# Agujetas de color de rosa

Agujetas de color de rosa (English title: Pink Shoe Laces) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Luis de Llano Macedo for Televisa in 1994.
It stars Angélica María, Alberto Vázquez, Natalia Esperón and Flavio César.

## Plot

Elisa has just become a widow and now she has to raise her 3 children: Paola, Daniel and Anita. Elvira, mother of the deceased Esteban wants to steal his inheritance and for it hires Julian Ledesma, a vile and ambitious lawyer who is in love with Paola, who wants to be a skater, since the ice rink inspires her and full of tranquility.
Gonzalo is a good man, but his wife has abandoned him and leaves him with his two children, Martín and Luisito, so now he must put all his effort and effort to prevent his family from falling apart. Martín dreams of being a great singer and signing a contract with a record company.
One day, Elisa collides with Gonzalo and despite the mishap, begins a beautiful friendship that will serve her in difficult times. When Paola and Martín meet each other, there is a hatred between them that later becomes love, despite the interest that Martín feels Paola's friend (Vanessa Del Moral, the daughter of the owner of the track where Paola works as a waitress where she skates at).
Noticing the interest that Martin and Paola have, Vanessa tries to destroy the relationship (getting angry with Paola, whom she becomes her hated rival). Even when he learns that there is a skating team on the track in which Paola participates, Vanessa registers in order to compete against her old friend. Paola and Vanessa become the two contestants of the team to compete against a foreign team in a large test exhibition. During the development of the event, when Vanessa and Paola are the ones that skate, the first one causes the second one to suffer a serious accident, throwing it against the windows around the track. The entire public is shocked by the event that takes place, especially Julián Ledezma, and Paola's family. She is transferred to the hospital immediately. The expectations of walking again are very difficult, the doctors report to the Armendares family. However, despite all the initial prognoses, and after several treatments and an operation, Paola starts walking again.
Meanwhile, Vanessa goes on tour with Martin. However, due to the constant jealous attacks of his partner, and other details, Martin asks Vanessa away from the group, who can not stand. All takes place normally during the following weeks.
Vanessa begins to show symptoms of illness that worry her mother. She sends some analysis to her daughter, and through them, it is confirmed that her daughter suffers from cancer, and that she only has very little time left to live. Heartbroken, Vanessa's mother asks to see Martin, to whom she tells her daughter's illness. The young man is shocked. The mother also asks him to marry his daughter to make Vanessa happy moments before leaving. Martín hesitates to accept, but when Vanessa faints before him and Paola, the singer decides to accept. Visit Vanessa and ask her for marriage. Vanessa accepts.
The future marriage is in the public domain. Paola can not help feeling bad about the situation, but she accepts it willingly. The day of the wedding arrives, and before the event begins, Vanessa begins to feel bad. The bride is moved to her home, where all the guests are waiting (Paola and Vanessa talk in the room). The tragic moment finally arrives. Vanessa dies in the midst of her parents' tears and the commotion of Martín, Paola and their respective relatives, who were going to attend the wedding.
After Vanessa is buried, Paola and Martín resume their relationship. But Martin's conflicts with his manager get bigger, and the young man decides to confront him. This causes Martín to be unjustly taken to jail. Paola, desperate, requests the help of Julián Ledezma, who agrees to take Martin out of jail. Paola agrees, as a thank you, to marry him. Martin is liberated, while his former manager is taken to jail.
Meanwhile, the relationship between Elisa and Gonzalo (who had divorced his wife) begins to crack. Jealousy invades Gonzalo when a new suitor from Elisa (César) appears. But later everything is composed, and Elisa and Gonzalo again resume their love.
Martín looks for Paola. However, she is already married to Julian, and she also tells him that she does not love him anymore. Gonzalo advises his son to forget forever about Paola. Given this, the young man decides to go on tour abroad, because he has nothing left to stop that. Martín and his group go on tour, reaching spectacular success and rising to the category of recognized artists.
Gonzalo, happy of his son's success, decides to postpone his relationship with Elisa for a while to go see his son. But the plane in which he travels fails, having fatal consequences for the passengers. With this, the life of Gonzalo ends and the love between him and Elisa.
They spend time. The marriage between Julian and Paola faces some problems. Elisa and her family get involved in a boarding school, where new stories emerge. The obstacles for Paola and her family continue, but in the end, happiness ends up triumphing.

