Amantes del desierto

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Amantes del desierto
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Genre Romance - Action, Drama
Created by Julio Jimenez
Developed by Telemundo
RTI Colombia
Caracol Television
Starring Maritza Rodríguez
Francisco Gattorno
Catherine Siachoque
Theme music composerMiguel 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 originUnited States
Colombia
Original languageSpanish
No. of episodes121
Production
Executive producersArnaldo Limansky
Hugo León Ferrer
ProducersAndrés Santamaría
Lucero Venegas
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time42-45 minutes
Release
Original network Telemundo
Caracol Televisión
Picture format NTSC
Original releaseMarch 19 (2001-03-19) 
September 4, 2001 (2001-09-04)

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.

Contents

Plot

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 1950s and 1960s. 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.

Cast

Main cast

ActorCharacterKnown as
Maritza Rodríguez Bárbara SantanaMain heroine, stepdaughter of Miguel & Esther & Camila real sister. Wife of Andres. Andrea Bustamante Santana’s mother.
Francisco Gattorno Andres BustamanteMain hero, husband of Barbara. Andrea Bustamante Santana’s father.
Catherine Siachoque Micaela Fernández / Manuela OlivaresMain villain, Alias, ex-housekeeper, ex-wife of Miguel, later killed by Miguel Santana.
Roberto EscobarMiguel SantanaColonel of prison "Faralion", stepfather of Bárbara
Ana SolerEsther de SantanaEx-wife of Miguel, Bárbara's mother, is killed by Micaela
Edgardo RománIdelfonso CubillosLeutenante in prison "Faralion", villain, gets killed by prisoners
Juan Pablo Shuk Bruno SaleguiLover of Micaela, villain, is killed by Micaela
Rolando TarajanoSantos Libardo / Satanásprisoner of Cliff jail, brother of Andres
Helios Fernández Padre MoránPriest of the Farallon prison
Carlos Barbosa Francisco de Paula "Pancho" FonsecaHusband of Bertha
Maria Cristina GálvezBertha de FonsecaWife of Pacho
Ricardo GonzálezTomás "Tomasito" FonsecaSon of Pacho and Bertha
Agmeth EscafJavier Negreteson of Rafael Negrete, Bárbara's 2nd boyfriend
Víctor CifuentesAbelardo MejíaLeutenante in prison "Faralion", Griselda's husband
Ivette ZamoraGriseldaBárbara's maid and friend
Margálida CastroMagdalena Libardo ‘Tania’mother of Santos
Roberto MateosAlejandro GarcíaBarbara's doctor, in love with her
Andrea LópezCamila SantanaAgustín's daughter, Bárbara's real sister
Santiago BejaranoAgustín Santanabrother of Miguel, real father of Bárbara
Roxana MontoyaAndrea Bustamante Santanadaughter of Andres and Bárbara
Leonor ArangoElena Bustamantemother of Andres, gets killed at the operation by Cubillos
Raúl GutiérrezSergio GóngoraRafael's real killer, Javier's lawyer, villain
Patricia TamayoIsabelin love with Javier
Maria Luisa ReyMaria Graciain love with Santos
Alexander PaezPiraña"prisoner of "Faralion", friend of Andres, gets killed at the operation by Cubillos
Lucy MartínezNemesiaBarbara's helper witch
Carolina GonzálezFilomenalover of Tomasito
Carlos HurtadoToñoowner of the bar in the village Esmeralda
Liliana GonzálezJosefinawife of Toño, in love with Javier
Sandra PérezTrinidadmember of Bruno's gang, gets killed by Cubillos
Alberto León JaramilloJalilowner of the moving circus
Júlio del MarAurelio LeónGeneral of Cliff jail
Fernando CorredorGuillermo MuñozProcuror, Sergio's accomplice, villain, gets killed by Micaela
German RojasDamian FabrePainter
Martha SuárezJamaicaMicaela's maid and her accomplice, witch
Guilied LópezLucíaBlind, in love with Luis Felipe, Idelfonso's love interes
Orlando PardoLuis FelipeDoctor, in love with Lucía, friend of Alejandro
Xiomara SeguraBarbieSantos' girlfriend, gets killed by Cubillos
Paola DíazSabrina Montenegroworkwoman of Khalil, Tomasito's lover
Vilma VeraGertrudissister in chapel
Julio EcheverriInspectorAgustín's friend
Luís Fernando ArdillaPinocho
Julio Cesar PachónTijeres"prisoner of "Faralion", friend of Santos
Néstor Alfonso RojasEl Pulgarcitoin love with Filomena, workman of Fonseca's mine
Olga Cecilia MendozaRita
Jose CardeñoJoaquín
Claudia Rocio MoraNellyMicaela's accomplice nurse
Carlos ZerratoEl Ratónprisoner of Cliff jail, Lucia's brother
Alejandro Tamayoa driver, gets killed by Micaela

International Broadcasting

CountryAlternate title/TranslationTV network(s)Series premiereSeries finaleWeekly scheduleTimeslot
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Səhrada Məhəbbət ANS TV 20022002Monday to Friday19:00
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Любов в пустинята bTV 20012002Monday to Friday11:00
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia სიყვარული უდაბნოში Imedi Media Holding 20032004Monday to Friday18:00
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Pustinjski ljubavnici TV Košava 20022002Monday to Friday19:00
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Pustinjski ljubavnici RTV USK 20032004Monday to Friday19:00
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco الحب في الصحراء 2M TV 20032004Saturday to Wednesday18:00
Flag of Somaliland.svg  Somaliland Jacaylkii Lama-degaanka Horn Cable Television 20082009Saturday to Wednesday19:00

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