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.[1] It is a remake of a 2016 Colombian telenovela La ley del corazón.[2] The telenovela revolves around the personal life and work of a group of lawyers belonging to a prestigious law firm.
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| Genre | Telenovela |
| Based on | La ley del corazón by Mónica Agudelo |
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| Creative director | Sandra Cortés |
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| Music by | Jorge Tena Martínez Vara |
| Opening theme | "Por amar sin ley" |
| Country of origin | Mexico |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 183 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer | José Alberto Castro |
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| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Production company | Televisa |
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| Network | Las Estrellas |
| Release | 12 February 2018 – 5 July 2019[1] |
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Executive producer José Alberto Castro has said that he does not know if he will carry out a third season of the telenovela, but he left open all the elements to continue it if Televisa decides to do it later.[3] On 7 February 2020, producer José Alberto Castro confirmed that the series had been renewed for a third season.[4]
Plot
editThe series follows the life of a group of lawyers who work for the firm Vega y Asociados founded by Alonso Vega (Guillermo García Cantú). The main characters are Alejandra (Ana Brenda Contreras), Ricardo (David Zepeda) and Carlos (Julián Gil). After the police imprison Carlos for the death of a prostitute, Alejandra begins to work for Vega y Asociados and begins to be attracted to Ricardo, but Carlos, after seeing this, decides to do everything possible to separate them together with the help of Elena (Geraldine Bazán). On the other hand, are Victoria (Altair Jarabo) and Roberto (José María Torre Hütt ), Roberto tries to seduce her, but she refuses to fall into his game, Benjamín (Pablo Valentín) and Leticia (Eva Cedeño), two ambitious lawyers who are lovers, Olivia (Ilithya Manzanilla) who is madly in love with Leonardo (Manuel Balbi), but he only has eyes for his work, Gustavo (Sergio Basañez), who after a bad decision ends his marriage, and Juan López (Víctor García), a lawyer who admires the firm Vega y Asociados and wishes to obtain a position in that law firm.
Cast and characters
edit- Ana Brenda Contreras as Alejandra Ponce, she is a lawyer in family cases.[5]
- David Zepeda as Ricardo Bustamante, he is a senior lawyer in family cases, Elena's ex-husband.[5]
- Julián Gil as Carlos Ibarra, he is a prestigious lawyer.
- José María Torre Hütt as Roberto Morelli, he is an attorney lawyer of Vega y Asociado.[1]
- Sergio Basañez as Gustavo Soto, is a lawyer for Vega and Asociados.[1]
- Altair Jarabo as Victoria Escalante, lawyer of Vega y Asociados, she has an interest in Roberto, but does not show it.[1]
- Guillermo García Cantú as Alonso Vega, he is the owner of the law firm Vega y Asociados.[1]
- Pablo Valentín as Benjamín Acosta, ambitious lawyer of the company Vega Y Asociado. (season 1)[1]
- Ilithya Manzanilla as Olivia Suárez, she is a dedicated lawyer in cases of family abuse. (season 1)
- Geraldine Bazán as Elena Fernández, ex-wife of Ricardo.[1]
- Moisés Arizmendi as Alan Páez, Carlos cousin.
- Manuel Balbi as Leonardo Morán, lawyer of Vega y Asociado. (season 1)[1]
- Víctor García as Juan López, independent lawyer who then starts working for Vega y Asociados.[1]
- Eva Cedeño as Leticia Jara, junior lawyer of Vega y Asociado, Benjamin's lover. (season 1)
- Azela Robinson as Paula Ortega, Alejandra's mother.[1]
- Roberto Ballesteros as Jaime Ponce, Alejandra's father.
- Leticia Perdigón as Susana López, Juan's mother.
- Issabela Camil as Isabel, Gustavo's wife. (season 1)
- Arlette Pacheco as Carmen, secretary of Vega y Asociados.
- Magda Karina as Sonia, prosecutor of the public ministry. (season 1)
- Nataly Umaña as Tatiana, she is Patricia Linares friend.
- Lourdes Munguía as Lourdes, she is the best friend of Paula.
- Polly as Alicia, she is the best friend of Paula.
- Daniela Álvarez as Fer, neighbor of Juan and Susana, help Juan to do research.
- Kimberly Dos Ramos as Sofía Alcocer (guest, season 1; main, season 2)[6]
- Marco Méndez as Javier Rivas (season 2)
- Axel Ricco as El Ciego (guest, season 1; main, season 2)
- Alejandra García as Lorena Fuentes (season 2)
- Mar Zamora as Nancy Muñoz (season 2)
- Julio Vallado as Manuel Durán (season 2)
- Mauricio Rousselon as Raúl (season 2)
- Marc Clotet as Adrián Carballo (season 2)[7]
- Alejandro Tommasi as Nicolás (guest, season 1; main, season 2)
- Karina Ancira (season 2)
- Elías Campo as El Chivo (season 2)
- Diego Val as El Cuervo (season 2)
- Lucía Silva as Michelle (season 2)
Episodes
editProduction
editThe start of production began on 6 November 2017,[8] and concluded in May 2018.[9] On 10 May 2018, Univision revealed through its upfront for the 2018-19 television season that the series renewed for a second season.[10] The second season premiered on 3 March 2019.[11] Filming for the second season commenced on 11 June 2018.[12]
Ratings
editMexico ratings
edit| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired | Avg. viewers (millions) | ||
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| 1 | 92 | 12 February 2018 | 3.1[13] | 17 June 2018[14] | 5.8[15] | 2.92 |
| 2 | 88[a] | 3 March 2019[11] | 3.1[16] | 5 July 2019[17] | 2.7[18] | 2.76 |
U.S. ratings
edit| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired | Avg. viewers (millions) | ||
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| 1 | 87 | 5 March 2018[19] | 1.58[20] | 6 July 2018[21] | 1.64[22] | 1.52 |
| 2 | 84 | 12 March 2019[23] | 1.19[24] | 26 July 2019 | 1.17[25] | 1.15 |
Notes
- ^ Should reflect the number of episodes that contribute to the average given in the last column.
