La fuerza del destino (TV series)
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| La fuerza del destino | |
|---|---|
 La Historia de Ivan y Lucia | |
| Created by | Maria Zarratini |
| Directed by | Benjamin Cann |
| Starring | David Zepeda Sandra Echeverría Laisha Wilkins Gabriel Soto |
| Opening theme | La Fuerza del Destino |
| Country of origin | Mexico |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of episodes | 101 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Rosy Ocampo |
| Running time | 42-44 minutes |
| Production company | Televisa |
| Original release | |
| Release | Mexico March 14, 2011 - July 31, 2011 USA August 2, 2011 - present El Salvador June 6, 2011 - present Serbia September, 2011 Poland September, 2011 Hungary 2011 Spain 2011 |
La fuerza del destino (The Power of Destiny) is a Mexican telenovela to be produced by Televisa under Rosy Ocampo. Sandra Echeverria, who is a Telemundo exclusive artist, temporarily joined Televisa as the protagonist of the telenovela as part of Televisa-Telemundo artist exchange.[1] David Zepeda also serves as the main protagonist. Laisha Wilkins, Gabriel Soto, Rosa Maria Bianchi, and Juan Ferrara serve as the main antagonist and villains. Univision has recently announced that La fuerza del destino is scheduled to air on the network as part of the 2011-2012 programming schedule. Univision aired its first promo Friday June 24, 2011, and is scheduled to air on August 2, 2011 at 9PM, after Triunfo Del Amor ends its run on August 1.[2]
Plot
This story begins when Ivan (David Zepeda/[[]]), 14, returns with his mother, Alicia (Leticia Calderon), to the land of his birth: Alamos, Sonora. His father, Juan Jaime Mondragón (Juan Ferrara), a wealthy and powerful businessman and farmer, does not recognize him as his son and rejects him. Alicia keeps her origin a secret and is forced to accept the job as a cook for the Lomelí Curiel family, where Doña Carlota (Delia Casanova), her daughter Lucrecia (Rosa María Bianchi) and her husband Gerardo (Alejandro Tommasi), their two girls, the teen Maripaz Lomeli Curiel (Laisha Wilkins/[[]]) and Lucy "Lucia" Lomeli Curiel (Sandra Echeverria/[[]]/]]). At the home of this wealthy family, Ivan helps in any way he can and continues to study, with the generous help of Doña Carlota, until age 19. Meanwhile, Maripaz, 18, returns home after having studied abroad. Ivan is attracted to her, and she, frivolous and whimsical, decides to seduce him. Without considering the consequences of her actions, she gets pregnant with his child.
The scandal in the family is huge, to the extent that Lucrecia, severe Maripaz mother, a woman obsessed by appearances, ordering the youth receives a beating. During the brawl, one of the gang died and Ivan make you believe he is responsible. To their bad luck when seeking refuge in his house, he discovers that his mother has died, because she was pregnant (without anyone knowing) and died the victim of an abortion.Sore and confused, thinking that those responsible for the death of his mother is Alicia and the powerful Juan Jaime, with everything against him and nothing to lose, he decides, full of anger and helplessness, crossing illegally into the United States. Is in Los Angeles, California, where he lived eleven years where he met Anthony McGuire (Pedro Armendariz Jr.), who became his protector, shall adopt and motivate them to return to Mexico, but not only for business now that is a real professional but to face its past.
There are many intrigues and surprises that Ivan will discover when he returned to Sonora, among them that the child she conceived with Maripaz disappeared, mysteriously, the same day he was born and from which no one knows his whereabouts. One of the most intense is the touching confession of Lucia, the younger sister of Maripaz, a virtuous young psychologist and who has secretly loved him since I was a child, something he did not expect.The force of destiny will put everything in its place and each with their own each, it will be Lucia, that nice little girl and now a beautiful and courageous woman, who will help her find her son, regain their dignity and overcome with courage all the obstacles.
Together, Ivan and Lucia, discover the value of loyalty, honesty and truth and find love, thanks to The Power of Destiny.
Cast
- Sandra Echeverría as Lucy "Lucia" Lomeli Curiel - Child psychologist, daughter of Gerardo and Lucrecia, sister of Maripaz, granddaughter of Carlota, Alex´s aunt, mother of Perlita, in love with Ivan.
- David Zepeda as Ivan Villagomez McGuire - An engineer, McGuire Corpration's employee, son of Alicia and Juan Jaime Mondragon, adoptive son of Anthony, godson of Arcelia, father of Alex and Perlita, half-brother of Saul, Judith and David, best friend of Camilo, in love with Lucia.
