Dulce desafío
Dulce desafío (English title: Sweet challenge) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Julissa and Eugenio Cobo for Televisa in 1988.[1]
| Dulce desafío | |
|---|---|
DVD cover of Dulce Desafío | |
| Genre | Telenovela Romance Drama |
| Created by | Jorge Patiño |
| Written by | Jorge Patiño |
| Directed by | Arturo Ripstein |
| Starring | Adela Noriega Eduardo Yáñez Enrique Lizalde Sergio Klainer Mercedes Olea Olivia Collins Beatriz Aguirre |
| Theme music composer | Guillermo Méndez Guiú |
| Country of origin | Mexico |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of episodes | 100 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Julissa Eugenio Cobo |
| Cinematography | Alejandro Frutos |
| Production company | Televisa |
| Original release | |
| Network | Canal de las Estrellas |
| Release | November 28, 1988 – April 14, 1989 |
| Related | |
| Locura de amor (2000) | |
Adela Noriega and Eduardo Yáñez starred as protagonists, while Chantal Andere, Sergio Klainer and Mercedes Olea starred as antagonists. Enrique Lizalde starred as stellar performance.
Plot edit
The story starts with Lucero Sandoval, a sixteen-year-old girl who lives with her father, Santiago Sandoval and her sister, Beatriz. Lucero's mother died when she was very little and that void shows through her rebellious behaviour. Her father decides to send her to a strict boarding school for problematic girls. The director of the school, Luis Mancera abuses his authority by making life impossible for the students of the school. Lucero becomes the heroine of the boarding school where she studies.
Cast of Characters edit
- Main cast
- Adela Noriega as Lucero Sandoval Barbosa
- Eduardo Yáñez as Enrique Toledo
- Supporting cast
- Enrique Lizalde as Santiago Sandoval
- Sergio Klainer as Luis Mancera
- Mercedes Olea as Micaela Tellez
- Olivia Collins as Rosario Quintana
- Beatriz Aguirre as Doña Esther Sandoval
- Juan Carlos Serran as Federico Higuera
- Chantal Andere as Rebeca Centeno
- Ginny Hoffman as Marcela Zedena
- Rosa Furman as Doña Rosa
- Fefi Mauri as Toña
- Ana Patricia Rojo as Mirta Miranda
- Alberto Estrella as Ernesto Quiroz
- Armando Araiza as Francisco "Paco" Fernández
- Juan Carlos Bonet as Botho Arguedas
- Katia del Río as Angela Castro
- Angélica Rivera as María Inés
- Antonio Escobar as Sebastián
- Amairani as Rocío
- Celina del Villar as Carmen Ruelas
- Angélica Ruvalcaba as Luisa
- Paola Ochoa as Aracely Otero
- Mauricio Ferrari as Álvaro Ruelas
- Evangelina Martínez as Estela Sánchez
- Estela Barona as Verónica
- Martha Escobar as Fernanda Ojeda
- Ana Urquidi as Beatriz Sandoval
Soundtrack edit
- Timbiriche – "Vive la Vida"
- Timbiriche – "Basta Ya"
- Timbiriche – "No Sé Si Es Amor"
- Timbiriche – "Paranoia"
- Timbiriche – "Todo Cambia"
- Timbiriche – "Tú y Yo Somos Uno Mismo"
- Timbiriche – "Ámame Hasta con los Dientes"
- Sasha Sokol – "La Leyenda"
- James Ingram – "Just Once"
- Krokus – "Our Love (Will Never Die)"
- Bonnie Tyler – "If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)"
- Billy Idol – "Rebel Yell"
- Gino Vannelli – "Hurts to Be in Love"
Awards edit
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Telenovela of the Year | Julissa Eugenio Cobo | Nominated |
| Best Antagonist Actor | Sergio Klainer | |||
| Best Young Lead Actress | Adela Noriega[2] | Won | ||
| Best Young Lead Actor | Eduardo Yáñez | |||
| Best Female Revelation | Chantal Andere | Nominated | ||
| Best Debut Actress | Won | |||
| Best Direction of the Cameras | Alejandro Frutos |
References edit
External links edit
- Dulce desafío at univision.com
- Dulce desafío at IMDb