''Qué bonito amor'' (''International Title'':''Beautiful Love'', ''Literally'':What a Beautiful Love) is a Mexican

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produced by Salvador Mejía Alexandre for

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that aired on

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from October 22, 2012 to June 2, 2013. It is based on '' La Hija del Mariachi'', produced by

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n's

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and written by Mónica Agudelo in 2006-2007. Production of ''Qué bonito amor'' officially started on August 9, 2012. In the United States the telenovela aired on

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from April 15, 2013 to October 4, 2013.

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and

Pablo Montero Pablo Montero (born Óscar Daniel Hernández Rodríguez August 23, 1974) is a Mexican singer and actor. Montero's primary profession is singing, but he also acts regularly in telenovelas produced by Televisa productions in supporting roles. Mont ...

star as the protagonists, while Malillany Marin,Malillany Marín se vuelve la villana de 'Qué Bonito Amor'
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Marcelo Buquet Héctor Marcelo Buquet Corleto (born October 4, 1963 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a Uruguayan actor and former model. Biography At the age of 18 Buquet joined a theater company in his native Uruguay called '' El Galpón del Uruguay'' where he parti ...

, and

Salvador Pineda Salvador Pineda Popoca (born June 16, 1952 in Huetamo, Michoacan, Mexico) is a Mexican actor, who has participated in over 20 Mexican telenovelas and Mexican movies, as well as two Hollywood low budget movies. Born to Mexican politician Salvador ...

star as the antagonists.

Plot

It is a love story like there is no other, which not only encompasses the most endearing Mexican traditions, but also ennobles one of the most representative icons from its culture: mariachi music. The story begins when we meet Santos Martinez de la Garza, a young handsome and carefree millionaire, who owns a car distributor company. Santos is deceived by his closest partners; one of them is Bruno, his friend and his sister's boyfriend, Wendy. After being accused of fraud and money laundering, Santos is compelled to escape from Los Angeles to Mexico, like a fugitive. This situation forces him to get a new personality: Jorge Alfredo Vargas, Mariachi. At the same time, we meet Maria Mendoza, a humble, pretty and brave young girl who lives with her mother, Amalia, a widow; and her two younger sisters, Paloma, who is about to turn 15, and Isabel 8 years old. Ever since Pedro her father died, Maria has had to work in order to help her family get ahead in life because Amalia suffers from a degenerative disease, so Maria is the only support her family has. Santos and Maria meet at the "Ay Jalisco, no te rajes, bar", where Maria works as a ranchero music singer. It is there in the bar where they both find love for the first time. And it is also in the "Ay Jalisco, no te rajes", run by Don Concho and his wife Lourdes, where the sweetest, saddest, most touching, comic and dramatic situations of the story will take place, together with Maria's inseparable friends who are members of the bar's mariachi band: "The Giant", Fernando: "The Casanova", who will turn into Santos´ confident and allied, "The Dreamer", "Susanito", "The Baritone", "The Adventurer " and "The Sparrow Hawk". But there will be many tunes, chords, and conflicting forces within Santos and Maria's love story. Santos will face Ruben del Olmo, a powerful and cheating business man who is married but obsessed with Maria's love; and "The Giant", Maria's eternal pretender, who will always fight for her against Santos until the rivalry between them becomes a friendship. On the other hand, Maria will deal with Elvira's lies and tricks, Don Concho's daughter, who by whim and at any cost will not rest until she can have Santos. And of course, the saddest of all songs: Santos´ identity uncovered, the jail and the separation from his one and only love: Maria, his beautiful. A story full of ranchero music, mariachis, tequila, color, but most of all, full of hopes and dreams that will make us all sing: "¡What a Beautiful Love!"

Cast

Main

as Santos Martínez de la Garza Treviño / Jorge Alfredo Vargas *

as María Mendoza García de Martínez de la Garza *

as Óscar Fernández "El Coloso" *

Juan Ferrara Juan Ferrara (born Juan Félix Gutiérrez Puerta; November 8, 1943) is a Mexican actor. Family Juan is a son of Ofelia Guilmáin and brother of Lucía Guilmáin y Esther Guilmáin. He was once married to the Mexican actress, Helena Rojo. He ...

as Justo Martínez de la Garza *

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as Amalia García de Mendoza *

as Giuliano Rina *

Víctor Noriega Víctor Noriega (; born Víctor Enrique Noriega Hernandez May 10, 1972) is a Mexican actor, singer and model. Biography Born in Mexico City, he started his career as a model. He then pursued a BA in Communications. At the same time he auditione ...

as Michael Johnson *

Malillany Marín Malillany Marín (born Malillany Marín Rodríguez; December 23, 1980 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban-Mexican actress and model. Filmography Awards and nominations Premios TVyNovelas The Premios TVyNovelas are presented annually by Televisa ...

as Elvira Hernández *

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as Irasema *

Arturo Peniche Arturo Peniche (born Arturo Delgadillo Peniche on May 17, 1962) is a Mexican telenovela actor who became popular in Latin America during the 1990s. He is the brother of actor Flavio Peniche, who appears in the telenovela '' La Traición''. Biogr ...

