Juegos de amor y poder (English: Games of Love and Power)[1] is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carlos Bardasano for TelevisaUnivision.[2] It is based on the 2019 Chilean telenovela Juegos de poder, created by Luis Ponce.[3] The series stars Claudia Martín and Arap Bethke.[4] It premiered on Univision on 17 March 2025.[5] In Mexico, the series is set to premiere on Las Estrellas on 31 March 2025.[6]
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| Genre | Telenovela |
| Based on | Juegos de poder by Luis Ponce |
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| Country of origin | Mexico |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
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| Executive producer | Carlos Bardasano |
| Producer | Carmen Cecilia Urbaneja |
| Editor | Alba Merchán Hamann |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Production company | TelevisaUnivision |
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| Network | Univision |
| Release | 17 March 2025 – present |
Plot
editLuciana Espinoza is a young psychologist who by fate will meet Roberto Roldán, a prominent lawyer working as a prosecutor specializing in homicide cases. Roberto protects Luciana from being mugged and they fall in love, but before long their relationship becomes tangled in a web of intrigue and secrets.
Enrique Ferrer is a prominent politician who aspires to become president of his country. During a night out with his cousin Memo and his girlfriend Alexandra, Adrián Ferrer, Enrique's son, runs over two brothers leaving one of them dead. Having learned of his son's crime, Enrique will move swiftly to keep it hidden and prevent his aspirations as a presidential candidate from being affected. The person appointed to investigate the crime will be Roberto, who vows to bring justice to the victim and find those responsible for the murder, but the decision will lead him to a direct confrontation with Luciana.
Luciana carries with her a painful past due to the death of her parents when she was six years old. Sheltered by the affection that her godparents, Eduardo and his wife Inés, have shown her since the tragedy that marked her childhood, Luciana was born with a deep gratitude towards them. Eduardo and Inés became like real parents to her, considering her as one more member of their family. Torn between her love for Roberto and her loyalty to her family, Luciana will be at a crossroads to resolve.[7]
Cast
editMain
edit- Arap Bethke as Roberto Roldán
- Claudia Martín as Luciana Espinoza[8]
- Mayrín Villanueva as Inés Avendaño[9]
- Eduardo Santamarina as Enrique Ferrer[9]
- Alejandra Barros as Mariana Avendaño
- Lorena Graniewicz as Karina Cortés
- Sylvia Pasquel as Sofía Durán[10]
- Juan Soler
- Alejandro Tommasi as Francisco Avendaño
- Omar Germenos
- Lambda García as Patricio Ferrer Avendaño
- Alan Slim as Germán Torres[11]
- Juan Carlos Barreto as Quirino Hernández
- Arleth Terán as Bertha Rodríguez
- Adriana Williams as Victoria Jiménez
- Erik Díaz as Joaquín Rivas
- Gabriela Platas as Elena Leal
- Mauricio Pimentel as Omar Saldaña
- Edward Castillo as Daniel Saldaña
- Paola Toyos
- Roberto Mateos
- Rodolfo Arias
- Ariana Saavedra as Alexandra Muñoz
- Carlos Said as Memo Solís[11]
- Cinthia Aparicio
- Paulina R. Menéndez
- Ana de Villa
- Vane Olaguerra
- Tristan Maze as Adrián Ferrer Avendaño
- Olivia Duflos as Gaby Roldán
Recurring and guest stars
edit- Sophie Gaëlle
- Agustín Arana
- Eduardo Cortejosa
- Javo Benítez
- Valeria Florian
- Daniela Gálvez
- Romina Rebecchi
- Enrique Chi
- Bárbara Carbajal
- Alec Chaparro
Production
editIn August 2024, it was reported that Bardasano was working on his next telenovela and unlike his previous productions for TelevisaUnivision, this would be his first without the involvement of W Studios.[12] On 14 October 2024, Claudia Martín and Arap Bethke were confirmed in the lead roles.[13] Filming began on 17 October 2024.[3] On 20 January 2025, while filming on the 18th floor of a building located on Paseo de la Reforma, a fire broke out due to an electrical short circuit and several cast and crew members were hospitalized due to smoke inhalation.[14][15] Filming concluded on 13 February 2025.[16]
Episodes
edit| No. | Title [17] | U.S. air date | Mexico air date | Mexico viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "Inesperado encuentro" | 17 March 2025 | 31 March 2025 | TBD |
| 2 | "Juramentos" | 18 March 2025 | 1 April 2025 | TBD |
| 3 | "La evidencia" | 19 March 2025 | 2 April 2025 | TBD |
| 4 | "Falso testimonio" | 21 March 2025 | 3 April 2025 | TBD |
| 5 | "Impactante noticia" | 24 March 2025 | 4 April 2025 | TBD |
| 6 | "Decepciones" | 25 March 2025 | 7 April 2025 | TBD |
| 7 | "Nueva amiga" | 26 March 2025 | 8 April 2025 | TBD |
| 8 | "Punto débil" | 27 March 2025 | 9 April 2025 | TBD |
| 9 | "Sorpresa impactante" | 28 March 2025 | 10 April 2025 | TBD |
Broadcast
editIn the United States, the telenovela premiered on Univision on 17 March 2025.[5] In Mexico, the series will premiere on Las Estrellas on 31 March 2025.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Games of Love and Power | TelevisaUnivision". screenings.televisaunivision.com. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ González, Moisés (15 October 2024). "¡Exclusiva! Juegos de amor y poder: así es la nueva telenovela de TelevisaUnivision". People en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Juegos de amor y poder da pizarrazo por inicio de grabaciones". corporate.televisaunivision.com (in Spanish). 17 October 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ "Juegos de Amor y Poder: Conoce a todo el elenco de la nueva telenovela de Televisa". lasestrellas.tv (in Spanish). 21 October 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ a b González, Moisés (28 February 2025). "Univision anuncia el estreno de su nueva telenovela, Juegos de amor y poder: ¿cuándo se estrena?". People en Español. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Juegos de Amor y Poder: Ve AQUÍ el primer avance de la telenovela". lasestrellas.tv. 4 March 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ "Juegos de Amor y Poder: ¿de qué trata la nueva novela protagonizada por Claudia Martin y Arap Bethke?". Univision.com (in Spanish). 4 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ Pereda Maldonado, Armando (11 November 2024). "Claudia Martin se asesora para ser una psicóloga". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Mayrín Villanueva y Eduardo Santamarina volverán a trabajar juntos en la nueva producción de Carlos Bardasano". lasestrellas.tv (in Spanish). 17 October 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ Garcés, Yoselin (22 January 2025). "Sylvia Pasquel se pone a prueba con la nueva telenovela 'Juegos de amor y poder'". publimetro.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ a b González, Moisés (30 October 2024). "Nueva telenovela estelar de Televisa apuesta por trama gay con actor de El señor de los cielos". People en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ Ferreyra, Tzoali (5 August 2024). "Famoso productor regresa con proyecto a Televisa sin socio con el que acumuló grandes éxitos". Radio Fórmula (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ "Anuncian protagonistas de la nueva telenovela 'Juegos de amor y poder'". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 14 October 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ Inzunza, Francisco (21 January 2025). "Hospitalizan a varios por incendio en una locación de telenovela; Lambda García narra qué pasó". debate.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ González, Juan Pablo (22 January 2025). "Actores de novela viven momentos de pánico tras incendiarse edificio donde grababan". La Opinión (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ Maldonado, Vanessa (14 February 2025). "Juegos de amor y poder de TelevisaUnivision finalizó grabaciones". produ.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ "Juegos de amor y poder Episode Guide". tvlistings.gracenote.com. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
