''Abismo de pasión (Abyss of Passion)'' is a Mexican telenovela produced by

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and written by

Caridad Bravo Adams Caridad Bravo Adams (; born on January 14, 1908, in Villahermosa, Tabasco – August 13, 1990 in Mexico City) was a prolific Mexican writer and the most famous telenovela writer worldwide. She was born to a couple of Cuban actors and she wa ...

for

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. The show follows childhood friends Elisa (

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), Damián (

David Zepeda David Zepeda (born as David Anastasio Zepeda Quintero on September 19, 1973) is a Mexican actor, model and singer. He is known thanks for participating in soap operas such as '' Acorralada'', '' Abismo de pasión'' and ''Por amar sin ley''. In 2 ...

), Gael (

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) and Paloma ( Livia Brito)as they reunite as adults and their relationship strains under the weight of their warring families and romantic entanglements.

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and the leading actors Alejandro Camacho,

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and

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also star. ''Abismo de pasión'' is a remake of the 1996 telenovela ''

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'' and both are based on Bravo Adams' novels ''Una sombre entre los dos'' (''A Shadow Between Us'') and ''Al pie del altar'' (''At the Foot of the Altar''). The show aired on

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starting January 23, 2012 in ''Dos Hogares timeslot and aired 270 half-hour episodes were aired by the finale on September 2. That March, it began airing on

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, replacing ''

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'' on weeknights at 9pm EST. The finale was followed by a program where the cast discussed their experience working on the show.

Plot

''Abismo de pasión'' takes place in La Ermita, Yucatán, where El Grupo Anito factory is located. Rosendo, the plant's owner, is having an affair with Carmina. Later that night, he, his wife Alfonsina, and their son Damián have dinner with Rosendo's best friend Augusto, his wife Estefania, their daughter Elisa, and Carmina, Estefania's sister. Alfonsina privately tells Augusto that she believes his wife is cheating on him with her husband. When Rosendo and Carmina attempt to leave town, Estefania locks Carmina inside and gets into the car with Rosendo to reason with him. The two die in a car accident, seemingly confirming Alfonsina's theory that they were having an affair. A rift divides the families and Elisa and Damián are no longer allowed to play together. Damián is sent to study in Italy. Years later, he returns to La Ermita and reconnects with Elisa and Gael. He and Elisa begin falling in love until his fiancée Florencia arrives in town. Elisa, Damián, Florencia, Paloma, and Gael's romantic lives become entangled. Meanwhile, Carmina manipulates, lies, and murders to make sure her affair with Rosendo remains a secret. El Grupo Antio factory employee Gabino aspires to take over the firm, marry Alfonsina, and keep quiet his defrauding of El Grupo Anito.

Cast

Main cast

as Elisa Castañón Bouvier *

as Damián Arango Mondragón *

as Gael Mondragón / Gael Arango Navarro * Livia Brito as Paloma González *

as Carmina Bouvier de Castañón *

as Gabino Mendoza *

as Florencia Landucci Cantú * Alejandro Camacho as Augusto Castañón *

as Alfonsina Mondragón vda. de Arango *

as Father Guadalupe "Lupe" Mondragón

Also main

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as Dolores "Lolita" Martínez *

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as Braulio Chinrios *

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as Lucio Elizondo *

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as Ramona González *

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as Dr. Edmundo Tovar *

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as Begoña Narváez de Tovar *

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as Maru * Dacia González as Blanca "Nina" de Elizondo *

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as Horacio Ramírez *

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as Paolo Landucci * Isabella Camil as Íngrid Navarro vda. de Jasso

Supporting

* Vanessa Arias as Antonia "Toña" Mendoza de Chinrios *

Alberto Agnesi Alberto Agnesi (born November 21, 1977) is a Mexican telenovela and stage actor. He has recently acted in Señora acero, La leona and '' Operación Pacífico''. Life He is known because his Tequila brand Señor de los cielos, Reina del sur an ...

as Enrique Tovar Narváez * Riccardo Dalmacci as Guido Landucci *

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as Kenia Jasso Navarro *

Jade Fraser Jade Fraser (born January 8, 1993) is a Mexican actress, who first gained recognition for her role in the telenovela ''Por Siempre mi Amor'' in 2013. Fraser has also participated in several television series and telenovelas in Mexico. Early life ...

as Sabrina Tovar Narváez *

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as Vicente "Chente" Chinrios

Special performances

Ludwika Paleta Ludwika Paleta (; born Ludwika Paleta Paciorek on November 29, 1978 in Kraków, Poland) is a Polish- Mexican actress. Early life and career Paleta was born in Kraków, Poland in 1978. When her father, the musician Zbigniew Paleta, was off ...

as Estefanía Bouvier de Castañón *

César Évora César Évora Díaz (; born November 4, 1959, in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban actor. Biography Évora started his career in Cuba appearing in more than ten movies before moving to Mexico in the early 1990s. He became known for playing minor roles ...

as Rosendo Arango * Brigitte Bozzo as Elisa Casañón Bouvier (child) * Robin Vega as Damián Arango Mondragón (child) * Diego Velázquez as Gael Mondragón / Gael Arango Navarro (child) * Mariliz León as Paloma González (child)

Production

Production of ''Abismo de pasión'' officially started on November 14, 2011 and took place in and around

Yucatán Yucatán (, also , , ; yua, Yúukatan ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Yucatán,; yua, link=no, Xóot' Noj Lu'umil Yúukatan. is one of the 31 states which comprise the federal entities of Mexico. It comprises 106 separate mun ...

Reception

's November 5, 2012, finale broadcast of ''Abismo de pasión'' averaged 5.4 million viewers.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abismo De Pasion Mexican telenovelas Televisa telenovelas 2012 telenovelas 2012 Mexican television series debuts 2012 Mexican television series endings Television shows set in Mexico City Spanish-language telenovelas