Un Gancho al Corazon
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Un gancho al corazón is a Mexican telenovela
that began airing on Mexico
's Canal de las Estrellas
, beginning August 25, 2008. It began airing in the United States on Univision
on June 22, 2009, with the show's run ending there on May 3, 2010. The telenovela is a production of Angelli Nesma Medina and is an original story by Adrian Suar starring Danna Garcia
, Sebastián Rulli
, and Laisha Wilkins
. The telenovela is a remake of Argentine daily comedy "Sos mi vida
".
In another place within the city is an enterprise called Sermeño Group, a realty enterprise owned by Mauricio Sermeño, an ex-car racer who wants to retire and have a family. Mauricio and Constanza are engaged. Constanza
is a selfish and extremely mean woman. Mauricio thought that he loved her but he disliked her manners. La Monita, helped by her friends Estrella y Paula, is hired by Sermeño Group as a secretary. After being hired, she started a friendship with Gabriela, one of the best employees of Sermeño Group. Gabriela has fallen in love with Salvador, best friend of Mauricio.
However, La Monita is fired by Sermeño Group. Mauricio is convinced that Monita is honest and warm hearted, so he rehires her and as each day passes, their love grows more and more. Both were in a relationship Mauricio with Constanza and La Monita with Beto. They decide to hide their love. Mauricio wants to have a family, so he adopts three orphans named Aldo, Luisa, and Dani. But Mauricio's cousin Jerónimo and Constanza disapprove. The children like Monita because she is really nice to them and she cares for them like if Aldo, Luisa, and Dani were her own children and she becomes their best friend. Constanza, however, hates them, but they also hate her. Mauricio realizes that Monita is the woman of his life. Before Constanza became engaged to Mauricio, she fell in love with Beto, by whom she got pregnant but then lost her baby because she got hit by a car in the stomach.
Constanza, Jerónimo, and Oscar, an unloyal employee of Sermeño Group, join forces to split Mauricio, Monita and the kids apart. Beto becomes known as "El Fantasma Vengador" (the phantom avenger). He and constanza get married and move into her apartment.
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
that began airing on Mexico
Mexico
The 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...
's Canal de las Estrellas
Canal de las Estrellas
Canal de las Estrellas is one of the cornerstone networks of Televisa, with affiliate stations all over Mexico, flagshipped at XEW-TV in Mexico City. Many of the programs of Canal de las Estrellas are seen in the United States on Univision, Telefutura, and Galavisión...
, beginning August 25, 2008. It began airing in the United States 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...
on June 22, 2009, with the show's run ending there on May 3, 2010. The telenovela is a production of Angelli Nesma Medina and is an original story by Adrian Suar starring Danna Garcia
Danna García
Danna Maria García Osuna is a Colombian actress best known for her roles in telenovelas.The daughter of Colombian singer Claudia Osuna, Danna began her career at the age of four...
, Sebastián Rulli
Sebastián Rulli
-Biography:Before becoming the successful actor that he is today, Sebastián Rulli began his career modeling in many different countries in Europe, namely Spain, Italy and France as well as in Mexico and the United States...
, and Laisha Wilkins
Laisha Wilkins
Laisha Wilkins Pérez is a Mexican actress and talk show hostess, born in Mexico City, Mexico.- Biography :She is the daughter of Televisa producer Federico Wilkins and Susana Perez...
. The telenovela is a remake of Argentine daily comedy "Sos mi vida
Sos mi vida
Sos mi Vida is a 2006 Argentine romantic comedy TV series, starred by Facundo Arana and Natalia Oreiro, directed by Rodolfo Antúnez and Jorge Bechara and broadcast by Canal 13. It began broadcasting on January 16, 2006 and ending January 9, 2007, and during its broadcast averaged 26.9 points...
".
