''Olvidarte Jamas'' (''Always on my Mind'') is a 2005

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made by

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that lasted 118 episodes. The telenovela starred Venezuelan-American actress Sonya Smith and Mexican actor

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. The telenovela was written by Veronica Suarez and Omaira Rivero. It was executively produced by Peter Tinoco and Ana Teresa Arizmendi. It aired on

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in the United States. The theme song "Olvidarte Jamas" (I Am Not Going To Forget You) was sung by Mexican singer

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Synopsis

Beautiful Victoria has spent 20 years carrying the weight of an unforgivable wrong done to her and waiting for the perfect moment to get even. When she was just a teenager, poor and

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, she was deceived and

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d by Gonzalo Montero, son of Don Gregorio - the ruthless owner of the

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where she worked as a

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, and became pregnant. However, thanks to Gonzalo's infuriated wife, Gladis, who gave Victoria a violent beating, Victoria suffered a miscarriage. Since then, Victoria, who at the time was known by her real name, Luisa, has been obsessed with making the Monteros pay for her pain. Now a stunning, rich and mature woman, Luisa/Victoria returns to

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from

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(the series was not really shot there) with her lovely adopted daughter, in search of revenge. She begins by getting a job at the Montero ranch, where Gonzalo, Gladis and Don Gregorio are all immediately intrigued by her, as she uncannily reminds them of someone they would rather forget. However, vengeance doesn't come as easily as Victoria thought, since she never expected

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to interfere with her plans. When she meets Diego, a landowner neighbor of the Monteros, it's

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for both. While tough and inflexible on the surface, Diego is really just a bitter man, a victim of a great

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, in desperate need of affection for which Victoria is willing to give him without bounds. To complicate matters even more, Victoria's daughter, Carolina, finds true love in Alejandro, Gonzalo Montero's son, making Carolina the cousin of Alejandro. Victoria realizes that if she wants lasting

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for herself and her daughter, she must finally let go of the hatred she feels for the Monteros, in spite of the fact that they continue hounding her even today. Will she be able to? What will win out in the end: her unflinching desire for revenge, or the power of love?.La historia de Olvidarte Jamas
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Cast

Main Cast

Secondary Cast

* Eduardo Linares .... Vicente "Chente" *

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.... Layla *Angel Nodal *Andhy Mendez *Ariel Texido - ''detective'' * Brigitte Kali Canales * Carlos Guerrero .... Manuel *Enrique Arredondo *Ernesto Rivas .... Valentín - ''detective'' * Fidel Perez Michel - ''police officer'' *Freddy Viquez .... Samuel- ''friend of Lucrecia'' * Gabriel Morales .... young Alejandro Montero *Guadalupe Hernández.... El Pastelero *Hada Bejar .... Lencha Dominguez - ''grandmother of Luisa'' *Johnny Nessy *Juan Troya .... Ocampo - ''attorney'' *Konstantino Vrotsos .... young Miguel * Miguel Gutierrez .... Ramon - ''doctor'' *

- ''singer'' *Vicente Passariello - ''bodyguard of Renato'' *Víctor Corona .... Santos *Virginia Loreto *William Colmenares .... El Verdugo * Héctor Eduardo González.... Public Minister.

Trivia

*This is the first of four telenovelas ( Acorralada,

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, Vuélveme A Querer) which Sonya Smith and Mariana Torres star as mother and daughter.

References

Sources

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