Lo que la vida me robó

Lo que la vida me robó
Genre	Telenovela Romance Drama
Starring	Daniela Castro Angelique Boyer Sebastián Rulli Luis Roberto Guzmán Sergio Sendel
Opening theme	"El Perdedor" by Enrique Iglesias and Marco Antonio Solís
Ending theme	"Corazones Invencibles" by Aleks Syntek
Country of origin	Mexico
Original language(s)	Spanish
No. of episodes	196 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Angelli Nesma Medina
Location(s)	Campeche, Mexico Agua Azul, Chiapas Quintana Roo Miami, Florida Buenos Aires, Argentina
Running time	40-44 minutes
Production company(s)	Televisa
Distributor	Televisa
Release
Original network	Canal de las Estrellas
Picture format	480i SDTV 1080i HDTV
Original release	October 28, 2013 – July 27, 2014
Chronology
Preceded by	La tempestad
Followed by	Hasta el fin del mundo
Related shows	Bodas de odio (1983) Amor real (2003)
External links
Website

Lo que la vida me robó (English title: What Life Took From Me) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Angelli Nesma Medina for Televisa. It is a remake of Bodas de odio, produced by Ernesto Alonso in 1983. In 2003, Amor Real, the first remake, was produced by Carla Estrada. Unlike Bodas de odio and Amor Real, Lo que la vida me robó has been adapted to the present time.^[1]

On June 26, 2013, it was confirmed that Daniela Castro, Angelique Boyer, Sebastián Rulli and Luis Roberto Guzman would star as the protagonists.^[2] While Alberto Estrella, Lisset, Grettell Valdez, Sergio Sendel, Alexis Ayala and Francisco Gattorno star as the main antagonists. On August 19, the second remake was officially named as Lo que la vida me robó.^[3]

Plot

Love scene between Alejandro (Sebastián Rulli) and Montserrat (Angelique Boyer).

The story takes place in Aguazul (Blue Water) where Montserrat lives. Montserrat is a beautiful young socialite who has always been domineered by her mother Graciela whose only concern is their high society status, even though the family is financially ruined. Montserrat, despite doing everything her mother tells her, secretly maintains a relationship with José Luis of the marina, whom she plans to marry.^[4][5]

Although Graciela has selected a husband for Montserrat, Sebastian de Icaza, whom Montserrat was in love with as a teenager and they had pledged to marry, Montserrat is not willing enter into a marriage of convenience with Sebastian. Graciela tries her best to unite them again, but it is too late as Sebastian has left Aguazul. Dimitrio, Montserrat's brother, discovers her relationship with José Luis and decides to tell his mother, and Graciela tries everything to separate the two through intrigue and lies.^[6]

At the same time, Alejandro, who is a ranch hand in a nearby hacienda and who was one of the favorite ranch hands of Don Benjamin Almonte, learns the truth about his origins. On his deathbed, Don Benjamin tells Alejandro that he is his father. Don Benjamin leaves all of his money and property to Alejandro. Alejandro does not receive the news well and goes riding on his horse towards the sea, where he meets Montserrat who mistakes him for Jose Luis. Thinking he is Jose Luis, Montserrat hugs Alejandro, and he falls in love immediately

Dimitrio who is obsessed with obtaining money to cover his expenses, decides to sell the deed and title to the house where he and his parents live. Graciela, not finding a solution to their financial problems, blames Montserrat for everything that's happened, including the heart attack that her father suffered. Dimitrio later confesses to his mother that he delivered the deed and title to their home to Bruno, a mobster. Graciela decides to confront the mobster to ask him to return the documents. Not receiving what they wanted from Bruno, Dimitrio decides to take justice into his own hands and kills him.^[7]

In desperation, Graciela decides that Alejandro is the solution to cover their debts and expenses. She decides to deliver the documents to Alejandro and he helps her financially under the condition that she allow him to woo Montserrat. Graciela immediately accepts, but makes Alejandro swear that Montserrat will never find out about their agreement.

