Lazos de Amor
| Lazos de amor | |
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| Genre | Telenovela |
| Created by | Carmen Daniels |
| Written by |
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| Screenplay by | Carmen Daniels |
| Story by | Jorge Lozano Soriano |
| Directed by | |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | José Cantoral |
| Opening theme | "Lazos de amor" performed by Lucero |
| Country of origin | Mexico |
| Original language(s) | Spanish |
| No. of episodes | 100 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Carla Estrada |
| Producer(s) | Arturo Lorca |
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| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Production company(s) | Televisa |
| Release | |
| Original network | Canal de las Estrellas |
| Picture format | NTSC (480i) |
| First shown in | Mexico |
| Original release | 2 October 1995 – 23 February 1996 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | La dueña |
| Followed by | Morir dos veces |
| Related shows | Tres veces Ana |
Lazos de amor (English title: Τies of love) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carla Estrada for Televisa in 1995.[1]
The series stars Lucero as María Fernanda / María Paula / María Guadalupe and Luis José Santander as Nicolás .
Plot
The story centers around María Guadalupe, María Paula and María Fernanda, identical triplets (all played by Lucero) with non-identical, complex personalities. When they all were very young, they were victims of a car accident that killed their parents.
As a result of the accident, María Guadalupe is presumed dead when she disappears after falling into a river. Instead, she suffers from amnesia and forgets she has a family and two sisters. Ana Salas, who is going through a tragedy coping with her own mother's death, raises María Guadalupe as her own, even after becoming aware of her true identity.
María Fernanda is a sweet girl who hopes to find her sister, but as a result of the accident is left blind. María Paula is different from her sisters in that she's glamorous, selfish and extremely jealous; however, she also harbors a devastating secret about the accident.
After an illness brings María Guadalupe and Ana to México City, María Guadalupe falls in love with Nicolás, a cab driver and good-hearted man, who had just moved to México to live with his grandmother. Living in fear that someone may recognize her daughter, Ana restricts María Guadalupe's actions. But Nicolás's grandmother learns Ana's secret without saying a word.
The girls' grandmother Mercedes and their uncle Eduardo have been searching for missing María Guadalupe for years, and the story inches closer and closer to the revelation of the truth as the ties of love eventually draw the three sisters together, weaving through the lives of those that surround them in unexpected ways.
Cast
Main
- Lucero as María Guadalupe /María Paula /María Fernanda Rivas Iturbe /Laura Iturbe de Rivas
- Luis José Santander as Nicolás Miranda
Recurring
- Marga López as Doña Mercedes de Iturbe
- Luis Bayardo as Edmundo Sandoval
- Demián Bichir as Valente Segura
- Maty Huitrón as Ana Salas
- Felicia Mercado as Nancy Balboa
- Guillermo Murray as Alejandro Molina
- Ana Luisa Peluffo as Aurora Campos
- Otto Sirgo as Eduardo Rivas
- Juan Manuel Bernal as Gerardo Sandoval
- Bárbara Córcega as Flor
- Crystal as Soledad Jiménez
- Nerina Ferrer as Irene
- Mariana Karr as Susana Ferreira
- Verónica Merchant as Virginia Altamirano
- Alejandra Peniche as Julieta
- Angélica Vale as Tere
- Guillermo Zarur as Professor Mariano López
- Orlando Miguel as Osvaldo Larrea
- Eric del Castillo as Sacerdote
- Erick Rubín as Carlos León
- Guillermo Aguilar as Pablo Altamirano
- Emma Teresa Armendáriz as Felisa
- Enrique Becker as Sergio
- Rosenda Bernal as Sonia
- Víctor Carpinteiro as Javier
- Juan Carlos Colombo as Samuel Levy
- Luis de Icaza as Gordo
- Monica Miguel as Chole
- Fabián Robles as Genovevo "Geno" Ramos
- Mónika Sánchez as Diana
- Karla Talavera as Rosy
- Paty Thomas as Cecilia
- Gaston Tuset as Néstor Miranda
- Silvia Derbez as Doña Milagros
- Ernesto Laguardia as Bernardo Rivas
Guest stars
- Raúl Velasco as Himself
- Eugenio Cobo as Himself
- Luis García as Himself
- Silvia Pinal as Herself
- Silvia Pasquel as Herself
- María Sorté as Herself
- Eugenio Derbez as Himself
- Leticia Calderón as Assistant of Silvia Pinal
Controversial ending
In the final episode, Maria Paula locks her sisters up in the storage room of the mansion and holds them hostage. As their uncle Eduardo tries to rescue them, Maria Paula shoots him dead. There is an apparent off-screen melee, as both Maria Guadalupe and Maria Fernanda emerge from the room relatively unscathed, while Maria Paula is rolled out in a body bag along with Eduardo. Maria Guadalupe and Nicolas have a typical novela wedding. In the final scene, Maria Guadalupe and Nicolas are in a hotel room on their honeymoon, going through a photo album. They share one last kiss. When the camera zooms into Maria Guadalupe's face, she rubs her eyebrow with her pinky finger, which was Maria Paula's trademark idiosyncratic habit, leaving fans to wonder whether it was Maria Paula or Maria Guadalupe who died in the scuffle. To this day, it is still a favorite debate among fans of the show. However, it was a very surprising and controversial telenovela ending for its time.
