Dulce desafío (English title: Sweet challenge) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Julissa and Eugenio Cobo for Televisa in 1988.[1]

Dulce desafío
DVD cover of Dulce Desafío
GenreTelenovela
Romance
Drama
Created byJorge Patiño
Written byJorge Patiño
Directed byArturo Ripstein
StarringAdela Noriega
Eduardo Yáñez
Enrique Lizalde
Sergio Klainer
Mercedes Olea
Olivia Collins
Beatriz Aguirre
Theme music composerGuillermo Méndez Guiú
Country of originMexico
Original languageSpanish
No. of episodes100
Production
Executive producersJulissa
Eugenio Cobo
CinematographyAlejandro Frutos
Production companyTelevisa
Original release
NetworkCanal de las Estrellas
ReleaseNovember 28, 1988 (1988-11-28) –
April 14, 1989 (1989-04-14)
Related
Locura de amor (2000)

Adela Noriega and Eduardo Yáñez starred as protagonists, while Chantal Andere, Sergio Klainer and Mercedes Olea starred as antagonists. Enrique Lizalde starred as stellar performance.

Plot

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The story starts with Lucero Sandoval, a sixteen-year-old girl who lives with her father, Santiago Sandoval and her sister, Beatriz. Lucero's mother died when she was very little and that void shows through her rebellious behaviour. Her father decides to send her to a strict boarding school for problematic girls. The director of the school, Luis Mancera abuses his authority by making life impossible for the students of the school. Lucero becomes the heroine of the boarding school where she studies.

Cast of Characters

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Main cast
Supporting cast
  • Enrique Lizalde as Santiago Sandoval
  • Sergio Klainer as Luis Mancera
  • Mercedes Olea as Micaela Tellez
  • Olivia Collins as Rosario Quintana
  • Beatriz Aguirre as Doña Esther Sandoval
  • Juan Carlos Serran as Federico Higuera
  • Chantal Andere as Rebeca Centeno
  • Ginny Hoffman as Marcela Zedena
  • Rosa Furman as Doña Rosa
  • Fefi Mauri as Toña
  • Ana Patricia Rojo as Mirta Miranda
  • Alberto Estrella as Ernesto Quiroz
  • Armando Araiza as Francisco "Paco" Fernández
  • Juan Carlos Bonet as Botho Arguedas
  • Katia del Río as Angela Castro
  • Angélica Rivera as María Inés
  • Antonio Escobar as Sebastián
  • Amairani as Rocío
  • Celina del Villar as Carmen Ruelas
  • Angélica Ruvalcaba as Luisa
  • Paola Ochoa as Aracely Otero
  • Mauricio Ferrari as Álvaro Ruelas
  • Evangelina Martínez as Estela Sánchez
  • Estela Barona as Verónica
  • Martha Escobar as Fernanda Ojeda
  • Ana Urquidi as Beatriz Sandoval

Soundtrack

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Awards

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Year Award Category Nominee Result
1990 8th TVyNovelas Awards Best Telenovela of the Year Julissa
Eugenio Cobo
Nominated
Best Antagonist Actor Sergio Klainer
Best Young Lead Actress Adela Noriega[2] Won
Best Young Lead Actor Eduardo Yáñez
Best Female Revelation Chantal Andere Nominated
Best Debut Actress Won
Best Direction of the Cameras Alejandro Frutos

References

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  1. ^ "Amazon.com: Dulce Desafio: Product Description" (in Spanish). amazon.com. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  2. ^ TVyNovelas for Best Young Actress for Dulce Desafio YouTube (in Spanish)
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