina, he lived some time in Venezuela as well. He grew up in Puerto Rico an ...

as Bruno Rey *

Fabián Robles Fabián Robles (born April 16, 1974 in León de los Aldama, Guanajuato, Mexico) is a Mexican actor. Robles began his career in 1994 to participate in the soap opera ''El vuelo del águila ''El vuelo del águila'' (''The Flight of the Eagle'' ...

as Efraín Ríos *

Paty Díaz Paty Díaz (born Patricia Díaz, March 17, 1974, in San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora, Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the nort ...

as Macaria de Hernández *

Osvaldo Benavides Osvaldo Benavides (born June 14, 1979, in Mexico City, Mexico), is a Mexican actor, writer, producer and cinematographer. Early life Born in Mexico City, Mexico, currently resides in Tepoztlán, Morelos. Osvaldo began acting at age 9 years. H ...

as Miguel Carmona Flores *

Mar Contreras Mar Contreras (born Marisela Contreras Leyva on February 8, 1981, in Culiacán, Sinaloa, México Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to ...

as Vanessa Galván Villaseñor *

Alejandro Ávila Alejandro Ávila (born Alejandro Aranda Ávila on November 24, 1973) is a Mexican telenovela actor. Biography His birth name is Alejandro Aranda and his artistic name was chosen to honor his stepfather A stepfather or stepdad is a non-bio ...

as Ernesto Cortés *

Marco Méndez Marco Méndez (born Marco Anibal Méndez Ramírez on October 1, 1976, in Uruapan, Michoacán) is a Mexican actor. Méndez began as a model and later studied acting in Televisa's CEA. He made his television debut as 'Oscar Méndez' in the telenov ...

as Esteban *

Michelle Ramaglia Michelle Ramaglia (; born Claudia Michelle Ramaglia Zavala on May 18, 1978, in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico) is a Mexican actress. Raised in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato and having been interested in acting since her childhood, Mi ...

as Consuelo Herrera *

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as Mercedes Durán Esquivel * Germán Gutiérrez as Ulises Hernández *

Tania Lizardo Tania Lizardo (born October 10, 1989) is a Mexican actress best known for her work in television. Biography Born in León, Guanajuato, Tania Lizardo decided to pursue a career in acting at age 18. She dropped out of Universidad La Salle where s ...

as María de la Paz “Maripaz” Hernández *

Humberto Elizondo Humberto Elizondo Kauffman (born June 19, 1947) is a Mexican actor of film and television, the son of Mexican diplomat Humberto Elizondo Alardine and Canadian actress Fannie Kauffman. Currently, he portrays Aquiles Trueba in ''Un refugio para el a ...

as Federico Galván * Uriel del Toro as Hugo Dueñas * Juan Bernardo Flores as Margarito Montero Carmona/ Galván *

Ignacio López Tarso Ignacio López López (born 15 January 1925), known professionally as Ignacio López Tarso, is a Mexican actor of stage, film and television. He has acted in about 50 films and appeared in documentaries and in one short feature. In 1973 he was g ...

as Fermín Peña *

Jorge Aravena Jorge Aravena (; born October 1, 1969) is Peruvian-Venezuelan telenovela actor. He is known for his role in telenovelas such as '' Girasoles Para Lucia'', '' La Revancha'', ''Secreto de Amor'', and '' Mi Vida Eres Tu''. Biography Jorge was born ...

as David Romo * Elizabeth Dupeyrón as Elsa Villaseñor de Galván * Elena Torres as Roció “Chio” * Javier Ruán as Don Maximo Pinos *

Aurora Clavel Aurora Clavel (born August 14, 1936) is a Mexican film and television actress who is noted for her roles in the movies '' Tarahumara'' (1965) and ''Once Upon a Scoundrel'' (1973), as well as in numerous telenovelas. For example, she played Mama ...

as Doña Milena *

Yolanda Ventura Yolanda Ventura (born October 21, 1968 in Barcelona, Spain) is a dual nationality Spanish/Mexican actress and was a Spanish singer when she was young . She is best known for roles in Mexican telenovelas and is a former member of the Spanish child ...

as Gloria de Cortéz * Polly as Elena * Mario del Río as Juan * Marina Marín as Felipa Pérez * Zaneta Seilerova as Hilda * Ricardo Mendoza as Rutilio "El Coyote" * Rigoberto Carmona as Comandante * Eduardo Liñan as Don Iván Montero * Georgina Domínguez as Manuela * Jorge Abraham as El Tuerto

Reception

In the United States the series premiered with an average 4.1 million viewers. The finale averaged 5.8 million viewers.

Mexico ratings

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Que No Podia Amar, La Mexican telenovelas Televisa telenovelas Spanish-language telenovelas Television shows set in Mexico 2011 telenovelas 2011 Mexican television series debuts 2012 Mexican television series endings