La jefa del campeón (English title: Heart of a Champion) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Roberto Gómez Fernández that premiered on 11 June 2018, on Las Estrellas and concluded on 2 September 2018. It stars África Zavala and Carlos Ferro. In the United States it premiered on UniMás on 10 July 2018 and ended on 10 October 2018.
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Plot
You never said it would be easy, but you were stronger than any lie, you are bigger than any challenge. Fulfilling our dreams made you invincible. Nobody notices your pain, nobody sees your tears. Your heart beats in silence and somebody finally somebody heard it. You believed in me and taught me not to give up, to fight for what I want, to fall. And to always get back up with more strength. Who else can give their life for a promise? Thanks, mom.
Tita Menchaca (África Zavala) is a woman of limited resources, determined and very committed to moving forward with her children; Rey and her step-daughter, Fabiola. When she was abandoned by her husband Waldo (Alberto Agnesi), she moved to the capital to reorganize her life as a single mother. With the passage of time and hope, her son Rey dreams of being one of the best footballers in the country, which drives Tita to do everything possible to help him achieve his dream, no matter how difficult it will be.
Cast
África Zavala as Renata "Tita" Menchaca
Carlos Ferro as Daniel "La Bomba" Rodríguez
Enrique Arrizon as Reinaldo "Rey" Bravo Menchaca
Luca Valentini as Child Rey
Vanessa Bauche as Martina Morales
Dagoberto Gama as El Coronel
José Carlos Rodríguez as Sergio "Checo" Coyote
Claudia Ramírez as Nadia Padilla de Linares
Marisol del Olmo as Salomé Salas
Luis Gatica as Emiliano
Héctor Kotsifakis as Dante Chimal
Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez as Sara
Édgar Vivar as Pedro
Alberto Agnesi as Waldo Bravo
Alejandra Robles Gil as Fabiola Bravo Mendez
Shaula Ponce De León as Child Fabiola
Gemma Garoa as Beba
Adalberto Parra as El Chino
Mario Zaragoza as Arnulfo
Raúl Coronado as Delfino
Axel Rico as Froylán
Andrea Guerrero as Maika
Josh Gutiérrez as Matías
Fernanda Urdapilleta as Valeria
Victoria Viera as Child Valeria
Sofía Campomanes as Frida
Johana Zarzar as Child Frida
Patricia Martínez as Malena
Gina Pedret as Inés
Lalo Palacios as Gonzo Coyote
Ricardo Zertuche as Child Gonzo
David Caro Levy as Quique
André Real as Child Quique
Marcela Ruiz Esparza as Karina
Rodrigo Virago as Arsenio
Quetzalli Cortés as Celso
Axel Trujillo as Aníbal
Cristian Ramos as Joel
Nuria Gil as Rufis
Federico Espejo as Nelson
Alejandra Ambrosi as Ángela
Marco Antonio Tostano as José Antonio
Production
On 23 April 2018, Mexican television company Televisa stated filming began of the Mexican version of the Colombian telenovela La mamá del 10. Roberto Gómez Fernández executive producer of the telenovela, created the telenovela in order to support the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The adaptation for Mexico is made by Ximena Suárez and Julián Aguilar, while the direction is in charge of Walter Doehner and Víctor Herrera.