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Amor real is a Mexican telenovela, which was produced and broadcast by Televisa
in 2003. Amor Real is a historical telenovela set in the Mexican post-independence
period of the mid-19th century. It also aired on Univision
in the United States in 2004 and on REN TV in Russia. Televisa has released an abridged DVD version of the novela in several countries.
"The Best Telenovela of the Year 2004." (Premios TVyNovelas
)
. Challenging the rules of the aristocracy
to which she belongs, the lovely Matilde Peñalver y Beristaín (Adela Noriega
), falls in love with Adolfo Solís (Mauricio Islas
), an army soldier with no fortune; trusting that her father - a fair and kind man - will let her marry him. But her mother, Augusta, is determined to force Matilde to marry a rich man in order to save the family from bankruptcy. Manuel Fuentes Guerra (Fernando Colunga
) is the perfect candidate. He is an honorable and handsome young man who has just inherited a vast fortune. Augusta (Helena Rojo
) ignores the fact that Manuel is the illegitimate son of Joaquín Fuentes Guerra (Julio Alemán
), a powerful landlord who raped a poor native girl, and who only recognized Manuel as his heir on his deathbed.
Using all kinds of intrigues, the arrogant Augusta and her son Humberto (Ernesto Laguardia
), send Adolfo to prison, and make Matilde believe that he is married and has children. Overwhelmed and full of despair, Matilde surrenders to her mother's pressure and agrees to marry Manuel, especially after she learns that he has paid the family's debts. Adolfo escapes from jail and immediately goes to look for his beloved Matilde, who has just married Manuel. Desperate, Adolfo manages to secretly speak with Matilde and to clarify the misunderstandings. Swearing they will love each other forever, they decide to run away, but Manuel discovers them. Deeply hurt, Manuel is not willing to give her up. He forces her to leave with him and on their wedding night where he tells her he desires her and takes advantage of her but she does not fight him. The next day she questions herself whether she liked it or not. She does not love her husband, and has to put up with Antonia (Chantal Andere
), the former administrator's daughter, who is in love with Manuel.
Meanwhile, Adolfo, after an intense and frantic search finds Matilde, who intends to bring her back, becomes the new ranch administrator. Manuel, unaware of Adolfo's real identity, sympathizes with him and gives him a special, friendly treatment. In spite of the situation, Adolfo has to admit that Manuel is an honest, noble and fair man. At that point, Manuel and Matilde discover that they have been victims of Augusta's and Humberto's deceit. As time goes by, the subtle attentions, the glances full of passion and Manuel's avid desire end up conquering the heart of Matilde. Suddenly one day, she realizes that the love she felt for Adolfo has disappeared, and that in its place has come a new, more intense feeling, a real love towards her husband. Full of grief, Matilde tells Adolfo the truth. Although she does not want to hurt him, her love no longer belongs to him.
Heartbroken, Adolfo accepts his reality and leaves the ranch the same day Matilde announces to her husband that she is pregnant. But the couple's happiness does not last long. Manuel discovers who his new administrator was, and in an instant everything falls apart. Matilde's pleas and explanations cannot convince Manuel, he feels betrayed once again and cannot forgive her. Driven by his anger Manuel doubts his paternity and throws Matilde out of the ranch. Later, he tries to forget her with Antonia, starting a compromising relationship that will later make his reconciliation with Matilde more difficult.
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| Best Production
| Carla Estrada
|
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| Best Leading Actress
| Adela Noriega
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| Best Leading Actor
| Fernando Colunga
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| Best Female Antagonist
| Maya Mishalska
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| Best Male Antagonist
| Mauricio Islas
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|-
| rowspan=""| 2005
| rowspan=""|Festival Internacional
de Cine Las Garzas
| Special Accolade
| Amor Real
|
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|}
Notes
Televisa
Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...
in 2003. Amor Real is a historical telenovela set in the Mexican post-independence
History of Mexico
The history of Mexico, a country located in the southern portion of North America, covers a period of more than two millennia. First populated more than 13,000 years ago, the country produced complex indigenous civilizations before being conquered by the Spanish in the 16th Century.Since the...
period of the mid-19th century. It also aired on Univision
Univision
Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...
in the United States in 2004 and on REN TV in Russia. Televisa has released an abridged DVD version of the novela in several countries.
"The Best Telenovela of the Year 2004." (Premios TVyNovelas
Premios TVyNovelas
The TVyNovelas Awards, also known as the Premios TVyNovelas are presented annually by Televisa and the magazine TVyNovelas to honour the best Mexican television productions, especially telenovelas. Instituted in 1983, the award ceremony is held in Forum Mundo Imperial in Acapulco...
