# Destilando Amor

Destilando amor (English: Distilling Love) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Nicandro Díaz González for Televisa in 2007. It is a remake of the 1994 Colombian telenovela Café, con aroma de mujer.
On Monday, January 22, 2007, Canal de las Estrellas started broadcasting Destilando amor weekdays at 9:00pm, replacing Mundo de fieras. The last episode was broadcast on Sunday, September 16, 2007 with Pasión replacing it the following day.
It stars Angélica Rivera, Eduardo Yáñez, Sergio Sendel, Chantal Andere, Ana Martín, Martha Julia, Alejandro Tommasi and Ana Patricia Rojo.
It was named The Best Telenovela of the Year in the 2008 TVyNovelas Awards.

## Plot

In the beautiful town of Tequila, Jalisco, blossoms a love, ardent, pure and strong, like the famous spirit named after this warm and fertile region where it is produced.
Teresa Hernández (Angélica Rivera), whom everyone calls Gaviota, is a farm laborer who travels the country with her mother, Clara (Ana Martín), working the harvest. Every year, they return to Tequila for the reaping of the blue agave at the La Montalveña hacienda, owned by Don Amador (Joaquín Cordero), the patriarch of the Montalvos, a family with a long history of tequila production. At the beginning of the story, Don Amador knows his end is near and arrives to spend his final days in this land he so much loves.
When Don Amador dies, his family gathers for his funeral. His grandsons, Rodrigo (Eduardo Yáñez) and his cousin, Aarón (Sergio Sendel), travel from London, where they are studying for a doctorate. The cousins ​​grew up as brothers, but their grandfather's will awakens Aarón's ambition, as control of the family fortune will ultimately fall to the first son fathered by one of them. Aarón feels confident, knowing that Rodrigo has never been able to make love; however, Gaviota's arrival in his life will change Rodrigo's destiny.
Upon meeting, Rodrigo and the beautiful reaper feel the disturbing call of love for the first time; their bodies awaken to a passion that dominates them and they both give themselves completely. Rodrigo promises Gaviota that he will return in a year when he finishes his doctorate to marry her. Shortly after, Gaviota discovers she is pregnant. Unaware of the size of the world, the innocent young woman decides to go to England to find Rodrigo. Tricked by a local photographer who promises her help, Gaviota falls into the hands of a gang of white slavers who send her to a brothel in Paris.
The brave young woman escapes and begins her pilgrimage in search of the man she loves. Alone, without knowing the language, only her faith and her great love will sustain her in the worst of times. Aided by a generous Italian man and a group of English nuns, she will return to Mexico to find a life very different from the one she left behind; a life of pain and disappointment. A life in the big city, where ambition, resentment and lies reign; a life that could turn to stone the innocent heart that began that fateful journey... Distilling Love.

## Cast
### Main

* Angélica Rivera as Teresa Hernández García "Gaviota" / Mariana Franco Villarreal
* Eduardo Yáñez as Rodrigo Montalvo Santos
* Sergio Sendel as Aarón Montalvo Iturbe
* Chantal Andere as Minerva Olmos
* Ana Martín as Clara "Clarita" Hernández García
* Martha Julia as Isadora Duarte Toledo
* Alejandro Tommasi as Bruno Montalvo Gil
* Ana Patricia Rojo as Sofía Montalvo Santos

### Also main

* Julio Alemán as Roberto Avellaneda
* Martha Roth as Pilar Gil Viuda de Montalvo
* José Luis Reséndez as Hilario Quijano
* Olivia Bucio as Fedra Iturbe Solórzano de Montalvo
* Gustavo Rojo as Néstor Videgaray
* Irma Lozano as Constanza Santos de Montalvo
* Jaime Garza as Román Quijano
* Jorge Vargas as Felipe Montalvo Gil
* Jan as Patricio Iturbe Solórzano
* Raúl Padilla "Chóforo" as Crispín Castaño
* Fernanda Castillo as Daniela Montalvo Santos
* Carlos de la Mota as James O'Brien
* Alicia Encinas as Bárbara de Torreblanca
* Miguel Galván as Carmelo
* Adriana Laffán as Ofelia de Quijano
* Archie Lafranco as Benvenuto Bertolucci
* Mariana Ríos as Sanjuana Escajadillo
* Theo Tapia as Gaspar Torreblanca
* Rebeca Mankita as Colette
* Jacqueline Voltaire as Mother Felicity
* Joaquín Cordero as Amador Montalvo

