# Abrázame muy fuerte (TV series)

Abrázame muy fuerte (Embrace Me) is a Mexican telenovela that aired from July 2000 to February 2001, under the production of Salvador Mejía Alejandre.
It stars Victoria Ruffo, Fernando Colunga, Aracely Arámbula, César Évora, Nailea Norvind and Osvaldo Ríos.

## Plot

Cristina (Victoria Ruffo) is a sweet and tender young girl, loved by everyone in "El Platanal", a beautiful estate owned by Don Severiano Álvarez (Joaquín Cordero), her father, a tough country man with a rigid character. Diego Hernández (Osvaldo Ríos), a strong young man who has fallen in love with Cristina, works as a foreman in this place. Given the love that Cristina also feels for Diego, she gives herself to him. Cristina confesses to her father that she is pregnant and that she loves Diego.
Severiano orders that Cristina and Raquela (Rossana San Juan), the maid, go to the capital for his daughter to have the child there. Due to the manipulations of Federico Rivero (César Évora), little María del Carmen returns to the estate as Raquela's daughter. Cristina, in order to be close to her daughter, is forced to marry Federico, a ruthless and ambitious man. From now on, before everyone's eyes, she will be the godmother of María del Carmen. Federico causes an accident as a result of which Cristina loses her sight; thus, her fortune passes into his hands.
Federico is happy with the arrival of his nephew, Carlos Manuel (Fernando Colunga), a handsome young man who has finished his medical studies abroad. Carlos Manuel falls in love with Déborah Falcón (Nailea Norvind), without knowing that she is the lover of his uncle. When Federico finds out about this relationship, he opposes it and looks for a way to separate Déborah from his nephew.
Simultaneously, the now adolescent María del Carmen (Aracely Arámbula) falls in love with Carlos Manuel from the moment she meets him, provoking the hatred of Déborah who, along with Federico, does everything possible to break up the young couple, managing to drift them apart, but without being able to make the love they feel for each other go out.
Carlos Manuel gets Ángel Luis Robles (Arnaldo André), his teacher and friend who is a specialist in ophthalmology, to analyze Cristina's case of blindness so that he can help him operate on her. Dr. Robles secretly falls in love with her and has a vested interest in her regaining her sight. Federico, eager to possess María del Carmen at any cost, tries to sexually abuse the young woman, but Cristina prevents it.
This awesome story, in which the purest feelings of the human being are shown, leads us to a series of surprises and emotions giving way to true love; the love that can only be felt when saying Embrace Me.

## Cast
### Main

* Victoria Ruffo as Cristina Álvarez Rivas
* Fernando Colunga as Carlos Manuel Rivero
* Aracely Arámbula as María del Carmen Campuzano / María del Carmen Hernández Álvarez
* César Évora as Federico Rivero
* Nailea Norvind as Déborah Falcón
* Osvaldo Ríos as Diego Hernández