)
Plot summary
It is the mid-19th Century, a time of profound romanticism and Victorian moralityVictorian morality
Victorian morality is a distillation of the moral views of people living at the time of Queen Victoria's reign and of the moral climate of the United Kingdom throughout the 19th century in general, which contrasted greatly with the morality of the previous Georgian period...
. Challenging the rules of the aristocracy
Aristocracy
Aristocracy , is a form of government in which a few elite citizens rule. The term derives from the Greek aristokratia, meaning "rule of the best". In origin in Ancient Greece, it was conceived of as rule by the best qualified citizens, and contrasted with monarchy...
to which she belongs, the lovely Matilde Peñalver y Beristaín (Adela Noriega
Adela Noriega
Adela Amalia Noriega Méndez , better known as Adela Noriega , is a Mexican actress. Noriega is best known for her starring roles in telenovelas. She came to prominence as a teenager, starring in teen-oriented coming-of-age telenovelas in the late 1980s...
), falls in love with Adolfo Solís (Mauricio Islas
Mauricio Islas
Mauricio Islas is a Mexican television and film actor. He is best known for his work in telenovelas.-Early life:...
), an army soldier with no fortune; trusting that her father - a fair and kind man - will let her marry him. But her mother, Augusta, is determined to force Matilde to marry a rich man in order to save the family from bankruptcy. Manuel Fuentes Guerra (Fernando Colunga
Fernando Colunga
Fernando Colunga is a Mexican actor known for his work in Mexican telenovelas....
) is the perfect candidate. He is an honorable and handsome young man who has just inherited a vast fortune. Augusta (Helena Rojo
Helena Rojo
Helena Rojo is a leading Mexican film, theater and television actress.-Biography:She began her career as a model in the early-1960s. Toward the end of the decade, she studied drama with renown Mexican directors Carlos Ancira and José Luis Ibáñez, making her film debut in 1968 in the film El club...
) ignores the fact that Manuel is the illegitimate son of Joaquín Fuentes Guerra (Julio Alemán
Julio Alemán
- Biography :After studying to be an Engineer Agronomist, he turned to show business. His first movie was El Zarco in 1957. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, he was the MC of the Mexican version of the Italian children's puppet show Topo Gigio....
), a powerful landlord who raped a poor native girl, and who only recognized Manuel as his heir on his deathbed.
Using all kinds of intrigues, the arrogant Augusta and her son Humberto (Ernesto Laguardia
Ernesto Laguardia
Ernesto Laguardia is a Mexican actor known for his performances in Mexican telenovelas.-Biography:...
), send Adolfo to prison, and make Matilde believe that he is married and has children. Overwhelmed and full of despair, Matilde surrenders to her mother's pressure and agrees to marry Manuel, especially after she learns that he has paid the family's debts. Adolfo escapes from jail and immediately goes to look for his beloved Matilde, who has just married Manuel. Desperate, Adolfo manages to secretly speak with Matilde and to clarify the misunderstandings. Swearing they will love each other forever, they decide to run away, but Manuel discovers them. Deeply hurt, Manuel is not willing to give her up. He forces her to leave with him and on their wedding night where he tells her he desires her and takes advantage of her but she does not fight him. The next day she questions herself whether she liked it or not. She does not love her husband, and has to put up with Antonia (Chantal Andere
Chantal Andere
Jacqueline Chantal Fernandez Andere is a Mexican actress. She is professionally known as Chantal Andere.-Early life:...
), the former administrator's daughter, who is in love with Manuel.
Meanwhile, Adolfo, after an intense and frantic search finds Matilde, who intends to bring her back, becomes the new ranch administrator. Manuel, unaware of Adolfo's real identity, sympathizes with him and gives him a special, friendly treatment. In spite of the situation, Adolfo has to admit that Manuel is an honest, noble and fair man. At that point, Manuel and Matilde discover that they have been victims of Augusta's and Humberto's deceit. As time goes by, the subtle attentions, the glances full of passion and Manuel's avid desire end up conquering the heart of Matilde. Suddenly one day, she realizes that the love she felt for Adolfo has disappeared, and that in its place has come a new, more intense feeling, a real love towards her husband. Full of grief, Matilde tells Adolfo the truth. Although she does not want to hurt him, her love no longer belongs to him.
Heartbroken, Adolfo accepts his reality and leaves the ranch the same day Matilde announces to her husband that she is pregnant. But the couple's happiness does not last long. Manuel discovers who his new administrator was, and in an instant everything falls apart. Matilde's pleas and explanations cannot convince Manuel, he feels betrayed once again and cannot forgive her. Driven by his anger Manuel doubts his paternity and throws Matilde out of the ranch. Later, he tries to forget her with Antonia, starting a compromising relationship that will later make his reconciliation with Matilde more difficult.
