Tierra de Pasiones

Tierra de Pasiones
Format	Romance - Action, Comedy-drama, Telenovela, Black humor
Created by	Eric Vonn
Developed by	Telemundo
Directed by	Danny Gavidia Luís Manzo
Starring	Gabriela Spanic Saul Lisazo Héctor Suárez Catherine Siachoque
Theme music composer	Juan Carlos Rodríguez
Opening theme	Tierra de Pasiones Nesesito tu Tierra by Gabriela Spanic
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	Spanish
No. of episodes	172
Production
Executive producer(s)	Aurelio Valcárcel Carrol
Producer(s)	Martha Godoy
Editor(s)	Sebastián Jiménez Macorix Perera
Location(s)	Miami, Florida
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	42-55 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	Telemundo
Picture format	SDTV, 480i
Audio format	Stereophonic sound
Original airing	United States February 20, 2006 - October 24, 2006 Bulgaria September 4, 2006 - May 1, 2007 Croatia September 4, 2006 - February 7, 2007 Georgia September 18, 2006 - April 21, 2007 Serbia December 12, 2006 - August 15, 2007 Argentina 2006 Hungary May 12, 2009 - January 21, 2010 Poland July 22, 2010 - March 18, 2011
Chronology
Preceded by	El Cuerpo del Deseo
Followed by	Marina
External links
Website

Tierra de Pasiones (Land of Passions) is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by Telemundo which is owned by NBC Universal. Tierra de Pasiones was filmed on a set in Homestead, Florida, and aired weekdays from February 20, 2006 to October 24, 2006 at 8 pm ET. During June 2006, the serial averaged 488,000 core adult viewers (ages 18 to 49), according to Nielsen Media Research. The telenovela was sold to 23 countries.

Plot

In a beautiful valley where the most exquisite grapes are farmed, an intense and sizzling love story will flourish between Valeria San Roman, a beautiful woman with a strong character, which has given her the strength to face life's deceptions, and Francisco Contreras, renowned publisher, widower and a man of will.

Valeria, who manages the San Roman vineyard, hasn’t had an easy life. Her own father, Jose Maria `Chema` San Roman, the family's patriarch, has always hated her because she is the only one who doesn’t obey him. A man without scruples, selfish and womanizing, Chema arrived to the United States, married Valeria's mom to steal everything from her and later disposed of her. If that weren’t enough, Chema schemes a hideous plan causing Valeria to experience a horrible betrayal.

Meanwhile, Francisco arrives to visit his father at the ranch only to learn that he has married Marcia, a woman much younger than he who leads him to the brink of bankruptcy and drives him to suicide. At that time, Francisco decides to stay in the valley and save the family business from bankruptcy.

When Valeria and Francisco meet, their strong personalities undoubtedly clash, although it is evident that there is a strong chemistry between them. They team up to form a partnership convenient to both and are resigned to the idea of having to put up with each other. As they get to know one another, a love stems between them that will survive all the challenges they will encounter along the way.

But, when destiny finally gives Valeria this new opportunity, Pablo, an old flame she thought was dead, comes back from the past to change everything.

Cast

Main Cast in Order of Appearance

Actor	Character	Known as
Gabriela Spanic	Valeria San Román	heroine stepdaughter of Chema San Roman
Saul Lisazo	Francisco Contreras	hero father of Beto
Héctor Suárez	José Maria "Chema" San Román	owner of the vineyards, villain
Catherine Siachoque	Marcia Hernández	mistress of Don Chema, villain
Francisco Gattorno	Pablo González	former love of Valeria
Elluz Peraza	Laura Contreras	first wife of Francisco
Ariel López Padilla	Javier Ortigoza	friend and partner of Francisco
Sergio Catalán	Jorge San Román	stepbrother of Valeria
Ricardo Chávez	Miguel Valdez	co-worker of Don Chema and his accomplice, villain
Isabel Moreno	Mariana "Nana" Sánchez	housekeeper in Don Chema's house, real mother of Jorge, married to Ismael
Liliana Rodríguez	Lourdes "Lulu" Aguilar	best friend of Valeria, killed by Marcia
Carlos Mesber	Gerardo Aguilar	foreman of the vineyards, brother of Lulu, villain
Carolina Lizarazo	Paula Hernández	sister of Marcia, villain, killed by Marcia
Raúl Izaguirre	Carlos Domínguez	Zoraida's husband, father of Daniela and Alejandro
Álvaro Ruiz	Padre Amado	Marcia's favourite priest
Xavier Coronel	Ismael Ojera	uncle of Pablo, married to Nana
Alcira Gil	Zoraida Beltrán de Domínguez	mother of Daniela and Alejandro, lover of Don Chema
Yamil Sesin	Danilo Mendez #1	workman in Francisco's house, friend of Pablo In love with Lulu
José Ramón Blanch	Danilo Mendez #2	workman in Francisco's house, friend of Pablo in love with Lulu
Géraldine Bazán	Belinda San Román	The alleged daughter of Valeria and Pablo(real father José Maria "Chema" San Román), in love with Beto
Arap Bethke	Roberto "Beto" Contreras	son of Francisco, in love with Belinda and Daniela
Teresa Tuccio	Gabriela "Gaby" López	Javier's wife, friend of Valeria, sister of Mauro
Jessica Cerezo	Daniela "Dany" Domínguez	in love with Mauro and Beto
Carlos East	Alejandro "Alex" Domínguez	Gay brother of Daniela, in love with Mauro and Andres
Eduardo Cuervo	Mauricio "Mauro" López	boyfriend of Daniela and her brother Alejandro, brother of Gabriela, in love with Lorna

External links

• [1] Telemundo Website
• [2] Official "Tierra de Pasiones" Website