Cuando llega el amor

Cuando llega el amor
Part of the cast of Cuando llega el Amor
Format	Telenovela, Drama
Directed by	Miguel Córcega & Mónica Miguel
Starring	Lucero Omar Fierro Nailea Norvind
Opening theme	"Cuando llega el amor" Lucero
Country of origin	Mexico
Language(s)	Spanish
No. of episodes	200
Production
Executive producer(s)	Carla Estrada
Running time	45 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	Televisa
Original run	January 1, 1990 – May 18, 1990
Chronology
Preceded by	Morir para Vivir

Cuando llega el amor (English: When Love Arrives) is a telenovela made by Mexican TV network Televisa. It is a telenovela aimed to young audience, set in Mexico. This telenovela was broadcasted in 1990.

Plot

Isabel Contreras (Lucero) is a privileged youngster. She is beautiful, wealthy, her parents love her, she is engaged to the handsome Rodrigo (Guillermo García) and they are going to marry once she finishes the school. Alonso (Francisco Bernal), her horsemanship teacher, proposes her to represent the country in an international contest.

Isabel has a foe in her own home, her cousin Alejandra(Nailea Norvind), who hates Isabel. Alejandra wants to harm Isabel, and she does, when she seduces Rodrigo and Isabel finds them. Isabel knows that her father would kill Alejandra if he realizes about this incident, so Isabel remains silent.

Isabel breaks her engagement without giving explanations and she finds comfort in the preparations of the next tournament. Before the contest starts, Alejandra cut the reins of the horse of Isabel provoking her tumble. Isabel injures her back and she must use crutches.

Lonely and depressed, Isabel entertains herself watching through the window to the opposite apartment. Luis Felipe(Omar Fierro), a photographer, who lives in that apartment falls in love with Isabel. Alejandra meddles once again and tries to separate them^[1].

Cast

• Lucero as Isabel Contreras
• Omar Fierro as Luis Felipe
• Nailea Norvind as Alejandra Contreras
• Iran Eory as Rosalia Contreras
• Francisco Bernal as Alonso
• Miguel Pizarro as Andrés Santana
• Eric del Castillo as Rafael Contreras
• Guillermo García Cantu as Cantú Rodrigo
• Amparito Arozamena as Paulina
• Raúl Buenfil as Ranas
• Carmelita González as Carmen
• Lucero Lander as Angela
• René Muñoz as Chucho
• Polo Ortin as Don Isidro
• Alejandra Peniche as Claudia
• Juan Felipe Preciado as Miguel
• María Rojo as Rosa
• Evangelina Sosa as Margarita
• Claudio Obregón as Gerardo
• Susana Alexandra as María Luisa

Reception & Music

The marvelous performance of Lucero gave her a TVyNovelas Award for best actress^[2]. This performance was balanced with the one of Nailea Norvind as the vipirish villain.

Lucero sang the main theme and it was a hit in that year. It was released a special album.

Awards

Year	Ceremony	Category	Nominee	Result
1991	9th TVyNovelas Awards	Best Telenovela	Cuando llega el amor	Nominated
		Best Young Actress	Lucero	Won
		Best Young Actor	Omar Fierro	Won
		Best Female Villain	Nailea Norvind	Nominated

References

1. ^ Univision http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?cid=117829
2. ^ Karinzim http://karinzim.tripod.com/Textos/03_premios.htm

External links

• Cuando llega el Amor at the Internet Movie Database