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*Porque el amor manda*
Porque el amor manda
Genre	Telenovela
Written by	Alejandro Pohlenz, Marcia del Río and Ricardo Tejeda
Story by	Jörg Hiller, Claudia Sánchez and Catalina Coy
Directed by	Jorge Fons
Creative director	Juan Carlos González
Starring	Fernando Colunga; Blanca Soto; Erick Elias; Jorge Aravena; Claudia Álvarez; Carmen Salinas;
Theme music composer	América Sierra; Erick Rincón; José Luis Roma;
Opening theme	"Porque el amor manda" performed by América Sierra and 3BallMTY; "El amor manda" performed by María José;
Country of origin	Mexico
Original language	Spanish
No. of episodes	182
Production
Executive producer	Juan Osorio
Producers	Roy Nelson Rojas; Ignacio Ortiz;
Cinematography	Gilberto Macin; Mauricio Manzano;
Editors	Rafael Minor; Felipe Ortiz;
Original release
Network	Canal de las Estrellas
Release	October 8, 2012 –; June 16, 2013
Related
	Por ella soy Eva; Libre para amarte; El secretario;

Porque el amor manda (literal translation Because Love Rules, but simply known in English speaking marketings as Love Rules^[1]) is a 2012 Mexican soap opera produced by Juan Osorio for Televisa. It is a remake of the Colombian telenovela El secretario, produced by Juan Andrés Flórez in 2011.^[2]

Fernando Colunga and Blanca Soto star as the protagonists,^[3]^[4] while Claudia Álvarez and Erick Elías star as the antagonists.

History

On October 8, 2012, Canal de las Estrellas started broadcasting Porque el amor manda weeknights at 8:25pm, replacing Por Ella Soy Eva.^[5]^[6] The last episode was broadcast on June 16, 2013, with Libre para amarte replacing it the following day.^[7]^[8] Production of Porque el amor manda officially started on August 13, 2012.^[9]

On March 11, 2013, Univision started broadcasting Porque el amor manda weeknights at 8pm/7c, replacing Por Ella Soy Eva.^[10] The last episode was broadcast on November 20, 2013, with Corazón Indomable replacing it.^[11] Starting December 2, Por Siempre mi Amor replaced one hour of Corazón Indomable, taking the former timeslot of Porque el amor manda at 8pm/7c until its conclusion on May 9, 2014.^[12]

Plot

Jesus is a really nice guy; he is always smiling, caring and looking at the bright side of life. He works as a pizza delivery guy and in a restaurant kitchen, too. He also studies administration at night. He arrived in Chicago six years ago when he left his hometown, Monterrey, after ending a tormenting relationship with Veronica, who suffocated him with her obsessive order. When they broke up, he decided to change his environment and left Mexico, chasing the American dream. ^{[citation needed]}

Through a social network, he finds out that Veronica has a 6-year-old daughter called Valentina. Immediately, Jesus realizes that lovely girl could be his daughter, and bringing his past back to life, he decides to call his ex-girlfriend and discover the truth. Verónica admits Valentina is his daughter but tells him that she does not need him in her life since she is married to a wonderful man; but Jesus is eager to meet his daughter, so he decides to get back. Since he has no money saved, he turns to Ury, a Russian immigrant and regular customer at the pizza restaurant. Ury helps him by buying the plane ticket for him, but in return, Ury asks Jesus to bring a suitcase full of clothes for an orphanage. Jesus accepts right away, happy to have the chance to meet his little daughter; however, he is unaware that the suitcase has a hidden compartment with almost a million dollars in it. Ury calls Rogelio Rivadeneira, owner and chairman to a successful company, and informs him that his money is on its way. Rogelio is an arrogant and successful man for whom the most important thing in life is himself. Not even Alma, his beautiful girlfriend, comes first in his heart. ^{[citation needed]}

