Porque el amor manda (literal translation Because Love Rules, but simply known in English speaking marketings as Love Rules[1]) is a 2012 Mexican soap opera produced by Juan Osorio for Televisa. It is a remake of the Colombian telenovela El secretario, produced by Juan Andrés Flórez in 2011.[2]
Fernando Colunga and Blanca Soto star as the protagonists,[3][4] while Claudia Álvarez and Erick Elías star as the antagonists.
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On October 8, 2012, Canal de las Estrellas started broadcasting Porque el amor manda weeknights at 8:25pm, replacing Por Ella Soy Eva.[5][6] The last episode was broadcast on June 16, 2013, with Libre para amarte replacing it the following day.[7][8] Production of Porque el amor manda officially started on August 13, 2012.[9]
On March 11, 2013, Univision started broadcasting Porque el amor manda weeknights at 8pm/7c, replacing Por Ella Soy Eva.[10] The last episode was broadcast on November 20, 2013, with Corazón Indomable replacing it.[11] Starting December 2, Por Siempre mi Amor replaced one hour of Corazón Indomable, taking the former timeslot of Porque el amor manda at 8pm/7c until its conclusion on June 9, 2014.[12]
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Jesus is a really nice guy; he is always smiling, caring and looking at the bright side of life. He works as a pizza delivery guy and in a restaurant kitchen, too. He also studies administration at night. He arrived in Chicago six years ago when he left his hometown, Monterrey, after ending a tormenting relationship with Veronica, who suffocated him with her obsessive order. When they broke up, he decided to change his environment and left Mexico, chasing the American dream.[citation needed]
Through a social network, he finds out that Veronica has a 6-year-old daughter called Valentina. Immediately, Jesus realizes that lovely girl could be his daughter, and bringing his past back to life, he decides to call his ex-girlfriend and discover the truth. Verónica admits Valentina is his daughter but tells him that she does not need him in her life since she is married to a wonderful man; but Jesus is eager to meet his daughter, so he decides to get back.Since he has no money saved, he turns to Ury, a Russian immigrant and regular customer at the pizza restaurant. Ury helps him by buying the plane ticket for him, but in return, Ury asks Jesus to bring a suitcase full of clothes for an orphanage. Jesus accepts right away, happy to have the chance to meet his little daughter; however, he is unaware that the suitcase has a hidden compartment with almost a million dollars in it. Ury calls Rogelio Rivadeneira, owner and chairman to a successful company, and informs him that his money is on its way. Rogelio is an arrogant and successful man for whom the most important thing in life is himself. Not even Alma, his beautiful girlfriend, comes first in his heart.[citation needed]
When Jesus arrives at the airport in Monterrey, he is arrested for money laundering and is presented before the authority. Unbeknownst to Jesus, he has committed a federal crime, and with no other options, he tells everything he knows. This way, Ury is arrested in Chicago, and Jesus is freed under custody. When Rogelio learns he has lost nearly a million dollars, he swears to take revenge from the one who spoiled his business.[citation needed]
With his life completely destroyed, out of money, jobless and now with a criminal record, Jesus must start over. He shows up at Veronica’s and he can finally hold Valentina in his arms, but Veronica demands him to have a job and a place to live in order to let him see his daughter again. He later forms a friendship with Veronica’s husband Elias Franco.[citation needed]
When Alma, Rogelio’s beautiful and talented girlfriend, discovers Rogelio’s brother, Fernando, having an affair with one of the company’s secretaries, she decides angrily to get a secretary with whom Fernando cannot fool around, and plans to hire the ugliest one there is. However, it is destiny that brings Jesus to apply for a job there. When Alma and Jesus meet… something happens between them…their looks, their hearts, they have fallen in love but without knowing it.[citation needed]
Jesus is looking for a job in the accounting department, and Alma is looking for a secretary, but none of them clarifies that and Alma thinks it is not a bad idea to have an efficient male secretary instead of a sexy woman. Ignoring his criminal record, she decides to hire Jesus without letting him know the position for which he is being hired.[citation needed]