### Recurring and guest stars

* Sugey Ábrego as Nancy
* Alejandro Aragón as Maximino Vallejo
* Kelchie Arizmendi as Evita
* Pedro Armendáriz Jr. as Irving Thomas
* Tony Balardí as Taxi driver
* Rosángela Balbó as Josephine
* Marius Beigai as Hans Meinsdrucken
* Joana Benedek as Pamela Torreblanca
* César Bono as himself
* Rosita Bouchot as Flavia
* Julieta Bracho as Elvira
* Julio Camejo as Francisco de la Vega
* Arturo Carmona as Hunk
* Juan Carlos Casasola as Grajales
* Luis Couturier as Artemio Trejo
* Luis de Alba as Néstor
* Gabriel de Cervantes as Longoria
* David del Real as Airplane pilot
* Rafael del Villar as Eugenio Ferreyra
* Hope Díaz as Teresa
* Edgardo Eliécer as Elvis
* Humberto Elizondo as de la Garza
* Laura Flores as Priscila Yurente
* Gabriela Goldsmith as Cassandra Santoveña
* Erik Guecha as Nelson
* Virginia Gutiérrez as Altagracia de Trejo
* Manuel "Flaco" Ibáñez as himself
* Salvador Ibarra as Medina
* Rafael Inclán as Cordeiro
* Toño Infante as Gelasio Barrales
* Ricardo Kleinbaum as López
* Manuel Landeta as Rosemberg
* Fabián Lavalle as Doctor
* Norma Lazareno as Nuria Toledo de Duarte
* Hugo Macías Macotela as Arnulfo
* Rebeca Manríquez as Agripina
* Bibelot Mansur as Acacia
* Patricia Manterola as Erika Robledo
* Malillany Marín as Albertina
* Saraí Meza as Child Gaviota
* Rubén Morales as Lawyer Quintana
* Alma Muriel as Public prosecutor
* Felipe Nájera as Carlos
* Aleida Núñez as Presenter
* Juan José Origel as himself
* Claudia Ortega as Young Clara "Clarita" Hernández García
* Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo as Renato
* David Ostrosky as Eduardo Saldívar
* Adalberto Parra as Melitón
* Juan Peláez as Public prosecutor
* Yuliana Peniche as Margarita
* María Prado as Josefina "Jose" Chávez
* Luis Mario Quiroz as Paulino Tejeiros
* Silvia Ramírez as Lluvia Camargo
* Javier Ruán as Demetrio Urbán
* Nora Salinas as Karen
* María Sandoval as Woman
* Jorge Santos as TV journalist voice
* Julian Sedgwick as British newscaster
* Ricardo Silva as Rolando
* René Strickler as Alonso Santoveña
* Luis Uribe as Lorenzo Oñate
* Marco Uriel as Olavarría
* Roberto Vander as Ricardo Duarte
* Julio Vega as Montesinos
* Ricardo Vera as Soto
* Juan Verduzco as Father Cosme
* Hiram Vilchez as Leonel
* Pedro Weber "Chatanuga" as Othon Argüeyo
* Luis Xavier as Doctor
* Jorge Zamora as Sorcerer

## Track listing

* "Por amarte" - Pepe Aguilar
* "Gaviota" - Angélica Rivera (Gaviota)
* "La campirana" - Destilando amor (Rolitacampirana 4)
* "Llegando a ti" - Angélica Rivera (Gaviota)
* "Esos Altos de Jalisco" - Angélica Rivera (Gaviota)
* "Campo abierto" - Destilando amor (Rolitacampirana 3)
* "Esta triste guitarra" - Pepe Aguilar
* "Penas del alma" - Angélica Rivera (Gaviota)
* "Enamorándonos" - Destilando amor
* "Cielo rojo" - Pepe Aguilar
* "Música del campo" - Destilando amor (Rolitacampirana 1)
* "Corazoncito tirano" - Angélica Rivera (Gaviota)
* "Échame a mí la culpa" - Pepe Aguilar
* "Luz de luna" - Angélica Rivera (Gaviota)
* "Ilusión de amarte" - Destilando amor
* "El impedimento" - Destilando amor
* "Poder y soberbia" - Destilando amor
* "Gaviota (Versión Jalisciense)" - Angélica Rivera (Gaviota) (Bonus Track)

