El amor no es como lo pintan

El amor no es como lo pintan

El amor no es como lo pintan

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El amor no es como lo pintan

2000- 2001

1 Seasons

175 Episodes

8.0(1 votes)

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Overview

El amor no es como lo pintan is a Mexican telenovela produced by Juan David Burns and Elisa Salinas for TV Azteca. It was broadcast on Azteca 13 from November 6, 2000 to April 27, 2001 for 165 episodes.

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TV Azteca

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

7 featured cast members

Starring

Vanessa Acosta

Vanessa Acosta

Alicia "Licha" Ramírez Campos/Desiree Campos

Héctor Soberón

Héctor Soberón

César Segovia / Felipe Sabatié

Arturo Beristáin

Arturo Beristáin

Gerardo Ramírez

Gina Romand

Gina Romand

Dunia Sabatié de Segovia

Sergio Kleiner

Manuel Segovia

Rosenda Monteros

Rosenda Monteros

María Elena Ramírez "Mamá Nena"

José Loza

Rolando Segovia

Creative team

Created by: Eric Vonn

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