La fuerza del destino
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La Fuerza del Destino (The Power of Destiny) is a Mexican 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 the Televisa - Telemundo artist exchange. David Zepeda
also serves as the main protagonist. Laisha Wilkins
, Gabriel Soto
, Rosa Maria Bianchi, and Juan Ferrara
serve as the main antagonists. Canal de las Estrellas
aired La Fuerza del Destino from March 14 to July 31, 2011. Univision
had announced that La Fuerza del Destino would air on the network as part of the 2011 - 2012 programming schedule. Univision aired its first promo Friday, June 24, 2011, and it is currently airing at 9pm/8pm central since August 2, 2011.
), 14, returns with his mother, Alicia (Leticia Calderón
), to the land of his birth: Alamos, Sonora. His father, Juan Jaime Mondragón (Juan Ferrara
), a wealthy and powerful businessman and landowner, does not recognize him as his son and rejects him. Alicia keeps her origin a secret and is forced to accept the job as a servant for the Lomelí Curiel family, where Doña Carlota (Delia Casanova), her daughter Lucrecia (Rosa María Bianchi), her son-in-law Gerardo (Alejandro Tommasi
), and their two daughters, the teen Maripaz Lomelí Curiel (Laisha Wilkins
) and Lucia Lomelí Curiel (Sandra Echeverria
) live. At the home of the Curiels, Ivan helps in any way he can, and continues to study with the generous help of Doña Carlota, until he is 19. Meanwhile, Maripaz, now 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, Maripaz's mother, a woman obsessed by appearances, orders the youth to receive a beating. To his bad luck when seeking his godmother at her home, he discovers that his mother is there dying because she was pregnant (without anyone knowing) and is the victim of an incompetent abortion. He later walks outside and is attacked by Lucrecia's men. During the brawl, Ivan's friends, Camilo and his brother Antolin, arrive and rush to help him. Antolin takes out a knife and stabs one of the men killing him, but Ivan is mistakenly believed to be responsible.
Sore and confused, Ivan thinks that the person responsible for the death of his mother is Juan Jaime. The day's events have left Ivan full of anger and feeling helpless. With the authorities potentially against him, and having nothing to lose, Ivan decides to cross illegally into the United States. He goes to Los Angeles, California
and ends up staying there for eleven years, eventually becoming a successful engineer. There he meets Anthony McGuire (Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
), an older businessman who has lost his wife and only son. Anthony initially pays for Ivan's education and then arranges to adopt him. Anthony encourages Ivan to return to Mexico
with him, not only for business but also to face his past.
Ivan gets several pieces of surprising news when he returns to Sonora
, among them is that the child he conceived with Maripaz mysteriously disappeared the same day he was born, and no one has known about him since then. One of the most intense of the surprises is the touching confession of Lucia, the younger sister of Maripaz, now a virtuous young child psychologist. She confesses to Ivan that she has secretly loved him since she was a child. Lucia promises to help him find his son, regain his dignity, and overcome all the obstacles with courage.
Ivan discovers that Alex, the adopted son of Lucia's father: Gerardo, is his son. Maripaz also discovered the fact from Saul and told Ivan that if he didn't marry her, she would take Alex away from him. Thinking about his son, Ivan agreed to marry Maripaz and end his relationship with Lucia, whom he is in love with. Ivan marries Maripaz and lives in the United States with Alex, his father, and her. After Lucia made love with Ivan a few times, she goes to a club with her friend, Berenice, one night. Her drink contained a drug, which not only made her drowsy, but a mysterious guy rapes her without her consent. Weeks later, Lucia discovers that she's pregnant, and believes that Ivan is the real father. Carlota suggests that Lucia should marry Camilo, due to Ivan marrying Maripaz and not wanting her granddaughter to be a single mother. Lucia has a baby girl named Perlita, and marries Camilo, who deeply loves Lucia and her baby. Months later, Lucia is unable to forget about her relationship with Ivan, which makes Camilo feel angry and jealous. Maripaz has an affair with Juliette's husband, Robert, whom she successfully seduces. Ivan finds out (through Benito), and with Juliette's help, he successfully divorces her and gains parental rights for Alex. Anthony later tells Ivan that Lucia married Camilo and has a baby. Feeling angry and betrayed, he returns to Álamos to seek for reasons as to why it happened.
Together, Ivan and Lucia, discover the value of loyalty, honesty, and truth. They both find love, thanks to The Power of Destiny.
and Sandra Echeverria (the actress who also plays Lucia). Portions of their performance in the recording studio are periodically shown in the opening and closing credits.
