''Soñar no Cuesta Nada'' (English title: ''Daydreaming'') is a Miami-made

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'' ( ...

written by Verónica Suárez and produced by

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in 2005. The telenovela lasted for 191 episodes and was distributed internationally by

. Karyme Lozano and Cristian de la Fuente starred as the protagonists, while Laura Zapata,

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and

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starred as the main antagonists.

Synopsis

From penniless immigrant to millionaire heiress: Emilia Olivares undergoes this drastic transformation not by an unexpected stroke of luck or fairy-tale magic, but through an evil scheme that traps her in a web of lies and deceit. And so, what was simply a daydream for a humble young woman becomes a nightmare that changes her life forever. As an illegal immigrant in the United States, Emilia has few options. In order to help support her family, she is forced to work as a maid. However, her situation does not prevent her from dreaming of a better life. Beautiful, sweet and noble in spirit, Emilia one day meets the man who could make her dreams come true: Felipe Reyes. Intimidated by the fact that Felipe is very rich, and ashamed of her social standing, Emilia does not reveal her true identity, but rather becomes a mystery to the young man. After just a few dates, they fall in love but she decides to disappear from his life. Fate will bring them face to face again when Emilia becomes entrapped in a complex lie. Coerced by her greedy mistress, Roberta Lizalde, Emilia assumes the identity of Roberta's stepdaughter, Andrea, who is confined to bed with a terminal illness. The reason is that Andrea's father, Roberta's deceased husband, made his daughter the only heir to a fortune with the condition that if she should die before her 24th birthday, everything will go to charity. Because Andrea has very little time left to live, Roberta needs someone to take Andrea's place and give her control of the inheritance, so she wickedly manipulates Emilia into doing it. Now pretending to be Andrea, Emilia meets Felipe again, and the budding love they once shared rekindles into a raging fire of passion. But reality catches up with Emilia soon enough, as Felipe's viciously jealous girlfriend, Monica, sets out to uncover her rival's deception, opening Felipe's eyes to Emilia's true identity. From this moment on, Emilia faces a turbulent succession of events that lead her story to a totally unexpected ending.

Cast

* Karyme Lozano as Emilia Olivares - in love with Felipe, daughter of Estela and Arturo, granddaughter of Castula, half-sister of Monica. * Cristian de la Fuente as Felipe Reyes Retana - in love with Emilia, brother of Liliana, nephew of Jonas. * Laura Zapata as Roberta Perez de Lizalde - villain, mother of Mauricio and Michelle, stepmother of Andrea, lover of Jonas, ends up in jail paying for all her crimes. * Géraldine Bazán as Liliana Reyes Retana - sister of Felipe, in love with Luis, hates Monica. *

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as Arturo Hernandez - father of Monica and Emilia, husband of Olivia, but in love with Estela. *

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as Olivia Hernandez - wife of Arturo, mother of Monica. *

as Monica Hernandez † - villain, in love with Felipe, daughter of Olivia and Arturo, half-sister of Emilia, hates Emilia, raped by Jonas, dies burned when she is pushed by Roberta from a boat. *

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as Ricardo † - villain, son of Jonas, brother of Javier killed by police. * Andrés García Jr as Luis - best friend of Felipe, boyfriend of Jasmine, widow of Andrea, later in love with Liliana. * Olivia Collins as Estela Olivares † - mother of Emilia, daughter of Castula, in love with Arturo, killed by Monica. *

as Jonas Reyes Retana - villain, uncle of Felipe and Liliana, lover of Roberta, father of Ricardo and Javier and Renata's baby, goes to jail. * Graciela Doring as Castula Alvarez - mother of Estela, grandmother of Emilia, first villain, later good. * Joemy Blanco as Lucy - best friend of Emilia, suspect of Mauricio's murder, in love with Ernesto. *

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as Michelle - daughter of Roberta, sister of Maruricio, in love with Bobby. *