The situation becomes complicated when Montserrat does not agree to date Alejandro. Graciela decides to tell Montserrat the whole truth about their financial situation, and Montserrat eventually agrees to help her family by marrying Alejandro. In the meantime, José Luis, who was wrongly imprisoned for the murder of Bruno which he did not commit, escapes from prison and tells Montserrat the truth about everything that happened. But it is too late since Graciela has already managed to manipulate Montserrat into marrying Alejandro.

After much fighting with her own self, Montserrat soon discovers that her "love" for Jose Luis was merely puppy love, and that she has learned what true love is and should feel like with Alejandro. While she cared for Jose Luis, she did not love him; he merely taught her how to care for someone. However, although she has moved on, Jose Luis' obsession with her has not. He holds on to the words she told him as a teenager when she was too immature to understand what she was saying, and he is convinced that she belongs by his side. Now Montserrat and Alejandro must fight against the unreasonable obsession that drives José Luis to act against Montserrat's happiness. In his deep obsession and need to beat Alejandro, he has convinced himself that it is now his turn with Montserrat, and he ignores her wishes, feelings, and desires. He deceives her into marrying him by withholding information that Alejandro is alive, and when he comes back he goes as far as to almost force her to bed. They must overcome all the deceit and bad temper of Jose Luis and Maria (someone in love with Alejandro) who aim to separate Montserrat and Alejandro.^[8]

Cast

Sebastián Rulli is Alejandro Almonte

Luis Roberto Guzmán is José Luis Álvarez

Carlos de la Mota is Refugio Solares

Actor	Character
Daniela Castro	Graciela Giacinti de Mendoza / Gaudencia Jiménez
Angelique Boyer	Montserrat Mendoza de Almonte
Sebastián Rulli	Alejandro Almonte
Luis Roberto Guzmán	José Luis Álvarez / Antonio Olivares
Sergio Sendel	Pedro Medina
Grettell Valdez	María Zamudio
Rogelio Guerra	Lauro Mendoza San Román
Ana Bertha Espín	Rosario Domínguez
Gabriela Rivero	Carlota Mendoza de Basurto
Lisset	Fabiola Guillén Almonte / Fabiola Almonte Giacinti
Carlos de la Mota	Refugio Solares
Alejandro Ávila	Victor Hernandez
Alejandra García	Nadia Argüelles de Hernandez
Osvaldo Benavides	Dimitrio Mendoza Giacinti
Ferdinando Valencia	Adolfo Argüelles Beltrán "El Alacran"
Verónica Jaspeado	Josefina Valverde de Mendoza
Margarita Magaña	Esmeralda Ramos de Solares
Alberto Estrella	Juventino Zamundio
Alexis Ayala	Ezequiel Basurto
Alejandra Procuna	Dominga García de Peralta
Juan Carlos Barreto	Macario Peralta Cabrera
Isabella Camil	Amelia Betrand de Aréchiga
Ilithya Manzanilla	Angélica Aréchiga de Álvarez
Eric del Castillo	Padre Anselmo Quinones
Luis Uribe	Capitán Ignacio Robledo
Francisco Gattorno	Sandro Narváez
Jessica Mas	Teniente Mónica Rentería
Natalia Juárez	Virginia Aréchiga Betrand
Luis Xavier	Joaquín Aréchiga
Ana Paula Martínez	Victoria Hernández Argüelles
Óscar Daniel Duarte	Laurito Almonte Mendoza
Marco Uriel	Efrain Loreto
Juan Romanca	Gaspar Zamudio
Iván Caraza	Tomás Valverde
Luis Gatica	Bruno Gamboa
Andrea Lagunes	Diana García
Roberto Marin	Antonio Olivares
Lizetta Romo	Violeta
Osvaldo de León	Sebastián de Icaza
Alfredo Adame	Benjamín Almonte