Cast
- Adela NoriegaAdela NoriegaAdela Amalia Noriega Méndez , better known as Adela Noriega , is a Mexican actress. Noriega is best known for her starring roles in telenovelas. She came to prominence as a teenager, starring in teen-oriented coming-of-age telenovelas in the late 1980s...
as Matilde Peñalver y Beristain de Fuentes Guerra - Fernando ColungaFernando ColungaFernando Colunga is a Mexican actor known for his work in Mexican telenovelas....
as Manuel Fuentes Guerra - Mauricio IslasMauricio IslasMauricio Islas is a Mexican television and film actor. He is best known for his work in telenovelas.-Early life:...
as Adolfo Solís - Helena RojoHelena RojoHelena Rojo is a leading Mexican film, theater and television actress.-Biography:She began her career as a model in the early-1960s. Toward the end of the decade, she studied drama with renown Mexican directors Carlos Ancira and José Luis Ibáñez, making her film debut in 1968 in the film El club...
as Augusta Curiel Peñalver - Ernesto LaguardiaErnesto LaguardiaErnesto Laguardia is a Mexican actor known for his performances in Mexican telenovelas.-Biography:...
as Humberto Peñalver - Ana MartínAna MartínAna Martín is a Mexican actress best known for her work in telenovelas, movies and the stage. She has had a very successful and lengthy career since winning the Miss Mexico title in 1963.-Early life and career:...
as Rosario Aranda - Mariana LevyMariana LevyMariana Levy Fernández was a Mexican telenovela actress, singer and television show host. She was the daughter of actress Talina Fernández.-Biography:Mariana Levy was born in Mexico City...
as Josefina De Icaza - Chantal AndereChantal AndereJacqueline Chantal Fernandez Andere is a Mexican actress. She is professionally known as Chantal Andere.-Early life:...
as Antonia Morales - Mauricio HerreraMauricio HerreraMauricio Herrera is an Mexican-American professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division.-Pro career:On January 7, 2011 Herrera beat the undefeated Ruslan Provodnikov on ESPN's Friday Night Fights to win the USBA Lightweight Championship.-External links:...
as Urbano de las Casas - Ana Bertha Espín as Prudencia Curiel
- Rafael RojasRafael RojasRafael Rojas is a former male fashion model an actor of telenovelas and the cinema of Mexico.-Biography:...
as Amadeo Corona - Mario Iván Martínez as Renato Piquet
- Leticia CalderónLeticia CalderónCarmen Leticia Calderón León is a Mexican actress.She lived in Alvarado, Veracruz, Guaymas, Sonora, La Paz and Mexico City where she studied at the Centro de Capacitación de Televisa ....
as Jana De La Corcuera - Julio AlemánJulio Alemán- Biography :After studying to be an Engineer Agronomist, he turned to show business. His first movie was El Zarco in 1957. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, he was the MC of the Mexican version of the Italian children's puppet show Topo Gigio....
as Joaquín Fuentes Guerra - Ricardo BlumeRicardo BlumeRicardo Blume is a Peruvian actor and theater director. He plays in theater, cinema and TV.-Actor:* Collacocha * El Gran Teatro del Mundo * Emigrados...
as Hilario Peñalver - Yolanda Mérida as Juana Domínguez
- Maya MishalskaMaya MishalskaMaya Mishalska is a Polish-Mexican actress.- Biography :She began playing the violin at the age of six. Through ten years of studies at the Music Conservatory, she looked for an opportunity to experiment in theatre. Her passion for acting surged after participating in a play by Federico Garcia Lorca...
as Marianne Bernier/Marie De La Roquette - Maty Huitrón as Mother Superior
- Raquel MorellRaquel MorellRaquel Morell is a Mexican actress who appears in many telenovelas.She was born on February 4, 1959 in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico.She is probably the best known for her role of Blanca De Velasco de Peñarreal in telenovela Esmeralda. Blanca was a mother of Esmeralda, who was played by Leticia Calderón...
as María Clara de Heredia - Gaston Tuset as Gervasio Morales
- Oscar BonfiglioOscar BonfiglioOscar Bonfiglio Martinez was a Mexican football goalkeeper who played for the Mexico national team in the 1930 World Cup. He was the first goalkeeper beaten in World Cup history, with a goal by France forward Lucien Laurent. In two matches he received ten goals the most in the tournament. At the...