Plot
Valentina López "La Monita" is a young, sweet professional boxer. Beto Ochoa is her trainer and boyfriend who puts her under pressure to win so he can get money for himself and his mother Nieves. Nieves also raised Monita because her own mother abandoned her. Monita hates her mother because she abandoned her.In another place within the city is an enterprise called Sermeño Group, a realty enterprise owned by Mauricio Sermeño, an ex-car racer who wants to retire and have a family. Mauricio and Constanza are engaged. Constanza
Constanza
Constanza may refer to:*Constanţa, a Romanian seaport on the Black Sea*Constanza, Dominican Republic in the province of La Vega*R. v. Constanza , an English legal case in 1997*José Constanza, Dominican baseball player...
is a selfish and extremely mean woman. Mauricio thought that he loved her but he disliked her manners. La Monita, helped by her friends Estrella y Paula, is hired by Sermeño Group as a secretary. After being hired, she started a friendship with Gabriela, one of the best employees of Sermeño Group. Gabriela has fallen in love with Salvador, best friend of Mauricio.
However, La Monita is fired by Sermeño Group. Mauricio is convinced that Monita is honest and warm hearted, so he rehires her and as each day passes, their love grows more and more. Both were in a relationship Mauricio with Constanza and La Monita with Beto. They decide to hide their love. Mauricio wants to have a family, so he adopts three orphans named Aldo, Luisa, and Dani. But Mauricio's cousin Jerónimo and Constanza disapprove. The children like Monita because she is really nice to them and she cares for them like if Aldo, Luisa, and Dani were her own children and she becomes their best friend. Constanza, however, hates them, but they also hate her. Mauricio realizes that Monita is the woman of his life. Before Constanza became engaged to Mauricio, she fell in love with Beto, by whom she got pregnant but then lost her baby because she got hit by a car in the stomach.
Constanza, Jerónimo, and Oscar, an unloyal employee of Sermeño Group, join forces to split Mauricio, Monita and the kids apart. Beto becomes known as "El Fantasma Vengador" (the phantom avenger). He and constanza get married and move into her apartment.
Cast
- Danna GarciaDanna GarcíaDanna Maria García Osuna is a Colombian actress best known for her roles in telenovelas.The daughter of Colombian singer Claudia Osuna, Danna began her career at the age of four...
as Valentina "La Monita" Lopez de Sermeño-in love with Mauricio - Sebastián RulliSebastián Rulli-Biography:Before becoming the successful actor that he is today, Sebastián Rulli began his career modeling in many different countries in Europe, namely Spain, Italy and France as well as in Mexico and the United States...
as Mauricio Sermeño-in love with La Monita - Laisha WilkinsLaisha WilkinsLaisha Wilkins Pérez is a Mexican actress and talk show hostess, born in Mexico City, Mexico.- Biography :She is the daughter of Televisa producer Federico Wilkins and Susana Perez...
as Constanza Lerdo Tejada de Ochoa in love with Mauricio then in love with Beto - Raul AraizaRaúl AraizaRaúl Araiza Herrera is a Mexican actor and television presenter.He was born in Mexico City. He studied drama in the Centro de Educación Artística of Televisa. He has two daughters with his wife...
as Roberto Beto Ochoa-" in love with La Monita then in love with Constanza - Úrsula PratsUrsula PratsÚrsula Prats is a Mexican actress. She is the best known for playing Jacqueline Moncada de Lerdo de Tejada in Un gancho al corazón, and Luisa Duran in Tormenta en el paraíso recently...
as Jacqueline Moncada Lerdo de Tejada - 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 Nieves Ochoa: mother of beto ochoa - Otto SirgoOtto SirgoOtto Sirgo is a Cuban actor and director of Mexican telenovelas and theater. He is the son of Magda Haller and is married to Maleni Morales, both actresses.-Telenovelas:...
as Salvador Ulloa-" in love with Gabriela: - Eugenia CauduroEugenia CauduroEugenia Cauduro Rodríguez is a Mexican actress and model.The daughter of Ernesto Cauduro and Silvia Rodríguez, and sister of Adriana Cauduro, Eugenia participated in ballet as a child. She began modeling at the age of 15 and later studied acting in Televisa's Centro de Educación Artística...
as Gabriela (Gabi/Gabiro) Palacios de Ulloa-" in love with Salvador - Eric del CastilloEric del CastilloEric del Castillo is a well-known Mexican actor.He is the father of Kate del Castillo. Del Castillo is famous in Mexico as a star in telenovelas and many motion pictures....
