Cautiva por amor

Kidnapped by landowner Remigio Fuentes, Jazmín endured slavery and abuse. Years later, she returns to his ranch seeking revenge through his son Fernando, but meets Santiago, a farmhand posing as an undercover cop.

Cautiva por amor (2025) is a Mexican telenovela created by Cecilia Guerty and Pablo Junovich for Azteca Uno, a single-season run of seventy one-hour episodes. Jazmín Palacios (Litzy Domínguez) was kidnapped years earlier by landowner Remigio Fuentes (Plutarco Haza) and endured servitude and abuse on his ranch. Now she returns under a false identity, determined to exact revenge by working her way into the life of his son Fernando (Erick Chapa). Her plans grow complicated when she meets Santiago (Osvaldo de León), a farmhand who is secretly posing as an undercover cop, and the two are drawn into a charged romance that threatens her carefully laid scheme. Around them orbit Isabel Fuentes Mansilla (Daniela Castro) and Melina (Alejandra Lazcano), whose loyalties and rivalries add layers of family intrigue. Each episode builds through confrontations, secrets, and emotional reversals within the ranch's rigid power structure. The tone is melodramatic and intense, blending longing and betrayal with rural soap opera spectacle. Fans of La Usurpadora, Rubí, and La Reina del Sur will find resonance in its heightened romance, vengeance, and class conflict. Produced by TV Azteca, it is a fully contained telenovela that delivers a complete emotional arc across its run.

• La Usurpadorashared telenovela melodrama, revenge plot, forbidden romance across class lines
• Rubíshared soap opera tones, rural power struggles, romance and vengeance
• La Reina del Surshared Latin American telenovela format with romance and revenge intrigue

Created by

Cecilia Guerty, Pablo Junovich

Release Date

2025-05-12

Episode runtime

60 min

Rating

6.6 / 10 (13)

What is Cautiva por amor about?

A kidnapped woman returns to her captor's ranch seeking revenge through his son, only to find a farmhand posing as an undercover cop complicating her plans.

What is Cautiva por amor like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Cautiva por amor as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is Cautiva por amor violent?

Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Cautiva por amor as moderate.

Which shows are like Cautiva por amor?

Shows with a similar feel include La Usurpadora, Rubí, and La Reina del Sur.

How long is Cautiva por amor?

Cautiva por amor: 1 season, 70 episodes.

Is Cautiva por amor still running?

No, Cautiva por amor has ended.