| Amantes del Desierto | |
|---|---|
| Format | Romance - Action, Telenovela |
| Created by | Julio Jimenez |
| Developed by | Telemundo RTI Colombia Caracol Television |
| Starring | Francisco Gattorno Maritza Rodríguez Catherine Siachoque |
| Theme music composer | Miguel de Narváez |
| Opening theme | 'Dos Corazones, Dos Historias' performed by Julio Iglesias Alejandro Fernández |
| Ending theme | 'Dos Corazones, Dos Historias' performed by Julio Iglesias Alejandro Fernández |
| Country of origin | United States Colombia |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| No. of episodes | 121 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Arnaldo Limansky Hugo León Ferrer |
| Producer(s) | Andrés Santamaría Lucero Venegas |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 42-45 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Telemundo |
| Picture format | SDTV, 480i |
| Original run | March 19, 2001 – September 4, 2001 |
Amantes del Desierto (Desert Lovers), is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo, RTI Colombia and Caracol Television. This limited-run series ran for 121 episodes from March 19, 2001 to September 4, 2001.This telenovela was sold to 11 countries around the world.
Contents |
A man and a woman who love each other have to confront the world, in order to defend their feelings. Andrés Bustamante has been sentenced to twelve years in the gloomy cliff jail. Colonel Miguel Santana's daughter Barbara helps him escape from jail and takes him to the arid desert to hide. They are chased by Miguel Santana who makes them go through many dangerous adventures in search for freedom.
Desert Lovers is a passionate and adventurous love story that takes place between the 50's and 60's. It is starred by Andrés Bustamante, a young, modest doctor, and Bárbara Santana, a woman who was born in a time when very conservative ideas ruled society.
| Actor | Character | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| Francisco Gattorno | Andres Bustamante | Main hero |
| Maritza Rodríguez | Bárbara Santana | Main heroine |
| Roberto Escobar | Miguel Santana | Colonel of prison "Faralion", father of Bárbara |
| Catherine Siachoque | Micaela Fernández | Alias, ex-housekeeper, wife of Miguel, main villain |
| Ana Soler | Esther de Santana | Ex-wife of Miguel, Bárbara's mother, gets killed by Micaela |
| Edgardo Román | Idelfonso Cubillos | Leutenante in prison "Faralion", villain |
| Juan Pablo Shuk | Bruno Salegue | Lover of Micaela, villain, gets killed by Micaela |
| Rolando Tarajano | Santos Libardo / Satanás | Real brother of Andres |
| Helios Fernández | Padre Moran | Priest of the Farallon prison |
| Carlos Barbosa | Francisco de Paula "Pancho" Fonseca | Husband of Bertha |
| Maria Cristina Gálvez | Bertha de Fonseca | Wife of Pacho |
| Ricardo González | Tomas "Tomasito" Fonseca | Son of Pacho and Bertha |
| Agmeth Escaf | Javier Negrete | son of Rafael, Bárbara's 2nd boyfriend, villain |
| Víctor Cifuentes | Abelardo Mejia | Leutenante in prison "Faralion", Griselda's husband |
| Ivette Zamora | Griselda | Bárbara's maid and friend |
| Country | Alternate title/Translation | TV network(s) | Series premiere | Series finale | Weekly schedule | Timeslot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | Любов в пустинята | bTV | 2001 | 2002 | Monday to Friday | 11:00 |
| Georgia | სიყვარული უდაბნოში | Imedi Media Holding | September 22, 2003 | March 13, 2004 | Monday to Friday | 18:00 |
| Serbia | Pustinjski ljubavnici | TV Kosava | 2002 | 2002 | Monday to Friday | 19:00 |