Por amar sin ley

Por amar sin ley (English title: Laws of love) is a Mexican telenovela produced by José Alberto Castro that premiered on Las Estrellas on 12 February 2018.^[1] It is a remake of a 2016 Colombian telenovela La ley del corazón.^[2] The telenovela revolves around the personal life and work of a group of lawyers belonging to a prestigious law firm.

Por amar sin ley
Genre	Telenovela
Based on	La ley del corazón by Mónica Agudelo
Screenplay by	José Alberto Castro Fernando Garcilita Vanesa Varela
Story by	Mónica Agudelo Felipe Agudelo Ricardo Sarmiento Natalia Santa
Directed by	Salvador Garcini Alejandro Gamboa
Creative director	Sandra Cortés
Starring	Ana Brenda Contreras David Zepeda Julián Gil José María Torre Hütt Sergio Basañez Altair Jarabo Guillermo García Cantú Pablo Valentín Ilithya Manzanilla Geraldine Bazán Moisés Arizmendi Manuel Balbi Víctor García Eva Cedeño Azela Robinson Roberto Ballesteros Leticia Perdigón Issabela Camil Arlette Pacheco Magda Karina Lourdes Munguía Polly Daniela Álvarez
Music by	Jorge Tena Martínez Vara
Opening theme	"Por amar sin ley"
Country of origin	Mexico
Original language	Spanish
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	183 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	José Alberto Castro
Producers	Ernesto Hernández Fausto Sainz
Production locations	Mexico City, Mexico Cancún, Quintana Roo Los Angeles, California, U.S. New York City, New York, U.S.
Cinematography	Ernesto Esteva Esmeralda Cruz Cruz
Editors	Juan Ordóñez Arturo Rodríguez Héctor Flores
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Production company	Televisa
Original release
Network	Las Estrellas
Release	12 February 2018 (2018-02-12) – 5 July 2019 (2019-07-05)[1]
Related
Médicos

Castro had said that he did not know whether he would carry out a third season of the telenovela, but he left open all the elements to continue it if Televisa decided to do it later.^[3] On 7 February 2020, Castro confirmed that the series had been renewed for a third season.^[4]

Plot

The series follows the life of a group of lawyers who work for the firm Vega y Asociados founded by Alonso Vega (Guillermo García Cantú). The main characters are Alejandra (Ana Brenda Contreras), Ricardo (David Zepeda) and Carlos (Julián Gil). After the police imprison Carlos for the death of a prostitute, Alejandra begins to work for Vega y Asociados and begins to be attracted to Ricardo, but Carlos, after seeing this, decides to do everything possible to separate them together with the help of Elena (Geraldine Bazán). On the other hand, are Victoria (Altair Jarabo) and Roberto (José María Torre Hütt ), Roberto tries to seduce her, but she refuses to fall into his game, Benjamín (Pablo Valentín) and Leticia (Eva Cedeño), two ambitious lawyers who are lovers, Olivia (Ilithya Manzanilla) who is madly in love with Leonardo (Manuel Balbi), but he only has eyes for his work, Gustavo (Sergio Basañez), who after a bad decision ends his marriage, and Juan López (Víctor García), a lawyer who admires the firm Vega y Asociados and wishes to obtain a position in that law firm.

