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Amor en silencio (1988)

Amor en silencio poster
Directed by
Miguel Córcega
Genre
telenovela
Country
Mexico
Length
1 season, 115 episodes
Rated
NR
Rating
8.4 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Mexican telenovela about love and family conflict. Two couples are separated by secrets and social pressures.

romanticdramaticemotionalslow-burnsoapyintensemelodramaticfamily-centered

What happens

Amor en silencio (English title: Silent Love) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carla Estrada for Televisa in 1988. Its first broadcast was in Mexico in 1988 and then made its debut in Latin America, Europe, Asia and, in a unique situation, it was broadcast in the United States by Telemundo during primetime. It can be said that this is the only Televisa telenovela that was never shown on Univision. Back then Telemundo got the rights to Amor en silencio and Pasión y poder, the latter one got picked up by Univision in 1993 as daytime programming. The 1st part of the telenovela was starred by Erika Buenfil and Arturo Peniche while Margarita Sanz, Elvira Monsell and Joaquín Cordero starred as antagonists. The 2nd part of the telenovela was starred by Erika Buenfil and Omar Fierro while Margarita Sanz, Elvira Monsell, Alberto Mayagoitía, Alberto Estrella, Rosa Furman and Ada Carrasco starred as antagonists. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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