''Aurora'' is a Spanish-language

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produced by the

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–based

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network

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. It starred Sara Maldonado,

Eugenio Siller Eugenio Siller Margain (born April 5, 1981) is a Mexican actor, singer, and model who is best known for starring in popular novelas '' Rebelde'', '' Código Postal'', '' Al Diablo con los Guapos'', '' Mi pecado'', ''Aurora'', '' Una Maid en Manh ...

, and

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. As part of the 2010–11 season,

aired the series from November 1, 2010, to May 20, 2011, weeknights at 8 p.m. eastern, replacing '' El Clon''. As with most of its other

s, the network broadcasts

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as closed captions on CC3.

Role changes

The Main Female protagonists are Sara Maldonado and Lisette Morelos while the main male protagonist are

and

. The Main Female Antagonist in the telenovelas first episode is initially Vanessa Pose as Vanessa Miller however Aylin Mújica becomes an antagonist from the second episode onwards playing an older Vanessa Miller, Vanessa Pose then went on to play Victoria Houghton, Vanessa’s daughter. Monica Franco went on to play a bigger antagonist as well in the telenovela. Sara Maldonado left the production after 103 episodes for personal reasons and the plot line had to change Aylin Mujica’s character changed, making her a Co-protagonist, Monica Franco’s character was removed also. Vanessa Pose left the telenovela but was asked however to come back and take Sara Maldonado’s place as a Main Female Protagonist she accepted and her character was cryogenically revived,

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also came on to replace Sara Maldonado as Angela Amenábar.

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went on to play the main female antagonist, while Melvin Cabrera the Main Male Antagonist. Due to Sara Maldonado’s departure and the change of storyline, more actors were added include

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and

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Plot

Set in

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, the story begins in 1990 with a 20-year-old dancer named Aurora Ponce de León ( Sara Maldonado). She attends New York School of the Arts with her two best friends, Natalia Suárez (Talina Duclaud) and Vanessa Miller ( Vanessa Pose). One night after a dance rehearsal, they all go to a bar, where Aurora meets Lorenzo Lobos (

), a dance instructor and single father. Aurora and Lorenzo fall madly in love but Vanessa, who had always been jealous of Aurora, is infuriated by this because she is also in love with Lorenzo. She tries everything to separate them, going as far as inviting Lorenzo to Aurora's lavish twentieth birthday party (Lorenzo was unaware that Aurora was wealthy), where she makes sure he sees Federico ( Ismael La Rosa) kiss Aurora. Lorenzo storms off, believing that he has been betrayed. Aurora runs after Lorenzo and declares her love for him, but it doesn't work and Lorenzo wants nothing more to do with Aurora. Aurora returns home heartbroken and after an argument with her father, Gustavo (

Braulio Castillo Braulio Castillo Cintrón (March 30, 1933 – February 28, 2015) was a telenovela actor in Latin America. His two sons, Braulio Castillo, Jr. and Jorge Castillo, are also actors. He was born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Castillo played in the ''Or ...

), she faints. Gustavo takes her to his cryogenic clinic to run tests. It is discovered that Aurora is pregnant with Lorenzo's baby. Her father refuses to tell Lorenzo about the pregnancy and sends her as far away from him as possible. A few months pass and Aurora tries to run away and return to Lorenzo, but she falls and goes into labor. She gives birth to a girl, who she names Blanca. Aurora becomes very ill and on her deathbed, calls Lorenzo, and says to him with her dying breath, "I will always love you." Lorenzo hears a flat line and all the commotion, and Gustavo decides to freeze Aurora in a

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capsule. Aurora wakes up after 20 years, only to discover that Lorenzo (

) is married to Natalia ( Sandra Destenave). Blanca ( Lisette Morelos) doesn't know that Aurora is her mother, because she was raised by her grandparents, who told her that her mother was her sister. Aurora plays along with it and keeps her real identity a secret. However, after Lorenzo's son Martin (Eugenio Siller) falls in love with Aurora, all the secrets starts coming out. Nothing remains the same as father and son share one love. But will the love of them last?

Cast

Main

* Sara Maldonado as Aurora Ponce de León - *

as Martín Lobos / Lorenzo Lobos (young) / Sebastián Lobos (young) - *

as Lorenzo Lobos - * Lisette Morelos as Blanca Lobos Ponce de León - * Vanessa Pose as Victoria "Vicky" Hutton Miller / Vanessa Miller Quintana (young) - *

Aylín Mújica Aylín Mújica Ricard more commonly known as Aylín Mújica ( born November 24, 1974) is a Cuban actress, model, and ballet dancer who lives in Miami, Florida, United States. Career Aylín began at the age of 8 years old. She studied folk dan ...

as Vanessa Miller Quintana de Álvarez *

as Angela Amenábar - *

as Clara Amenábar -

Also main

Angélica María Angélica María Hartman Ortiz (born September 27, 1944), also known as "La Novia de México", is a Mexican singer and actress. She debuted as a child actress in the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema in films such as ''Pecado'' (1951), ''Una mujer de ...

as Pasión Urquijo - *

Pablo Azar Pablo Azar (born Pablo Azar on July 27, 1982, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actor. Personal life Pablo Azar is an international actor and painter. Pablo Azar was born in Mexico City and currently lives in the United States. Charity ...

as César Lobos / Julio César Lobos de la Vega - *

as Christian Santana / Christian Miller Urquijo - *

as Catalina Quintana de Pérez -

Recurring

as Dr. Gustavo Ponce de León - * Ismael La Rosa as Federico Álvarez de Toledo * Sandra Destenave as Natalia Suárez - *

Karen Sentíes Karen Sentíes (born Karen Mireya Sentíes Ludwik on December 10, 1965, in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico) is a Mexican telenovela actress who is known for playing in Spanish language telenovelas on Televisa and TV Azteca and in one Canadi ...

as Inés Ponce de León - * Melvin Cabrera as Ernesto Podestá - * Mónica Franco as Dr. Elizabeth Oviedo - * Talina Duclaud as Nina Lobos / Natalia Suárez (young) - *

as Diana del Valle - * Rubén Morales as Roque - *

Miguel Augusto Rodríguez Miguel Augusto Rodríguez Garrido (born in Caracas on 20 October 1977) is a Venezuelan actor and model. He has appeared in several telenovelas for RCTV and Venevisión. Career Rodríguez began his career modelling for an agency in Caracas. ...

as Dr. Williams - * Carla Rodríguez as Dr. Liliana Rosales - *

as Ramiro - * Sabrina Pila as Aurora "Aurorita" Lobos Ponce de León - * Ana Carolina Grajales as Charlotte

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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