"Locura de amor" is a Mexican youth telenovela created by Jorge Patiño and produced by Roberto Gómez Fernández for Televisa. It's a remake of 1988 Mexican youth telenovela 'Dulce desafio' and it aired from May 1 to October 6, 2000. The main stars are Juan Soler and Adriana Nieto who was later replaced by Irán Castillo.
Synopsis[]
Natalia Sandoval is a wealthy young woman who suffers a lot because of the absence of her mother, who died saving her from drowning in a pool. She lives with her father Santiago, with whom she maintains a hostile relationship due to the constant discussions and her disapproval of his relationship with Ruth, his girlfriend; and also her grandmother Esther and her sister Beatriz.
Natalia, attends a prestigious private high school, the Minerva Institute, which is run by Clemencia Castañón, a woman of hard character who mishandles school money and who, in turn, makes Natalia's life miserable. At school, Natalia has friends like Carmen, a young woman with alcohol problems; Lucinda, another young woman who suffers when she is left paralyzed after a car accident and Mirtha, the most humble and studious of them all. Natalia also has as an enemy, Rebecca, a young girl who makes her life miserable. Life in school is monotonous and boring, until Enrique Gallardo arrives one day on his motorcycle. He's the new school psychologist and with his arrival, Natalia's life completely changes.
Trivia[]
- The main lead, actress Adriana Nieto was fired a couple of weeks before the show was suppose to end and was replaced with actress Irán Castillo.
Cast[]
Main cast[]
| ACTOR / ACTRESS | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Adriana Nieto | Natalia Sandoval #1 |
| Irán Castillo | Natalia Sandoval #2 |
| Juan Soler | Enrique Gallardo |
| Laisha Wilkins | Rebeca Becerril |
| Adamari López | Carmen Ruelas |
| Juan Peláez | Santiago Sandoval |
| Beatriz Aguirre | Esther de Sandoval |
| Rosa María Bianchi | Clemencia Castañón |
| Osvaldo Benavides | León Palacios |
| Alejandra Barros | Beatriz Sandoval |
| Mané Macedo | Ruth Quintana |
| Raúl Araiza | Iván Quintana |
| Gabriela Platas | Gisela Castillo |
| Francesca Guillén | Lucinda Balboa |
| Mariana Ávila | Dafne Hurtado |
| Ana Liz Rivera | Mirtha Gómez |
| Ulises de la Torre | Felipe Zárate |
| Renato Bartilotti | Mauro Rodari |
| Alejandro de la Madrid | Paco Ruelas |
| Audrey Vera | Citalli de la Fuente |
| Pía Aun | Brenda Tovar |
| Omar García Peña | Juanjo Olvera y Monfort |
| Yula Pozo | Doris Quintana |
| Mario Prudom | Alejo Quiroz Castañón |
| Josefina Echánove | Hortensia Valderrama |
| Amparito Arozamena | Tomasa |
| Rafael Amador | Rosalío Gómez |
| Olivia Bucio | Irene de Ruelas |
| Juan Carlos Colombo | Alonso Ruelas |
| Ricardo de Pascual | Manolo Palacios |
| Eduardo Liñán | Sergio Balboa |
| Luis Couturier | Hugo Castillo |
| Patricia Martínez | Belén Gómez |
| Alejandra Peniche | Vilma Lara |
| Pedro Weber "Chatanuga" | Faustino Cisneros |
| Julio Vega | Gaspar |
| Aurora Alonso | Herminia López |
| Ángeles Balvanera | Tita Juan |
| Juan Carlos Casasola | Damián |
| Mauricio Castillo | Salustio Marín |
| Carlos Curiel | Israel Ana |
| María de la Torre | Gabriela Cuevas |
| María de Souza | Vera Montes |
| Jacqueline García | Priscila Beltrán |
| Amparo Garrido | Chabela |
| Juan Antonio Gómez | Blas |
| Anabel Gutiérrez | Corina |
| Enrique Hidalgo | Father Javier |
| Mayra Loyo | Rosalía |
| Bibelot Mansur | Rubí |
| Sergio Márquez | Neto |
| Consuelo Mendiola | Shandira |
| Beatriz Monroy | Macrina |
| Raquel Morell | Paulina Hurtado |
| Rosa María Moreno | Magnolia |
| Claudia Ortega | Venus |
| Alex Peniche | Chema |
| Natalia Traven | Ana |
| Lupe Vázquez | Justina Suárez |
| Tere Vázquez | Goya |
| Georgina Becerril | Elisa Becerril |
| Anadela | Mariana |
| Ofelia Cano | Sofia |
Guest stars[]
| ACTOR / ACTRESS | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Andrea Soberón | Young Natalia Sandoval |
| Fátima Torre | Young Beatriz Sandoval |
| Pepe Olivares | Carlos Vega |
| Norma Reyna Brito | Eusebia Torres |
| Adalberto Parra | Fabrizio |
| Jordi Rosado | Host |
| Mónica Riesta | Ángeles |
| Adriana Barraza | Soledad Retana |
| Dulce María | Ximena |
| Manola Diez | Melissa Corcuera |
| Carlos Torres Torrija | / |
| Alberto Estrella | / |
| Gustavo Rojo | / |
| Raúl Araiza Sr. | / |
| Luz María Zetina | Lorena |
| Dominika Paleta | Pamela |
| Héctor Suárez Gomis | Airplane Pilot |
| Karla Cossío | Karla |
| Anahí | Jovanna Luna Guerra |
| Ana Layevska | Marina Iturriaga Camargo |
| Kuno Becker | León Baldomero |
| Ari Borovoy | Himself |
| Lidia Ávila | Herself |
See also[]
- 'Dulce desafio', 1988 Mexican telenovela, starring Adela Noriega and Eduardo Yáñez.