as Sixto Valdez - Harry Geithner as Yves Santibáñez De La Roquette
- Manuel Ibañez as Remigio Quintero
- Paco IbáñezPaco IbáñezFrancisco "Paco" Ibáñez is a Spanish singer and musician born in Valencia on November 20, 1934, before the Spanish Civil War.He went to France in 1952 during the Franco dictatorship in Spain and recorded his first album in 1964....
as Gregorio Heredia - Toño Infante as Benigno Villa
- Luis XavierLuís XavierLuís Xavier Júnior , former Portuguese footballer who played for Vitória Setúbal and Benfica, as forward.- International career :...
as José María De Icaza - Adalberto Parra as Delfino Pérez
- Héctor Saez as Silvano Arzola
- Kika EdgarKika EdgarKika Edgar , is a Mexican actress and singer.- Biography :Starting her career primarily in theater and musicals, she has become well known in Mexico, starring in telenovelas such as Amor Real and Contra Viento y Marea...
as Catalina Heredia - Ingrid MartzIngrid MartzIngrid Martz de la Vega is a Mexican actress.She studied acting in El Centro de Capacitación Artística de Televisa ....
as Pilar Piquet - Jorge VargasJorge VargasJorge Vargas may refer to:*Jorge B. Vargas , Filipino lawyer and youth advocate*Jorge Vargas González, Chilean politician, mayor of Pichilemu 1997-2007*Jorge Alberto Vargas, Ecuadorian football player*Jorge Francisco Vargas, Chilean footballer...
as General Prisco Domínguez Cañero - Beatriz SheridanBeatriz SheridanBeatriz Sheridan was a Mexican actress and director. She died from a heart attack.-Biography:Elizabeth Ann Sheridan Scarbrough was born in 1934 in Mexico City, Mexico, to an English mother and a Mexican father...
as Damiana García - Carlos Cámara as Ramón Marquez
Facts
- Amor Real is an adaptation of Bodas de odio from 1983. The original story was written by Caridad Bravo AdamsCaridad Bravo AdamsCaridad Bravo Adams was a prolific Mexican writer and the most famous telenovela writer worldwide....
and for this version it was adapted by María Zarattini. - The title song "Amor Real" was written and performed by Sin BanderaSin BanderaSin Bandera was a Latin pop duo based in Mexico that consisted of Leonel García, and Noel Schajris. They became one of the most popular artists after their debut album "Sin Bandera" was released in 2001.-Biography:...
. - The telenovela was filmed at the ex-haciendaHaciendaHacienda is a Spanish word for an estate. Some haciendas were plantations, mines, or even business factories. Many haciendas combined these productive activities...
of Tetlapayac and the surrounding area in the state of Hidalgo for a lapse of eight months. Because the story takes place in mid 19th century MexicoMexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, sets of buildings and plazas had to be built. - In 2005, Amor real was released on DVDDVDA DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
and it became the first telenovela to be released with English subtitles. The series aired on Univision in the USA with no subtitles, however. - This was the last acting role of Mariana LevyMariana LevyMariana Levy Fernández was a Mexican telenovela actress, singer and television show host. She was the daughter of actress Talina Fernández.-Biography:Mariana Levy was born in Mexico City...
, who died in 2005 of a heart attackMyocardial infarctionMyocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
. - Has been the most successful of all of Carla Estradas' productions.
Awards
Here are some of the nominations and wins for Amor Real:| Year | Award | Award Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Califa de Oro Awards | Best Telenovela | Amor Real | |
| Best Leading Actress | Adela Noriega | |||
| Best Leading Actor | Fernando Colunga | |||
| Best First Actress | Ana Martín | |||
| Best First Actress | Beatriz Sheridan | |||
| Best Female Antagonist | Chantal Andere | |||
| Best Male Antagonist | Mauricio Islas | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Ana Bertha Espín | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Ernesto Laguardia | |||
| Best Co-Star Actress | Mariana Levy | |||
| Best Co-Star Actor | Mario Ivan Martínez | |||
| Best Co-Star Actor | Rafael Rojas | |||
| Best Director | Mónica Miguel | |||
| Best Direction of the Cameras | Alejandro Frutos | |||
| Best Television Script | María Zarattini | |||
| 2004 | TVyNovelas Awards | Best Telenovela of the Year TVyNovelas Award for Best Telenovela of the Year - Winners :- Records :* Producer with most awards: Carla Estrada with 8 awards* Producer with most nominations: Ernesto Alonso with 17 nominations- External links :* at esmas.com* at the univision.com... |
Amor Real | |
| Best Leading Actress TVyNovelas Award for Best Lead Actress - Winners :- Records :* Most awarded actress: Lucero with 3 awards* Most nominated actress: Leticia Calderón and Victoria Ruffo with 6 nominations* Most nominated actress : Victoria Ruffo with 6 nominations... |
