''Por amar sin ley'' (English title: ''Laws of love'') is a Mexican

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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 ...

that premiered on Las Estrellas on 12 February 2018. It is a remake of a 2016 Colombian telenovela ''

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''. The telenovela revolves around the personal life and work of a group of lawyers belonging to a prestigious law firm. Executive producer José Alberto Castro has said that he does not know if he will carry out a third season of the telenovela, but he left open all the elements to continue it if

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decides to do it later. On 7 February 2020, producer

confirmed that the series had been renewed for a third season.

Plot

The series follows the life of a group of lawyers who work for the firm Vega y Asociados founded by Alonso Vega (

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). The main characters are Alejandra ( Ana Brenda Contreras), Ricardo (

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) and Carlos (

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). After the police imprison Carlos for the death of a prostitute, Alejandra begins to work for Vega y Asociados and begins to be attracted to Ricardo, but Carlos, after seeing this, decides to do everything possible to separate them together with the help of Elena ( Geraldine Bazán). On the other hand, are Victoria (

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) and Roberto ( José María Torre Hütt ), Roberto tries to seduce her, but she refuses to fall into his game, Benjamín (Pablo Valentín) and Leticia ( Eva Cedeño), two ambitious lawyers who are lovers, Olivia (

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) who is madly in love with Leonardo (

Manuel Balbi Manuel Balbi (born March 13, 1978, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico), is a Mexican actor, known for Seres: Genesis (2010), Casi treinta (2014) and Agua y aceite (2002). Career He began his acting studies in the city of San Luis Potosi to 16 yea ...

), but he only has eyes for his work, Gustavo (

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), who after a bad decision ends his marriage, and Juan López ( Víctor García), a lawyer who admires the firm Vega y Asociados and wishes to obtain a position in that law firm.

Cast and characters

* Ana Brenda Contreras as Alejandra Ponce, she is a lawyer in family cases. *

as Ricardo Bustamante, he is a senior lawyer in family cases, Elena's ex-husband. *

Carlos Ibarra Carlos Josafat Ramos Ibarra (born December 12, 1986) is a former Mexican professional footballer who last played for Venados of Ascenso MX Ascenso MX was the second tier of professional football in Mexico of the Mexican football league sy ...

, he is a prestigious lawyer. * José María Torre Hütt as Roberto Morelli, he is an attorney lawyer of Vega y Asociado. *

as Gustavo Soto, is a lawyer for Vega and Asociados. *

as Victoria Escalante, lawyer of Vega y Asociados, she has an interest in Roberto, but does not show it. *

as Alonso Vega, he is the owner of the law firm Vega y Asociados. *

Pablo Valentín (17 October 1972), known professionally as ''Pablo Valentín'' is a theater, film and television actor best known for his role as Pedro in ''Vecinos''. Early life Born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, Valentín has appeared in telenovelas such ...

as Benjamín Acosta, ambitious lawyer of the company Vega Y Asociado. (season 1) *

as Olivia Suárez, she is a dedicated lawyer in cases of family abuse. (season 1) * Geraldine Bazán as Elena Fernández, ex-wife of Ricardo. * Moisés Arizmendi as Alan Páez, Carlos cousin. *

as Leonardo Morán, lawyer of Vega y Asociado. (season 1) * Víctor García as Juan López, independent lawyer who then starts working for Vega y Asociados. * Eva Cedeño as Leticia Jara, junior lawyer of Vega y Asociado, Benjamin's lover. (season 1) *

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as Paula Ortega, Alejandra's mother. *

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 Jaime Ponce, Alejandra's father. *

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as Susana López, Juan's mother. * Issabela Camil as Isabel, Gustavo's wife. (season 1) * Arlette Pacheco as Carmen, secretary of Vega y Asociados. * Magda Karina as Sonia, prosecutor of the public ministry. (season 1) * Nataly Umaña as Tatiana, she is Patricia Linares friend. *

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as Lourdes, she is the best friend of Paula. * Polly as Alicia, she is the best friend of Paula. * Daniela Álvarez as Fer, neighbor of Juan and Susana, help Juan to do research. *

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as Sofía Alcocer (guest, season 1; main, season 2) *

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 teleno ...

as Javier Rivas (season 2) * Axel Ricco as El Ciego (guest, season 1; main, season 2) *

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as Lorena Fuentes (season 2) * Mar Zamora as Nancy Muñoz (season 2) * Julio Vallado as Manuel Durán (season 2) * Mauricio Rousselon as Raúl (season 2) *

Marc Clotet Marc Clotet Fresquet (born 29 April 1980) is a Spanish actor and model. He is best known for his roles in the soap opera '' El Cor de la Ciutat'' and the teen drama ''Física o Química''. Career Born in Barcelona, he has also worked as a model, ...

as Adrián Carballo (season 2) *

Alejandro Tommasi Alejandro Tommasi (born Alejandro Casares Tommasi; August 14, 1957) is a Mexican television, stage and film actor. Personal life Tommasi is of Italian descent. Tommasi came out as gay and married his 35 years old boyfriend, Óscar Ruiz, in Sept ...

as Nicolás (guest, season 1; main, season 2) * Karina Ancira (season 2) * Elías Campo as El Chivo (season 2) * Diego Val as El Cuervo (season 2) * Lucía Silva as Michelle (season 2)

Episodes

Production

The start of production began on 6 November 2017, and concluded in May 2018. On 10 May 2018,

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revealed through its upfront for the 2018-19 television season that the series renewed for a second season. The second season premiered on 3 March 2019. Filming for the second season commenced on 11 June 2018.

Ratings

Mexico ratings

U.S. ratings

Notes

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{Televisa telenovelas 2010s 2018 telenovelas Mexican telenovelas Televisa telenovelas Las Estrellas original programming 2018 Mexican television series debuts 2019 Mexican television series endings Mexican television series based on Colombian television series Spanish-language telenovelas Television shows set in Mexico City Television shows set in Cancún Television shows set in Los Angeles Television shows set in New York City