Destilando Amor

Destilando Amor
Created by Fernando Gaitán
Written by Kary Fajer
Directed by Miguel Córcega
Starring Angélica Rivera
Eduardo Yáñez
Sergio Sendel
Chantal Andere
Theme music composer J. Eduardo Murguia
Mauricio L. Arriaga
Opening theme Por Amarte by Pepe Aguilar
Ending theme Ay Gaviota by Angélica Rivera
Country of origin Mexico
Original language(s) Spanish
No. of episodes 171
Production
Executive producer(s) Nicandro Díaz González
Editor(s) Susana P. Valencia H.
Pablo Peralta
Cinematography Ricardo Navarrete
Running time 42-46 minutes
Release
Original network Televisa
Original release January 22, 2007 – September 16, 2007
Chronology
Preceded by Mundo de Fieras
Followed by Pasión
Related shows Café con aroma de mujer (1994)
Cuando seas mía (2001)

Destilando Amor ("Distilling Love") is a 2007 Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa and Nicandro Díaz González. It stars Angélica Rivera and Eduardo Yáñez as the main protagonists and was set primarily in Tequila, Jalisco. It is a remake of the 1994 Colombian telenovela Café, con aroma de mujer.

"The Best Telenovela of the Year" (Premios TVyNovelas 2008)

Summary

The story begins in the fields of Jalisco, where the harvesting of the agaves takes place each year. Workers Teresa "Gaviota" Hernandez and Clarita Hernandez go on the bus from Guadalajara to Tequila and from there, go to La Montalveña Hacienda, property of Amador Montalvo. At the same time, Amador comes to Tequila with his wife Pilar. The patriarch of the Montalvo family has a feeling he will die, but his wife tells him it is nonsense. While his son Felipe and his wife Constanza are visiting, Amador is dying, and he tells the overseer of the Hacienda Roman, to not leave Gaviota and Clarita without work. Meanwhile, most of the family is overseas. Bruno, son of Amador and Pilar, and his wife Fedra, are in New York City managing the headquarters of the Montalvo Corporation. Rodrigo, Aaron, and Sofia are living in London (Sofia is living with James O'Brien), and Daniela is in Paris studying dance. The four get calls from the rest of the family saying Amador is dying, so they leave what they are doing and leave at once. Amador dies, and the funeral is held the next day.

At the mass that is held for him, Gaviota leaves some flowers at the coffin, and Rodrigo goes to the front and pray at the same time as Gaviota. That is how the two first meet. Gaviota and Rodrigo begin meeting each other, and Rodrigo tells Gaviota that he will have to go to London and keep on studying for a doctorate at Cambridge University. The day before Rodrigo has to go, he and Gaviota go into the agave fields and make love. After Rodrigo leaves, Gaviota finds out she is pregnant. So she goes with this photographer who has been bothering her every year she comes to take pictures as a model and send her to Paris. Gaviota accepts, and in the end, goes to Paris with Madame Colette (Rebecca Mankita). At her arrival at Paris, Gaviota finds out she was tricked, and finds out she was sent to work as a prostitute. Gaviota escapes, and since she hasn't eaten food, she faints in front of a restaurant. Benvenutto Verducci, the owner of the restaurant, helps her and gives her money to go to London.

At her arrival, Gaviota searches for Rodrigo, until she sees him at the corner of a street. Excited, she crosses the street without looking, and she ends up being run over very grotesquely by a car. Rodrigo sees the accident, and he goes for a closer look, but he doesn't see who it is because he gets a call from his uncle Bruno saying that his parents, Constanza and Felipe, died in a plane accident at Toluca International.

Gaviota and her mother Clarita find a small apartment in Mexico City. Gaviota finds a job as a hotel receptionist. She looks for another job and sees an opening for a secretary at Montalvo Enterprises. She applies, using the assumed name Mariana Franco Villareal, the name given to her when she went to Paris. She interviews with Aaron, the head of the company and Rodrigo's cousin. Gaviota is insistent with Aaron that he hire her. Finally, she is hired as a receptionist. Meanwhile, the provision in Amador's (the late patriarch) will specifies that the first-born son is heir to the Montalvo fortune. Minerva, Aaron's wife, is insistent that she become pregnant first. Aaron, a womanizer, runs around with Pamela Torreblanca, an old friend. Minerva finds out that Gaviota is working at Montalvo Enterprises and tries her best to get Gaviota fired. Isadora continues to try to seduce Rodrigo, to no avail. Rodrigo and Gaviota are still in love with each other. Minerva announces she is pregnant.Rodrigo thinks Gaviota is working on a farm in Veracruz, so he goes there to try to find her.

