''Heart's Decree'' (

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: ''La ley del corazón'') is a Colombian

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created by Mónica Agudelo Tenorio and adapted for television by Felipe Agudelo. It is dedicated to the memory of Agudelo after her death in 2012. It started airing on Colombian broadcast channel

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on November 28, 2016. The series is available in 4K

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. It stars

Luciano D'Alessandro Luciano D'Alessandro González (born January 24, 1977, in Anzoátegui, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan/Colombian actor and model known for his work in various telenovelas. Biography Luciano D'Alessandro was born on January 24, 1977, in the Venezue ...

as Pablo Domínguez and Laura Londoño as Julia Escallón, with Sebastián Martínez, Iván López, Mabel Moreno, Lina Tejeiro, Rodrigo Candamil, Manuel Sarmiento, Mario Ruíz, Yesenia Valencia, Carlos Benjumea, Judy Henríquez, Laura de León and Juan Pablo Barragán in the main roles respectively. On June 12, 2017,

confirmed that the series would be renewed for a second season, which premiered on September 10, 2018. The show ended on April 22, 2019.

Plot summary

The series takes place in a successful law firm specialized in family law, dedicated to cases of separation and in general to family and relationship conflicts. Pablo Domínguez (

), a partner at the firm Cabal-Ortega-Domínguez and associates, is going through a difficult situation in his life when separating from his wife Jimena (

Carolina Acevedo Carolina Acevedo Rojas, born October 7, 1979, in Ibagué, is a Colombian actress. She played the lead character in the TV Series '' Mariana & Scarlett''. Life and career She is the eldest daughter of Ricardo Acevedo and Silvia Rojas. Aceved ...

). Suddenly, the lawyer meets his colleague Julia Escallón (Laura Londoño), who is about to marry Camilo Borrero ( Sebastián Martínez), but a twist of fate will change her life and bring her closer to Pablo. The show features the love triangle between Julia, Pablo, and Camilo, and the twists and turns in the love lives of the other lawyers in the firm, with their personal lives often mirrored in the legal cases they are defending.

Cast

Main

as Pablo Domínguez * Laura Londoño as Julia Escallón * Sebastián Martínez as Camilo Borrero * Laura de León as Lucía Vallejo * Iván López as Nicolás Ortega * Mabel Moreno as María del Pilar Garcés * Lina Tejeiro as Catalina Mejía * Rodrigo Candamil as Alfredo Duperly * Manuel Sarmiento as Iván Estéfan * Mario Ruíz as Elías Rodríguez * Yesenia Valencia as Rosa Ferro * Carlos Benjumea as Hernando Cabal * Judy Henríquez as Carmen Valdenebro * Juan Pablo Barragán as Marcos Tibatá * Jorge Cao as Alonso Duarte * Alejandra Borrero as Adela Zambrano * Fernando Arévalo as Murcial Mahecha * Mario Espitia as Valentín Bechara * Giovanna Andrade as Macarena Soler * Carlos Congote as Tony Ricaurte

Recurring

as Jimena Rivera * Luz Stella Luengas as Tereza de Rivera * Amparo Conde as Dolores Lolita * Victoria Góngora as Isabel Triana de Rodríguez * Jairo Camargo as Ramón Duperly * María Helena Doering as Beatriz de Duperly * Juan Pablo Posada as Roberto Martínez * Helena Mallarino as María Cristina Correa * Luis Fernando Bohórquez as Miguel * Kimberly Reyes as Ana María * Carolina López as Patricia Ramírez * Estefanía Borge as Manuela Cáceres * Mauricio Mejía as Darío * Marianela González as Irene * Brenda Hanst as Liliana González * Javier Gnecco as Jaime Escallón * Tuto Patiño as Patricio "Pato" * Johan Velandia as Álvaro Durán * Nicolás Rincón as Andrés Borrero * Luly Bossa as Luisa Fernanda Barrera * Carmenza Cossío as Helena Londoño * Florina Lemaitre as Natalia Santamaría * Carolina Cuervo as Inés * Juana del Río as María Fernanda Segura * Juan Carlos Vargas as Rendón * Santiago Bejarano as Zamora * María José Martínez as Silvia López * Marcos Gómez as Francisco * Diego Camargo as Matías * Kristina Lilley as María Eugenia Domínguez * Pepe Sánchez as Samuel Ortega * Jorge Cárdenas as Leonardo Tapia * Margalida Castro as Doña Astrid * Bibiana Navas as Yolanda * Carla Giraldo as Josefina *

Patricia Castañeda Patricia Castañeda (born February 16, 1972) is a Colombian Actor, Director and Writer. The recipient of numerous accolades, including an India Catalina Award for best leading Female Actor, Cartagena Film Festival (Festival de Cine de Cartagena ...

as Marcela * Ángela Piedrahíta as Patricia *

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as Dr. Ángel * Paula Castaño as Nina Grinberg * Natasha Klauss as Jueza * Gerardo Calero as Juez * Juan David Agudelo as Mateo Zaragosa * Norma Nivia as Esther * Eileen Roca as Adelaida de Ricaurte * Jorge Melo as Juez Paz * Juan Sebastián Calero as Paul Ricaurte * Abril Schreiber as Camila Salamanca *

Marcela Gallego Marcela Gallego (born October 4, 1971) is a Colombian actress, born in Tunja. Most of her work has been in Colombian telenovelas including '' Celia'', some of which have appeared in the U.S. She is also known for acting in the film '' Satanás''. ...

as Belén * Amparo Grisales as Iris Mendoza * Estefanía Piñeres as Aguasanta Mendoza/Aguasanta Ortega Mendoza * Andrea Gómez as Eloisa Jiménez * Edinson Gil as Santiago Olarte Zambrano

Guest

Series overview

Adaptations

After the success in Colombia,

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made an adaptation of the telenovela with the title of ''

Por amar sin ley ''Por amar sin ley'' (English title: ''Laws of love'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by José Alberto Castro that premiered on Las Estrellas on 12 February 2018. It is a remake of a 2016 Colombian telenovela '' La ley del corazón''. The telen ...

'', this adaptation was released in 2018. On October 18, 2017, it was confirmed that the main actress of the series ''

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, would produce a version of the telenovela for the United States with the title of ''Big Law''. On October 19, 2017, Mega acquired the rights to the telenovela to make its own version.

Ratings

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{RCN Telenovelas 2016 telenovelas 2016 Colombian television series debuts 2019 Colombian television series endings RCN Televisión telenovelas Spanish-language telenovelas Television shows set in Colombia