Season 1 • Episode 1
LatestSortilegio is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carla Estrada for Televisa and stars Jacqueline Bracamontes and William Levy. It is a remake of Tú o nadie. From October 6, 2009 to February 17, 2010, Univision broadcast Sortilegio weeknights at 9pm/8c. From July 30 to September 7, 2012, Univision broadcast 2 hour reruns of Sortilegio weekdays at 1pm/12c, replacing Corazón Apasionado. From September 10 to October 19, 2012, reruns of Sortilegio were broadcast at 2pm/1c.
Acting
William Levy smoldering through confusion; Jacqueline Bracamontes playing two women.
Production
Carla Estrada's glossy Mexico City mansion porn aesthetic.
Writing
Maria Zarattini's labyrinthine twin-switch plotting, absolutely unhinged.
Creator
María Zarattini
Jacqueline Bracamontes
María José Samaniego Miranda de Lombardo / Sandra Betancourt Miranda
William Levy
Alejandro "Alex" Lombardo Villavicencio
David Zepeda
Bruno Damian Albéniz / Bruno Damian Lombardo Sarmiento
Daniela Romo
Victoria Vda. de Albéniz / Vda. de Lombardo
Gabriel Soto
Fernando Alanís
Chantal Andere
Raquel Albéniz de Castelar / Raquel Lombardo de Castelar
Ana Brenda Contreras
Maura Albarrán
María Victoria
Felipa
José Carlos Ruiz
Chucho
Aarón Hernán
Porfirio Betancourt
Patricio Castillo
Emiliano Alanís
Azela Robinson
Elena Miranda de Krueger
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sortilegio was William Levy's breakout role before he became a Dancing with the Stars heartthrob in the US. This telenovela literally launched him into American living rooms.
The original 1985 version 'Tú o nadie' starred Lucía Méndez at the peak of telenovela's 'golden age' — this remake arrived as the genre was pivoting toward narconovelas, making its old-school melodrama almost nostalgic.
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