Por amarte así (English: Loving You) is an Argentine telenovela produced by Endemol and Azteka Films (a.k.a. Ganas de Hacer Ficcion) for Telefe. It premiered on November 14, 2016 and ended on February 3, 2017.
The series stars Gabriel Corrado as Francisco, Aylin Prandi as Luz, Catherine Fulop as Fátima, Maite Zumelzú as Malvina, Brenda Asnicar and Gaston Soffritti.
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Plot summary
Francisco Olivetti (Gabriel Corrado) is a wealthy attorney whose career is centered on the practice of law. He becomes involved in the case of Luz Quiroja (Aylin Prandi), a woman accused after disconnecting her terminally ill husband from life support in accordance with his stated wish to end his suffering. Olivetti takes on the task of establishing her innocence.
Mercedes Olivetti (Brenda Asnicar), Francisco and Fatima’s daughter, is the only reason why they continue being married. She is spoiled but good girl. She has strong values that will be broken on a wild night with alcohol and drugs when her car crashes and wounds Manuel, a young promising football star that was about to be hired by a famous European football team.
Manuel Correa (Gastón Soffritti) ends up in a wheelchair with his life destroyed and Mercedes carries the guilt. Her mother and boyfriend will manipulate her to keep silent about the accident in order to avoid jail and destroy the whole family.
Mercedes and Manuel will start seeing each other and fall in love. Mercedes will hide from him the fact that she is the reason for his condition. Not only will their love be threatened, but also the love of Francisco and Luz will be when Fatima discovers them.
Cast
Main cast
Gabriel Corrado - Francisco Olivetti
Aylin Prandi - Luz Quiroga
Catherine Fulop - Fátima Pellegrini
Brenda Asnicar - Mercedes Olivetti
Gastón Soffritti - Manuel Correa
Recurring cast
Facundo Gambandé - Santiago Ponce
Olivia Viggiano - Noel García
Sergio Surraco - Joaquín Quintana
Héctor Bidonde - Valerio Pellegrini
Sergio Goycoechea - Richard Olivetti
Esmeralda Mitre - Camila
Nacho Gadano - Javier Ponce
Santiago Caamaño - Tiziano Fonseca
Marisa Bentacur - Mercedes Correa
Lucas Corrado- Peter
Agustina Mindlin - Inés
Nicolás Bouzas - Rodrigo
Carolina Casal - Rita
Lula Ocampo- Violetta
Catarina Spinetta - Laura
Romina Giardina - Miriam
Valeria Degenaro - Lía
Agustín Lecouna - Rodolfo
Romina Giardina - Miriam
Diego Alonso Gómez - Gastón Núñez
Naím Sibara - Pablo Suárez
Production
Production of the series began on October 3, 2016. It is the first production of Endemol, Azteka Films (a.k.a. Ganas de Hacer Ficcion) with Telefe, created by Claudio Lacelli and Carolina Parmo and produced by Endemol.
The production began filming in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The series was recorded at the Estudios Mayor in Palermo Hollywood in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, although some scenes from the series were recorded in the city's surrounding area. At the beginning of production, the actors were Gabriel Corrado, Aylin Prandi, Catherine Fulop, Brenda Asnicar, Gastón Soffritti, Maite Zumelzú, Héctor Bidonde, Sergio Goycoechea, Sergio Surraco, Olivia Viggiano, Facundo Gambandé, among others.