Por amar sin ley
GenreTelenovela
Based onLa ley del corazón
by Mónica Agudelo
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Mónica Agudelo
  • Felipe Agudelo
  • Ricardo Sarmiento
  • Natalia Santa
Directed by
  • Salvador Garcini
  • Alejandro Gamboa
Creative directorSandra Cortés
Starring
Music byJorge Tena Martínez Vara
Opening theme"Por amar sin ley"
Country of originMexico
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes183 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerJosé Alberto Castro
Producers
  • Ernesto Hernández
  • Fausto Sainz
Production locations
Cinematography
  • Ernesto Esteva
  • Esmeralda Cruz Cruz
Editors
  • Juan Ordóñez
  • Arturo Rodríguez
  • Héctor Flores
Camera setupMulti-camera
Production companyTelevisa
Original release
NetworkLas Estrellas
Release12 February 2018 (2018-02-12) –
5 July 2019 (2019-07-05)[1]
Related
Médicos

Por amar sin ley (English title: Laws of love) is a Mexican telenovela produced by José Alberto Castro that premiered on Las Estrellas on 12 February 2018.[1] It is a remake of a 2016 Colombian telenovela La ley del corazón.[2] The telenovela revolves around the personal life and work of a group of lawyers belonging to a prestigious law firm.

Executive producer José Alberto Castro has said that he does not know if he will carry out a third season of the telenovela, but he left open all the elements to continue it if Televisa decides to do it later.[3] On 7 February 2020, producer José Alberto Castro confirmed that the series had been renewed for a third season.[4]

Plot

The series follows the life of a group of lawyers who work for the firm Vega y Asociados founded by Alonso Vega (Guillermo García Cantú). The main characters are Alejandra (Ana Brenda Contreras), Ricardo (David Zepeda) and Carlos (Julián Gil). After the police imprison Carlos for the death of a prostitute, Alejandra begins to work for Vega y Asociados and begins to be attracted to Ricardo, but Carlos, after seeing this, decides to do everything possible to separate them together with the help of Elena (Geraldine Bazán). On the other hand, are Victoria (Altair Jarabo) and Roberto (José María Torre Hütt ), Roberto tries to seduce her, but she refuses to fall into his game, Benjamín (Pablo Valentín) and Leticia (Eva Cedeño), two ambitious lawyers who are lovers, Olivia (Ilithya Manzanilla) who is madly in love with Leonardo (Manuel Balbi), but he only has eyes for his work, Gustavo (Sergio Basañez), who after a bad decision ends his marriage, and Juan López (Víctor García), a lawyer who admires the firm Vega y Asociados and wishes to obtain a position in that law firm.

Cast and characters

See also: List of Por amar sin ley characters

Episodes

Main article: List of Por amar sin ley episodes
SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
19212 February 2018 (2018-02-12)17 June 2018 (2018-06-17)
2913 March 2019 (2019-03-03)5 July 2019 (2019-07-05)

Production

The start of production began on 6 November 2017,[8] and concluded in May 2018.[9] On 10 May 2018, Univision revealed through its upfront for the 2018-19 television season that the series renewed for a second season.[10] The second season premiered on 3 March 2019.[11] Filming for the second season commenced on 11 June 2018.[12]

Ratings

Mexico ratings

Viewership and ratings per season of Por amar sin ley
Season Episodes First aired Last aired Avg. viewers
(millions)
Date Viewers
(millions) 		Date Viewers
(millions)
1 92 12 February 2018 (2018-02-12) 3.1[13] 17 June 2018 (2018-06-17)[14] 5.8[15] 2.92
2 88[a] 3 March 2019 (2019-03-03)[11] 3.1[16] 5 July 2019 (2019-07-05)[17] 2.7[18] 2.76

U.S. ratings

Viewership and ratings per season of Por amar sin ley
Season Episodes First aired Last aired Avg. viewers
(millions)
Date Viewers
(millions) 		Date Viewers
(millions)
1 87 5 March 2018 (2018-03-05)[19] 1.58[20] 6 July 2018 (2018-07-06)[21] 1.64[22] 1.52
2 84 12 March 2019 (2019-03-12)[23] 1.19[24] 26 July 2019 (2019-07-26) 1.17[25] 1.15

