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165 episodes of chaos, fake deaths, and twins who definitely aren't twins.
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El amor no es como lo pintan (2000)

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Latest Episode

45 min

Season 1 • Episode 175

Latest

Episode 175

Apr 27, 2001

Overview

DramaSoap

El amor no es como lo pintan is a Mexican telenovela produced by Juan David Burns and Elisa Salinas for TV Azteca. It was broadcast on Azteca 13 from November 6, 2000 to April 27, 2001 for 165 episodes.

Flag of MXMXSpanish
Content warning
romancetelenovela

Standout Aspects

Acting

Vanessa Acosta playing four versions of herself—unhinged commitment.

Writing

Eric Vonn's plot twists require suspension of physics and logic.

Best for:Binge: Commit to the spiral, cancel your weekend.·Friends: Drinking game: sip every time someone fakes amnesia.
Heads up:Triggers: Assault plotlines handled with 2000s telenovela sensitivity (not much).
E

Creator

Eric Vonn

First AiredAug 28, 2000
StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonemixed
Feelheavy
Seasons1·Episodes175
Azteca Trece

Top Cast

Vanessa Acosta

Vanessa Acosta

Alicia "Licha" Ramírez Campos/Desiree Campos

Héctor Soberón

Héctor Soberón

César Segovia / Felipe Sabatié

Arturo Beristáin

Arturo Beristáin

Gerardo Ramírez

Rosenda Monteros

Rosenda Monteros

María Elena Ramírez "Mamá Nena"

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Trivia

Eric Vonn later created 'La Casa de los Lios' and 'La Otra Cara del Amor'—this was his warm-up for telenovela anarchy.

Cultural

TV Azteca's early 2000s output directly challenged Televisa's monopoly with deliberately messier, more working-class heroines.

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