When Jesus arrives at the airport in Monterrey, he is arrested for money laundering and is presented before the authority. Unbeknownst to Jesus, he has committed a federal crime, and with no other options, he tells everything he knows. This way, Ury is arrested in Chicago, and Jesus is freed under custody. When Rogelio learns he has lost nearly a million dollars, he swears to take revenge from the one who spoiled his business. ^{[citation needed]}

With his life completely destroyed, out of money, jobless and now with a criminal record, Jesus must start over. He shows up at Veronica's and he can finally hold Valentina in his arms, but Veronica demands him to have a job and a place to live in order to let him see his daughter again. He later forms a friendship with Veronica's husband Elias Franco. ^{[citation needed]}

When Alma, Rogelio's beautiful and talented girlfriend, discovers Rogelio's brother, Fernando, having an affair with one of the company's secretaries, she decides angrily to get a secretary with whom Fernando cannot fool around, and plans to hire the ugliest one there is. However, it is destiny that brings Jesus to apply for a job there. When Alma and Jesus meet... something happens between them...their looks, their hearts, they have fallen in love but without knowing it. ^{[citation needed]}

Jesus is looking for a job in the accounting department, and Alma is looking for a secretary, but none of them clarifies that and Alma thinks it is not a bad idea to have an efficient male secretary instead of a sexy woman. Ignoring his criminal record, she decides to hire Jesus without letting him know the position for which he is being hired. ^{[citation needed]}

Jesus finds a place to live at a tenement house, downtown. There, he meets his neighbor, Luisa Herrera ( nicknamed "Chatita"), a sophisticated woman who is in the first phase of Alzheimer, but happens to be absolutely adorable. That woman is like a mother to him. ^{[citation needed]}

When Jesus is told that he will be the company's secretary, he rejects the job, arguing that he is more than just a secretary and leaves the company angrily. Chatita reminds him that if he wants to see his daughter, he is to accept the job. This way, Jesus goes back to the company, ready to become the best of secretaries; however, he is unaware that the company's owner is also the owner of the suitcase full of money that was confiscated at the airport. On top of that, Fernando, who is also going to be his boss, has decided to make his life miserable in order to make him quit and have Jessica back. ^{[citation needed]}

