Corazón Valiente (Fearless Heart), originally known as Caídas del Cielo (Falls of Heaven), is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by U.S.-based television network Telemundo Studios, Miami, featuring an ensemble cast. Adriana Fonseca, Ximena Duque, José Luis Reséndez and Fabián Ríos starred as the main protagonists, with Aylin Mujica and Manuel Landeta starred as the main antagonists.

Telemundo aired Corazón Valiente weeknights at 9 pm/8c from March 6, 2012 to January 7, 2013, replacing Flor Salvaje. On January 8, 2013, La Patrona replaced Corazón Valiente. As with most of its other telenovelas, the network broadcast English subtitles as closed captions on CC3.

Plot

Corazón valiente is the story of the friendship between two girls in a remote Mexican city called Valle de Bravo. Ángela Valdez (Sofía Sanabria), humble and sweet, was the daughter of Miguel Valdéz (Jorge Luis Pila), the bodyguard of the powerful and wealthy family Sandoval Navarro. Samantha Sandoval Navarro was the rich girl guarded by Miguel Valdéz. The two girls' lives are forever changed when Samantha is kidnapped, resulting in Miguel Valdéz sacrificing his life to save her. After what happened, the girls were separated.

Ángela and Samantha meet again after eighteen years. Ángela (Adriana Fonseca) is married to Luis Martínez (Gabriel Valenzuela); Has a daughter, Violeta (Nicole Arci), and works as a baker. For her part, Samantha (Ximena Duque) works as a bodyguard. Samantha comes up with the idea of inviting Ángela to work with her; Ángela accepts and assigns her the mission to protect Génesis Arroyo, the daughter of a multimillionaire lawyer named Juan Marcos Arroyo (Jose Luis Reséndez) who is unfortunately married to Isabel Uriarte (Sonya Smith), a proud and evil woman who is unfaithful, even with his own bodyguard. Meanwhile, Samantha is ordered to protect Willy del Castillo (Fabián Ríos), her first love, who has become a whimsical playboy and womanizer. Samantha decides not to reveal anything of her past, but he ends up discovering who she is and love arises between them.

Thus, Ángela and Samantha will have to fight with all the obstacles that their enemies will put them through in order to be happy with the people they love, while always having a brave heart.

Cast

Main

Recurring

  • Sandra Beltrán as Ivonne Matamoros / La Niña Bonita (Antagonist)
  • Andrés Cotrino as Nicolás del Castillo
  • Gabriela Borges as Jessica Águilar del Toro
  • Jonathan Freudman as Rodrigo Sandoval
  • Eduardo Rodríguez as Esteban de la Vega
  • Sonya Smith as Isabel Uriarte De Arroyo
  • Emily Alvarado as Young Samantha Sandoval
  • Ileana Jacket as Josefina Uriarte
  • Michelle Jones as Pamela Vallester
  • Paloma Márquez as Sol Díaz de León
  • Mauro Menendez as Young Jesús Matamoros
  • Ezequiel Montalt as Teniente Manuel Flores
  • Dayami Padrón as Paloma Nieves
  • Juan Jiménez as Cayetano Rodríguez / Ringo (Antagonist)
  • Francisco Porras as Dante
  • María del Pilar Pérez as María Fernanda del Castillo
  • Yami Quintero as Fiscal Eugenia de la Salle
  • Fernando Cermeño as Gael
  • Anthony Sandobal as Juan Cruz Arroyo
  • Jamie Sasson as Paula Uriarte
  • Eduardo Wasveiler as Juan Ignacio Arroyo
  • Zainab Alzaba

Guest

Sonya Smith as Isabel Uriarte De Arroyo

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominatedResult
2012Premios People en Español
Best TelenovelaMarcela CitterioNominated
Best ActressAdriana FonsecaNominated
Best ActorJosé Luis ReséndezNominated
Best Supporting ActressXimena DuqueNominated
Best Supporting ActorFabián RíosNominated
Best VillainManuel LandetaNominated
Best VillainAylín MujicaNominated
Newcomer of the YearBriggitte BozzoNominated
SweetheartsXimena Duque and Fabián RíosNominated
Premios Tu Mundo
Novela of the YearMarcela CitterioNominated
Favorite Lead ActorJosé Luis ReséndezNominated
Favorite Lead ActressAdriana FonsecaNominated
The Best Bad BoyManuel LandetaNominated
The Best Bad GirlAylin MujicaWon
The Perfect CoupleXimena Duque and Fabián RíosWon
The Best KissXimena Duque and Fabián RíosWon
Great Young ActorBriggitte BozzoNominated
Emily AlvaradoNominated
Nicole ArciNominated
Best Bad Luck Video"El plan de seducción de Vicente sale mal"Nominated
"Ángela confunde al dueño de la casa con el empleado"Nominated
Best Novela Soundtrack"Mi primer amor"Nominated
2013Miami Life Awards
Best TelenovelaMarcela CitterioNominated
Best female lead of telenovelaAdriana FonsecaWon
Ximena DuqueNominated
Best male lead of telenovelaJosé Luis ReséndezNominated
Fabián RíosNominated
Best Supporting Actress telenovelaBrenda AsnicarNominated
Best actress telenovela villainAylín MujicaWon
Best actor telenovela villainManuel LandetaNominated
Gabriel ValenzuelaWon
Best leading actressAlba RoversiNominated
Best Actress disclosureBriggitte BozzoNominated
Emily AlvaradoNominated
Nicole ArciNominated
Sofía SanabriaNominated
Best telenovelaMarcela CitterioWon
2014
Best young actress telenovelaSofía SanabriaNominated

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