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I think that Pasion de Gavillanes is like the only telenovela that I actually enjoyed watching, My Spanish teacher showed us the first episode in class because she wanted us to actually learn some "street Spanish", and everyday after that we would beg her to show us the rest. It was just so interesting. I think the relationship between Norma and Juan is really strong. Like I absolutely love them together.

It's so interesting to watch because the show doesn't just focus on one single point. Instead it sort of puts everything together. Like it has everyones problems instead of just one problem that is surrounded by mini episodes.

"Pasion de Gavilanes"(Passion of hawks) has been one of the the most famous and adored telenovelas in the world recently.Millions of people all over the world enjoyed it.Many of them don't like the so called telenovelas but they fell in love with this one.Lots of trashy soap operas annoy the audience so "Pasion de Gavilanes" was a real present for romantic people who don't want to watch banal and slushy films.Because this one is neither banal nor slushy.And there are a few reasons.

1)First of all-the plot.Many telenovelas have very clichéd scenarios about a poor but very sweet girl who falls in love with a handsome,wealthy man.But here the things are different.The plot is interesting and surprising with a lots of action and suspense.

2)The characters-in "Pasion de Gavilanes" each character has their own personality and charm.In most telenovelas characters are either perfect or very,very bad.In "Pasion de Gavilanes" there are no such implausible heroes.Each character has both good and bad qualities -there are no ideal persons or monsters.Each of the characters develops and changes throughout the episodes.

3)There is plenty of humor in every episode,lots of comic scenes and funny characters.

4)The music score is great-a lot of nice songs which make the atmosphere pleasant.There is a CD with the songs available on Amazon.

5)Well, the actors are great-both the protagonists and the supporting characters are played by very nice actors-the three sisters are really beautiful-the stunning Paola Rey,the charming and very talented Natasha Klauss and the tender Danna Garcia.Mario Cimarro,Michell Brown and Juan Alphonso Baptista are very good as well.Impressive performance by Lorena Meritano as well-she plays the cruel Dinorah with a style.

So, "Pasion de Gavilanes" is passionate and erotic in a way-but it is also very romantic and touching as love itself...

"Pasion De Gavilanes" is the best Spanish-speaking soap that I've seen so far. The casting was perfect, the story engaging and the love scenes beautiful. The Sara&Franco romance was quite a surprise and the actors playing them; Natasha Klauss and Michel Brown, were really charismatic and managed to steal the show from the other leads and conquer my heart. After "Pasion De Gavilanes" Danna Garcia, Paola Rey, Mario Cimarro and Juan Alfonso Baptista went on to star in their own respective "telenovelas". I don't know why Natasha Klauss and Michel Brown have still not gotten their own "telenovela". I fervently wished that Telemundo would produce a soap with these two actors again as leads. I know that I for one wouldn't have missed an episode.

Only talking about the original 2003 telenovela. The sequel can (and should) be skipped and it's totally fine. The story is introduced and told clearly with 4 distinctive arcs that make the plot easy to follow. The characters are well defined and the latter half of the story is amazingly well told and displayed. The villains are so hateable that you end up rooting for the protagonists even when they're not that likeable, but that's also good - no need for the clichéd superhero telenovela male protagonist (even though Juan Reyes sort of is that, but he does have a personality and his character has motivations). The setting is a bit generic (which is why many people wrongly believe this telenovela to be Mexican), and it may have needed a bit more fun - but overall it's great and a true testament to its own success. Season 2 deserves a separate not too friendly review.

I watched this novela when I was very young and actually re watched it again during the pandemic in 2021. It is without a doubt one of the best telenovelas I have ever watched in my life, it had amazing cast that nailed their characters perfectly especially the grandpa (Jorge Cao) they also had awesome chemistry especially Sarita and Franco (Natasha and Michel) plus the storyline was extremely unique and had some twists and turns

You can imagine, my excitement when I learned that they was a revival in the works in late 2021 but the sad truth is that season 2 is extremely boring, dull and lacks the great chemistry that set apart season 1 from the rest. I would have given it a 10/10 rating but season 2 has ruined everything for me.