Mexico broadcast

As of October 28, 2013, Canal de las Estrellas started broadcasting Lo que la vida me robó weeknights at 9:30pm, replacing La tempestad.^[9][10] The last episode was broadcast on July 27, 2014, with Hasta el fin del mundo replacing it the following day. Production of Lo que la vida me robó officially started on September 2, 2013.^[11]

Season	Timeslot (ET/PT)	No. of episodes	Premiered		Ended
			Date	Premiere Ratings	Date	Finale Ratings
2013-14	Monday to Friday 9:20PM	196	October 28, 2013	20.0[12]	July 27, 2014	30.9[13][14]

Soundtrack

Track	Song	Singer(s)	Running time	References
1	"El perdedor"	Enrique Iglesias and Marco Antonio Solís	4:22	[15]
2	"Corazones invencibles"	Aleks Syntek	4:22	[16]
3	"Vuelvo a nacer"	Alex Sirvent and Andrea Parmeggiani	4:25	[17]
4	"Volver a amar"	Alex Sirvent	N/A	[18]
5	"Lo que siento por ti"	Carlos de la Mota	4:20	[19]
6	"Cruzaré mil mares"	Alex Sirvent	3:54	[20]
7	"Mujer prohibida"	Alejandro Ávila	N/A	[21]
8	"Este amor es muy grande"	Banda Los Sebastianes	3:24	[22]
9	"Aún"	Jaime Flores and Magda Castelo	4:13	[23]
10	"Volvería a mentir"	Evelyn de la Luz	4:33	[24]
11	"Mi mejor amigo"	Mafer	N/A	[25]
12	"No puedo amarte"	N/A	3:46	[26]
13	"Amores de cristal"	Luja	3:47	[27]
14	"Gracias"	Jorge Daher	N/A	[28]
15	"Gracias"	Alex Sirvent	3:53	[29]
16	"Frío"	Alex Sirvent	3:11	[30]
17	"Chica Loka"	La Klave	3:40	[31]

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Nominated	Result
2014	Premios Juventud[32]	¡He's Hot!	Sebastián Rulli	Nominated
		Girl that leaves me sleepless	Angelique Boyer	Won
		Best theme novelero	"El Perdedor"	Won
	Premios People en Español[33]	Best Actress	Angelique Boyer	Nominated
		Most Handsome	Sebastian Rulli	Won
2015	33rd TVyNovelas Awards[34]	Best Telenovela of the Year	Lo que la vida me robó	Nominated
		Best Lead Actress	Angelique Boyer	Nominated
		Best Lead Actor	Sebastián Rulli	Won
		Best Female Antagonist	Daniela Castro	Won
		Best Male Antagonist	Alexis Ayala	Nominated
			Sergio Sendel	Nominated
		Best First Actress	Ana Bertha Espín	Nominated
		Best Co-star Actor	Luis Roberto Guzmán	Won
		Best Supporting Actress	Margarita Magaña	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Osvaldo Benavides	Won
		Best Musical Theme	"El Perdedor"	Nominated
		Best Original Story or Adaptation	Juan Carlos Alcalá, Rosa Salazar and Fermín Zúñiga	Won
	Favoritos del Público TVyNovelas Awards[35]	Favorite couple	Angelique Boyer and Sebastián Rulli	Nominated
		Slap favorite	Daniela Castro and Angelique Boyer	Nominated
		Best Kiss	Sebastián Rulli and Angelique Boyer	Nominated
			Luis Roberto Guzmán and Angelique Boyer	Nominated
		The Most Handsome	Sebastián Rulli	Nominated
		The Prettiest	Angelique Boyer	Nominated
		Favorite Villains	Daniela Castro	Nominated
			Sergio Sendel	Nominated
			Alexis Ayala	Nominated
		Favorite final	Lo que la vida me robó	Nominated

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External links

• Lo que la vida me robó at the Internet Movie Database