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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| 1996 | 14th TVyNovelas Awards[2] | Best Telenovela of the Year | Carla Estrada | Won |
| Best Actress | Lucero | |||
| Best Actor | Luis José Santander | |||
| Best Leading Actress | Marga López | |||
| Silvia Derbez | Nominated | |||
| Best Leading Actor | Guillermo Murray | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Maty Huitrón | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Otto Sirgo | Won | ||
| Best Young Lead Actress | Karla Talavera | Nominated | ||
| Best Male Revelation | Juan Manuel Bernal | |||
| Orlando Miguel | ||||
| Launching Male | ||||
| Best Musical Theme | "Lazos de amor" | |||
| Best Direction of the Camaras | Isabel Basurto Alejandro Frutos | Won | ||
| Best Direction | Miguel Córcega Mónica Miguel | |||
| 6th Eres Awards[3] | Best Telenovela | Lazos de Amor | ||
| Best Actress | Lucero | |||
| 29th Diosa de Plata Awards[4] | Best Telenovela | Lazos de Amor | ||
| Best Actress | Lucero | |||
| Aplauso Awards | ||||
| 31st El Heraldo Awards[5][A] | ||||
| Premios Especiales | Best Telenovela | Carla Estrada | ||
| Best Actress | Lucero | |||
| Best Villain | ||||
| Best Actor | Luis José Santander | |||
| Best Leading Actress | Marga López |
Album
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| Soundtrack album by Lucero | ||||||||||
| Released | 1995 | |||||||||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||||||||
| Genre | Pop | |||||||||
| Label | Melody | |||||||||
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Due to the telenovela's success, Televisa published a soundtrack, which included previously released songs by Lucero as well as three versions of the theme song of the series.
| # | Title | Written by | Time |
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| 1. | "Lazos de Amor" | José Cantoral | 3:24 |
| 2. | "Lazos de amor (Instrumental Sax.)" | Rafael Pérez Botija | 4:20 |
| 3. | "Volvamos a empezar" | Rafael Pérez Botija | 3:44 |
| 4. | "Lazos de amor (Reggae)" | Rafael Pérez Botija | 2:50 |
| 5. | "Dejame Ir (Remix Radio)" | Rafael Pérez Botija | 4:57 |
| 6. | "Como perro al sol" | Rafael Pérez Botija | 4:44 |
| 7. | "Caso perdido" | J.R. Flores and C. Valle | 3:23 |
| 8. | "Sobreviviré" | Rafael Pérez Botija | 3:18 |
| 9. | "Los parientes pobres" | Rafael Pérez Botija | 4:05 |
| 10. | "24 horas" | Rafael Pérez Botija | 3:55 |
| 11. | "Siempre contigo" | Rafael Pérez Botija | 4:09 |
References
- ↑ "Lazos de Amor" (in Spanish). alma-latina.net. Archived from the original on August 5, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
- ↑ "Amores que hicieron época: Historia de los Premios TVyNovelas - Historia de los Premios TVyNovelas" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 16 November 2007.
- ↑ LUCERO recibe premio eres por mejor actriz 1996 las nominadas son (in Spanish). 13 February 2010 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Vigésima Novena Entrega". Archived from the original on 12 April 2013.
- ↑ Lucero Maria Guadalupe Maria Paula en Premios Heraldo (in Spanish). 2 June 2008 – via YouTube.