#### Recurring and guest stars

* Arnaldo André as Dr. Ángel Luis Robles
* Helena Rojo as Damiana Guillén / Juliana Guillén
* Alicia Rodríguez as Consuelo Rivas de Álvarez
* Emilia Guiú as Flora Falcón Viuda de Bravo
* Joaquín Cordero as Severiano Álvarez
* Rosita Quintana as Eduviges de la Cruz y Ferreira
* Lilia Aragón as Efigenia de la Cruz y Ferreira
* René Muñoz as Regino
* Alicia Montoya as Gumersinda de Montes
* Dacia González as Candelaria Campuzano
* Pablo Montero as José María Montes
* Rossana San Juan as Raquela Campuzano
* Tina Romero as Jacinta
* Aurora Clavel as Vicenta
* Miguel Córcega as Father Ignacio
* Mario Casillas as Marcelino
* Eduardo Noriega as Francisco "Pancho" Montes
* Liza Willert as Clementina
* Toño Infante as Eulogio Rojas
* Ignacio Guadalupe as Benito
* Alejandro Villeli as Butler
* Verónika con K as Casilda
* Dacia Arcaráz as Gema
* Eduardo Rodríguez as Máximo "Max" Ruiz
* José Antonio Ferral as Fayo Ruiz
* Esther Rinaldi as Nieves Muñoz
* Emely Faride as Francisca "Paquita" Silva
* Jorge de Silva as Abel "Abelito" Ramos
* Ricardo Chávez as Motor
* Shirley as Florencia
* Patricia Ramírez as Patricia Noriega
* Paco Ibáñez as Juancho
* Pedro Romo as Apolinar
* Humberto Elizondo as Bernal Orozco
* Fabián Lavalle as Dr. Fabián Anaya
* Alberto Inzúa as Porfirio
* René Casados as Francisco José Bravo / Fernando Joaquín Bravo
* Toño Mauri as Father Moisés
* Rudy Casanova as El Hechicero
* Carlos Amador as Nicolás
* Raúl Buenfil as El Dandy
* Rosita Pelayo as La Güera
* Sergio Reynoso as Hernán Muñoz
* Manuel Capetillo as Miguel Salvador Zamudio
* Lalo "El Mimo" as Casimiro
* Carmen Salinas as Celia Ramos
* Ernesto Alonso as Father Bosco

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
| 2001 | 19th TVyNovelas Awards |
| 2001 | 19th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Telenovela | Salvador Mejía Alejandre | Won |
| 2001 | 19th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Actress | Aracely Arámbula | Nominated |
| 2001 | 19th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Actor | Fernando Colunga | Won |
| 2001 | 19th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Antagonist Actress | Nailea Norvind | Won |
| 2001 | 19th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Antagonist Actor | César Évora | Won |
| 2001 | 19th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Leading Actress | Helena Rojo | Won |
| 2001 | 19th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Leading Actor | César Évora | Nominated |
| 2001 | 19th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Leading Actor | Joaquín Cordero | Won |
| 2001 | 19th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Carmen Salinas | Nominated |
| 2001 | 19th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Pablo Montero | Won |
| 2001 | 19th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Male Revelation | Pablo Montero | Nominated |
| 2001 | 19th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Musical Theme | "Abrázame muy fuerte" by Juan Gabriel | Nominated |
| 2001 | 19th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Original Story or Adaptation | Liliana Abud | Won |
| 2001 | 19th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Direction | Miguel Córcega | Won |
| 2001 | 19th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Kiss | Aracely Arámbula Fernando Colunga | Nominated |
| 2001 | 19th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Fight | César Évora Pablo Montero | Nominated |
| 2001 | 19th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Action Sequence | Fernando Colunga | Nominated |
| 2001 | El Heraldo de México Awards |
| 2001 | El Heraldo de México Awards | Best Telenovela | Salvador Mejía Alejandre | Won |
| 2001 | El Heraldo de México Awards | Best Actress | Aracely Arámbula | Won |
| 2001 | El Heraldo de México Awards | Best Actor | Fernando Colunga | Won |
| 2001 | El Heraldo de México Awards | Best Musical Theme | "Abrázame muy fuerte" by Juan Gabriel | Won |
| 2002 | Latin ACE Awards |
| 2002 | Latin ACE Awards | Best Actress | Aracely Arámbula | Won |
| 2002 | Latin ACE Awards | Best Actor | Fernando Colunga | Won |
| 2002 | Latin ACE Awards | Best Supporting Actor | César Évora | Won |
| 2002 | Latin ACE Awards | Best Direction | Miguel Córcega | Won |
| 2010 | TV Adicto Golden Awards | Best Male Hunk of the Decade | Fernando Colunga | Won |

## Remake

In 2015, Angelli Nesma Medina produced Que te perdone Dios for Televisa. Zuria Vega, Mark Tacher, Sergio Goyri and Rebecca Jones were cast as main protagonists.