Contra viento y marea

Contra Viento y Marea
Created by	Manuel Muñoz Rico
Written by	Kari Fajer
Directed by	Beatriz Sheridan; Victor Rodriguez; Marta Luna
Starring	Marlene Favela; Sebastián Rulli; Adriana Fonseca; Azela Robinson; Kika Edgar; Ernesto D'Alessio; Armando Araiza; Alberto Estrella; Evita Muñoz "Chachita"; Beatriz Sheridan; Luis Couturier; Silvia Manríquez; Alexis Ayala
Theme music composer	Jorge Eduardo Murguía; Mauricio Arriaga
Opening theme	Contra viento y marea by Intocable
Ending theme	Contra viento y marea by Intocable
Country of origin	Mexico
Original language(s)	Spanish
No. of episodes	130
Production
Executive producer(s)	Nicandro Díaz González
Producer(s)	Pablo Noceda
Production location(s)	Manzanillo, Colima
Editor(s)	Susana Valencia; Juan Alfredo Villareal
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	46 minutes
Release
Original network	Televisa
Picture format	NTSC
Audio format	Stereophonic sound
Original release	April 25 –; November 4, 2005
Chronology
Preceded by	Apuesta por un amor
Followed by	Barrera de amor
External links
	Website

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Contra viento y marea (Against All Odds) is a Mexican telenovela aired from April 25 until November 4, 2005.^[1] This was also the last acting role of Beatriz Sheridan, who died in 2006 of a heart attack.^[2]

Plot

Natalia Ríos is a young and beautiful girl who lives with her aunt Inés and her aunt's perverted husband Arcadio. After Arcadio tried to rape her, he sells her into a slavery to dirty hoodlums. One of the hoodlums feels sorry for her and helps her to run away.

When Natalia returns, she finds her aunt dying. Her aunt Inés tells Natalia that she'll only be safe if she lives with the Serrano family. When Natalia 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 Sebastián, it's love at first sight. When Eduardo is dying due to a serious illness, he asks Natalia to marry him. Now she must decide between marrying Eduardo or being with Sebastián, the man she loves with all her heart.

Cast

Marlene Favela as Natalia Ríos
Sebastián Rulli as Sebastián Cárdenas
Adriana Fonseca as Sandra Serrano Rudell
Azela Robinson as Apolonia Rudell de Serrano
Kika Edgar as Regina Campos
Ernesto D'Alessio as Eduardo Cárdenas
Armando Araiza as Imanol Balmaceda Sandoval
Alberto Estrella as Valente Ortigosa
Evita Muñoz "Chachita" as Doña Cruz Cárdenas
Beatriz Sheridan as Carlota Rudell
Luis Couturier as Teodoro Serrano
Silvia Manríquez as Amparo Cárdenas
Alexis Ayala as Ricardo Sandoval
Roberto Ballesteros as Arcadio
Miguel Galván as Adan
Julio Camejo as Saúl Trejo
Juan Carlos Serrán as Comandante Ruiz
Mariana Ávila as Zarela Balmaceda
Marco Méndez as Renato Alday
Yolanda Ventura as Isabel
Yula Pozo as Tilsa
Mike Biaggio as Cuco
Nicky Mondellini as Constanza Sandoval de Balmaceda
Carmen Amezcua as Lucia Campos
Silvia Suárez as Adelina
Irina Areu as La Colorada
Lucero Lander as Inés Soler
Federico Pizarro as Alvaro Campos
Aleida Núñez as Perla
Alex Sirvent as Chema
Daniel Habiff as Frank
Uberto Bondoni as Almeja
José Luis Cantú as Cheleque
Luis Fernando Madriz as Chito
Arturo Peniche as Nazario
Mayrra Saavedra as Yuraima
Xorge Noble as El Tuerto
Ursula Monserrat as Rita.

International release

Country	TV Channels	Local Title
Romania	Acasa TV	Impotriva destinului
Greece	Alpha TV	Πεντάμορφη
Turkey	Planet Pembe	Herşeye Rağmen
Bulgaria	bTV	Срещу вълните на живота
Macedonia	A1 TV	Посилни од судбината
Serbia	RTV Pink	Uprkos svemu
Estonia	Kanal 2	Natalia
Slovenia	POP TV	Proti vetru