''El vuelo de la victoria'' (English: ''The Flight to Victory'') 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

Nathalie Lartilleux Nathalie Lartilleux is a French television producer, who is an executive producer at Televisa. She is best known for her telenovela, ''Cuidado con el ángel''. Career Lartilleux began her career by being an associate producer of the telenovel ...

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 ...

. The telenovela follows the story of Victoria a young runner who finds in

athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ...

a way to make sense of her life and will fight to get a place in the Olympics. It stars

Paulina Goto Paulina Gómez Torres (born 29 July 1991) known professionally as Paulina Goto is a Mexican actress, singer, and television hostess. She first gained popularity for her debut role in the Mexican telenovela ''Niña de mi Corazón'' in 2010. She ...

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and

Andrés Palacios Andrés Palacios (born 13 May 1975) is a Chilean actor. Biography Palacios was born in Chile, but moved to Mexico when he was two years old. He had participated in various theatrical shows and telenovelas. Filmography Film Television ...

Plot summary

This story begins twenty-two years ago, when Cecilia, a young woman from a wealthy family, becomes pregnant. She is forced to abandon her daughter, by orders of her parents. After several days, Cecilia leaves her baby at the doors of an hacienda, thinking that her daughter will have a solved future. However, it is not the owners of the hacienda who find Victoria, it is Chencha, the employee. She names the girl Victoria, thinking that her life will be full of victories, and raises her as her daughter. From an early age, Victoria has it clear that, although poor, she is meant to be a runner, and the love of the bold is never lacking, like the love of Andres, the son of the Santibáñez family, owners of the hacienda where Victoria lives. Victoria begins a bitter period of her life after she is unjustly imprisoned at the age of fourteen in the local reformatory. Upon becoming a young adult, she is taken to prison. This was because of Gloria Santibáñez, mother of Andrés, who hates her. During these years, Victoria's only motivation was listening to Raúl de la Peña's radio program every night, which always has the most inspiring words and the best advice, in the midst of her sordid and dark reality. In the meantime, Andrés has two goals. The first is to achieve Victoria's freedom, for which he studies law and graduates with honors. After this, he tries to achieve his second goal, and it is to gain Victoria's love. Victoria is carried away by her feelings and marries Andres, but very soon realizes that she feels trapped again, because Gloria makes her life impossible. At that moment, she follows the beat of her heart and goes to Mexico City to pursue her dream, which is to become a professional athlete. In the capital, Victoria meets Raul de la Peña, whom she had admired since she listened to his radio program in jail. Besides dedicating himself to the locution, Raúl is a doctor of the Olympic Committee, and it is right there that Victoria gets to work in the pursuit of her greatest desire. Raúl loves Victoria since he met her, and wants to take care of and protect her. Raúl is the same with Elsa, his daughter, who is actually his niece, but he loves her as if he were her father, because his brother gave her to him at a young age. Andrés understands too late that Victoria is not a woman to have tied to an hacienda, since she has already lost many years of freedom. Andrés annuls their marriage after being taken over with jealousy and Victoria has the opportunity to make her life with Raul, who gives her his unconditional love and allows her to pursue her dreams. Victoria dedicates her entire soul to achieve her dream and finally arrives at the Olympics, where she obtains the highest merit for her country. However, her heart is puzzled, because she will have to decide if she returns with Andres or chooses to be happy with Raúl.

Cast

Starring

as Victoria *

as Raúl de la Peña *

as Andrés Santibáñez

Also starring

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 Jorge * Elizabeth Álvarez as Magdalena * René Strickler as Clemente *

Susana Dosamantes María del Perpetuo Socorro Guadalupe Susana Rul Riestra (9 January 1948 – 2 July 2022), known professionally as Susana Dosamantes (), was a Mexican actress. She won the 8th TVyNovelas Awards, 1990 TVyNovelas TVyNovelas Award for Best Antago ...

as Gloria de Santibáñez *

Jorge Poza Jorge Alberto Poza Pérez ( born 3 January 1977) is a Mexican film and television actor. Biography Poza was born in Tulancingo, Hidalgo, Mexico. He started his acting career in the movie ''Bandidos'' in 1990, but his career as a TV actor star ...

as Julio * Verónika con K as Chencha *

Natalia Guerrero Natalia Guerrero (born September 9, 1987, in Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico) is a Mexican actress. Life and career Guerrero was born in Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico. In 2011, she graduated from the Centro de Educación Artística de Televisa ( ...

as Cecilia *

Helena Rojo María Elena Enríquez Ruiz (born August 18, 1944), known as Helena Rojo, is a Mexican actress and model. Biography Born in Mexico City, Mexico, she began her career as a model in the 1961. Toward the end of the decade, she studied drama with ren ...

as Maria Isabel

Recurring

Juan Pablo Gil Juan Pablo Gil Almada (born November 16, 1989, in Culiacán, Sinaloa, México), is a Mexican actor who gained popularity for his role as "Charlie Noble" in the Warner Bros film, '' Nosotros los Nobles''. Biography Juan Pablo Gil Almada was b ...

as Arturo * Eva Cedeño as Cristina *

Gaby Mellado Gaby Mellado (born June 14, 1992, in Orizaba, Mexico) is a Mexican television actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or i ...

as Adriana * Tania Lizardo as Usumacinta * Isadora González as Mireya * Rafael Amador as Padre Esteban * Lizetta Romo * Ana Lorena Elorduy as Elsa de la Peña * Daniel Martinez as Emiliano * Clarisa González as Elena Santibáñez * Briggitte Bozzo as Ángela * Lalo Palacios as Elías * Guillermo Avilán * Andres B. Durán * Pía Sanz as Luz Clarita * Susana González as Isadora *

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 Braulio

Production

Development

In February 2017, it was announced that the telenovela had been approved to begin writing, in development with

. Production officially began on May 2, 2017. The series is written by Carlos Romero and produced by

Casting

was cast as Victoria on March 3, 2017. followed by

as Andrés, and

as Raúl De la Peña.

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 ...

had been chosen initially to interpret the character of Palacios, but due to problems with the production, he was dismissed from the project.

also had problems with the production so her participation was cut and is set to appear in a few episodes.

Rating

Episodes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:vuelo de la victoria, El Televisa telenovelas 2017 Mexican television series debuts 2017 telenovelas 2017 Mexican television series endings Mexican television series based on Venezuelan television series Spanish-language telenovelas