Wednesday, July 27, 2011
New Telenovela: La Fuerza del Destino!!!! Synopsis
Hey Caraymates! A new telenovela is starting on Univision next Tuesday, August 2nd, in the 9pm (EST) timeslot.
La Fuerza del Destino (The Power of Destiny) is a telenovela produced by Televisa under Rosy Ocampo. Sandra Echeverria, who is a Telemundo exclusive artist, temporarily joined Televisa as the protagonist of the telenovela as part of a Televisa-Telemundo artist exchange. Also starring are David Zepeda as the main protagonist. Laisha Wilkins, Gabriel Soto, Rosa Maria Bianchi, and Juan Ferrara as the main antagonist and villains.
According to Jarocha (our amiga in Veracruz), this tn starts off really well and with lots of exciting events and revelations up front. Another plus- it’s a short telenovela, only 101 Capitulos.
If you like hunks, this tn features quite a few: David Zapeda (as a good guy!), Marcelo Cordoba, Gabriel Soto, and Ferdinado Valencia.
If you like Televisa, the protagonist is Televisa darling Sandra Echeverria.
If you like pretty bad girls, one of our favorite bad girls, Laisha Wilkins, is the main villainess.
Synopsis (none of this is spoiler as it’s all in the previews and seems to happen in the first few episodes):
The story begins when Ivan (David Zepeda), 14, returns with his mother, Alicia (Leticia Calderon), to the land of his birth: Alamos, Sonora. (Trivia: Both David Zepeda and Leticia Calderon are from Senora in real life.) His father, Juan Jaime Mondragón (Juan Ferrara), a wealthy and powerful businessman and farmer, does not recognize him as his son and rejects him. Alicia keeps her origin a secret and is forced to accept a job as a cook for the Lomelí Curiel family, where Doña Carlota (Delia Casanova), her daughter Lucrecia (Rosa María Bianchi) and her husband Gerardo (Alejandro Tommasi), their two girls, the teen Maripaz Lomeli Curiel (Laisha Wilkins) and Lucy "Lucia" Lomeli Curiel (Sandra Echeverria), live. At the home of this wealthy family, Ivan helps in any way he can and continues to study, with the generous help of Doña Carlota, until age 19. Meanwhile, Maripaz, 18, returns home after having studied abroad. Ivan is attracted to her, and she, frivolous and whimsical, decides to seduce him. Without considering the consequences of her actions, she gets pregnant with his child.
The scandal in the family is huge, to the extent that Lucrecia, a woman obsessed by appearances, orders the youth to receive a beating. During the brawl, one of the gang dies and makes Ivan believe he is responsible. Seeking refuge in his house, he discovers that his mother has died. Sore, confused, thinking about those responsible for the death of his mother, with everything against him and nothing to lose, he decides, full of anger and helplessness, to cross illegally into the United States. In Los Angeles, California, he meets Anthony McGuire (Pedro Armendariz Jr.), who becomes his protector, adopts him, and motivates him to return to Mexico.
There are many intrigues and surprises that Ivan will discover when he returns to Sonora, among them that the child he conceived with Maripaz disappeared mysteriously, the same day he was born. Another surprise is Lucia, the younger sister of Maripaz, a virtuous young psychologist and who has secretly loved him since she was a child. Lucia, now a beautiful and courageous woman, will help him find his son, regain his dignity and overcome, with courage, all the obstacles. The force of destiny will put everything in its place. Together, Ivan and Lucia, discover the value of loyalty, honesty and truth, and find love thanks to The Power of Destiny.
Cast
-Sandra Echeverría as Lucy (Lucia) Lomeli Curiel, daughter of Gerardo and Lucrecia, sister of Maripaz
-David Zepeda as Ivan Villagomez McGuire, son of Alicia and Juan Jaime Mondragon
-Gabriel Soto as Camilo Galvan, brother of Antolin, Alicia "Lichita" and Carmen, son of Arcelia and Silvestre, best friend of Ivan
-Laisha Wilkins, Main Villain, as Maripaz (Maria Paz) Lomeli Curiel daughter of Gerardo and Lucrecia
-Juan Ferrara as Juan Jaime Mondragon, a wealthy and powerful businessman and farmer
-Alejandro Tomassi as Gerardo Lomeli, Lucrecia's husband, Carlota's son in law
-Leticia Calderon as Alicia Villagomez, cook for Lomeli Curiel family, Ivan's mother
-Pedro Armendariz Jr. as Toni (Anthony) McGuire, Ivan's adoptive father
-Delia Casanova as Carlota Lomeli viudea de Curiel, mother of Lucrecia, Gerardo's mother in law, grandmother of Lucia, Alex, Perlia and Maripaz
-Rosa Maria Bianchi as Lucrecia Lomeli, Gerardo's wife, mother of Lucia, Alex, Perlita and Maripaz, daughter of Carlota.
