| Genre: | Telenovela |
| Creator: | Mónica Agudelo Tenorio |
| Screenplay: | Felipe Agudelo |
| Creative Director: | Ana Paula Zamudio |
| Opentheme: | "Me Llamas" by Piso 21[1] |
| Country: | Colombia |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Num Seasons: | 2 |
| Num Episodes: | 277 |
| Executive Producer: | Jorge Giraldo |
| Cinematography: | Alfonso Parra |
| Location: | Colombia |
| Camera: | Multi-camera |
| Company: | RCN Televisión |
| Network: | RCN |
Heart's Decree (Spanish: La ley del corazón) is a Colombian telenovela created by Mónica Agudelo Tenorio and adapted for television by Felipe Agudelo.[2] It is dedicated to the memory of Agudelo after her death in 2012. It started airing on Colombian broadcast channel RCN Televisión on November 28, 2016. The series is available in 4K Ultra-high-definition television.[3]
It stars Luciano D'Alessandro as Pablo Domínguez and Laura Londoño as Julia Escallón, with Sebastián Martínez, Iván López, Mabel Moreno, Lina Tejeiro, Rodrigo Candamil, Manuel Sarmiento, Mario Ruíz, Yesenia Valencia, Carlos Benjumea, Judy Henríquez, Laura de León and Juan Pablo Barragán in the main roles respectively.
On June 12, 2017, RCN Televisión confirmed that the series would be renewed for a second season, which premiered on September 10, 2018.[4] The show ended on April 22, 2019.
The series takes place in a successful law firm specialized in family law, dedicated to cases of separation and in general to family and relationship conflicts. Pablo Domínguez (Luciano D'Alessandro), a partner at the firm Cabal-Ortega-Domínguez and associates, is going through a difficult situation in his life when separating from his wife Jimena (Carolina Acevedo). Suddenly, the lawyer meets his colleague Julia Escallón (Laura Londoño), who is about to marry Camilo Borrero (Sebastián Martínez), but a twist of fate will change her life and bring her closer to Pablo. The show features the love triangle between Julia, Pablo, and Camilo, and the twists and turns in the love lives of the other lawyers in the firm, with their personal lives often mirrored in the legal cases they are defending.
After the success in Colombia, Televisa made an adaptation of the telenovela with the title of Por amar sin ley, this adaptation was released in 2018.[5] [6] On October 18, 2017, it was confirmed that the main actress of the series Grey's Anatomy Ellen Pompeo, would produce a version of the telenovela for the United States with the title of Big Law.[7] [8] On October 19, 2017, Mega acquired the rights to the telenovela to make its own version.[9]
| Year | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| India Catalina Awards[10] [11] | |||
| 2017 | Best Telenovela or Serie | ||
| Favorite Production of the Public | |||
| Best Director of Telenovela or Serie | Víctor Mallarino and Sergio Osorio | ||
| Best Telenovela or Series Libretto (original or adaptation) | Mónica Agudelo and Felipe Agudelo | ||
| Best Lead Actor of Telenovela or Serie | Luciano D'Alessandro | ||
| Best Lead Actress of Telenovela or Serie | Laura Londoño | ||
| Best Male Antagonist of Telenovela or Series | Sebastián Martínez | ||
| Best Female Antagonist of Telenovela or Series | Carolina Acevedo | ||
| Best Supporting Actor of Telenovela or Series | Iván López | ||
| Rodrigo Candamil | |||
| Best Supporting Actress of Telenovela or Series | Mabel Moreno | ||
| Helena Mallarino | |||
| Best Revelation of the Year | Juana del Río | ||
| Best Soundtrack of Telenovela or Series | Oliver Camargo, José Carlos María and Nicolás Uribe | ||
| Best Edition of Telenovela or Series | Marcela Vásquez | ||
| Best Creative Director of Telenovela or Series | Ana Paula Zamudio | ||
| Best Telenovela or Series Photograph | Alfonso Parra | ||
| TVyNovelas Awards Colombia[12] [13] | |||
| 2017 | Best Telenovela | ||
| Favorite Director of Telenovela or Series | Víctor Mallarino and Sergio Osorio | ||
| Favorite Author of Telenovela or Series | Mónica Agudelo and Felipe Agudelo | ||
| Favorite Lead Actress of Telenovela | Laura Londoño | ||
| Favorite Lead Actor of Telenovela | Luciano D'Alessandro | ||
| Favorite Female Villain of Telenovela | Carolina Acevedo | ||
| Favorite Male Villain of Telenovela | Sebastián Martínez | ||
| Favorite Best Supporting Actress of Telenovela | Lina Tejeiro | ||
| Helena Mallarino | |||
| Mabel Moreno | |||
| Favorite Best Supporting Actor of Telenovela | Iván López | ||
| Rodrigo Candamil | |||
| Juan Pablo Barragán | |||
| Best Revelation of the Year | Juana del Río | ||
| Best Musical theme of Telenovela or Series | "Me Llamas" by Piso 21 | ||