Televisa
Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...
under Rosy Ocampo. Sandra Echeverria
Sandra Echeverría
Sandra Echeverría Gamboa is a Mexican actress and singer.Best known for her starring role in the Telemundo series Marina.- Biography :...
, who is a Telemundo exclusive artist, temporarily joined Televisa as the protagonist of the telenovela as part of the Televisa - Telemundo artist exchange. David Zepeda
David Zepeda
David Zepeda Quintero , represented Mexico and placed first runner-up to Australia's Brett Wilson in the Manhunt International 2000 pageant, held in Singapore on September 29, 2000.-Biography:...
also serves as the main protagonist. Laisha Wilkins
Laisha Wilkins
Laisha Wilkins Pérez is a Mexican actress and talk show hostess, born in Mexico City, Mexico.- Biography :She is the daughter of Televisa producer Federico Wilkins and Susana Perez...
, Gabriel Soto
Gabriel Soto
Gabriel Soto Borja-Diaz is a Mexican actor, model. He is known for winning the national male pageant El Modelo Mexico, placing first runner-up in Mister World 1996, being a member of the former Mexican boy band Kairo, and for acting in telenovelas.- Biography :His mother Elisa Diaz committed...
, Rosa Maria Bianchi, and Juan Ferrara
Juan Ferrara
Juan Ferrara is a famous Mexican telenovela and film actor,- Family :Juan is a son of the well known actress Ofelia Guilmáin and brother of Lucía Guilmáin y Esther Guilmáin. He was once married to the famous Mexican actress, Helena Rojo...
serve as the main antagonists. Canal de las Estrellas
Canal de las Estrellas
Canal de las Estrellas is one of the cornerstone networks of Televisa, with affiliate stations all over Mexico, flagshipped at XEW-TV in Mexico City. Many of the programs of Canal de las Estrellas are seen in the United States on Univision, Telefutura, and Galavisión...
aired La Fuerza del Destino from March 14 to July 31, 2011. Univision
Univision
Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...
had announced that La Fuerza del Destino would air on the network as part of the 2011 - 2012 programming schedule. Univision aired its first promo Friday, June 24, 2011, and it is currently airing at 9pm/8pm central since August 2, 2011.
Plot
This story begins when Ivan (David ZepedaDavid Zepeda
David Zepeda Quintero , represented Mexico and placed first runner-up to Australia's Brett Wilson in the Manhunt International 2000 pageant, held in Singapore on September 29, 2000.-Biography:...
), 14, returns with his mother, Alicia (Leticia Calderón
Leticia Calderón
Carmen Leticia Calderón León is a Mexican actress.She lived in Alvarado, Veracruz, Guaymas, Sonora, La Paz and Mexico City where she studied at the Centro de Capacitación de Televisa ....
), to the land of his birth: Alamos, Sonora. His father, Juan Jaime Mondragón (Juan Ferrara
Juan Ferrara
Juan Ferrara is a famous Mexican telenovela and film actor,- Family :Juan is a son of the well known actress Ofelia Guilmáin and brother of Lucía Guilmáin y Esther Guilmáin. He was once married to the famous Mexican actress, Helena Rojo...
), a wealthy and powerful businessman and landowner, does not recognize him as his son and rejects him. Alicia keeps her origin a secret and is forced to accept the job as a servant for the Lomelí Curiel family, where Doña Carlota (Delia Casanova), her daughter Lucrecia (Rosa María Bianchi), her son-in-law Gerardo (Alejandro Tommasi
Alejandro Tommasi
Alejandro Tommasi is a Mexican television, stage and film actor.-Biography:He enrolled in Televisa's Centro de Educación Artística , where he studied acting, dancing and singing. Throughout his successful acting career, Tommasi has participated in numerous telenovelas, plays and in some films...
), and their two daughters, the teen Maripaz Lomelí Curiel (Laisha Wilkins
Laisha Wilkins
Laisha Wilkins Pérez is a Mexican actress and talk show hostess, born in Mexico City, Mexico.- Biography :She is the daughter of Televisa producer Federico Wilkins and Susana Perez...
) and Lucia Lomelí Curiel (Sandra Echeverria
Sandra Echeverría
Sandra Echeverría Gamboa is a Mexican actress and singer.Best known for her starring role in the Telemundo series Marina.- Biography :...
) live. At the home of the Curiels, Ivan helps in any way he can, and continues to study with the generous help of Doña Carlota, until he is 19. Meanwhile, Maripaz, now 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, Maripaz's mother, a woman obsessed by appearances, orders the youth to receive a beating. To his bad luck when seeking his godmother at her home, he discovers that his mother is there dying because she was pregnant (without anyone knowing) and is the victim of an incompetent abortion. He later walks outside and is attacked by Lucrecia's men. During the brawl, Ivan's friends, Camilo and his brother Antolin, arrive and rush to help him. Antolin takes out a knife and stabs one of the men killing him, but Ivan is mistakenly believed to be responsible.
