| Genre: | Telenovela |
| Developer: | Gabriela Ortigoza |
| Opentheme: | [1] |
| Country: | Mexico |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 50 |
| List Episodes: |
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| Executive Producer: | Carmen Armendáriz |
| Camera: | Multi-camera |
| Company: | TelevisaUnivision |
| Network: | Las Estrellas |
El precio de amarte (English title: The Burden of Loving You)[2] is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carmen Armendáriz for TelevisaUnivision.[3] It is based on the 2019 Portuguese telenovela Terra Brava, created by Inês Gomes. The series stars Marcus Ornellas and Scarlet Gruber. It aired on Las Estrellas from 2 September 2024 to 8 November 2024.[4] [5]
Diogo / Rodrigo, an investigative judicial agent, returns to his hometown to seek justice and confront Eduarda, the person responsible for the death of his parents, but his life takes an unexpected turn when he reunites with Amelia, Eduarda's daughter.
Eduarda is the housekeeper of the La Fortuna estate and mistress of Clemente Covarrubias, Diogo's father. Eduarda becomes pregnant with the hope of persuading Clemente to leave his wife Teresa, but he instead provides her with a substantial amount of money and insists that she leave the farm immediately. Eduarda enlists the help of Jorge and his brother to kidnap Diogo to make Clemente pay for his rejection. Clemente, in a desperate attempt to rescue him, is killed by Jorge in Diogo's presence. Jorge's brother is unable to kill Diogo and leaves him abandoned to his fate in Guatemala. Teresa dies after falling into depression and her youngest son, Bernardo, is sent to an orphanage.
Diogo faces numerous challenges to get by on the street, and when he is apprehended for robbery he meets Héctor Zárate, the federal agent appointed by the authorities to find him. Héctor informs Diogo that his mother died and his brother was adopted, so he offers to take care of him and give him his last name. From that moment on, Diogo becomes Rodrigo Zárate and promises himself to find the person responsible for his kidnapping and the death of his parents.
Years later, Rodrigo catches Jorge in a raid and immediately recognizes him by the tattoo on his arm. Jorge reveals to him that the person who ordered his kidnapping was Eduarda, the current owner of La Fortuna. Rodrigo leaves his job to return to the farm in search of justice. Amelia, now a veterinarian on the farm, is married to Iván, a doctor who owns the town hospital, with whom she has a son: Martín. The marriage is a nightmare because of Iván's jealousy. On Rodrigo's return to town, a car accident involving Amelia and her son occurs, prompting Rodrigo to rush to their aid. At the hospital, he discovers that the woman he saved is his childhood friend, Amelia, who feels an instant connection with him.
Eduarda thanks Rodrigo for his heroic action and he asks her for a job with the idea of investigating her and having the necessary evidence to send her to prison. This is how he discovers Eduarda's dirty business and who she has removed from her way to acquire more power and wealth. Rodrigo never expected to fall in love with Amelia, who is focused on raising her son, despite her mutual attraction to him. As their complicated love triangle unfolds. Iván, seeing that he is losing Amelia, becomes determined to sabotage Rodrigo. Rodrigo is torn between love and seeking justice, while Amelia struggles between her loyalty to her family and her feelings for Rodrigo.
In May 2024, the series was announced at TelevisaUnivision's upfront for the 2024–2025 television season.[8] A month later, Marcus Ornellas and Scarlet Gruber were announced in the lead roles.[9] Filming began on 26 July 2024.[10] The telenovela has 50 episodes confirmed for broadcast.[11]