Marea de pasiones (English title: Passionate Tides) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Giselle González for TelevisaUnivision. It is based on the 2017 Portuguese telenovela Paixão, created by Filipa Poppe and Joana Andrade. The series stars Oka Giner and Matías Novoa. It aired on Las Estrellas from 4 March 2024 to 31 May 2024.
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Plot
Luisa and Marcelo see their marriage plans tarnished after the murder of Alejandro, Luisa's father, as Marcelo seems to be the main suspect in the murder. In reality, behind Alejandro's murder is Zaid, an ambitious man obsessed with Luisa. To strengthen the suspicion on Marcelo, Zaid has a guerrilla group kidnap him, so that everyone believes he fled. His disappearance shatters Luisa's heart, as she thinks he is guilty of her father's murder. Luisa finds out she is pregnant and confesses it to Zaid, who asks her to marry him and let him assume paternity. Luisa accepts in order to prevent her child from being rejected. After seven years, Marcelo returns, after escaping from his captors. Upon his return, everything is different and he and Luisa must fight against all odds to make their love a reality.
Cast
Main
Oka Giner as Luisa Grajales
Matías Novoa as Marcelo Bernal
Alejandro de la Madrid as Zaid Espino
Margarita Muñoz as Helena Ugarte
Blanca Guerra as María Inés Bernal
Luz María Jerez as Leonor Raygoza Grajales
Anna Ciocchetti as Isela Grajales de Marrero
Alejandro Camacho as Juan Marrero
Michel Duval as Santiago "Tiago" Grajales
Alexa Martín as Beatriz Marrero Grajales
Francisco Pizaña as Felipe Bernal
Grecia Krinis as Natalia Espino
Ariana Saavedra as Ana Grajales
Ana Tena as Camila Marrero Grajales
Jesús Castro Ponce as Enzo Hernández
Alfredo Gatica as Alfonso Marrero Grajales
Leticia Perdigón as Amanda
Álex Perea as Osvaldo
Alejandra Zaid as Roberta
Epy Vélez as Nora
Erick Diaz as Walter
Emiliano González as Iñaki
Guest stars
Saúl Lisazo as Alejandro Grajales
Alejandra Andreu
Alejandro Ibarra
Production
Development
In November 2023, it was announced that Giselle González had begun pre-production on Marea de pasiones. Filming began a month later and concluded on 8 May 2024.
Casting
On 9 November 2023, Blanca Guerra was announced as part of the cast. On 7 December 2023, Oka Giner and Matías Novoa were confirmed in the lead roles, with Alejandro de la Madrid and Margarita Muñoz as antagonists of the story. On 21 December 2023, Alejandro Camacho joined the cast.