Sore and confused, Ivan thinks that the person responsible for the death of his mother is Juan Jaime. The day's events have left Ivan full of anger and feeling helpless. With the authorities potentially against him, and having nothing to lose, Ivan decides to cross illegally into the United States. He goes to Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
and ends up staying there for eleven years, eventually becoming a successful engineer. There he meets Anthony McGuire (Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Pedro Armendáriz, Jr. is a Mexican actor.- Life and career :Armendáriz Jr. was born in Mexico City, the son of actors Carmelita and Pedro Armendáriz. He has been married to actress Ofelia Medina....
), an older businessman who has lost his wife and only son. Anthony initially pays for Ivan's education and then arranges to adopt him. Anthony encourages Ivan to return to Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
with him, not only for business but also to face his past.
Ivan gets several pieces of surprising news when he returns to Sonora
Sonora
Sonora officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city is Hermosillo....
, among them is that the child he conceived with Maripaz mysteriously disappeared the same day he was born, and no one has known about him since then. One of the most intense of the surprises is the touching confession of Lucia, the younger sister of Maripaz, now a virtuous young child psychologist. She confesses to Ivan that she has secretly loved him since she was a child. Lucia promises to help him find his son, regain his dignity, and overcome all the obstacles with courage.
Ivan discovers that Alex, the adopted son of Lucia's father: Gerardo, is his son. Maripaz also discovered the fact from Saul and told Ivan that if he didn't marry her, she would take Alex away from him. Thinking about his son, Ivan agreed to marry Maripaz and end his relationship with Lucia, whom he is in love with. Ivan marries Maripaz and lives in the United States with Alex, his father, and her. After Lucia made love with Ivan a few times, she goes to a club with her friend, Berenice, one night. Her drink contained a drug, which not only made her drowsy, but a mysterious guy rapes her without her consent. Weeks later, Lucia discovers that she's pregnant, and believes that Ivan is the real father. Carlota suggests that Lucia should marry Camilo, due to Ivan marrying Maripaz and not wanting her granddaughter to be a single mother. Lucia has a baby girl named Perlita, and marries Camilo, who deeply loves Lucia and her baby. Months later, Lucia is unable to forget about her relationship with Ivan, which makes Camilo feel angry and jealous. Maripaz has an affair with Juliette's husband, Robert, whom she successfully seduces. Ivan finds out (through Benito), and with Juliette's help, he successfully divorces her and gains parental rights for Alex. Anthony later tells Ivan that Lucia married Camilo and has a baby. Feeling angry and betrayed, he returns to Álamos to seek for reasons as to why it happened.
Together, Ivan and Lucia, discover the value of loyalty, honesty, and truth. They both find love, thanks to The Power of Destiny.
Cast of Characters
- David ZepedaDavid ZepedaDavid Zepeda Quintero , represented Mexico and placed first runner-up to Australia's Brett Wilson in the Manhunt International 2000 pageant, held in Singapore on September 29, 2000.-Biography:...
as Ivan Villagómez McGuire — An engineer with McGuire Corporation, Alicia's son, Juan Jaime's illegitimate son, Anthony McGuire's adopted son, Arcelia's godson, Alex's father (seduced by Maripaz as a teenager), Camilo's best friend, half-brother of Saul, David, and Judith, Maripaz's ex-husband, finds true love with Lucia. - Sandra EcheverriaSandra EcheverríaSandra Echeverría Gamboa is a Mexican actress and singer.Best known for her starring role in the Telemundo series Marina.- Biography :...
as Lucia Lomelí-Curiel — Child psychologist, daughter of Gerardo and Lucrecia, Maripaz's sister, Carlota's granddaughter, Alex's aunt, Saul's ex-girlfriend, married to Camilo, Berenice's friend, finds true love with Ivan. - Gabriel SotoGabriel SotoGabriel Soto Borja-Diaz is a Mexican actor, model. He is known for winning the national male pageant El Modelo Mexico, placing first runner-up in Mister World 1996, being a member of the former Mexican boy band Kairo, and for acting in telenovelas.- Biography :His mother Elisa Diaz committed...
as Camilo Galván — Ivan's best friend, son of Arcelia and Silvestre, brother of Antolín and Carmen, Lichita's uncle, married to Lucia. - Laisha WilkinsLaisha WilkinsLaisha Wilkins Pérez is a Mexican actress and talk show hostess, born in Mexico City, Mexico.- Biography :She is the daughter of Televisa producer Federico Wilkins and Susana Perez...