Notes

  1. ^ Should reflect the number of episodes that contribute to the average given in the last column.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated Result
2019 TVyNovelas Awards[26] Best Telenovela of the Year José Alberto Castro Nominated[27]
Best Actor David Zepeda Nominated[27]
Best Antagonist Actor Julián Gil Nominated[27]
Best Leading Actor Guillermo García Cantú Nominated[27]
Best Co-lead Actress Altair Jarabo Nominated[27]
Best Co-lead Actor José María Torre Nominated[27]
Best Original Story or Adaptation Mónica Agudelo, José Alberto Castro, Vanesa Varela, and Fernando Garcilita Nominated[27]
Best Direction of the Cameras Bernardo Najera and Mauricio Manzano Nominated[27]
Best Cast Por amar sin ley Nominated[27]
2020 TVyNovelas Awards[28] Best Telenovela of the Year José Alberto Castro Nominated[29]
Best Leading Actor Guillermo García Cantú Nominated[29]
Best Original Story or Adaptation Vanesa Varela, Fernando Garcilita and José Alberto Castro Nominated[30]
TVyNovelas Los Favoritos del Público[31] The Most Handsome Villain Julián Gil Nominated[32]
The Most Handsome Guy David Zepeda Nominated[32]
The Most Handsome Senior Guillermo García Cantú Nominated[32]
Best Finale José Alberto Castro Nominated[32]
Best Cast Nominated[32]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "'Por amar sin ley', nueva producción de José Alberto Castro". televisa.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Televisa adaptará La ley del corazón de RCN". produ.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  3. ^ Martínez, Fabricio. "José Alberto "El Güero" Castro prepara telenovela con casos de médicos, tras el éxito de 'Por amar sin ley'". lasestrellas.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  4. ^ "José Alberto Castro confirma nuevas temporadas de 'Por amar sin ley' y 'Médicos' | Las Estrellas". YouTube (in Spanish). Las Estrellas. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  5. ^ a b González, Moisés. "Ana Brenda protagonizará la nueva telenovela de Televisa, ¿quién será su galán?". peopleenespanol.com (in Spanish). People En Español. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Kimberly Dos Ramos participará en la nueva temporada de 'Por amar sin ley'". televisa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2018.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Marc Clotet se integra a la nueva temporada de 'Por amar sin ley'". televisa.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Inician grabaciones de El Despacho en un reclusorio". latinshownews.wordpress.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  9. ^ Origel, Juan José. "Terminan las grabaciones de Por amar sin ley... por ahora". elsoldemexico.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  10. ^ Hayes, Dade. "Univision Reveals 2018-19 Programming, Highlights Netflix Relationship, Global Pilot Program – Upfronts". deadline.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Por amar sin ley: Una nueva Temporada está por comenzar". lasestrellas.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  12. ^ Origel, Juan José. "Vida y milagros | Inician las grabaciones de la segunda temporada de 'Por Amar sin Ley'". elsoldemexico.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  13. ^ "Ratings México - 12 de febrero de 2018". produ.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  14. ^ González, Moisés. "Por amar sin ley: ¿cuándo termina?, ¿tendrá segunda temporada?". peopleenespanol.com (in Spanish). People En Español. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  15. ^ "'La Piloto 2' líder de audiencia en su estreno". televisa.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  16. ^ "Amar a muerte y Por amar sin ley lo más visto del prime time dominical". televisa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  17. ^ Mobarak, Santiago. "Cinco razones para no perderse el gran final de 'Por amar sin ley'". lasestrellas.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  18. ^ @PRODU (9 July 2019). "Ratings México - 5 de julio de 2019" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
  19. ^ González, Moisés. "9 motivos por los que Enemigo íntimo tendría que temerle al estreno de Por amar sin ley". peopleenespanol.com (in Spanish). People en Español. Archived from the original on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  20. ^ González, Moisés. "Por amar sin ley o Enemigo íntimo, ¿quién ganó el primer duelo?". peopleenespanol.com (in Spanish). People en Español. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  21. ^ "Vive el gran final de 'Por amar sin ley' este viernes 6 de julio por Univision". univision.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  22. ^ Pucci, Douglas (10 July 2018). "Friday Final Ratings: Prime Time Leaders: CBS in Viewers, NBC in Adults 18-49 and 25-54, Telemundo in Adults 18-34". programminginsider.com. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  23. ^ González, Moisés. "Por amar sin ley 2 ya tiene fecha de estreno por Univision y más noticias de telenovela". peopleenespanol.com (in Spanish). People en Español. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  24. ^ Pucci, Douglas (13 March 2019). "Tuesday Final Ratings: 'The Bachelor' Season Finale Night Two on ABC Grows from its First Evening and Year-Ago Telecast". programminginsider.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  25. ^ Pucci, Douglas (29 July 2019). "Friday Final Ratings: A&E Leads Prime Time Among Adults 18-49 and 25-54; Telemundo Tops in 18-34". programminginsider.com. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  26. ^ @TVyNovelasMex (19 February 2019). "Esta es la segunda etapa de votaciones. Ellos son los nominados. ¡Elige a tus favoritos para #PremiosTVynovelas! El 10 de marzo se darán a conocer los ganadores buff.ly/2UE1Abs" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
  27. ^ a b c d e f g h i Carmona, Liliana. "Premios TVyNovelas 2019: Lista completa de ganadores". lasestrellas.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  28. ^ "¡Conoce la lista completa de nominados a Premios TVyNovelas 2020!". tvynovelas.com (in Spanish). TVyNovelas. 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  29. ^ a b Zúñiga, Emilia. "Premios TVyNovelas 2020: Lista completa de ganadores". lasestrellas.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  30. ^ "¡Ellos son los primeros ganadores de Premios TVyNovelas 2020!". tvynovelas.com (in Spanish). TVyNovelas. 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  31. ^ Rojas, Otto. "Elige a los favoritos del público en Premios TVyNovelas ¡VOTA!". tvynovelas.com (in Spanish). TVyNovelas. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  32. ^ a b c d e Rojas, Otto. "Premios Favoritos del Público 2020: Lista completa de ganadores ¡FOTOS!". tvynovelas.com (in Spanish). TVyNovelas. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.

External links

Works produced by José Alberto Castro
Televisa telenovelas and series (2010–2019)
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