"Fuego en la sangre" (2007) TV series 2007-2008

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Romance

Plot:

The story of three brothers who are looking for revenge, but they find love.

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Oct. 7	9:00 PM	Univision
Wed. Oct. 8	9:00 PM	Univision

Cast

Adela Noriega	...	Sofia Elizondo / ... (6 episodes, 2008)
Eduardo Yáñez	...	Juan Reyes (6 episodes, 2008)
Jorge Salinas	...	Franco Reyes / ... (6 episodes, 2007-2008)
Nora Salinas	...	Sara / ... (6 episodes, 2008)
María Sorté	...	Eva / ... (6 episodes, 2008)
Diana Bracho	...	Gabriela / ... (6 episodes, 2008)
Pablo Montero	...	Franco Reyes (6 episodes, 2008)
Ninel Conde	...	Rosario Montes / ... (6 episodes, 2008)
Elizabeth Álvarez	...	Jimena Elizondo Acevedo (6 episodes, 2008)
Joaquín Cordero	...	Don Agustin Acevedo / ... (6 episodes, 2008)
René Casados	...	Padre Tadeo (5 episodes, 2008)
Guillermo García Cantú	...	Fernando / ... (5 episodes, 2008)
Sergio Acosta	...	Armando (5 episodes, 2007-2008)
Eduardo Capetillo	...	Pedro Reyes (5 episodes, 2007-2008)
Susana Zabaleta	...	Ruth (4 episodes, 2007-2008)
Sherlyn	...	Libia Reyes (3 episodes, 2008)
Patricia Reyes Spíndola	...	Quintina (3 episodes, 2007-2008)
Alejandro Aragón	...	Octavio (3 episodes, 2008)
Juan Carlos Bonet	...	Bruno (3 episodes, 2008)
Carlos Bracho	...	Bernardo / ... (3 episodes, 2008)
Elsa Cárdenas	...	Madre Superiora (3 episodes, 2008)
Aurora Clavel	...	Ofelia (3 episodes, 2008)
Juan Carlos Flores	...	Tobías (3 episodes, 2008)
Renata Flores	...	Petra (3 episodes, 2008)
Julissa	...	Raquel (3 episodes, 2008)
Rebeca Martinez	...	María Caridad (3 episodes, 2008)
Rodrigo Mejía	...	Benito (3 episodes, 2008)
Niurka	...	Maracuya (3 episodes, 2008)
Luis Fernando Peña	...	Rigo (3 episodes, 2008)
Gabriela Ramírez	...	Eugenia (3 episodes, 2008)
David Rencoret	...	Dr. Gómez (3 episodes, 2008)
Luis Reynoso	...	Rosendo (3 episodes, 2008)
Nora Velázquez	...	María Esperanza (3 episodes, 2008)

Runtime:

Mexico:50 min

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Company:

Televisa S.A. de C.V.

Movie Connections:

Remake of "Aguas mansas, Las" (1994)

Soundtrack:

Para Siempre

About the biggest piece of cheesy trash ever

Mexican soap operas in general have a tendency to be excessively melodramatic and tedious, but this one takes the cake. It only recently starting airing and already I can't stand it. Today's episode in particular annoyed me so much I felt compelled to write a scathing review and hopefully prevent any other unsuspecting viewers from wasting their time.

The basic plot follows the story of two families, one comfortably settled, the Elizondo's, and another, the Reyes, fighting to regain what they believe to have once been theirs. The Elizondo sisters are controlled by a diabolical mother and evil son-in-law; they battle daily to defend their love for the Reyes brothers, who pursued their affections initially for less than honorable reasons but who come to genuinely care for the Elizondo women. The story is set in a small Mexican town, where rural values reign and lawlessness prevails.

On paper this sounds interesting enough, but a promising concept quickly sours when the dialogue fizzles, the characters are developed like caricatures rather than believable people, and the situations which fuel the plot become increasingly more and more outrageously ridiculous.

To add to the increasing stupidity of the story, and perhaps a reason why it was destined to fail from the beginning, the actors, while decent at what they do, are horribly cast, if only because they are very visibly NOT even REMOTELY close in age to the age of their characters. Not that that's necessarily an insurmountable problem, and can at times be successfully overcome, but in this case it remains only a basic symptom of this production's many, many, MANY shortcomings.

Don't even bother tuning in, it's not worth wasting an hour of your day.