as Fernando Beltrán "El Mil Amores"

Secondary

as Don Concepción "Concho" Hernández *

Roberto Ballesteros Roberto Ballesteros (born March 22, 1954) is a Peruvian actor. Although he was born in Lima, Peru, Ballesteros is widely known for his work in Mexican telenovela and films, leading many of his fans to believe that he is actually Mexican. In the U ...

as Comandante Leonardo "Leo" Derecho * Rosita Pelayo as Teniente Samantha Curtis * Fernando Robles as Comandante Malo * Moisés Suarez as Escudriño #1 * Ricardo Mansur as Escudriño #2 *

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as Altagracia Treviño de Martínez de la Garza *

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as Mirna Reynoso *

Miguel Ángel Biaggio Miguel Ángel Olivares Biaggio (born September 3, 1976, in San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí), also known as Miguel Angel Biagio, Mike Biagio, Mike Biaggio, is a Mexican actor. Life Biaggio made his acting debut in the 1996 telenovela ''El ...

as Susano "Susanito" Sánchez * Mariana Ríos as Ana López * Susana Diazayas as Wendy Martínez de la Garza Treviño * Ivonne Ley as Leticia Letty * Víctor Reséndez "Latin Lover" as Jairo "El Aventurero" * Mariano Palacios as Natalio Molina "El Soñador" * Rafael Negrete as Genaro "El Barítono" * Alejandro Ruiz as "El Siete Mares" * Gabriel Navarro as "El Búfalo" * Thelma Dorantes as Mancia Sanchez *

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as Paloma Mendoza García * Jesus Daniel González as Rodrigo Fernández Reyes * Dayaceli Cervantes as Vanessa * Karyme Hernàndez as Isabel Mendoza García * Luis Enrique González as Vicente "El Jalisquito" * Homero Ferruzca as Homero * Carlos Ignacio as Leonel "Pichi" Velásquez *

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† as Doña Remedios * Raul Padilla "Choforo"† as Rigoberto Guerra *

Evita Muñoz Eva María Muñoz Ruíz (November 26, 1936 – August 23, 2016), known professionally as Evita Muñoz "Chachita", was a Mexican actress and comedian. Her professional career began in 1941, when she was only four years old, and she continued perf ...

"Chachita"† as Doña Prudencia * Raul Izaguirre as Don Braulio * Pietro Vannucci as Fabian

Recurring

Manuel Ojeda Manuel Salvador Ojeda Armenta (4 November 1940 – 11 August 2022) was a Mexican actor. Ojeda was one of the most active actors of television and cinema in Mexico. He played the villain, Zolo, in the Hollywood film ''Romancing the Stone''. Ca ...

as Vittoriano Trusco "El Padrino" *

Rogelio Guerra Hildegardo Francisco Guerra Martínez (8 October 1936 – 28 February 2018), known artistically as Rogelio Guerra, was a Mexican actor. While primarily active in movies and television, he also was known for his work in theater and dubbing. Fi ...

as Carl Summers

Guest starts

as Rubén del Olmo * Lina Santos as Lourdes de Hernández *

Sergio Mayer Sergio Mayer Breton Izturiz Pinilla, (born May 21, 1966 in Mexico City) is a Mexican actor, singer, Television producer, producer, and politician. He is serving as a Chamber of Deputies (Mexico), federal deputy to the LXIV Legislature of the Me ...

as Bruno Morelli *

Eugenia Cauduro Eugenia Cauduro () (born Eugenia Cauduro Rodríguez on December 20, 1968, in Mexico City, Distrito Federal) is a Mexican actress and former model. Life Eugenia Cauduro is the daughter of Ernesto Cauduro Gemoets and Silvia Rodríguez Porras, and ...

as Gloria Reyes *

Alexander Holtmann Alexander Holtmann (born 19 August 1978) is a Finnish-German cinema, television and theatre actor known for his characters in Humboldt in Mexico, The Chosen, Capadocia, El Señor de los Cielos, Qué bonito amor, Fortuna, La Patrona amongst others ...

as Arnold Smith *

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 ...

as herself * Adán Allende as Aaron *

Pilar Montenegro Pilar Montenegro (; born María del Pilar Montenegro López on May 31, 1972, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican Latin pop singer and actress. Biography When Montenegro was 10 years old she landed her first acting part in the TV series ''Juguem ...

as Wanda Mey *

Verónica Montes Verónica Montes (born February 17, 1990 in Lima, Perú) is a Peruvian international actress settled in Mexico. Known mainly for her roles as "La Condesa", "Kika Braun" and "Lizbeth Álvarez" in the series "''El señor de los cielos"'', '' ...

as Susan Davis

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Que Bonito Amor Mexican telenovelas Televisa telenovelas 2012 telenovelas 2012 Mexican television series debuts 2013 Mexican television series endings 2010s Mexican television series Mexican television series based on Colombian television series Spanish-language telenovelas