''Sueño de amor'' (English: ''Dream of Love'') 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 (film and television), drama genres around the w ...

produced by

Juan Osorio Juan Manuel Osorio Ortiz (born June 24, 1957, in Toluca de Lerdo, Mexico) 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 "tele ...

for

Televisa Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., simply known as Televisa, is a Mexican telecommunications and broadcasting company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content. In April ...

. It is also broadcast in

Univision Univision () is an American Spanish-language terrestrial television, free-to-air television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. It is the United States' largest provider of Spanish-language content. The network's programming is aimed at the L ...

in the United States. The main protagonists are

Cristián de la Fuente Cristián Andrés de la Fuente Sabarots (; born March 10, 1974) is a Chilean actor, presenter, model and producer. He began his career appearing in the Chilean telenovelas before moving to United States for starring in television series ''Family ...

Betty Monroe Beatriz Monroy Alarcón, professionally known as Betty Monroe (born March 4, 1978) is a Mexican actress and model. Career Early career beginnings; 1991-2000 Betty has been quite notable for playing villainous roles in several productions. She s ...

, Marjorie de Sousa,

Renata Notni Renata Martínez Notni (born January 2, 1995, in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico) is a Mexican actress and model. Early life Notni was born in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. As a child, she attended acting lessons at CEA Infantil, the children's ver ...

and Santiago Ramundo. While Sabine Moussier,

Julián Gil Julián Elías Gil Beltrán (born 13 June 1970) is an Argentine actor, model, businessman and TV host based in Puerto Rico. Personal life Although Julián Gil was born in Argentina, he lived some time in Venezuela as well. He grew up in Puerto ...

, Beatriz Morayra and Jesús Carús are main antagonists. With the stellar performances are Lola Merino,

Osvaldo de León Osvaldo de León (born May 6, 1984) is an American actor and model. He debuted on television in 2007 in the Mexican telenovela ''Palabra de Mujer'', playing Ariel Castellanos. Osvaldo has participated in several plays and Mexican movies, and sinc ...

Polo Morín Leopoldo Morín Garza (born November 3, 1990), known professionally as Polo Morín, is a Mexican actor and model. Early life and education Morín was born in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico on November 3, 1990. He studied Economics and Business a ...

Julio Mannino Julio Mannino is a Mexican actor, born in Toluca, Mexico. He appeared on ''La fea más bella'' in 2006 as a supporting actor. Career Reality shows * '' Mi sueño es bailar'' (2012) (Concursante) Telenovela * '' Amor amargo'' (2024) – Carl ...

and the leading actress

Carmen Salinas Carmen Salinas Lozano (5 October 1939 – 9 December 2021) was a Mexican actress, impressionist, comedian, politician, and theatre entrepreneur. She was associated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) during her later career as a po ...

Plot

Esperanza Guerrero is a single mother working as a teacher at two schools, a state school and an elite school to provide for her two teenagers, Pedro and Patricia. Ricardo Alegría, a married father with two young children, works as an Interpol agent in Los Angeles. Seeking to capture a sleazy jewellery thief known as 'La Sombra', he infiltrates the private school where Esperanza is employed and masquerades as the teacher of the criminal's son. Esperanza and Ricardo are reunited following a 20-year separation and fight to rekindle their love.

Production

This telenovela is an original story. Production on the telenovela began on December 28, 2015, in Mexico City. The telenovela also films at

Televisa San Angel Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., simply known as Televisa, is a Mexican telecommunications and broadcasting company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content. In April ...

. Producer

traveled to South Korea looking for a good story, but came back to Mexico opting for an original one, with South Korean influences.

Casting

The casting call for the

was held on November 17, 2015, at

Televisa San Ángel Televisa San Ángel (originally Estudios y Laboratorios San Ángel, S.A.) is a film and television studio located in Mexico City. It was originally built by Jorge Stahl as a motion picture studio, and in the 1970s would be sold to the Azcárraga ...

. The auditions were later broadcast for fans to stream via Televisa's official website. On November 26, 2015,

was confirmed for one of the lead youth roles in the telenovela. On December 3, 2015, actor Daniel Bisogno confirmed, via the "Ventaneando" program, that

would be the lead for the melodrama, and

Cristian de la Fuente Cristian is the Romanian, Spanish and Italian form of the male given name Christian. In Romanian, it is also a surname. Cristian may refer to: People * Cristian (footballer, born 1994), Brazilian footballer * Cristian Adomniței (born 1975), Ro ...

, was announced as the male lead of the story.

Cast

Main

as Ricardo Alegría *

as Esperanza Guerrero * Sabine Moussier as Tracy Kidman *

as Ernesto de la Colina *

as Patricia Guerrero *

as Margarita Manzanares * Santiago Ramundo as Luca de la Colina * Marjorie de Sousa as Cristina Velez *

Isabella Tena Isabella Tena Nava (born January 25, 2007, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actress. Tena has participated in a series of telenovelas and theater plays, among them '' Mi corazon es tuyo'' alongside Jorge Salinas, '' Sueño de amor'' (where ...

as Selena Alegria

Recurring

*Lola Merino as Viviana Conde *

as Erasmo Gallo * Emilio Osorio as Kiko Gallo *Rodrigo Vidal as Félix del Pozo *

as Pedro Carmona Guerrero *Beatriz Morayra as Silvana Fierro *

as Mario Kuri *Jesús Carús as Vicente Santillana *Kya Shin as Triana Fonseca * Fernanda Urdapilleta as Salma Kuri *Paul Stanley as Adán *Gustavo Munguía as Nacho *TeSan Kang as Choi Pak *María Andrea as Kristel Kuri *Andrés Delgado as Adrián de la Colina *Dayren Chávez as Estrella Gallo *Christian Vega as Virgilio *Isabella Tena as Selena Alegría * María José Mariscal as Pamela *Marilyz León as Sandra *Bea Ranero as Aranza *Ginny Hoffman as Begoña *Laura Vignatti as Anastasia Limantour *Claudia Marían as Bárbara Mayorga *Kelchie Arizmendi as Felicia *Mauricio Ramírez as Rodrigo Alegría *

Claudia Martín Claudia Martín (born Claudia Martín Martínez on 28 August 1989 in Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico) is a Mexican actress and model. Early life Martin was born and raised in Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico. She showed interest in acting and performing ...

as Anya

Guest stars

* El Chapo de Sinaloa as Jerónimo Durán *Juan José Origel as Gonzalo Santillana *Gimena Goméz as Eliza Olivier *David Pasteur as Casildo *Eric Prats as El Amo *

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 telenov ...

as Óscar Sousa

Broadcast

It premiered on

Canal de las Estrellas Las Estrellas () is a Mexican television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. Its first official broadcast took place on 21 March 1951. It airs free-to-air through affiliate stations throughout Mexico, based on XEW-TDT in Mexico City. It is co ...

on February 22, 2016, and began airing weeknights on

on March 8, 2016, and then was switched to weekday afternoons on July 25, 2016.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{Televisa telenovelas 2010s 2016 telenovelas Televisa telenovelas 2016 Mexican television series debuts 2016 Mexican television series endings Spanish-language telenovelas