Cast and characters

See also: List of Por amar sin ley characters

• Ana Brenda Contreras as Alejandra Ponce, she is a lawyer in family cases.^[5]
• David Zepeda as Ricardo Bustamante, he is a senior lawyer in family cases, Elena's ex-husband.^[5]
• Julián Gil as Carlos Ibarra, he is a prestigious lawyer.
• José María Torre Hütt as Roberto Morelli, he is an attorney lawyer of Vega y Asociado.^[1]
• Sergio Basañez as Gustavo Soto, is a lawyer for Vega and Asociados.^[1]
• Altair Jarabo as Victoria Escalante, lawyer of Vega y Asociados, she has an interest in Roberto, but does not show it.^[1]
• Guillermo García Cantú as Alonso Vega, he is the owner of the law firm Vega y Asociados.^[1]
• Pablo Valentín as Benjamín Acosta, ambitious lawyer of the company Vega Y Asociado. (season 1)^[1]
• Ilithya Manzanilla as Olivia Suárez, she is a dedicated lawyer in cases of family abuse. (season 1)
• Geraldine Bazán as Elena Fernández, ex-wife of Ricardo.^[1]
• Moisés Arizmendi as Alan Páez, Carlos cousin.
• Manuel Balbi as Leonardo Morán, lawyer of Vega y Asociado. (season 1)^[1]
• Víctor García as Juan López, independent lawyer who then starts working for Vega y Asociados.^[1]
• Eva Cedeño as Leticia Jara, junior lawyer of Vega y Asociado, Benjamin's lover. (season 1)
• Azela Robinson as Paula Ortega, Alejandra's mother.^[1]
• Roberto Ballesteros as Jaime Ponce, Alejandra's father.
• Leticia Perdigón as Susana López, Juan's mother.
• Issabela Camil as Isabel, Gustavo's wife. (season 1)
• Arlette Pacheco as Carmen, secretary of Vega y Asociados.
• Magda Karina as Sonia, prosecutor of the public ministry. (season 1)
• Nataly Umaña as Tatiana, she is Patricia Linares friend.
• Lourdes Munguía as Lourdes, she is the best friend of Paula.
• Polly as Alicia, she is the best friend of Paula.
• Daniela Álvarez as Fer, neighbor of Juan and Susana, help Juan to do research.
• Kimberly Dos Ramos as Sofía Alcocer (guest, season 1; main, season 2)^[6]
• Marco Méndez as Javier Rivas (season 2)
• Axel Ricco as El Ciego (guest, season 1; main, season 2)
• Alejandra García as Lorena Fuentes (season 2)
• Mar Zamora as Nancy Muñoz (season 2)
• Julio Vallado as Manuel Durán (season 2)
• Mauricio Rousselon as Raúl (season 2)
• Marc Clotet as Adrián Carballo (season 2)^[7]
• Alejandro Tommasi as Nicolás (guest, season 1; main, season 2)
• Karina Ancira (season 2)
• Elías Campo as El Chivo (season 2)
• Diego Val as El Cuervo (season 2)
• Lucía Silva as Michelle (season 2)

Episodes

Main article: List of Por amar sin ley episodes

Series	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	92		12 February 2018 (2018-02-12)	17 June 2018 (2018-06-17)
2	91		3 March 2019 (2019-03-03)	5 July 2019 (2019-07-05)

Production

The start of production began on 6 November 2017,^[8] and concluded in May 2018.^[9] On 10 May 2018, Univision revealed through its upfront for the 2018-19 television season that the series renewed for a second season.^[10] The second season premiered on 3 March 2019.^[11] Filming for the second season commenced on 11 June 2018.^[12]

Ratings

Mexico ratings

Viewership and ratings per season of Por amar sin ley

Season	Episodes	First aired		Last aired		Avg. viewers (millions)
		Date	Viewers (millions)	Date	Viewers (millions)
1	92	12 February 2018 (2018-02-12)	3.1[13]	17 June 2018 (2018-06-17)[14]	5.8[15]	2.92
2	88[a]	3 March 2019 (2019-03-03)[11]	3.1[16]	5 July 2019 (2019-07-05)[17]	2.7[18]	2.76

U.S. ratings

Viewership and ratings per season of Por amar sin ley

Season	Episodes	First aired		Last aired		Avg. viewers (millions)
		Date	Viewers (millions)	Date	Viewers (millions)
1	87	5 March 2018 (2018-03-05)[19]	1.58[20]	6 July 2018 (2018-07-06)[21]	1.64[22]	1.52
2	84	12 March 2019 (2019-03-12)[23]	1.19[24]	26 July 2019 (2019-07-26)	1.17[25]	1.15

Notes

1. Should reflect the number of episodes that contribute to the average given in the last column.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated	Result
2019	TVyNovelas Awards[26]	Best Telenovela of the Year	José Alberto Castro	Nominated[27]
		Best Actor	David Zepeda	Nominated[27]
		Best Antagonist Actor	Julián Gil	Nominated[27]
		Best Leading Actor	Guillermo García Cantú	Nominated[27]
		Best Co-lead Actress	Altair Jarabo	Nominated[27]
		Best Co-lead Actor	José María Torre	Nominated[27]
		Best Original Story or Adaptation	Mónica Agudelo, José Alberto Castro, Vanesa Varela, and Fernando Garcilita	Nominated[27]
		Best Direction of the Cameras	Bernardo Najera and Mauricio Manzano	Nominated[27]
		Best Cast	Por amar sin ley	Nominated[27]
2020	TVyNovelas Awards[28]	Best Telenovela of the Year	José Alberto Castro	Nominated[29]
		Best Leading Actor	Guillermo García Cantú	Nominated[29]
		Best Original Story or Adaptation	Vanesa Varela, Fernando Garcilita and José Alberto Castro	Nominated[30]
	TVyNovelas Los Favoritos del Público[31]	The Most Handsome Villain	Julián Gil	Nominated[32]
		The Most Handsome Guy	David Zepeda	Nominated[32]
		The Most Handsome Senior	Guillermo García Cantú	Nominated[32]
		Best Finale	José Alberto Castro	Nominated[32]
		Best Cast		Nominated[32]