# Para volver a amar (TV series)

Para volver a amar (English title: Marriage Diaries) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Giselle González and Roberto Gómez Fernández for Televisa. It is a remake of the Colombian telenovela El último matrimonio feliz.
It premiered on Canal de las Estrellas on 12 July 2010. The series was originally scheduled to be broadcast at 22:00, but moved to 17:00, to add a few more minutes to the episodes of Soy tu dueña. The final episode aired on 30 January 2011.
It stars Rebecca Jones, Alejandro Camacho, René Strickler, Alejandra Barros, Jesús Ochoa, Nailea Norvind, África Zavala and Mark Tacher.
Para volver a amar aired in the United States on Univision from 8 March 2011 to 28 October 2011.

## Synopsis

Marriage Diaries centers around six married couples, their joys and sorrows, the drama and the rich variety of emotions they go through in their daily struggles to stay together after the proverbial “…and they lived happily ever after”.
Antonia (Rebecca Jones) and Patricio (René Strickler) enjoy a stable relationship based on love, respect and mutual trust. All is well until one day their daughter, Paola (Thelma Madrigal), is involved in a serious accident. Antonia, who works in a real estate agency, needs some personal time to take care of her, but Braulio (Alejandro Camacho), her boss and the villain of the story, refuses to grant her even a single day, leaving her no other choice but to quit her job. With her husband’s encouragement and support, Antonia starts up her own business and one by one she will be joined by Rosaura (Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez), Bárbara (Alejandra Barros), Yorley (África Zavala) and Maite (Sophie Alexander), four troubled, embattled women, who are seeking employment and a shot at a better life.
Rosaura and Rolando’s (Jesús Ochoa) marriage is a sad tale of deceit and sacrifice. Rosaura is a good woman, whose self-worth is severely compromised by a callous husband, who runs around with a younger woman, and by her indifferent teenage children, who take her work and many sacrifices entirely for granted.
Bárbara and Jaime (Juan Carlos Barreto) are trapped in a viciously dysfunctional marriage. Bárbara is pretty and outgoing, but a bit clumsy and lacking in self-confidence. And understandably so, since she lives with an abusive, alcoholic husband and a controlling mother-in-law, who likes to run her life.
Yorley and David (Flavio Medina) can’t be more different from each other. While Yorley is hard-working and always looks on the bright side of things, her husband, David, is a deadbeat who sits back and complains he can’t find a job “worthy of his high skills”, while his wife has to work two jobs to support them.
Maite and Jorge’s (Mark Tacher) marriage is based on competitiveness. Their marriage is in danger of a separation due to Maite’s driving ambition and her competitive streak. Their conflict comes to a boil when Jorge gets the promotion she thought she deserved and she, on the other hand, gets fired!
Valeria (Nailea Norvind) and Braulio’s marriage is a farce. Valeria knows that she is nothing but a “trophy wife” to her husband, to be put on display. She has no opinion or will of her own and she now realizes she must get out from underneath his cruel, crushing thumb and be her own person again.
Marriage Diaries mirrors the all-too-familiar day-to-day drama of six couples, who must learn the hard way —with or in spite of their spouses— that happiness is not a goal accomplished on your wedding day, but rather the long, difficult journey that must be traveled together from that day onward.

## Cast
### Main

* Rebecca Jones as Antonia Palacios
* Alejandro Camacho as Braulio Longoria
* René Strickler as Patricio González
* Alejandra Barros as Bárbara Mantilla
* Jesús Ochoa as Rolando Salgar "El Cachetes"
* Nailea Norvind as Valeria Andrade
* África Zavala as Yorley Quiroga
* Mark Tacher as Jorge Casso

### Also main

* Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez as Rosaura Pereyra
* Flavio Medina as David Magaña
* Juan Carlos Barreto as Jaime Espinosa
* Sophie Alexander as Maite Duarte
* Agustín Arana as Leonardo Torres

### Recurring

* Eduardo España as Quintín
* Pablo Valentín as Marcial
* Isabel Benet as Elvia
* Danny Perea as Jenny Salgar Pereyra
* Alex Sirvent as Alcides
* Marcia Coutiño as Charito
* Gabriela Zamora as Mireya Nieto
* Jana Raluy as Miranda Pinto
* Alfonso Dosal as Sebastián Longoria Andrade
* Juan Ríos as Faber Esparza
* Loania Quinzaños as Fanny
* Claudia Godínez as Jessica
* Thelma Madrigal as Paola González Palacios
* Guillermo Avilán as César Salgar Pereyra
* Magda Guzmán as Conchita Cabrera
* Édgar Vivar as Renato Villamar