as Marcos Lerdo de Tejada - Roberto BlandonRoberto BlandonRoberto Blandon is a television actor in Mexico who starred in soap operas in that country in 1989, including the role of Henry in the soap opera "Mi segunda madre" producer Juan Osorio. He was among the first actors to join the broadcaster TV Azteca, then returned to Televisa...
as Oscar Cardenas: antagonist - Agustin Arana as Jeronimo Sermeño: accomplice of Oscar devious plans
- Margarita MagañaMargarita MagañaMargarita Magaña is a Mexican television actress best known for her roles in the Mexican television series Al diablo con los guapos, Un gancho al corazón, and Teresa.- Career :...
as Estrella-" in love with Aldo - Verónica JaspeadoVerónica JaspeadoVerónica Jaspeado Martínez is a Mexican actress and voice actress.-Biography:She was born in Puebla, Mexico on September 6 of 1976. Veronica studied at the Centro de Capacitación Artística de Televisa . She also participated in the Acrobatics workshop at Centro Universitario de Teatro , of the...
as Ximena Sermeño de Klunder-" in love with Rolando even the fact that he hated her until the end - Alejandro SirventAlejandro SirventAlejandro Sirvent , also billed as Alex Sirvent, is a Mexican actor, singer and composer.His first TV series stint was playing the role of Eduardo Arellano Gómez in telenovela Corazones al límite...
as Rolando Klunder-" got married with Ximena while being unable to walk or talk and hated Ximena for making him marry her but at the end he falls for her and stay together - Irma Lozano as Teresa Garcia: maid of family Sermeno
- Lorena EnríquezLorena EnríquezLorena Enríquez is Mexican actress and hostess. She recently featured in the Mexican soap opera Un Gancho al Corazón.- Theater :*La Sirenita Role: Ariel.*Blanca Nieves y los 7 enanos Role: Blanca Nieves....
as Paula Mendez - Pablo Valentin as Tano-" was in love with Estrella
- Raul PadillaRaul PadillaRaúl "Chato" Padilla was a Mexican actor, and a member of Chespirito's comedy troupe, famous for his character in El Chavo del Ocho, Jaimito el Cartero . Padilla joined the show in 1979 following the departure of Ramon Valdez, gradually taking over the sorts of roles Valdez used to play...
as Don CesarIn love with Nieves - Raquel Pankowsky as Bernarda
- Susana Lozano as Lorenza
- Juan PedroJuan PedroJuan Pedro is a Portuguese footballer. He is currently under contract with the Romanian side CF Gloria 1922 Bistriţa.-External links:*...
as Ramiro - Alejondro de la Madrid as Ricardo
- Ricardo Fastlicht as Bonilla
- Manuel OjedaManuel OjedaManuel Salvador Ojeda Armenta is one of the most active actors of television and cinema in Mexico. He played the villain, Zolo, in the Hollywood film Romancing the Stone.-Career:...
as Roberto's father - Ricardo Abarca as Aldo-" in love with Estrella
- Felipe Sanchez as Ivan-" in love with Luisa
- Renata Notni as Luisa-" in love with Ivan
- Luja as Andrés Rivadeneira
- Nicole Casteele as Danny
- Lucia Zerecero as Katia Lerdo de Tejada Moncada-" hates Estrella and in love with Aldo
- Aldo Gallarco as Hector'
- Natalia Juárez as Marina
- Ricardo MargaleffRicardo MargaleffRicardo Margaleff is a Mexican actor known for his roles in Al diablo con los guapos,Una familia de diez and "Llena de amor".-External links:...
as Arnoldo Klunder - Brenda Torres as La Esposa De El Lobo
- Norma Herrera as Alicia-"killed by Isabel"
- Jorge De Silva as El Lobo
- MacariaMacariaMacaria or Makaria is the name of two figures from ancient Greek religion and mythology. Although they are not said to be the same and are given different fathers, they are discussed together in a single entry in both the 10th-century Byzantine encyclopedia the Suda and by Zenobius.-Daughter of...
as Isabel-"Monita's mom"