Dulce desafío

Dulce Desafío
Adela Noriega and Eduardo Yañez
Format	Telenovela, Drama, Romance
Created by	Televisa
Directed by	Arturo Ripstein
Starring	Adela Noriega Eduardo Yáñez
Country of origin	Mexico
Language(s)	Spanish
No. of episodes	100
Production
Executive producer(s)	Julissa, Eugenio Cobo
Running time	45 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	Univision
Picture format	480i SDTV
Original run	November 28, 1988 – April 14, 1989
Chronology
Preceded by	Quinceañera
Followed by	Luz y Sombra

Dulce Desafío (Sweet Challenge) is a Mexican telenovela starring Adela Noriega and Eduardo Yáñez.

Plot summary

Dulce Desafío is a teen novela that tells a story about 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.^[1]

Cast

• Adela Noriega - Lucero Sandoval
• Eduardo Yáñez - Enrique Toledo
• Enrique Lizalde - Santiago Sandoval
• Sergio Klainer - Luis Mancera
• Olivia Collins - Rosario Quintana
• Beatriz Aguirre - Doña Esther
• Juan Carlos Serran - Federico
• Chantal Andere - Rebeca
• Ginny Hoffman - Marcela
• Rosa Furman - Doña Rosa
• Fefi Mauri - Toña
• Ana Patricia Rojo - Mirta
• Alberto Rodriguez Estrella - Quiroz
• Armando Araiza - Paco
• Juan Carlos Bonet - Botho
• Katia del Río - Angela
• Angélica Rivera - Gina
• Antonio Escobar - Sebastián

Soundtrack

• 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 Vanelli - Hurts To Be In Love

Awards

1990 TVyNovelas Awards

Category	Nomination	Result
Best Telenovela	Julissa	Nominated
Best First Actor	Enrique Lizalde	Nominated
Best Young Lead Actress	Adela Noriega	Won[2]
Best Young Lead Actor	Eduardo Yáñez	Won
Best Female Revelation	Chantal Andere	Won
Best Direction of the Camaras	Alejandro Frutos	Won

Remake

In 2000, a remake of the telenovela was made entitled Locura de amor.

References

1. ^ Amazon.com: Dulce Desafio: Product Description Amazon.com (English)
2. ^ TVyNovelas for Best Young Actress for Dulce Desafio YouTube (Spanish)

External links

• Dulce desafío at the Internet Movie Database