| Genre: | Telenovela |
| Creator: | Kary Fajer |
| Developer: | Gerardo Luna |
| Country: | Mexico |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 127 |
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| Executive Producer: | Nicandro Díaz González |
| Producer: | J. Antonio Arvizu |
| Camera: | Multi-camera |
| Company: | Televisa |
| Network: | Las Estrellas |
La mexicana y el güero (International title: I Love You, Güero) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Nicandro Díaz González that aired on Las Estrellas from 17 August 2020 to 7 February 2021.[1] [2] It is an adaptation of the Chilean telenovela titled Cómplices created by Víctor Carrasco and Vicente Sabatini.[3] The story revolves around Andrea (Itatí Cantoral), a beautiful swindler, and Tyler (Juan Soler), an idealistic millionaire who returns to Mexico in search of his biological family after his adoptive mother dies and tells him to return to his place of origin.
Andrea Ibarrola (Itatí Cantoral) is a professional con artist, who uses her beauty, intelligence and charm to fool her victims. In the United States, Andrea has an accomplice named Olinka (Sabine Moussier), who gives her information about Tyler Somers (Juan Soler), her next victim. He is the largest producer of Idaho quality potatoes in the world and at the same time he is a kind and noble man. Tyler was adopted, Rose (Lorena Velázquez) his adoptive mother asks him to find his biological mother Matilde Rojas. Andrea begins to devise a master plan for Tyler to believe that he has found his biological family. She gets in touch with him, saying that she is his sister and that his real mother wants to see him, like the rest of the family, who await him in Mexico with open arms. Andrea hires seven people with financial difficulties to join this fake family. Thanks to the substantial pay, everyone agrees to play their role. Tyler is impressed upon meeting Andrea, his supposed sister. Andrea also immediately feels something very special for him. Having truly fallen in love with her victim, Andrea will have to choose between continuing with her plan or love.
Filming was originally scheduled for March 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico, it was suspended.[13] However, filming began on 9 June 2020 in forums 10 and 15 of Televisa San Ángel. A blessing ceremony was held as Televisa usually does every year, where actors who are part of the cast were present as Itatí Cantoral, Juan Soler, Luis Roberto Guzmán, Jacqueline Andere, Patricio Castillo, Nora Salinas, Gala Montes, Laura Vignatti, and Rodrigo Abed. On 19 June 2020, the People en Español website confirmed the addition of new actors such as Julio Camejo, and Lara Campos.[14]