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
| 2007 | TV Adicto Golden Awards | Best Song | Destilando amor | Won |
| 2007 | TV Adicto Golden Awards | Best Leading Actress | Ana Martín | Won |
| 2007 | TV Adicto Golden Awards | Best Female Protagonist | Angélica Rivera | Won |
| 2007 | TV Adicto Golden Awards | Best Couple | Angélica Rivera Eduardo Yáñez | Won |
| 2007 | TV Adicto Golden Awards | Best Character Design | Destilando amor | Won |
| 2007 | TV Adicto Golden Awards | Best Script | Kary Fajer Gerardo Luna | Won |
| 2007 | TV Adicto Golden Awards | Best Locations | Destilando amor | Won |
| 2007 | TV Adicto Golden Awards | Best Mexican Telenovela | Destilando amor | Won |
| 2007 | TV Adicto Golden Awards | Special Award for Great Telenovela of the Year | Destilando amor | Won |
| 2007 | Fama Awards | Best Villain | Sergio Sendel | Won |
| 2007 | Fama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Ana Patricia Rojo | Won |
| 2007 | Fama Awards | Best Performance by an Actor (Special Honorary Mention) | Carlos de la Mota | Won |
| 2007 | Oye Awards | Popular Song of the Year | "Por amarte" by Pepe Aguilar | Won |
| 2007 | Oye Awards | Popular Musical Revelation of the Year | Angélica Rivera for "Ay Gaviota" | Won |
| 2008 | 26th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Telenovela | Nicandro Díaz González | Won |
| 2008 | 26th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Actress | Angélica Rivera | Won |
| 2008 | 26th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Actor | Eduardo Yáñez | Won |
| 2008 | 26th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Antagonist Actress | Chantal Andere | Won |
| 2008 | 26th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Antagonist Actor | Sergio Sendel | Won |
| 2008 | 26th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Leading Actress | Ana Martín | Won |
| 2008 | 26th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Leading Actor | Julio Alemán | Nominated |
| 2008 | 26th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Co-lead Actress | Martha Julia | Nominated |
| 2008 | 26th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Co-lead Actor | Alejandro Tommasi | Won |
| 2008 | 26th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Original Story or Adaptation | Fernando Gaitán Kary Fajer Gerardo Luna | Won |
| 2008 | 26th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Direction | Miguel Córcega Víctor Rodríguez Ricardo de la Parra | Won |
| 2008 | 26th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Direction of the Cameras | Ernesto Arreola | Won |
| 2008 | Bravo Awards | Best Telenovela | Nicandro Díaz González | Won |
| 2008 | Bravo Awards | Best Actress | Angélica Rivera | Won |
| 2008 | Bravo Awards | Best Actor | Eduardo Yáñez | Won |
| 2008 | Bravo Awards | Best Antagonist Actress | Chantal Andere | Won |
| 2008 | Bravo Awards | Best Antagonist Actor | Sergio Sendel | Won |
| 2008 | Latin ACE Awards | Best Soap | Destilando amor | Won |
| 2008 | Latin ACE Awards | Best Actor | Eduardo Yáñez | Won |
| 2008 | Latin ACE Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Ana Patricia Rojo | Won |
| 2008 | Latin ACE Awards | Best Direction | Miguel Córcega | Won |
| 2008 | Palmas de Oro Awards | Best Revelation of the Year | Carlos de la Mota | Won |
| 2008 | Furia Musical Awards | Popular Revelation Singer of the Year | Angélica Rivera | Won |
| 2010 | TV Adicto Golden Awards | Best Mexican Telenovela of the Decade | Destilando amor | Won |
| 2010 | TV Adicto Golden Awards | Best Leading Actress of the Decade | Ana Martín | Won |
* Recognition to "La Gaviota" (Angélica Rivera) for the international projection generated by the telenovela Destilando amor to spread the culture of the most Mexican beverage in the world: Tequila (Date 2007)