Cast

Fernando Colunga - Jesús Chucho García
Blanca Soto - Alma Montemayor Mejía
Carmen Salinas - Luisa "Chatita" Herrera
María Elisa Camargo - Patricia Zorrilla "Pato“ De Rivadeneira
Erick Elías - Rogelio Rivadeneira Ruvalcaba
Claudia Álvarez - Verónica Hierro
Jorge Aravena - Elías Franco
Julissa - Susana Arriaga
Alejandro Ávila - Fernando Rivadeneira Ruvalcaba
Kika Edgar - Xóchitl Martínez De Rivadeneira / Natasha
Violeta Isfel - Marisela Pérez-Castellanos
Beatriz Morayra - Marcia Ferrer / Martha Ferrer
Ninel Conde - Discua Paz de la Soledad
Darío Ripoll - Oliverio Cárdenas
Rubén Cerda - Gilberto Godínez
Ricardo Fastlicht - Ricardo Bautista
Ricardo Margaleff - Julio Pando
María José Mariscal - Valentina Franco Hierro / Valentina García Hierro
Jeimy Osorio - Jéssica Reyes De Cardenas
Antonio Medellín - Pánfilo Pérez
Ricardo Kleinbaum - Malvino Guerra
Enrique Lizalde - Sebastián Montemayor
Sussan Taunton - Agente Delia Torres
Juan Ignacio Aranda - Máximo Valtierra
Raúl Buenfil - Lic. Cantú
Marco Corleone - Uri Petrovsky
Yhoana Marell - Minerva
Mago Rodal - Domitila
Eugenio Cobo - Padre Domingo
Paulina Vega - Nancy
Emmanuel Lira - Melchor
Mario Discua - Gaspar
Andrea Torre - Aída
Adriana Laffan - Begoña de Godínez
Julio Arroyo - Remigio
Rafael del Villar - Eugenio
Luis Bayardo - Hernán
Alejandra Robles Gil - Alejandra
Ivonne Soto - Ivonne
Daniela Amaya - Romina
Thelma Tixou - Genoveva
Laura Denisse - Laura
David Ostrosky - Lic. Astudillo
Mercedes Vaughan - Bárbara Martínez
Nuria Bages - Teté Corcuera
Helena Guerrero - Lic. Vivian
María José - Lic. María José
Marilyz León - Raymunda "Ray"
Michelle López - Renato
Thaily Amezcua - Virginia "Viggie"
Elizabeth Guindi - Valeria
Ilithya Manzanilla - Cynthia Cabello
Paul Stanley - Melquiades Quijano
Claudia Silva - Augusta Constante Durán
Humberto Elizondo - Augusto Constante
Gerardo Albarrán - Nick Donovan
Pepe Olivares - Saturnino
Paola Archer - Jueza Gisela
Norma Lazareno - Tracy Rodríguez
Mauricio Martínez - Héctor Rodríguez
Eduardo Carbajal - Dr. Isalas
Kelchie Arizmendi - Doctor Muñiz
Jorge Pondal - Luigi Ferrari
Iván Caraza - Doctor Gutiérrez
Marco Méndez - Diego Armando Manríquez
Arath de la Torre - Francisco "Pancho" López Fernández / Francisco Corcuera Peñaloza
Mayrín Villanueva - Rebeca Treviño Garza
Alicia Machado - Candelaria "Candy" de los Ángeles López Fernández
Mónica Dossetti - Cassandra
Marco Di Mauro - Himself
Grupo Matute - Themselves
Mariano Osorio - Himself
Moisés Muñoz - Goalkeeper of Club America
Miguel Layún - Player of Club America
Andrés Bonfiglio - Detective
Laura Denisse - Laura
Jorge Alberto Suárez - Champiñón
Catalina López - Hiena
Yekaterina Kiev - Candela
Ricardo de León - Receptionst
Alma Cero - Luisa López
América Sierra - Herself
3BallMTY - Themselves
Ilse Ikeda - English Maestro

Soundtrack

Track	Song	Performer(s)
1	"Porque el amor manda"	América Sierra FT. 3ballMTY
2	"El amor manda"	María José
3	"Vamos caminando al llamado de la luz"	Ninel Conde
4	"Intente olvidarte"	Palomo
5	"No me conoces aún"	Palomo
6	"Ayúdame a odiarte"	Palomo
7	"Te fuiste sin saber"	Fieebre
8	"Mi bello ángel"	Los Primos MX
9	"Pa salir de este infierno"	Palomo
10	"El primo"	Palomo
11	"Solo dime que te gusta"	América Sierra
12	"Ya no sé quién soy"	América Sierra
13	"Dulce Valentina"	América Sierra
14	"Eres tú"	Marco di Mauro
15	"No volverá"	Diego Verdaguer
16	"Gracias a ti"	Alejandro Ávila

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated	Result
2012	Premios Actrices Latinas
2012	Premios Actrices Latinas	Best Couple	Blanca Soto and Fernando Colunga	Nominated
2013	Premios Juventud
		Girl of my Dreams	Blanca Soto	Won
		What a Hottie!	Fernando Colunga	Nominated
		Best Theme Novelero	"Porque el Amor Manda" - América Sierra & 3BallMTY	Nominated
	Premios People en Español
		Best Telenovela	Juan Osorio	Won
		Best Actress	Blanca Soto	Won
		Best Actor	Fernando Colunga	Won
		Best Supporting Actress	María Elisa Camargo	Nominated
		Best Male Antagonist	Erick Elías	Nominated
		Best Female Antagonist	Claudia Álvarez	Nominated
		Couple of the Year	Blanca Soto and Fernando Colunga	Won
		Best New Talent	Jeimy Osorio	Nominated