### Guest stars

* Arturo Barba as Román Pérez
* Jonathan Becerra as Beto
* Socorro Bonilla as Ofelia
* Adrián Carreón as Roque
* Cassandra Ciangherotti as Laila
* Dobrina Cristeva as Greta
* Derik Dean as Adri
* David del Real as Voiceover during conference
* Benny Emmanuel as El Darwin
* Alberto Estrella as Rodrigo Longoria
* José Carlos Farrera as Ariel
* Ricardo Fastlitcht as Plinio
* Susana González as Doménica
* Blanca Guerra as Master of ceremonies
* Ricardo Guerra as Pavel
* Harding Junior as Photographer
* Lisset as Denisse
* Mario Loria as Sergio Aldama
* Leonardo Mackey as Humberto
* Cristian Gerardo Martínez as Dealer
* Justo Martínez as Don Nazario
* Victoria Mejía as Gina
* Jacqueline Molina as Hostess
* Mila Nader as Young wife
* Maricruz Nájera as Confesión
* Rodolfo Nevarez as Doctor
* Emmanuel Orenday as Dylan
* Raquel Pankowsky as Mrs. Pimentel
* Adalberto Parra as Amador
* Alondra Pavón as Apartment saleswoman
* Georgina Pedret as Clarita
* Ariane Pellicer as Cindy
* Alex Perea as Checo "El Zorro"
* Miguel Pizarro as Andrés
* Clarisa Rendón as Doctor
* María Sandoval as Woman
* Karol Sevilla as Monse
* Carlos Speitzer as Gangster
* Olinka Velázquez as Clementina "Clemen"
* Juan Verduzco as Enrique Pimentel
* Javier Villarreal as Box-office

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
| 2010 | TV Adicto Golden Awards |
| 2010 | TV Adicto Golden Awards | Best Set Design and Props | Para volver a amar | Won |
| 2010 | TV Adicto Golden Awards | Best Costumes | Para volver a amar | Won |
| 2010 | TV Adicto Golden Awards | Best Return | Rebecca Jones | Won |
| 2010 | TV Adicto Golden Awards | Best Leading Actor | Jesús Ochoa | Won |
| 2010 | TV Adicto Golden Awards | Best Leading Actress | Magda Guzmán | Won |
| 2010 | TV Adicto Golden Awards | Best Screenplay | Para volver a amar | Won |
| 2010 | TV Adicto Golden Awards | Best Character Design | Para volver a amar | Won |
| 2010 | TV Adicto Golden Awards | Best Cast | Para volver a amar | Won |
| 2010 | TV Adicto Golden Awards | Best Direction | Para volver a amar | Won |
| 2010 | TV Adicto Golden Awards | Best Production | Para volver a amar | Won |
| 2010 | TV Adicto Golden Awards | Best Telenovela by Televisa | Para volver a amar | Won |
| 2011 | 29th TVyNovelas Awards |
| 2011 | 29th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Telenovela | Giselle González Roberto Gómez Fernández | Won |
| 2011 | 29th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Actress | Rebecca Jones | Nominated |
| 2011 | 29th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Actor | René Strickler | Nominated |
| 2011 | 29th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Antagonist Actor | Juan Carlos Barreto | Won |
| 2011 | 29th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Leading Actress | Magda Guzmán | Won |
| 2011 | 29th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Leading Actor | Alejandro Camacho | Won |
| 2011 | 29th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Co-lead Actress | Alejandra Barros | Won |
| 2011 | 29th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Co-lead Actor | Jesús Ochoa | Won |
| 2011 | 29th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Young Lead Actor | Alfonso Dosal | Won |
| 2011 | 29th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Female Revelation | Thelma Madrigal | Nominated |
| 2011 | 29th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Musical Theme | "Para volver a amar" by Kany García | Nominated |
| 2011 | Galardones a los grandes de Televisa | Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award |
| 2011 | Galardones a los grandes de Televisa | Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award | Alejandro Camacho | Won |
| 2011 | Galardones a los grandes de Televisa | Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award | Magda Guzmán | Won |
| 2011 | Galardones a los grandes de Televisa | Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award | Rebecca Jones | Won |
| 2011 | Bravo Awards | Best Telenovela | Giselle González Roberto Gómez Fernández | Won |
| 2011 | Bravo Awards | Best Antagonist Actor | Juan Carlos Barreto | Won |
| 2011 | Bravo Awards | Best Male Revelation | Alfonso Dosal | Won |
| 2011 | Bravo Awards | Best Child Performance | Loania Quinzaños | Won |
| 2011 | Bravo Awards | Best Screenplay | Aída Guajardo | Won |
| 2011 | People en Español Awards | Best Telenovela | Para volver a amar | Nominated |
| 2011 | People en Español Awards | Best Actress | Nailea Norvind | Nominated |
| 2011 | People en Español Awards | Best Actress | Rebecca Jones | Nominated |
| 2011 | People en Español Awards | Best Actor | Alejandro Camacho | Nominated |
| 2011 | People en Español Awards | Best Actor | René Strickler | Nominated |
| 2011 | People en Español Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Alejandra Barros | Nominated |
| 2011 | People en Español Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Magda Guzmán | Nominated |
| 2011 | People en Español Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Sophie Alexander | Nominated |
| 2011 | People en Español Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Mark Tacher | Won |
| 2011 | People en Español Awards | Best Villain | Juan Carlos Barreto | Nominated |
| 2011 | People en Español Awards | Revelation of the Year | Alfonso Dosal | Nominated |
| 2011 | People en Español Awards | Couple of the Year | Rebecca Jones René Strickler | Nominated |