Little does he know she is working for the family business. Gaviota has worked her way up in the company all the way to manager, much to the dismay of some of the Montalvo family. Minerva thinks her husband Aaron is sleeping with Gaviota, which he isn't. He is sleeping with Pamela Torreblanca, his mistress. Gaviota decides to change her name legally to Mariana Franco. She has to call Rodrigo on an important matter, and is hesitant. Meanwhile, Minerva and Aaron fight, causing Minerva to fall down stairs.

Minerva loses her baby. There is a provision in Amador's will saying that management of the company has to be done by a family member. All hands point to Rodrigo. He doesn't want to, but he has to go to the office on the important matter that Gaviota called him about earlier. Gaviota tries to disguise herself, to no avail. Rodrigo finds Gaviota, and they embrace and kiss. Now that he has found Gaviota, Rodrigo decides he wants to run the company. Gaviota and Rodrigo get together. Meanwhile, Aaron is involved in shady dealings with the company that he's trying to cover up by using Rodrigo and Gaviota. They go to the ports, separately, to check on tequila shipments. Meanwhile, Isadora wants to be artificially inseminated. She undergoes tests in Mexico, then goes to Houston for treatment. A neighbor, Francisco, discovers her and tries to seduce her.

He succeeds, and they go on a trip to Acapulco together. Aaron decides he wants to divorce Minerva because she won't give him a son. He wants to marry Pamela and hopes she'll give him the son he wants.Gaviota becomes friendly with Benvenuto, an Italian chef. Rodrigo, in his jealousy, thinks she is running around with Benvenuto, when the friendship is strictly platonic. While working in the office late one night, Gaviota sings her farmer's song. Minerva and Isadora overhear her, and find out that Mariana is Gaviota, and scheme to get her fired from the company.

Mariana is fired and is made to appear as if she had robbed the company and was Aaron's mistress. She leaves and breaks all memories from the past. Gaviota and her mother endure hard economic times haunted by the powerful Montalvo family. Someone who knew her from his good works with Montalvo's enterprise help her talking to Rodrigo about her hardship so he makes a reference letter to The Regulatory Commission of Tequila so she is accepted to work there.