-Leticia Perdigon as Arcelia "Celia" Galvan, mother of Antolin, Alicia "Lichita", Carmen and Camilo, godmother of Ivan, Alicia's friend, wife of Silvestre
-Kika Edgar as Carolina Munoz, sister of Alex
-Marcelo Cordoba as Antolín Galvan, brother of Camilo, Alicia "Lichita" and Carmen, son of Arcelia and Silvestre
-Ferdinado Valencia as Saul Mondragon, son of Juan Jaime and Esther
-Lucero Lander as Esther Mondragon, wife of Juan Jaime, mother of Saul, Judith and David
-Yuliana Peniche as Carmen Galván, sister of Antolin, Alicia "Lichita" and Camilo, daughter of Silvestre and Arcelia.
-Jauma Mateu as David Mondragon Domínguez, son of Esther and Juan Jaime, brother of Judith and Saul and half brother of Iván
-Roxana Rojo de la Vega as Judith Mondragón Domínguez, daughter of Esther and Juan Jaime, sister of David and Saul, half sister of Iván
Alicia
La Fuerza del Destino (The Power of Destiny) is a telenovela produced by Televisa under Rosy Ocampo. Sandra Echeverria, who is a Telemundo exclusive artist, temporarily joined Televisa as the protagonist of the telenovela as part of a Televisa-Telemundo artist exchange. Also starring are David Zepeda as the main protagonist. Laisha Wilkins, Gabriel Soto, Rosa Maria Bianchi, and Juan Ferrara as the main antagonist and villains.
According to Jarocha (our amiga in Veracruz), this tn starts off really well and with lots of exciting events and revelations up front. Another plus- it’s a short telenovela, only 101 Capitulos.
If you like hunks, this tn features quite a few: David Zapeda (as a good guy!), Marcelo Cordoba, Gabriel Soto, and Ferdinado Valencia.
If you like Televisa, the protagonist is Televisa darling Sandra Echeverria.
If you like pretty bad girls, one of our favorite bad girls, Laisha Wilkins, is the main villainess.
Synopsis (none of this is spoiler as it’s all in the previews and seems to happen in the first few episodes):
The story begins when Ivan (David Zepeda), 14, returns with his mother, Alicia (Leticia Calderon), to the land of his birth: Alamos, Sonora. (Trivia: Both David Zepeda and Leticia Calderon are from Senora in real life.) His father, Juan Jaime Mondragón (Juan Ferrara), a wealthy and powerful businessman and farmer, does not recognize him as his son and rejects him. Alicia keeps her origin a secret and is forced to accept a job as a cook for the Lomelí Curiel family, where Doña Carlota (Delia Casanova), her daughter Lucrecia (Rosa María Bianchi) and her husband Gerardo (Alejandro Tommasi), their two girls, the teen Maripaz Lomeli Curiel (Laisha Wilkins) and Lucy "Lucia" Lomeli Curiel (Sandra Echeverria), live. At the home of this wealthy family, Ivan helps in any way he can and continues to study, with the generous help of Doña Carlota, until age 19. Meanwhile, Maripaz, 18, returns home after having studied abroad. Ivan is attracted to her, and she, frivolous and whimsical, decides to seduce him. Without considering the consequences of her actions, she gets pregnant with his child.
The scandal in the family is huge, to the extent that Lucrecia, a woman obsessed by appearances, orders the youth to receive a beating. During the brawl, one of the gang dies and makes Ivan believe he is responsible. Seeking refuge in his house, he discovers that his mother has died. Sore, confused, thinking about those responsible for the death of his mother, with everything against him and nothing to lose, he decides, full of anger and helplessness, to cross illegally into the United States. In Los Angeles, California, he meets Anthony McGuire (Pedro Armendariz Jr.), who becomes his protector, adopts him, and motivates him to return to Mexico.
There are many intrigues and surprises that Ivan will discover when he returns to Sonora, among them that the child he conceived with Maripaz disappeared mysteriously, the same day he was born. Another surprise is Lucia, the younger sister of Maripaz, a virtuous young psychologist and who has secretly loved him since she was a child. Lucia, now a beautiful and courageous woman, will help him find his son, regain his dignity and overcome, with courage, all the obstacles. The force of destiny will put everything in its place. Together, Ivan and Lucia, discover the value of loyalty, honesty and truth, and find love thanks to The Power of Destiny.
Cast
-Sandra Echeverría as Lucy (Lucia) Lomeli Curiel, daughter of Gerardo and Lucrecia, sister of Maripaz
-David Zepeda as Ivan Villagomez McGuire, son of Alicia and Juan Jaime Mondragon
-Gabriel Soto as Camilo Galvan, brother of Antolin, Alicia "Lichita" and Carmen, son of Arcelia and Silvestre, best friend of Ivan
-Laisha Wilkins, Main Villain, as Maripaz (Maria Paz) Lomeli Curiel daughter of Gerardo and Lucrecia
-Juan Ferrara as Juan Jaime Mondragon, a wealthy and powerful businessman and farmer
-Alejandro Tomassi as Gerardo Lomeli, Lucrecia's husband, Carlota's son in law
-Leticia Calderon as Alicia Villagomez, cook for Lomeli Curiel family, Ivan's mother
-Pedro Armendariz Jr. as Toni (Anthony) McGuire, Ivan's adoptive father
-Delia Casanova as Carlota Lomeli viudea de Curiel, mother of Lucrecia, Gerardo's mother in law, grandmother of Lucia, Alex, Perlia and Maripaz
-Rosa Maria Bianchi as Lucrecia Lomeli, Gerardo's wife, mother of Lucia, Alex, Perlita and Maripaz, daughter of Carlota.
