Dulce Amargo

Dulce Amargo
Genre	Telenovela, Drama, romance, reality, taboo
Created by	Marcelo Leonart Nona Fernández
Written by	Iris Dubs
Directed by	Olegario Barrera Miguel Pineda José Carvajal
Starring	Scarlet Ortiz Erik Hayser Fernando Noriega Roxana Díaz Juan Carlos García Juliet Lima Alejandra Ambrosi Juan Carlos Martín del Campo Carlos Guillermo Haydon Carlos Felipe Álvarez Oriana Colmenares
Opening theme	Una vida by Leonel García
Ending theme	Una vida by Leonel García
Country of origin	Venezuela United States
Original language(s)	Spanish
No. of episodes	120
Production
Producer(s)	Jhonny Pulido Juan Pablo Zamora
Location(s)	Caracas, Venezuela
Running time	40-45 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	Televen (Venezuela) Cadena Tres (Mexico) Telemundo (USA)
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Audio format	Stereophonic sound
Original run	October 31, 2012 – April 2, 2013
Chronology
Preceded by	Corazón Valiente (9:00 p.m.) Dama y Obrero (2:00 p.m.)
Followed by	Las Bandidas (9:00 p.m.)
External links
[ Website]

Dulce Amargo^[1] (Bittersweet) is a Venezuelan telenovela produced and aired on Televen^[2] in co-production with Mexican channel Cadena Tres and distributed internationally by Telemundo. It is a remake of the Chilean telenovela Los treinta which is adapted by Venezuelan writer Iris Dubs. Official production of Dulce Amargo began on June 11, 2012, and premiered on October 31, 2012 in the prime-time hours.

Scarlet Ortiz^[3] and Erik Hayser star as the main protagonists with Fernando Noriega and Juliet Lima as the main antagonists. The co-protagonists include Roxana Díaz, Juan Carlos Martín del Campo, Alejandra Ambrosi, Carlos Guillermo Haydon, Alejandra Sandoval, Juan Carlos García, and Anabell Rivero.^[4]

It is the second telenovela produced in high definition by Televen after Nacer Contigo and the first to be co-produced with Cadena Tres. The cast is composed of Venezuelan, Mexican, and Colombian actors.

Plot

Dulce Amargo focuses on five couples and their daily struggles. The main couple are Mariana and Nicholas, who are about to celebrate their seven year anniversary. Mariana, overwhelmed by the concern that she can develop a hereditary mental illness, decides to leave her husband and son to make them avoid the pain of seeing her suffering. But soon after, she will be unwittingly captivated by a new passion, and behind this romance will hide the madness of a psychopath. Nicholas and Mariana's friends try to help, but they must first resolve their own conflicts, including infidelity, jealousy, ambition, and addiction.

Dulce Amargo is a contemporary love story, full of suspense and excitement, in which the fall in love, as in real life, can be bitter sweet.

Cast

Principal Cast

Awards and nominations

International Broadcasts

Country	Network(s)	Series premiere	Series finale	Title
Venezuela	Televen	October 31, 2012	April 2, 2013	Dulce Amargo
Mexico	Cadena Tres	January 14, 2013	June 28, 2013	Dulce Amargo
Panama	Telemetro	March, 2013		Dulce Amargo
Georgia	TV9	May, 2013	cancelled	Dulce Amargo
Guatemala	Guatevisión	October 2, 2013		Dulce Amargo
United States	Telemundo			Dulce Amargo
Armenia	Shant tv	January 21,2014		Դառը քաղցրություն

Versions

• Los Treinta telenovela made in 2005 by TVN, written by Marcelo Leonart, Nona Fernández, Hugo Morales an Ximena Carrera; and starring Francisco Melo, Alejandra Fosalba, Katyna Huberman, Malucha Pinto, Álvaro Espinoza, Luz Valdivieso, Andrés Velasco y Juan José Gurruchaga.

• Jura telenovela made in 2006 by SIC, starring Ricardo Pereira and Patrícia Tavares.

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