La tempestad (International translation: The Tempest, dubbed The Storm by Univision) is a 2013 Mexican telenovela produced by Salvador Mejía Alejandre for Televisa. It is loosely based on the Colombian telenovela La Tormenta, produced by R.T.I. Colombia for Telemundo and Caracol Televisión.
William Levy and Ximena Navarrete star as the protagonists, while Iván Sánchez, Laura Carmine, and César Évora star as the antagonists.
Cast
Main
William Levy as Damián Fabré / Michel Fabré
Ximena Navarrete as Marina Reverte / Magdalena Reverte
Iván Sánchez as Hernán Saldaña
César Évora as Fulgencio Salazar
María Sorté as Beatriz de Reverte
Daniela Romo as Mercedes Artigas
Secondary
Nora Salinas as Rebeca
Manuel Ojeda as Ernesto Contreras
Alejandro Ibarra as Bagre
Sharis Cid as Candy
Sergio Reynoso as Comandante Robles
Alfonso Iturralde as Padre Tomás Alcántara
Latin Lover as El Oso
Gilberto de Anda as Nereo
Lucero Lander as Delfina Mata de Salazar
Eduardo Liñán as Dr. González
Adalberto Parra as Valdivia
Luis Manuel Ávila as Olinto
Amparo Garrido as Alicia
Fernando Larrañaga as Dr. San Miguel
Malisha Quintana as Mayuya Canseco
Janet Ruiz as Rosario Alcántara
Salvador Ibarra as Lagarto
Fernando Robles as Lara
Francisco Martin as Lolo
José Antonio Ferral as Toribio
Amor Flores as Jazmín "Lucía" Jiménez
Enrique Zepeda as Lázaro Salazar Alcántara
Laura Carmine as Esther "Esthercita" Salazar Mata
Recurring
Mauricio Hénao as Valentín
René Casados as Claudio Petrone
Mariana Seoane as Úrsula Mata
Arturo Carmona as José
Guest
La Sonora Santanera as Herself
Andrés Gutiérrez as Lic. Jacobo Souza
Yessica Salazar as Dr. Antonieta Narváez
Arturo Peniche as Ariel Reverte
Mexico broadcast
On May 13, 2013, Canal de las Estrellas started broadcasting La tempestad weeknights at 9:30pm, replacing Amores verdaderos. The last episode was broadcast on October 27, with Lo que la vida me robó replacing it the following day. Production of La tempestad officially started on April 4, 2013.
United States broadcast
On June 11, 2013, Univision confirmed a July 2013 broadcast of La Tempestad. On July 29, 2013, Univision started broadcasting La tempestad weeknights at 9pm/8c, replacing Amores verdaderos. Just like Qué bonito amor, Univision aired an abridged version of La Tempestad, heavily editing the episodes to end the telenovela quickly. 80 episodes were broadcast during its run. The last episode was broadcast on November 15, 2013, with Lo que la vida me robó replacing it on November 18.
The European premiere was in Slovenia on channel POP TV.