Dulce amargo

*Dulce amargo*
Dulce amargo
Genre	Telenovela
Created by	Iris Dubs
Based on	Los treinta; by Marcelo Leonart, Nona Fernández, Hugo Morales and Ximena Carrera
Written by	Verónica Bellver; Jose Vicente Quintana; José Manuel Peláez;
Directed by	Olegario Barrera; José Manuel Carvajal; Miguel Pineda; Luis Gaitán;
Creative director	Ana Rosa Gallegos
Starring	Scarlet Ortiz; Erik Hayser; Fernando Noriega; Alejandra Ambrosi; Juan Carlos García; Roxana Díaz; Juan Carlos Martín del Campo; Alejandra Sandoval; Anabell Rivero; Carlos Guillermo Haydon;
Opening theme	"Una vida" by Leonel García
Original language	Spanish
No. of episodes	120
Production
Executive producer	Juan Pablo Zamora
Producer	Mileyba Álvarez
Editors	Cacho Briceño; Ray Suárez;
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Production companies	Cadenatres; Televen;
Original release
Network	Televen
Release	October 31, 2012 –; April 2, 2013

Dulce Amargo^[1] (Bittersweet) is a Venezuelan telenovela produced and aired on Televen^[2] in co-production with Mexican channel Cadena Tres and distributed internationally by Telemundo. It is a remake of the Chilean telenovela Los treinta, which is adapted by Venezuelan writer Iris Dubs. Official production of Dulce Amargo began on June 11, 2012, and premiered on October 31, 2012 in the prime-time hours.

Scarlet Ortiz^[3] and Erik Hayser star as the main protagonists with Fernando Noriega and Juliet Lima as the main antagonists. The co-protagonists include Roxana Díaz, Juan Carlos Martín del Campo, Alejandra Ambrosi, Carlos Guillermo Haydon, Alejandra Sandoval, Juan Carlos García, and Anabell Rivero.^[4] This is the reunion project of Scarlet Ortiz and Roxana Díaz after Mis 3 Hermanas.

It is the second telenovela produced in high definition by Televen after Nacer Contigo, and the first to be co-produced with Cadena Tres. The cast is composed of Venezuelan, Mexican, and Colombian actors.

Plot

Dulce Amargo focuses on five couples and their daily struggles. The main couple are Mariana and Nicholas, who are about to celebrate their seven-year anniversary. Mariana, overwhelmed by the concern that she can develop a hereditary mental illness, decides to leave her husband and son to make them avoid the pain of seeing her suffering. But soon after, she will be unwittingly captivated by a new passion, and behind this romance will hide the madness of a psychopath. Nicholas and Mariana's friends try to help, but they must first resolve their own conflicts, including infidelity, jealousy, ambition, and addiction.

Dulce Amargo is a contemporary love story, full of suspense and excitement, in which the fall in love, as in real life, can be bitter sweet.

Cast

Starring

Scarlet Ortiz as Mariana Wilhelm
Erik Hayser as Nicolás Fernández
Fernando Noriega as Diego Piquer
Alejandra Ambrosi as Camila Ramos
Juan Carlos García as Rubén Ascanio
Roxana Díaz as Bárbara Aguilera
Juan Carlos Martín del Campo as Juan Ángel Custodio
Alejandra Sandoval as Sofía Hidalgo
Anabell Rivero as Cristina Malavé
Carlos Guillermo Haydon as Héctor Linares Alcantará

Also starring

Oriana Colmenares as Andrea Hidalgo
Carlos Felipe Álvarez as Jesús Andrés Aguilera
Juliet Lima as María Gabriela Hernández / La Maga
Cristóbal Lander as Julio César Bueno
Beatriz Vásquez as Claudia de la Rosa
Flor Elena González as Adoración Díaz
Daniel Alvarado as Benito Montilla

Recurring

Aileen Celeste as María Fernanda "Mafer" Aguero
Gavo Figueira as Raymond Calzadilla
Mariam Valero as Hortensia
José Mantilla as Licenciado Albarrán
Georgina Palacios as Laura Bello
Elvis Chaveinte as El Loco Pereira
Alejandro Díaz as Fernando
Mariano Medina as Daniel Fernandez Wilhelm
Arianna Lattierri as Lucía Linares Ramos
María Verónica Ciccarino as Isabella Custodio Aguilera

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated	Result
2013	Premios Inter 2013	Best Telenovela	Dulce Amargo	Nominated
		Best Actress	Scarlet Ortiz	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Juan Carlos García	Won
		Best Supporting Actress	Roxana Díaz	Won
		Best Actor of Revelation	Alejandro Díaz	Nominated
		Best Actress of Revelation	Oriana Colmenares	Nominated
		Best Song of telenovela	Leonel García	Nominated
		Better Executive Director	Olegario Barrera	Won
		Best Soap Opera Writer	Iris Dubs	Won
		Photography	Michelle Montes	Won
		Best Villain or Villain of the year	Fernando Noriega	Nominated
		Wardrobe	Helena Rivas	Nominated

Versions

Los treinta [es] – telenovela made in 2005 by TVN, written by Marcelo Leonart, Nona Fernández, Hugo Morales and Ximena Carrera; and starring Francisco Melo, Alejandra Fosalba, Katyna Huberman, Malucha Pinto, Álvaro Espinoza, Luz Valdivieso, Andrés Velasco, and Juan José Gurruchaga
Jura – telenovela made in 2006 by SIC, starring Ricardo Pereira and Patrícia Tavares

References

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2019-05-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Nuevo dramático de Televen "Dulce Amargo" será grabado en alta definición". carabobo.noticias24.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
^ "News │ elsiglocomve".
^ "Elenco de la nueva telenovela "Dulce Amargo", de Scarlet Ortiz". starMedia. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.

[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2019-05-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Nuevo dramático de Televen "Dulce Amargo" será grabado en alta definición". carabobo.noticias24.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

[3] "News │ elsiglocomve".

[4] "Elenco de la nueva telenovela "Dulce Amargo", de Scarlet Ortiz". starMedia. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.

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