Jesus finds a place to live at a tenement house, downtown. There, he meets his neighbor, Luisa Herrera ( nicknamed «Chatita»), a sophisticated woman who is in the first phase of Alzheimer, but happens to be absolutely adorable. That woman is like a mother to him.[citation needed]
When Jesus is told that he will be the company’s secretary, he rejects the job, arguing that he is more than just a secretary and leaves the company angrily. Chatita reminds him that if he wants to see his daughter, he is to accept the job. This way, Jesus goes back to the company, ready to become the best of secretaries; however, he is unaware that the company’s owner is also the owner of the suitcase full of money that was confiscated at the airport. On top of that, Fernando, who is also going to be his boss, has decided to make his life miserable in order to make him quit and have Jessica back.[citation needed]
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TrackSongSinger(s)1″Porque el amor manda»América Sierra FT. 3ballMTY2″El amor manda»María José3″Vamos caminando al llamado de la luz»Ninel Conde4″Intente olvidarte»Palomo5″No me conoces aún»Palomo6″Ayúdame a odiarte»Palomo7″Te fuiste sin saber»Fieebre8″Mi bello ángel»Los Primos MX9″Pa salir de este infierno»Palomo10″El primo»Palomo11″Solo dime que te gusta»América Sierra12″Ya no sé quién soy»América Sierra13″Dulce Valentina»América Sierra14″Eres tú»Marco di Mauro15″No volverá»Diego Verdaguer16″Gracias a ti»Alejandro Ávila
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Porque el amor manda es una telenovela mexicana producida por Juan Osorio para Televisa en 2012. Adaptación de la telenovela colombiana realizada en 2011, El secretario de Caracol Televisión.
Está protagonizada por Fernando Colunga y Blanca Soto, con las participaciones antagónicas de Claudia Álvarez, Erick Elías y Beatriz Morayra. Cuenta con las participaciones estelares de Jorge Aravena, Alejandro Ávila, María Elisa Camargo, y las primeras actrices Carmen Salinas y Julissa.
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Jesús García (Fernando Colunga) vive en Estados Unidos estudiando y trabajando después de ser víctima de un fraude que lo arruinó seis años atrás. Un día, descubre por medio de su compañero de cuarto que tiene una hija llamada Valentina (María José Mariscal) con su exnovia Verónica (Claudia Álvarez) nacida después de irse a vivir a Estados Unidos.
Por este motivo, vuelve a Monterrey (Nuevo León), su tierra natal, por medio de un delincuente llamado Uri Petrovsky (Mark Jindrak) al que conoce cuando lo atropella mientras reparte pizzas. El delincuente acepta ayudarle con la condición de llevar una maleta a un orfanato. Jesús acepta las condiciones sin saber que hay más de un millón de dólares en la maleta, por lo que lo detienen y en el aeropuerto de Monterrey. Después de interrogarlo, los guardias lo dejan salir en libertad condicional, pero con antecedentes penales.
Al soltarlo va a conocer a su hija, Verónica le advierte que para poder estar cerca de ella debe de tener un trabajo y una vida digna, por lo que Jesús busca empleo en la ciudad. Los antecedentes penales son impedimentos para Jesús, pero cuando llega a AVON a una entrevista de trabajo se topa con la Licenciada Alma Montemayor (Blanca Soto), ejecutiva de la empresa, a la que salva de un accidente.
Tras varios problemas, Jesús queda contratado como secretario, cosa que al principio no le gusta nada, pero después se conforma con el trabajo. Sin embargo, Jesús tendrá que lidiar con las burlas de sus compañeros y compañeras, de su jefe, el Licenciado Fernando Rivadeneira (Alejandro Ávila) y, sobre todo, del director regional de AVON: Rogelio Rivadeneira (Erick Elías), hermano de Fernando. Aun así, Jesús vivirá experiencias inolvidables y varios sucesos cómicos con Alma, y todo lo que suceda será… Porque el amor manda.
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El Grupo Televisa lanza a la venta en formato DVD sus novelas. [1]
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Premios ASCAP 2014
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AñoPremioCategoríaNominadosResultados2014Premios ASCAPTelevisiónPor que el amor manda América Sierra con 3BallMTY
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CategoríaNominado(a)ResultadoMejor Tema de Telenovela, Serie, Obra de Teatro o Película en EspañolAmérica Sierra con 3BallMTYNominado
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