''Cuando llega el amor'' (English title: ''When love arrives'') is a Mexican

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produced by

Carla Estrada Carla Estrada (born Carla Patricia Estrada Guitrón on March 11, 1956 in Mexico City, D.F., Mexico) is a Mexican television producer, one of the foremost telenovela producers of Latin America. Biography In 2005, the Mexican government decided t ...

for

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in 1989. Lucero and Omar Fierro starred as protagonists, while

Nailea Norvind Nailea Norvind (born 16 February 1970) is a Mexican theater, television and film actress. She appeared in the critically acclaimed 1987 film ''Gaby: A True Story''. She also lent her voice to play Princess Kida in the Spanish dubbing of ''Atla ...

starred as main antagonist.

Plot

Isabel Contreras ( Lucero) is a privileged youngster. She is beautiful, wealthy, her parents love her, she is engaged to the handsome Rodrigo (Guillermo García) and they are going to marry once she finishes school. Alonso (Francisco Bernal), her horsemanship teacher, proposes her to represent the country in an international contest. Isabel has an enemy in her own home, her cousin Alejandra (

), who hates Isabel. Alejandra wants to harm Isabel, and she does, when she seduces Rodrigo and Isabel finds them. Isabel knows that her father would kill Alejandra if he realizes about this incident, so Isabel remains silent. Isabel breaks her engagement without giving explanations and she finds comfort in the preparations of the next tournament. Before the contest starts, Alejandra cut the reins of the horse of Isabel provoking her tumble. Isabel injures her back and she must use crutches. Lonely and depressed, Isabel entertains herself watching through the window to the opposite apartment. Luis Felipe ( Omar Fierro), a photographer, who lives in that apartment falls in love with Isabel. Alejandra meddles once again and tries to separate them.

Cast

Main

* Lucero as Isabel Contreras, daughter of Rafael and Rosalía, Alejandra's cousin, biological daughter of Alonso. * Omar Fierro as Luis Felipe Ramírez, son of Miguel and Carmen, Ángela's brother,

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and

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. *

as Alejandra Contreras, Rafael's orphaned niece, hates her cousin Isabel. * Irán Eory as Rosalía de Contreras, Rafael's wife, mother of Isabel and Lalo, former love of Alonso. *

Eric del Castillo J. Eduardo Eric del Castillo-Negrete Galván (born 22 July 1934) is a Mexican actor of theater, film and television who has dabbled as a screenwriter, director and arguer film, beginning his career in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Early yea ...

as Don Rafael Contreras, Rosalía's husband, father of Lalo and Isabel (not biologically).

Supporting

* Francisco Bernal as Alonso Valencia, Isabel's

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and biological father, former love of Rosalía. * Miguel Pizarro as Andrés Santana, Rafael's trusted employee, in love with Alejandra. *

Guillermo García Cantú Guillermo García Cantú (born April 23, 1960 in Monterrey, Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United State ...

as Rodrigo Fernández Pereira, son of Gerardo and María Luisa, engaged to marry Isabel. * Amparo Arozamena as Doña Refugio Vda. de Carrillo, Beto's grandmother, in love with Isidro. * Raúl Buenfil as Ranas, a

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, turns himself in to the police. * Carmelita González as Carmen de Ramírez, Miguel's wife, mother of Luis Felipe and Ángela. * Lucero Lander as Ángela Ramírez, daughter of Miguel and Carmen, Luis Felipe's sister,

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at Gerardo's clinic. *

René Muñoz René Muñoz (February 19, 1938 – May 11, 2000) was a Cuban actor and screenwriter of telenovelas and the cinema of Mexico. He is most remembered for his role in the Spanish film ''Fray Escoba''. Biography He was born in Havana, Cuba bu ...

as Chucho, biological son of Nina. (Dies) * Juan Carlos Casasola as Alberto "Beto" Carrillo, Refugio's hoodlum grandson. (Killed by Ranas) * Polo Ortin as Don Isidro Vega, Claudia's father and Margarita's grandfather, in love with Refugio. * Alejandra Peniche as Claudia Vega, Isidro's daughter and Margarita's mother, lover of Gerardo and Rodrigo. (Killed by María Luisa) * Juan Felipe Preciado as Miguel Ramírez, Carmen's husband, father of Luis Felipe and Ángela. *

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as Rosa, a woman from Rafael's past. * Evangelina Sosa as Margarita Vega, Claudia's neglected daughter and Isidro's granddaughter. *

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as Dr. Gerardo Fernández, María Luisa's husband and Rodrigo's father, Claudia's lover. *

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as María Luisa Pereira de Fernández, Gerardo's wife and Rodrigo's mother. * Lilia Aragón as Helena Ríos/Helen Rivers, Claudia's friend. *

Silvia Caos Silvia Caos (August 10, 1933 – April 16, 2006) was a Cuban-born Mexican actress. She known for ''Quinceañera'', ''María la del barrio'' and '' La Usurpadora'' Biography Caos was born August 10, 1933, in Havana, Cuba. She left her country ...

as Amelia, housekeeper of the Contreras family. * Arturo Lorca as Nacho * María Fernanda García as Paulina, Alejandra's friend. * Surya McGregor as Dolores *

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as Enrique *

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as Nina, biological mother of Chucho. * Óscar Bonfiglio as Pablo * Francisco Xavier as Paco *

Mónica Miguel Mónica Miguel (born Gloria Chávez Miguel; 13 March 1936 – 12 August 2020) was a Mexican actress, director, and singer. Career Passionate about the arts and especially the theater, she would attend the occasional stage plays that came to Te ...

as Yulma * Gustavo Navarro as Fito * Elizabeth Ávila as Julia, Isabel's friend. *

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as Verónica, Isabel's friend. * Lorette as Lucy * Sergio Sendel as Chicles, a hoodlum. *

Alexis Ayala Alexis Ayala (born David Alexis Ayala Padró on 9 August 1965) is an American-born Mexican actor of telenovelas and the cinema of Mexico. Biography Career Ayala debuted as an actor at the age of 22 with the film ''En peligro de muerte'' ("I ...

as Nicolás * Ernesto Godoy as Güero, a hoodlum. * Ricardo de Loera as Montero, police detective. * Charlie Massó as Rey * Rodrigo Vidal as Eduardo "Lalo" Contreras, son of Rafael and Rosalía, Isabel's brother.

Awards

Reception

* Lucero's performance won her a TVyNovelas Award for best young lead actress. Hers was balanced with Nailea Norvind's as the villain.

Music

* Lucero sang the main theme and it was a hit in that year. It was released as a special

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. * As incidental music, the song "

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" by

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is featured.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cuando llega el amor 1990 telenovelas Mexican telenovelas 1990 Mexican television series debuts 1990 Mexican television series endings Spanish-language telenovelas Television shows set in Mexico Televisa telenovelas