Awards and nominations
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "'Por amar sin ley', nueva producción de José Alberto Castro". televisa.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Televisa adaptará La ley del corazón de RCN". produ.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ Martínez, Fabricio. "José Alberto "El Güero" Castro prepara telenovela con casos de médicos, tras el éxito de 'Por amar sin ley'". lasestrellas.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "José Alberto Castro confirma nuevas temporadas de 'Por amar sin ley' y 'Médicos' | Las Estrellas". YouTube (in Spanish). Las Estrellas. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ a b González, Moisés. "Ana Brenda protagonizará la nueva telenovela de Televisa, ¿quién será su galán?". peopleenespanol.com (in Spanish). People En Español. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Kimberly Dos Ramos participará en la nueva temporada de 'Por amar sin ley'". televisa.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on November 13, 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "Marc Clotet se integra a la nueva temporada de 'Por amar sin ley'". televisa.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "Inician grabaciones de El Despacho en un reclusorio". latinshownews.wordpress.com (in Spanish). 8 November 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ Origel, Juan José. "Terminan las grabaciones de Por amar sin ley... por ahora". elsoldemexico.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ Hayes, Dade (10 May 2018). "Univision Reveals 2018-19 Programming, Highlights Netflix Relationship, Global Pilot Program – Upfronts". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Por amar sin ley: Una nueva Temporada está por comenzar". lasestrellas.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ Origel, Juan José. "Vida y milagros | Inician las grabaciones de la segunda temporada de 'Por Amar sin Ley'". elsoldemexico.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ "Ratings México - 12 de febrero de 2018". produ.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ González, Moisés. "Por amar sin ley: ¿cuándo termina?, ¿tendrá segunda temporada?". peopleenespanol.com (in Spanish). People En Español. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "'La Piloto 2' líder de audiencia en su estreno". televisa.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "Amar a muerte y Por amar sin ley lo más visto del prime time dominical". televisa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ Mobarak, Santiago. "Cinco razones para no perderse el gran final de 'Por amar sin ley'". lasestrellas.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ @PRODU (9 July 2019). "Ratings México - 5 de julio de 2019" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
- ^ González, Moisés. "9 motivos por los que Enemigo íntimo tendría que temerle al estreno de Por amar sin ley". peopleenespanol.com (in Spanish). People en Español. Archived from the original on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ González, Moisés. "Por amar sin ley o Enemigo íntimo, ¿quién ganó el primer duelo?". peopleenespanol.com (in Spanish). People en Español. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Vive el gran final de 'Por amar sin ley' este viernes 6 de julio por Univision". univision.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ Pucci, Douglas (10 July 2018). "Friday Final Ratings: Prime Time Leaders: CBS in Viewers, NBC in Adults 18-49 and 25-54, Telemundo in Adults 18-34". programminginsider.com. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ González, Moisés. "Por amar sin ley 2 ya tiene fecha de estreno por Univision y más noticias de telenovela". peopleenespanol.com (in Spanish). People en Español. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ Pucci, Douglas (13 March 2019). "Tuesday Final Ratings: 'The Bachelor' Season Finale Night Two on ABC Grows from its First Evening and Year-Ago Telecast". programminginsider.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ Pucci, Douglas (29 July 2019). "Friday Final Ratings: A&E Leads Prime Time Among Adults 18-49 and 25-54; Telemundo Tops in 18-34". programminginsider.com. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ @TVyNovelasMex (19 February 2019). "Esta es la segunda etapa de votaciones. Ellos son los nominados. ¡Elige a tus favoritos para #PremiosTVynovelas! El 10 de marzo se darán a conocer los ganadores https://buff.ly/2UE1Abs" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Carmona, Liliana. "Premios TVyNovelas 2019: Lista completa de ganadores". lasestrellas.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "¡Conoce la lista completa de nominados a Premios TVyNovelas 2020!". tvynovelas.com (in Spanish). TVyNovelas. 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ a b Zúñiga, Emilia. "Premios TVyNovelas 2020: Lista completa de ganadores". lasestrellas.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "¡Ellos son los primeros ganadores de Premios TVyNovelas 2020!". tvynovelas.com (in Spanish). TVyNovelas. 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ Rojas, Otto. "Elige a los favoritos del público en Premios TVyNovelas ¡VOTA!". tvynovelas.com (in Spanish). TVyNovelas. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Rojas, Otto. "Premios Favoritos del Público 2020: Lista completa de ganadores ¡FOTOS!". tvynovelas.com (in Spanish). TVyNovelas. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.