as María Paz Lomelí-Curiel "Maripaz" — Daughter of Gerardo and Lucrecia, Lucia's sister, Carlota's granddaughter, Alex's birth-mother (seduced Ivan as a teen), David's ex-wife, liked Ivan for his money and was his wife, Juliette's ex-friend, Judith's friend, seduced Robert (Bob) and Camilo. - Juan FerraraJuan FerraraJuan Ferrara is a famous Mexican telenovela and film actor,- Family :Juan is a son of the well known actress Ofelia Guilmáin and brother of Lucía Guilmáin y Esther Guilmáin. He was once married to the famous Mexican actress, Helena Rojo...
as Juan Jaime Mondragón — A wealthy, powerful businessman and landowner, Ivan's birth-father, Esther's husband, father of Saul, David, and Judith, grandfather of Alex and Lichita, likes Lucrecia. - Delia Casanova as Carlota viuda de Curiel — Landowner, widow of Teodoro, Lucrecia's mother, Gerardo's mother-in-law, grandmother of Lucia and Maripaz, Alex's great-grandmother, likes Anthony.
- Rosa Maria Bianchi as Lucrecia (Curiel) Lomelí — Carlota's daughter, Gerardo's ex-wife, mother of Lucia and Maripaz, Alex's grandmother, likes Juan Jaime.
- Alejandro Tomassi as Gerardo Lomelí — Lucrecia's ex-husband, Carlota's son-in-law, Carolina's brother-in-law, was in love with Alicia, father of Lucia and Maripaz, Alex's "father"/grandfather, shot by El Gordo.
- Leticia CalderónLeticia CalderónCarmen Leticia Calderón León is a Mexican actress.She lived in Alvarado, Veracruz, Guaymas, Sonora, La Paz and Mexico City where she studied at the Centro de Capacitación de Televisa ....
as Alicia Villagómez — Ivan's single mother, used to work for the Lomelí-Curiel family, Arcelia's friend, was in love with Gerardo, died from an abortion when Ivan was a teen. - Diego VelázquezDiego VelázquezDiego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez was a Spanish painter who was the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV. He was an individualistic artist of the contemporary Baroque period, important as a portrait artist...
as Alejandro "Alex" McGuire-Lomelí — Son of Ivan and Maripaz (as teens), Lucia's nephew, raised by Carolina, grandson of Gerardo, Lucrecia, and Anthony, Carlota's great-grandson. - Pedro Armendáriz Jr.Pedro Armendáriz Jr.Pedro Armendáriz, Jr. is a Mexican actor.- Life and career :Armendáriz Jr. was born in Mexico City, the son of actors Carmelita and Pedro Armendáriz. He has been married to actress Ofelia Medina....
as Anthony McGuire "Tony" — Ivan's adoptive father, Alex's grandfather, likes Carlota. - Kika EdgarKika EdgarKika Edgar , is a Mexican actress and singer.- Biography :Starting her career primarily in theater and musicals, she has become well known in Mexico, starring in telenovelas such as Amor Real and Contra Viento y Marea...
as Carolina Munoz — Gerardo's sister-in-law, became blind as a young girl, Alex's "aunt" who has raised him from infancy, in love with Antolín. - Leticia Perdigon as Arcelia "Celia" de Galván — Mother of Antolín, Camilo, and Carmen, Lichita's grandmother, Ivan's godmother, Silvestre's wife, Alicia's friend.
- Alfonso Itturalde as Silvestre Galván — Father of Antolín, Camilo, and Carmen, Lichita's grandfather, Arcelia's husband who died when their children were teens.
- Marcelo CórdobaMarcelo CórdobaMarcelo Alejandro Córdoba is an Argentine actor.- Biography :...
as Antolín Galván — Son of Arcelia and Silvestre, brother of Camilo and Carmen, Lichita's uncle, in love with Carolina. - Yuliana PenicheYuliana PenicheYuliana Peniche is a Mexican actress. Peniche was born in Mexico City on August 29, 1981. She has participated in various soap operas; she started when she was a little girl in Madres Egoistas as Carmen where she shared with Anahi...
as Carmen Galván — Daughter of Arcelia and Silvestre, sister of Antolín and Camilo, birth-mother of Lichita (fathered by Saul as a teen). - Evelyn Zavala as Alicia Mondragón-Galván "Lichita" — Daughter of Carmen and Saul (raised by Arcelia), niece of Antolín and Camilo, granddaughter of Arcelia and Silvestre, Esther and Juan Jaime, named after Ivan's mother: Alicia.
