Contra viento y marea
Directed by	Marta Luna Víctor Rodríguez Beatriz Sheridan
Script by	Kary Fajer (adaptation) Rosario Velicia (script editor)
Producer(s)	Nicandro Díaz Pablo Noceda Pérez
Starring	Marlene Favela Sebastián Rulli Nicky Mondellini Azela Robinson
Music by	Intocable
Theme song	Contra Viento y Marea
Performed by	Intocable
Country of origin	Mexico
Language(s)	Spanish
Original channel	Televisa Univision
Broadcast	Mexico: April 25, 2005 - November 4, 2005 USA: September 12, 2005 - March 20, 2006 January 19, 2009 - September 7, 2009
No. of episodes	130

Contra viento y marea (Against wind and tide) is a Mexican telenovela aired from April 25 until November 4, 2005. And this is the last acting role of Beatriz Sheridan, who died in 2006 of a heart attack.

[edit] Plot

Natalia is a young beautiful girl who lives with her aunt Inez and her aunt's perverted husband Arcaido. After trying to rape her, Arcaido sells Natalia into slavery to dirty hoodlums. One of the hoodlums feels sorry for her and helps her run away. When she returns, she finds her aunt dying. Her aunt tells her that she'll only be safe if she lives with the Serrano family. When she arrives at the house everyone receives her with open arms except the lady of the house Apolonia. While attending college Natalia meets Eduardo, a man who falls deeply in love with her. But when she meets his brother Sebastian it's love at first sight. But when Eduardo is dying he asks Natalia to marry him. Now she must decide between marrying Eduardo or being with the man she loves with all her heart, Sebastian.

[edit] Cast

• Marlene Favela .... Natalia Ríos
• Danna Paola .... Natalia as a child
• Sebastián Rulli .... Sebastián Cárdenas
• Nicky Mondellini .... Constanza Sandoval de Balmaceda
• Azela Robinson .... Apolonia Rudell de Serrano, Villain
• Beatriz Sheridan .... Carlota viuda de Rudell, Villain
• Armando Araiza .... Imanol Balmaceda, Villain
• Adriana Fonseca .... Sandra Serrano Rudell
• Mariana Ávila .... Zarela Balmaceda
• Alexis Ayala .... Ricadro Sandoval, Villain
• Julio Camejo .... Saúl Trejo ‘Veneno’, Villain
• Kika Edgar .... Regina Campos/ Luna Gitana/Álvaro
• Alberto Estrella .... Valente Ortigosa/ Franko Gallardo, Villain
• Miguel Galván .... Adán
• Evita Muñoz "Chachita" .... Cruz
• Aleida Núñez .... Perlita
• Maribel Palmer .... Érika Rudell
• Federico Pizarro .... Álvaro
• Elizabeth Aguilar .... La Coyota
• Silvia Manriquez .... Amparo
• Alex Sirvent .... Chema
• Luis Couturier .... Teodoro Serrano
• Liz Vega .... Juncal
• Oscar Morelli .... General Valadez
• Marco Méndez .... Renato Aldai
• Ernesto D'Alessio .... Eduardo, Villain
• Julio Monterde .... Padre Dimas
• Miguel Garza .... Fabricio
• Yolanda Ventura .... Isabel
• Ana Luisa Pelufo .... Bibi de la Macorra
• Roberto Ballesteros .... Arcadio
• Carmen Amezcua .... Lucía Campos
• Mayrra Saavedra .... Yuraima
• Uberto Bondoni .... Almeja
• Sion Jenne .... Itzel
• Paty Romero .... Odalis
• Daniel Habiff .... Frank
• Yula Pozo .... Tirsa
• Gloria Chavez .... Vilma
• Marisol González .... Melissa
• Gerardo Quiroz
• Arturo Peniche .... Nazario
• Miguel Ángel Biaggio .... Cuco
• Sylvia Suárez .... Adelina
• Irina Areu .... La Colorada
• Alfonso Munguía .... Domingo Rojas
• Xorge Noble .... ‘El Tuerto’
• Ursula Monserrat .... Rita
• José Luis Cantú .... Cheleque
• Luis Fernando Madriz .... ‘Chito’
• Charly Alberto .... Beni
• Rubén Olivares ‘El Púas’ .... Rubén
• Daniela Aedo .... Sandra
• Nicole De Maria .... Sara
• Valentina Cuenca .... Beatriz
• Valeria López .... Rebeca
• Ángel Mar .... Sebastián
• Christian Stanley .... Ernesto
• Mario Figueroa .... Fabián
• Oscar Alberto .... Rubén
• Sebastián .... Eduardo
• Fabián Robles.... Villano
• Frances Ondiviela.... Lic. Mendoza
• Arath de la Torre.... Omar

  Countries aired 

• Contra Viento y marea was aired in Greece in December 2007 but it was cut after a while. Now it is aired again from August 2009 with three hours episode each day. In Greece it is aired with the title Pentamorfi(very beautiful).

[edit] External links

• (Spanish) Official site on Televisa