Fuego ardiente (English: Burning Fire) is a Mexican telenovela that aired on Las Estrellas from 8 February 2021 to 4 June 2021. The series is produced by Carlos Moreno. It is an original story written by Martha Carrillo and Cristina García, and stars Mariana Torres, Carlos Ferro, Claudia Ramírez, and José María de Tavira.
Plot
Dante (Fernando Ciangherotti) and Irene Ferrer (Claudia Ramírez) are owners of one of the most important and popular olive oil production companies in Mexico. Dante finds out that he suffers from ALS and decides to reunite the whole family knowing that he will soon die and feels the need to put all his issues in order and live with his family for the time that he has left, under the excuse of launching a new olive oil line. When the Ferrers reunite, a forbidden love is unleashed between Alexa (Mariana Torres) and Gabriel (Carlos Ferro). Both discover that behind the family business of olive oil production, hides the illegal activity of counterfeiting bills. Alexa is married to Joaquín Ferrer (Kuno Becker) and Gabriel is married to Martina Ferrer (Claudia Martín). Joaquín is the head of the illegal business and Gabriel is actually looking for his missing brother and believes that the Ferrers are behind his disappearance. Not all Ferrers are the same, Irene (Claudia Ramírez) is not like the rest of her family, she is a woman who fights for her physical and emotional independence, but breaks with traditions by falling in love with Fernando (José María de Tavira), a man younger than her.
Cast
Main
Mariana Torres as Alexa Gamba
Claudia Ramírez as Irene Ferrer
Carlos Ferro as Gabriel Montemayor
José María de Tavira as Fernando Alcocer
Claudia Martín as Martina Ferrer
Kuno Becker as Joaquín Ferrer
Arturo Peniche as Alfonso Juárez
Laura Flores as Laura Urquidi
Yolanda Ventura as Pilar Ortiz de Ferrer
Fernando Ciangherotti as Dante Ferrer
Luis Gatica as Nicolás
Jaume Mateu as Rodrigo
Bárbara Islas as Araceli
Dayren Chávez as Cecilia
Agustín Arana as Abel
Socorro Bonilla as Soco
José Elías Moreno as Father Mateo
Odiseo Bichir as Heriberto
Maya Ricote Rivero as Katia
Sebastián Poza as Adriano Ferrer
Candela Márquez as Tamara
Chris Pascal as David
Carlos Speitzer as Baldomero
Christian Ramos as Tomás
Andrea Fátima as Morales
Luis José Sevilla as Negrete
Daniel Martínez Campos as Gerardo
Jorge Caballero as Solís
Luz Edith Rojas as Caridad
Carmen Delgado as Marcela
Juan Luis Arias as Chaparro
Medín Villatoro as Juan
Said Sandoval as Chino
Leo Casta as Ramiro
Miranda Kay as Carmen
Recurring
Carmen Muga as Paulina
Lorena Álvarez as Mercedes
Felipe Carrera as Hernán
Marco Uriel as Rubén Ferrer
Production
The telenovela was announced on 15 October 2020 at Visión21 upfront. The main cast was revealed on 27 October 2020. Production began on 23 November 2020, and concluded in May 2021.