- Lucero Lander as Esther Domínguez de Mondragón — Juan Jaime's wife, mother of Saul, David, and Judith, Lichita's grandmother.
- Ferdinando ValenciaFerdinando ValenciaFerdinando Valencia is a Mexican actor.During his High School years he was a soccer player and he has 1 brother and 2 sisters.However, Valencia is the oldest from his brother and sisters.-Telenovelas:...
as Saul Mondragón-Dominguez — Son of Esther and Juan Jaime, brother of David and Judith, Ivan's half-brother, Lichita's birth-father, Lucia's ex-boyfriend. - Jauma Mateu as David Mondragón-Domínguez — Son of Esther and Juan Jaime, brother of Saul and Judith, Ivan's half-brother, Maripaz's ex-husband, Berenice's boyfriend.
- Roxana Rojo de la Vega as Judith Mondragón-Domínguez — Daughter of Esther and Juan Jaime, sister of Saul and David, Ivan's half-sister, liked Camilo, Maripaz's friend.
- Willebaldo Lopez as Cleto — Servant/groundskeeper for the Lomelí-Curiel family.
- Maria Prado as Gloria — Servant/housekeeper for the Lomelí-Curiel family.
- Ignacio Guadalupe as Benito Giménez — Ivan's friend from the United States, Anthony's assistant and chauffeur.
- Jose Montini as Miguel Hernández "El Gordo" — Friend of Saul and Antolín, into various illegal activities for the money, responsible for Gerardo's murder, likes Judith.
- Rosangela Baldo as Olga de los Santos — Principal of the school where Lucia used to work, source of much town gossip.
- Carla Cardona as Berenice Escalante - Lucia's friend, David's girlfriend.
- Agustín Arana as Robert (Bob) Rodriguez - Juliette's husband, seduced by Maripaz and was having an affair with her.
- Rene Varsi as Juliette Abascal de Rodriguez - Robert's wife, Maripaz's ex-friend.
- Joana Brito as María.
- Fernando RoblesFernando RoblesFernando Augusto Colaço Leal Robles or Fernando Robles was a Portuguese Second Lieutenant who participated in initial counterinsurgency operations against insurgent União dos Povos de Angola guerrillas operating in northern Angola during 1961, at the onset of the Portuguese Colonial...
as Leandro. - Beatriz Moreno as Stella.
- Ignacio López TarsoIgnacio López TarsoIgnacio López Tarso is a Mexican actor of stage, film and television. He is considered as one of the country's finest actors.-Early life:...
as Don Severiano. - Rafael del Villar as Lic. Rubiales.
- Ramon Valdez as Ezequiel.
- Pablo Valentín as Abogado Lara.
- Héctor Sáez as Juez.
- Roberto Sen as Lic. Castaño.
- Andrea Legarreta as Verónica Resendiz.
- Mónica MiguelMónica MiguelMónica Miguel is a Mexican actress, director and singer, born in Tepic, Nayarit in 1936.Passionate about the arts and especially the theater, she would attend the occasional stage plays that came to Tepic...
as Sanadora. - Antonio Medellín as Gran Jefe.
- Luis Bayardo as Juez Porfirio.
- Jesús Moré as Ingeniero Orozco.
- José María Negri
- Alejandro Perazza
- Queta Lavat as Eduviges.
- Martha Guzmán
- María Clara Zurita
- Ricardo VeraRicardo VeraRicardo Cirilo Vera Rebollo is a retired long-distance runner from Uruguay.Vera competed for his native country in the men's 3.000 metres Steeplechase at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992....
- Eduardo Liñán as Abogado Jose María Labastida.
- Adriano Zendejas as Ivan Villagómez (young).
- Renata Notni as Lucia Lomelí-Curiel "Lucy" (teenager).
- Marilyz as Lucia Lomelí-Curiel "Lucy" (young).
- Ilsa Zamaripa as María Paz Lomelí-Curiel "Maripaz" (young).
- Alfonso GómezAlfonso GomezAlfonso Salvador Gómez Becerra is a Mexican professional boxer. He was a competitor on the reality TV show The Contender, where he ended up ranked third out of sixteen fighters.-Personal life:...
as Camilo Galván (young). - Eric Díaz as Antolín Galván (young).
Theme Song
The theme song for the series is sung quite passionately by Marc AnthonyMarc Anthony
Marc Anthony is an American singer-songwriter, actor and producer. Anthony is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. The two-time Grammy and three-time Latin Grammy–winner has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide. He is best known for his Latin salsa numbers and ballads...
and Sandra Echeverria (the actress who also plays Lucia). Portions of their performance in the recording studio are periodically shown in the opening and closing credits.