- Gabriel Soto as Camilo Galvan - Brother of Antolin, Alicia "Lichita" and Carmen, son of Arcelia and Silvestre, best friend of Ivan, in love with Lucia.
- Laisha Wilkins as Maria Paz Lomeli Curiel "Maripaz" - Daughter of Gerardo and Lucrecia, granddaughter of Carlota, sister of Lucia, mother of Alex and Perlita´s aunt.
- Juan Ferrara as Juan Jaime Mondragon - A wealthy and power businessman and an farmer, husband of Esther, Alicia's ex-lover, father of Saul, David and Judith, grandfather of Alicia "Lichita".
- Alejandro Tomassi as Gerardo Lomeli - Lucrecia's husband, Carlota's son in law, in love with Alicia, father of Lucia and Maripaz, grandfather of Alex and Perlita.
- Leticia Calderon as Alicia Villagomez - Cooks for Lomeli Curiel's family, Ivan's mother, in love with Gerardo.
- Pedro Armendariz Jr. as Anthony McGuire "Toni" - Ivan's and Alex's adoptive father.
- Delia Casanova as Carlota Lomeli viudea de Curiel - Mother of Lucrecia, Gerardo's mother in law, grandmother of Lucia, Alex, Perlia and Maripaz.
- Rosa Maria Bianchi as Lucrecia Lomeli - Gerardo's wife, mother of Lucia, Alex, Perlita and Maripaz, daughter of Carlota.
- Leticia Perdigon as Arcelia "Celia" Galvan - Mother of Antolin, Alicia "Lichita", Carmen and Camilo, godmother of Ivan, Alicia's friend, wife of Silvestre.
- Kika Edgar as Carolina Munoz - Sister of Alex, in love with Antolin.
- Marcelo Cordoba as Antolín Galvan - Brother of Camilo, Alicia "Lichita" and Carmen, son of Arcelia and Silvestre, in love with Carolina.
- Ferdinando Valencia as Saul Mondragon - Brother of David and Judith, half-brother of Iván, son of Juan Jaime and Esther.
- Lucero Lander as Esther Mondragon - Wife of Juan Jaime, mother of Saul, Judith and David.
- Yuliana Peniche as Carmen Galván - Sister of Antolin, Alicia "Lichita" and Camilo, daughter of Silvestre and Arcelia.
- Jauma Mateu as David Mondragon Domínguez - Son of Esther and Juan Jaime, brother of Judith and Saul and halfbrother of Iván, in Love with Berenice.
- Roxana Rojo de la Vega as Judith Mondragón Domínguez - Daughter of Esther and Juan Jaime, sister of David and Saul, half-sister of Iván.
- Rosangela Baldo as Olga de los Santos.
- Alfonso Itturalde as Silvestre Galván - Father of Camilo, Alicia "Lichita", Carmen and Antolin, husband of Arcelia.
- Ignacio Guadalupe as Benito Giménez
- Willebaldo Lopez as Cleto.
- Maria Prado as Gloria.
- Joana Brito as María.
- Fernando Robles as ???.
- Beatriz Moreno as Stella.
- Jose Montini as El Gordo.
- Ignacio López Tarso as Don Severiano.
- Rafael del Villar as Lic. Rubiales.
- Ramon Valdez as Ezequiel.
- Roberto Sen as Lic. Castaño.
- Carla Cardona as Berenice - In love with David.
- Renée Varsi as Juliette Abascal de Rodriguez - Robert's wife.
- Luis Bayardo as Juez Porfirio.
- Agustín Arana as Robert Rodriguez - Juliette's husband.
- Jesús Moré as Ingeniero Orozco - Likes Judith.
- José María Negri.
- Alejandro Perazza.
- Diego Velazquezas as Alejandro "Álex" McGuire Lomelí Munoz - Brother of Carolina and Perlita, son of Ivan and Maripaz, Lucia´s nephew and grandson of Anthony, Lucrecia, Carlota and Gerardo.
- Evelyn Zavala as Alicia Mondragon Galván "Lichita" - Sister of Camilo, Antolin, David, Judith, Carmen and Saul, daughter of Arcelia and Silvestre, granddaughter of Juan Jaime and Esther.
- Adriano Zendejas as Ivan Villagomez McGuire (young).
- Renata Notni as Lucy "Lucia" Lomeli Curiel (teenager).
- Marilyz as Lucy "Lucía" Lomelí Curiel (young).
- Ilsa Zamaripa as Maria Paz Lomeli Curiel "Maripaz" (young).
- Eric Díaz as Antolín Galván (young).