"Por un beso" (2000) TV series 2000-2001

Director:

Alfredo Gurrola

Writers:

Inés Rodena (story)
Gabriela Ortigoza (version)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

23 May 2002 (Poland)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot Keywords:

Remake

Cast

Enrique Rocha	...	Mariano Díaz de León (1 episode, 2000)
Natalia Esperón	...	Blanca Garza Robles (1 episode, 2000)
Luz Elena González	...	Rita Jiménez de Ornelas (1 episode, 2000)
Mercedes Molto	...	Mirna Ballesteros Mendizábal (1 episode, 2000)
Víctor Noriega	...	Daniel Díaz (1 episode, 2000)
Otto Sirgo	...	Julio Otero Robles (1 episode, 2000)
Lourdes Munguía	...	Prudencia Aguilar (1 episode, 2000)
Alejandra Meyer	...	Micaela 'Mica' Ornelas (1 episode, 2000)
Óscar Morelli	...	Don Clemente Fuentes (1 episode, 2000)
Luz María Jerez	...	Fernanda Lavalle de Díaz De León (1 episode, 2000)
Felicia Mercado	...	Eugenia Mendizábal de Ballesteros (1 episode, 2000)
Carlos Monden	...	Ignacio Ballesteros (1 episode, 2000)
Melba Luna	...	Yolanda Uribe (1 episode, 2000)
Héctor Cruz	...	Det. Romero Gil (1 episode, 2000)
Gerardo Albarrán	...	Samuel López (1 episode, 2000)
Patricio Castillo	...	Antonio Ramírez Lugo (1 episode, 2000)
Gustavo Rojo	...	Lic. Carlos Guillén (1 episode, 2000)
Alicia Fahr	...	Gloria (1 episode, 2000)
Alfonso Iturralde	...	Octavio Mendiola (1 episode, 2000)
Irán Eory	...	Carmen (1 episode, 2000)
Raúl Magaña	...	David Díaz de León Lavalle (1 episode, 2000)
Jorge Poza	...	Agustin Aguilar (1 episode, 2000)
Benjamín Rivero	...	Luis Ponce (1 episode, 2000)
Condorito Jr.	...	Juan Téllez (1 episode, 2000)
Giovan D'Angelo	...	Ricardo Leyva (1 episode, 2000)
Vilma Sotomayor	...	Sonia (1 episode, 2000)
Margarita Magaña	...	Loreta Mendiola (1 episode, 2000)
Julio Mannino	...	Ernesto 'Neto' Ornelas (1 episode, 2000)
Juan Carlos Bonet	...	Mariano Díaz de León (1 episode, 2000)
Ernesto Godoy	...	Julio Otero Robles (1 episode, 2000)
Dominika Paleta	...	Fernanda Lavalle de Díaz de León (1 episode, 2000)
Polly	...	Micaela Ornelas (1 episode, 2000)
Oscar Traven	...	Efraín Ayala (1 episode, 2000)
Guillermo Aguilar	...	Dr. Guízar (1 episode, 2000)
Jordi Landeta	...	Daniel Díaz de León Lavalle (1 episode, 2000)
Ximena Adriana	...	Azucena Garza (1 episode, 2000)
Pablo Alejandro Byrne	...	Agustín Aguilar (1 episode, 2000)
Jorge Trejo	...	Ernesto 'Neto' Ornelas (1 episode, 2000)
Mariano Molina	...	Jesús Garza Díaz De León (1 episode, 2000)
Ricky Mergold	...	El Chicles (1 episode, 2000)
Alejandra Barros	...	Thelma (1 episode, 2000)
Elizabeth Aguilar	...	Sra. Encino (1 episode, 2000)
Jesús Arriaga		(1 episode, 2000)
Gabriela Arroyo		(1 episode, 2000)
Mauricio Aspe	...	Anselmo (1 episode, 2000)
José Luis Avendaño		(1 episode, 2000)
Elizabeth Ávila		(1 episode, 2000)
Rosángela Balbó	...	Dr. Guzmán (1 episode, 2000)
Marco Berman		(1 episode, 2000)
Guadalupe Bolaños		(1 episode, 2000)
Ernesto Bretón		(1 episode, 2000)
Claudia Cañedo		(1 episode, 2000)
Mario Carballido	...	Locutor noticias (1 episode, 2000)
César Castro	...	Lic. Urquiza (1 episode, 2000)
Roger Cudney	...	Dr. Newman (1 episode, 2000)
Héctor del Puerto		(1 episode, 2000)
Rafael del Villar	...	Félix (1 episode, 2000)
Alberto Díaz		(1 episode, 2000)
Graciela Estrada	...	Adela (1 episode, 2000)
José Antonio Estrada		(1 episode, 2000)
Flora Fernández	...	Doña Olga (1 episode, 2000)
Gaby Ferreyra		(1 episode, 2000)
Esteban Franco	...	El Culebra (1 episode, 2000)
Daniel Gauvry	...	Dr. Asturias (1 episode, 2000)
Carmelita González	...	Elodia (1 episode, 2000)
Jonathan Herrera	...	David Díaz de León Lavalle (1 episode, 2000)
Mario Hidalgo		(1 episode, 2000)
Benjamín Islas		(1 episode, 2000)
José A. Iturriaga	...	El Pelos (1 episode, 2000)
Arturo Laphan	...	Mario (1 episode, 2000)
Ismael Larumbe	...	Dr. Andrade (1 episode, 2000)
Eduardo Liñán	...	Dr. Ventura (1 episode, 2000)
Susana Lozano	...	Abigaíl Caldero (1 episode, 2000)
Mario Iván Martínez	...	Francesco (1 episode, 2000)
Ramón Menéndez	...	Dr. Lavat (1 episode, 2000)
Antonio Miguel	...	Dr. Sierra (1 episode, 2000)
Marcelo Molina	...	Gustavo Moro (1 episode, 2000)
Sara Monar		(1 episode, 2000)
Julio Monterde		(1 episode, 2000)
Ivonne Montero		(1 episode, 2000)
Maleni Morales	...	Constanza Hidalgo (1 episode, 2000)
Fernando Morín		(1 episode, 2000)
Hilda Nájera		(1 episode, 2000)
Gustavo Negrete	...	Antonio Quintana (1 episode, 2000)
Alejandra Obregón	...	Katy (1 episode, 2000)
Martha Ortiz		(1 episode, 2000)
Baltazar Oviedo		(1 episode, 2000)
Arlette Pacheco	...	Malena (1 episode, 2000)
Jorge Pascual Rubio	...	Dr. Aguirre (1 episode, 2000)
Arturo Paulet	...	Lic. Quiroz (1 episode, 2000)
Genoveva Pérez		(1 episode, 2000)
Tania Prado		(1 episode, 2000)
Vivian Quesada		(1 episode, 2000)
Alejandro Rábago	...	Lic. Cruz (1 episode, 2000)
Lourdes Reyes	...	Estela Hidalgo (1 episode, 2000)
Vicky Rodel	...	Guadalupe 'Lupita' (1 episode, 2000)
Juan Romanca		(1 episode, 2000)
Milagros Rueda		(1 episode, 2000)
Roberto Ruy		(1 episode, 2000)
Polo Salazar	...	M.P. Carranza (1 episode, 2000)
Sergio Sánchez	...	Miguel Ángel Bouvier (1 episode, 2000)
Roxana Saucedo	...	Lucía (1 episode, 2000)
Miguel Serros		(1 episode, 2000)
Claudia Silva		(1 episode, 2000)
Evelyn Solares	...	Celia (1 episode, 2000)
Mariana Tapia		(1 episode, 2000)
Irma Torres	...	Leonora (1 episode, 2000)
Alex Trillanes		(1 episode, 2000)
Teresa Valadez		(1 episode, 2000)
Sílvia Valdéz	...	Yolanda Uribe (1 episode, 2000)
Rocío Valenzuela		(1 episode, 2000)
Raúl Valerio	...	Lic. Tinoco (1 episode, 2000)
Ricardo Vera	...	Alfonso Nájera (1 episode, 2000)
Yaldha Victoria		(1 episode, 2000)
Jacqueline Voltaire	...	Sra. Mier y Terán (1 episode, 2000)
Guillermo Zarur	...	El abuelo (1 episode, 2000)