Rodrigo Mejia Rodrigo is a Spanish, Portuguese and Italian name derived from the Germanic name '' Roderick'' (Gothic ''*Hroþareiks'', via Latinized ''Rodericus'' or ''Rudericus''), given specifically in reference to either King Roderic (d. 712), the last ...

as Mauricio † - villain, later good, son of Roberta, brother of Michelle , killed by Roberta accidentally. * Arap Bethke as Bobby - roommate of Rodrigo, in love with Michelle. * Tatiana Capote as Matilde - mother of Andrea, hates Roberta. *

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as Jazmin - best friend of Monica, in love with Luis. *

Carmen Daisy Rodriguez ''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first performed by the Opé ...

as Andrea Lizalde † - daughter of Matilde, friend of Emilia, wife of Luis , died from illness. *

Adrian Mas Adrian is a form of the Latin given name Adrianus or Hadrianus. Its ultimate origin is most likely via the former river Adria from the Venetic and Illyrian word ''adur'', meaning "sea" or "water". The Adria was until the 8th century BC the main ...

as Rodrigo - roommate of Bobby, in love with Renata. *

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as Jose - in love with Emilia, friend of Lucy, Bobby and Rodrigo. *

Omar Avila Omar Avila is a Cuban-American actor who appeared in the films ''Once Upon A Wedding'' and ''The Punisher (2004 film), The Punisher''. He grew up in Miami and got his big break in the Telemundo series ''Los Teens''. He has appeared in several tele ...

as Javier - son of Jonas, brother of Ricardo, obsessed with Lucy. * Carlos Cruz as Dr. Zabaleta † - doctor, Killed by Roberta. * Ivelin Giro as Renata - lover of Jonas, mother of Jonas's children, later in love with Rodrigo. * Nelida Ponce as Nana Dolores - worker at the Hernandez mansion. *

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as Carmela - worker at the Hernandez mansion. * Julio Capote as Pedro - best friend of Arturo. *

Jorge Luis Pila Jorge Luis Pila (born August 3, 1972) is a Czech-born Cuban actor, known for acting in Telenovelas like La Patrona (2013), Yacaranday (1999). His debut was in Al norte del corazón (1997). His mother is from Czech Republic and his father is from ...

as Ernesto - police officer, in love with Lucy. *

Hilda Luna Hilda is one of several female given names derived from the name ''Hild'', formed from Old Norse , meaning 'battle'. Hild, a Nordic-German Bellona, was a Valkyrie who conveyed fallen warriors to Valhalla. Warfare was often called Hild's Game ...

as La Kikis - an ugly rich girl who loves Mauricio. *

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as Maite - secretary of Felipe. * Taniusha Capote as Lety - friend of Lililan and Jenny. *

Marina Vidal A marina (from Spanish , Portuguese and Italian : ''marina'', "coast" or "shore") is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats. A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger shi ...

as Sarita - secretary of Jonás. * Ximena Duque as Jenny - friend of Liliana and Lety. *

Angie Russian Angie may refer to: People * Angie (given name) * Ängie, a Swedish pop singer * Angie Vázquez, Mexican singer Arts and entertainment * ''Angie'' (album), a 1978 Angela Bofill album * "Angie" (song), a 1973 single by The Rolling Stones * ...

as Patty - secretary of Felipe.

Theme song

There are 2 theme songs for this telenovela: one is called "Soñar No Cuesta Nada", performed by the main star Karyme Lozano and it can be heard only in Spanish-speaking markets (it's the opening theme song). There's also another song performed by Venezuelan boy-band A.5, the song is also called "Soñar No Cuesta Nada", but it has different lyrics to the Karyme Lozano's version, and it's only heard in non-Spanish speaking markets.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sonar No Cuesta Nada 2005 telenovelas 2005 American television series debuts 2006 American television series endings 2005 Venezuelan television series debuts 2006 Venezuelan television series endings Spanish-language American telenovelas Venevisión telenovelas Venezuelan telenovelas Univision telenovelas American telenovelas Television shows set in Miami