''Watch Over Me'' is an

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that debuted on December 6, 2006 on

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. Twentieth Television produced 66 episodes to air weekdays. The limited-run serial is an adaptation of

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series '' Resistiré''. Dayanara Torres, a former

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, played a woman torn between her

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fiancé (

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) and her bodyguard, played by

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and

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also appeared as villains.

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, which produced the original version, syndicates a 64-episode run of the series in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. It promotes the show as mixing a classic Latin genre with Hollywood aesthetics. From July 2009, it was aired in Slovakia on TV Markíza taking the slot of Latin American

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s, but the show was not very successful. It is currently available for streaming on TubiTV.

Production notes

*''Watch Over Me'' was first intended to run as ''A Dangerous Love'' under the ''Secret Obsessions'' umbrella title. A ''Secret Obsessions'' logo appeared in the show's opening credits—and the MyNetworkTV Web site said that the serial was "part of the Secret Obsessions series." *

had a special promotional deal with

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, which provided wardrobe for the cast from the Metro 7 women's line. Dayanara Torres had previously modeled for the brand. *The theme song was performed by

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. *The house used as Michael Krieger's compound is located in Rancho Santa Fe, California. Most scenes were filmed at Stu Segall Productions in San Diego. *Recap shows originally aired on Saturdays, but were replaced by movies on February 3, 2007. *Mexico's

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commissioned its own version of this story in 2006, titled '' Amar sin limites'' (''"Love Without Limits"'').

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is expected to air this 135-episode serial in the USA this fall. The Jack and Julia characters are named Diego Moran and Azul Toscano, while the villan is named Mauricio Duarte. * Clive Robertson turned down a role in this series, calling the part "a waste of time. He later accepted the male lead on ''

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''. *Alex Thomas, a main character on ''

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'', appears in this series. Actor Zack Silva, shown using footage from the previous MyNetworkTV telenovela, was uncredited. *

and

were married in real life and have two children.

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