Cast

Actor Character Description
Angélica Rivera Teresa Hernández García / Mariana Franco Villarreal de Montalvo "La Gaviota" Married to Rodrigo, Clarita's daughter, works for the Public Relations of the C.R.T., former secretary at Montalvo Enterprises, enemies of Fedra, Minerva, and Isadora, Daniela's "cousin".
Eduardo Yáñez Rodrigo Montalvo Santos Married to Gaviota, brother of Daniela and Sofia, Doña Pilar's grandson, Don Amador's dedicated grandson, Constanza and Felipe's dedicated son, Bruno and Fedra's helpew, Aarón's cousin, Alonso's former "enemy", was "in love" with his psychologist; Erika Robledo.
Sergio Sendel Aarón Montalvo Iturbe † Main Male Villain Minerva's husband, Doña Pilar's grandson, Don Amador's dedicated grandson, Pamela's former lover, Rodrigo, Sofia and Daniela's cousin, responsible for illicit exports, and is arrested (after escaping) by Interpol in Tuvalu and sentenced to death by Lethal injection.
Chantal Andere Minerva Olmos de Montalvo Main Female Villain Aaron's wife, hates Mariana Franco.
Ana Martín Clara 'Clarita' Hernández García de Thomas Gaviota's mother.
Martha Julia Isadora Duarte Toledo Ex. de Montalvo Villain Rodrigo's ex-wife, Francisco's former lover, Ricky's mother, hates Mariana Franco, teaches history class at a school.
Alejandro Tommasi Bruno Montalvo Gil Fedra's husband, Aaron's father, Rodrigo, Sofia and Daniela's uncle, Felipe's brother, Doña Pilar's son, Don Amador's dedicated son.
Ana Patricia Rojo Sofia Montalvo Santos de la Vega de O'Brien Sister of Rodrigo and Daniela, Aarón's cousin, Bruno and Fedra's niece, Doña Pilar's granddaughter, Constanza and Felipe dedicated daughter, married to James.
Julio Alemán Roberto Avellaneda
Martha Roth Doña Pilar Gil Vda. de Montalvo Amador's wife, mother of Bruno and Felipe, Rodrigo, Aarón, Sofia and Daniela's grandmother.
José Luis Reséndez Hilario Quijano Son of Roman and Ofelia, married to Sanjuana.
Olivia Bucio Fedra Iturbe de Montalvo Bruno's wife, hates Mariana Franco.
Gustavo Rojo Néstor Videgaray Rodrigo's lawyer.
Irma Lozano Constanza Santos de Montalvo † Felipe's wife, mother of Rodrigo, Sofia and Daniela, die in a single plane crash with Felipe.
Jaime Garza Román Quijano Hilario's father.
Jorge Vargas Felipe Montalvo Gil † Constanza's husband, father of Rodrigo, Uncle of Aarón, Bruno's brother, Doña Pilar's son, Don Amador's dedicated son, Sofia and Daniela, die in a single plane crash with Constanza.
Jan Patricio Iturbe Aaron's cousin, engaged to Lluvia, was Aaron's accomplice for the illicit exports.
Raúl "Chóforo" Padilla Crispín Castano
Fernanda Castillo Daniela Montalvo Santos de Perez Sister of Rodrigo and Sofia, Aarón cousin, Doña Pilar's granddaughter, Don Amador's dedicated granddaughter, Bruno and Fedra's niece, Constanza and Felipe's dedicated daughter, married to Elvis.
Carlos de la Mota James O'Brien Married to Sofia, Acacia's ex-husband, Rodrigo's close friend.
Alicia Encinas Barbara de Torreblanca Pamela's mother.
Edgardo Eliezer Elvis Perez III Married to Daniela.
Gabriela Goldsmith Cassandra "Sonia" Santovena Alonso's cousin.
Patricia Manterola Erika Robledo Rodrigo's psychologist, was in love with him, left after she realized that both Gaviota and Rodrigo were still in love with each other.
Pedro Armendariz Jr. Irving Thomas
Miguel Galván Carmelo
Adriana Laffan Ofelia de Quijano
Archie Lafranco Benvenuto Bertolucci
Mariana Rios Sanjuana Escajadillo Married to Hilario.
Theo Tapia Gaspar Torreblanca Pamela's father.
Rebeca Mankita Colette
Joaquín Cordero Don Amador Montalvo † Doña Pilar's husband, father of Bruno and Felipe, Rodrigo, Aarón, Sofia and Daniela's dedicated grandfatherdies a natural causes.
Roberto Vander Ricardo Duarte Isadora's father.
Norma Lazareno Nuria Toledo de Duarte Isadora's mother.
Maria Prado Doña Josefina "José" Chavez Francisco's mother, Ricky's grandmother.
Julieta Bracho Elvira
Adalberto Parra Meliton
Bibelot Mansur Acacia James' ex-wife, currently at a psychiatric hospital.
Rosita Bouchot Flavia
Enrique Rojo Vallejo
Silvia Ramirez Lluvia Camargo Engaged to Patricio.
Yuliana Peniche Margarita Secretary at Montalvo Enterprises, Gaviota's friend.
Sugey Abrego Nancy Hotel receptionist and secretary at C.R.T., Gaviota's friend.
Joana Benedek Pamela Torreblanca Aaron's former lover.
Luis Couturier Artemio Trejo
David Ostrosky Eduardo Saldívar
Luis Uribe Lorenzo Onate Aaron's close lawyer.
Julio Camejo Francisco de la Vega Chavez † Sofia's ex-husband, lover of Isadora and Priscilla, died in a car accident.
Hugo Macías Macotela Arnulfo
Luis Mario Quiroz Dr. Paulino Tejeiros
Toño Infante Gelasio Barrales
Nora Salinas Karen de Santoveña Alonso's wife
René Strickler Dr. Alonso Santoveña Director of the Public Relations of the C.R.T., was in love with Gaviota, Rodrigo's former "enemy", married to Karen.

Track listing

  1. "Por Amarte" - Pepe Aguilar
  2. "Ay Gaviota" - Angélica Rivera (Gaviota)
  3. "La Campirana" - Destilando Amor (Rolitacampirana 4)
  4. "Llegando a Ti" - Angélica Rivera (Gaviota)
  5. "Esos Altos de Jalisco" - Angélica Rivera (Gaviota)
  6. "Campo Abierto" - Destilando Amor (Rolitacampirana 3)
  7. "Esta Triste Guitarra" - Pepe Aguilar
  8. "Penas del Alma" - Angélica Rivera (Gaviota)
  9. "Enamorandonos" - Destilando Amor
  10. "Cielo Rojo" - Pepe Aguilar
  11. "Musica del Campo" - Destilando Amor (Rolitacampirana 1)
  12. "Corazoncito Tirano" - Angélica Rivera (Gaviota)
  13. "Echame a Mi la Culpa" - Pepe Aguilar
  14. "Luz de Luna" - Angélica Rivera (Gaviota)
  15. "Ilusion de Amarte" - Destilando Amor
  16. "El Impedimento" - Destilando Amor
  17. "Poder y Soberbia" - Destilando Amor
  18. "Gaviota (Son Jalisciense)" - Angélica Rivera (Gaviota) (Bonus Track)

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