Runtime:

Greece:45 min (99 episodes)

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Company:

Televisa S.A. de C.V.

Movie Connections:

Remake of "Muñeca de trapo" (2000)

Soundtrack:

Por un beso

Romeo and Juliet meets the Count of Monte Cristo

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

This contemporary tale of a man who loses everything and seeks revenge gets the Televisa treatment as a combination of two classic tales.

Julio Otero marries Blanca Garza in 1980 without knowing that she was once the mistress of an acquaintance. Said acquaintance, Mariano Diaz de Leon, exacts a revenge that (unjustly) lands Julio in prison for almost 20 years. After Blanca gives birth to a daughter, Mariano murders her and pays Michaela, a woman of questionable ethics, to dispose of the infant. She cannot bring herself to do so and instead names the baby Azucena and raises her in the poor part of town. As a child Azucena meets Daniel, a boy with artistic talent who becomes the love of her life 10 years later. Did I mention that his full name is Daniel Diaz de Leon? Julio inherits a fortune from another prisoner and through a grand stroke of even better fortune, is released with a pardon. He then sets out on an elaborate plan of revenge involving disguises and accomplices. In the course of this scheme he finds his missing daughter, learns the truth about the death of his wife, and finds a new love (Lourdes Munguia).

Otto Sirgo is magnificent as the mature Julio, a man of deep feelings determined to do what he has to do while taking care of the people he cares about. Natalie Esperon appears in the dual role of Blanca and Azucena, both sweet and vulnerable but never weak. Enrique Rocha as Mariano proves yet again that he is the king of novela villains. Luz Maria Jerez is Fernanda, the long-suffering wife who is caught up in her husband's irrational hatred. Mercedes Molto is a perfect villainess and the other young actors round out the cast well. Marcelo Molina as Gustavo is perfect eye candy; it's a shame we haven't seen more of him since. If Televisa releases a condensed DVD of this series I dearly hope he isn't left on the cutting room floor (especially the scenes with Alejandra Barros).

The story is well-crafted with few "filler" scenes, no extraneous characters, and an excellent theme song by Gloria Estefan.