-Leticia Perdigon as Arcelia "Celia" Galvan, mother of Antolin, Alicia "Lichita", Carmen and Camilo, godmother of Ivan, Alicia's friend, wife of Silvestre
-Kika Edgar as Carolina Munoz, sister of Alex
-Marcelo Cordoba as Antolín Galvan, brother of Camilo, Alicia "Lichita" and Carmen, son of Arcelia and Silvestre
-Ferdinado Valencia as Saul Mondragon, son of Juan Jaime and Esther
-Lucero Lander as Esther Mondragon, wife of Juan Jaime, mother of Saul, Judith and David
-Yuliana Peniche as Carmen Galván, sister of Antolin, Alicia "Lichita" and Camilo, daughter of Silvestre and Arcelia.
-Jauma Mateu as David Mondragon Domínguez, son of Esther and Juan Jaime, brother of Judith and Saul and half brother of Iván
-Roxana Rojo de la Vega as Judith Mondragón Domínguez, daughter of Esther and Juan Jaime, sister of David and Saul, half sister of Iván
Alicia
Ivan
Lucia
Maripaz
Anthony
Antolin
Camilo
Saul
Gerardo
Esther
Juan Jaime
Lucrecia
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I think I'll check it out. I'm really enjoying La Casa De Al Lado even though I can't turn on the subtitles.
ViviDC: Thanks for posting. I learned to appreciate SE during El Clon 2010. I still have a problem imagining DZ as a good guy. I definitely will have a problem keeping a straight face with the lead character being named after a Russian Czar.
I so look forward to DZ as the protagonist. IMHO, he is really handsome.
Permalink posted by 
: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 6:48:00 PM EDT
: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 6:48:00 PM EDT
I also look forward to seeing DZ do a non-villain role. I didn't watch El Clon, but read the recaps and caught bits of some episodes. SE is very pretty. And I really enjoyed Laisha W in Gancho. She does the villain well and with a certain vulnerability, while looking beautiful.
Jardinera, LOL! At least Ivan sounds nicer in Spanish than in English.
I notice that one of the older actors played Felipe in Alborada, which I am watching now for the first time.
I find the plot line of a man looking for his missing child, rather than a woman as is typical in tns, to be interesting.
Jardinera, LOL! At least Ivan sounds nicer in Spanish than in English.
I notice that one of the older actors played Felipe in Alborada, which I am watching now for the first time.
I find the plot line of a man looking for his missing child, rather than a woman as is typical in tns, to be interesting.
I'm really looking forward to seeing this. I really enjoy the actors David Zepada and Leticia Calderon. It will be different seeing David as a good person. Have never seen that. And Leticia whether good or bad is just a talented actress. Looks good.
Vivi, thanks for the synopsis. It looks like an excellent cast, I like a lot of them very much. David Zepeda and Marcel Cordoba, rrrowrrr!
I do really like the begining. It reminds me of the Blanco-Peña clasic style of novelas (they are my favorite writers) and I love Leticia Calderón. She is such a presence on screen, I wish she'd get the kind of parts that Victoria Ruffo gets now.
Jarocha
Jarocha
Permalink posted by : Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 4:08:00 AM EDT
: Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 4:08:00 AM EDT
By the way, I heard Gabriel Soto say that him and Laisha Wilkins will fly tommorrow to Miammi to tape some prommotionals for Univision, so Uni seems to be having special interest in this story. David Zepeda and Sandra Echeverría have to stay because the finale is this sunday so they have to promote the novela here (and I don't know if Echeverría could promote anything on Univision as I'm not aware of her status in Telemundo).
Jarocha
Jarocha
Permalink posted by : Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 4:34:00 AM EDT
: Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 4:34:00 AM EDT
Vivi, thanks for the synopsis. I'm thinking of watching this one. I've been watching mostly Telemundo novelas recently, which are great, but the community of commenters is much smaller, so it will be fun to get back in touch with you and several others with whom I've enjoyed telenovelas in the past.
I might check it out from time to time but have already too many commitments to commit to do a recap. But you guys might want to check the picture and names, they seem to be off by one starting halfway down. lol female names for male artists, etc.
Not sure about half of the villain actors here, but rosa maria b. is great. Also leticia calderon is wonderful.. .even as young as herself in 'Esmeralda' 96. She was GREAT in Amor Real (last 1/4 or so)
martaivett- I can't get the names exactly next to the pics, but the names run down in the same order as the pics, so it should be pretty easy to tell who is who. I'll fiddle with it and see if I can make it better.
Hombre- It would be great to have you watching with us. Since I'm not watching any Telemundo right now, I miss your comments.
Hombre- It would be great to have you watching with us. Since I'm not watching any Telemundo right now, I miss your comments.
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