Adela Noriega | |||
| Best Leading Actor TVyNovelas Award for Best Lead Actor - Winners :- Records :* Most awarded actor: Fernando Colunga with 5 awards* Most nominated actor: Fernando Colunga with 9 nominations* Most nominated actor : Juan Ferrara with 5 nominations- External links :* at esmas.com... |
Fernando Colunga | |||
| Best First Actress TVyNovelas Award for Best First Actress - Winners :- Records :* Most awarded actress: Jacqueline Andere with 4 awards* Most nominated actress: Ana Martín, Patricia Reyes Spíndola and Helena Rojo with 5 nominations... |
Ana Martín | |||
| Best First Actor TVyNovelas Award for Best First Actor - Winners :- Records :* Most awarded actor: Ignacio López Tarso and Eric del Castillo with 3 awards* Most nominated actor: Eric del Castillo with 9 nominations- External links :* at esmas.com* at the univision.com... |
Carlos Cámara | |||
| Best Female Antagonist TVyNovelas Award for Best Female Antagonist - Winners :- Records :* Most awarded actress: Laura Zapata, Cynthia Klitbo, Diana Bracho, María Rubio, Itatí Cantoral, Chantal Andere and Rocío Banquells with 2 awards* Most nominated actress: Cynthia Klitbo with 7 nominations... |
Chantal Andere | |||
| Best Co-Star Actress TVyNovelas Award for Best Co-star Actress - Winners :- External links :* at esmas.com* at the univision.com... |
Ana Bertha Espín | |||
| Best Co-Star Actor TVyNovelas Award for Best Co-star Actor - Winners :- External links :* at esmas.com* at the univision.com... |
Ernesto Laguardia | |||
| Best Direction TVyNovelas Award for Best Direction - Winners :- External links :* at esmas.com* at the univision.com... |
Mónica Miguel Eric Morales (dir. on Location) |
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| Best Original Story or Adaptation TVyNovelas Award for Best Original Story or Adaptation - Winners :- External links :* at esmas.com* at the univision.com... |
María Zarattini | |||
| Best Musical Theme TVyNovelas Award for Best Musical Theme - Winners :- External links :* at esmas.com* at the univision.com... |
Sin Bandera (composers: Leonel García and Noel Schajris) |
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| ACE Awards New York Latin ACE Awards New York Latin ACE Awards are given annually to honor achievement in Latino cinema, television, radio and theatre by an organization of New York-based Hispanic journalists and correspondents.... |
Best Telenovela | Amor Real | ||
| Best Television Actress | Adela Noriega | |||
| Best Television Actor | Fernando Colunga | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Ana Martín | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Ernesto Laguardia | |||
| Best Direction | Mónica Miguel Eric Morales |
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| Laurel de Oro Awards | Best Telenovela | Amor Real | ||
| Best Television Actress | Adela Noriega | |||
| Best Television Actor | Fernando Colunga | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Ana Martín | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Mario Iván Martínez | |||
| Award for Artistic Trayectory | Helena Rojo | |||
| Award for Artistic Trayectory | Mauricio Herrera | |||
| Best Production
| Carla Estrada
|
|-
| Best Leading Actress
| Adela Noriega
|
|-
| Best Leading Actor
| Fernando Colunga
|
|-
| Best Female Antagonist
| Maya Mishalska
|
|-
| Best Male Antagonist
| Mauricio Islas
|
|-
| rowspan=""| 2005
| rowspan=""|Festival Internacional
de Cine Las Garzas
| Special Accolade
| Amor Real
|
|-
|}
Notes
- A Amor Real won 25 Sol de Oro Awards that are bestowed by the Mexico's National Association of Journalists. It won in all categories.
External links
- Amor real at terra.com
- Amor real at esmas.comEsmas.comesmas.com is the portal of Televisa, the largest Mexican television network and the world's largest producer of Spanish language media....
- Amor Real at Xenon PicturesXenon PicturesXenon Pictures is an American film production and distribution company founded by S. Leigh Savidge in 1986.- Company information :Founded in 1986 with $17,000 in startup capital, Xenon is recognized in the industry for developing the nation’s first label for independent black cinema...
- Amor real on Alma Latina
- Telenovelas based on literature Aol Latino.AOLAOL Inc. is an American global Internet services and media company. AOL is headquartered at 770 Broadway in New York. Founded in 1983 as Control Video Corporation, it has franchised its services to companies in several nations around the world or set up international versions of its services...
- Amor Real on buscatv.net
- 10 cosas que no sabías de Amor Real univision.comUnivisionUnivision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...