## Cast

* Angélica María as Elisa Morán Vda. de Armendares
* Alberto Vázquez as Gonzalo Dávila
* Carlos Bracho as Jorge Bosch
* Angélica Aragón as Bertha
* Julissa as Lola
* Pedro Armendáriz, Jr. as Aarón Zamora
* Natalia Esperón as Paola Armendares
* Flavio César as Martín Dávila
* Alexis Ayala as Julián Ledezma
* Gabriela Hassel as Vanessa del Moral
* María Teresa Rivas as Doña Elvira Armendares
* César Évora as Esteban Armendares
* Liliana Weimer as Patricia Dávila
* David Ostrosky as Víctor Manuel Medina
* Eduardo Liñán as Alonso del Moral
* Pedro Weber "Chatanuga" as Nicolás Dávila
* Anel as Rebeca del Moral
* José María Torre as Daniel Armendares
* Marisol Centeno as Anita Armendares
* Felipe Colombo as Luisito Dávila
* Irán Castillo as Cecilia Zamora
* Ofelia Guilmáin as Bárbara
* Enrique Guzmán as César
* Roxana Chávez as Irma Zamora
* Eulalio González "Piporro" as Antonio Rozas
* Humberto Elizondo as Tomás
* Oscar Servin as Bruno
* Monserrat Ontiveros as Avelina "Lina" Gómez Calderón
* Diego Schoening as Tavo
* Sergio de Bustamante as Gino
* Marisol Mijares as Renata Zamora
* Alan Gutiérrez as Jerónimo
* Sergio Blass as Cristián
* Nora Salinas as Jessica
* Charlie as Félix
* Francesca Guillén as Deborah/Fernanda Gómez Calderón
* Silvia Campos as Marcela
* Karla Álvarez as Isabel
* Ariane Pellicer as Lara Lai
* Shanti Clasing as Marisol
* Sherlyn as Clarita
* Alejandra Peniche as Gloria Gómez Calderón
* Sergio Acosta as Ismael Pérez
* Eduardo Arroyuelo as Rubén
* Alejandro Ibarra as Aldo
* Sergio Ochoa as Fernando
* Adriana Acosta as Adriana
* Kelly as Kelly
* Sheyla Tadeo as Sheyla
* Edith Márquez as Edith del Castillo
* Leonardo Daniel as Miguel Davis
* Isaac Edid as Rafa
* Regina Torné as Mercedes Bosch
* Alfredo Alegría as Lenguardo
* Eugenio Bartilotti as Silver
* Diego Sieres as Memo
* Lourdes Reyes as Laura
* Manuel Landeta as Arnold
* Giorgio Palacios as del Prado
* Claudia Vega as Dínorah
* Luis Gimeno as Lucio
* José Carlos Ruiz as Odilón
* Jorge Russek as Pompeyo
* Patricio Castillo as Serafín
* Manuel Gurría as Coque
* Sandra Olivares as Lorena
* Vaitiare Bandera as Vilma Montemayor
* Raúl Meraz as Julián's father
* Juan Carlos Colombo as Dr. Belazcuarán
* Martha Aguayo as herself
* Saúl Lisazo as Martín's lawyer
* Fernando Borges as Chauffeur
* Cecilia Toussaint
* Irlanda Mora
* Arleth Terán
* Anna Silvetti
* Eduardo Schillinsky
* Yadira Santana
* Marcela Pezet
* Guillermo Murray
* Lourdes Munguía
* Miguel Pizarro
* Toño Infante
* Charo
* Laureano Brizuela
* Jacqueline Voltaire
* Héctor Sandarti
* Zoila Quiñones
* Shanik Berman

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
| 1995 | 13th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Telenovela | Luis de Llano Macedo | Nominated |
| 1995 | 13th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Teen Telenovela | Luis de Llano Macedo | Won |
| 1995 | 13th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Actress | Angélica María | Nominated |
| 1995 | 13th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Leading Actress | María Teresa Rivas | Nominated |
| 1995 | 13th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Leading Actor | Alberto Vázquez | Nominated |
| 1995 | 13th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Co-lead Actor | Pedro Weber "Chatanuga" | Won |
| 1995 | 13th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Young Lead Actress | Gabriela Hassel | Nominated |
| 1995 | 13th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Young Lead Actor | Alexis Ayala | Nominated |
| 1995 | 13th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Female Revelation | Irán Castillo | Nominated |
| 1995 | 13th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Female Revelation | Natalia Esperón | Won |
| 1995 | 13th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Male Revelation | Flavio César | Won |
| 1995 | 13th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Male Revelation | José María Torre | Nominated |
| 1995 | 13th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Child Performance | Felipe Colombo | Nominated |
| 1995 | 13th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Child Performance | Marisol Centeno | Won |
| 1995 | El Heraldo de México Awards | Best Telenovela | Luis de Llano Macedo | Nominated |
| 1995 | El Heraldo de México Awards | Best Actress | Angélica María | Nominated |
| 1995 | El Heraldo de México Awards | Best Revelation | Flavio César | Nominated |
| 1995 | El Heraldo de México Awards | Best Revelation | Irán Castillo | Nominated |
| 1995 | El Heraldo de México Awards | Best Revelation | Natalia Esperón | Won |
| 1995 | Eres Awards | Best Telenovela | Luis de Llano Macedo | Won |
| 1995 | Eres Awards | Television Debut | Natalia Esperón | Won |
| 1995 | Latin ACE Awards | Female Revelation | Roxana Chávez | Won |