Daphne Clarke Characterisation What are Daphne's major character traits? With her spiky hair and bright clothing, Daphne stood out from other female characters on television at the time. Does Daphne have an outgoing personality? She was portrayed as a strong, smart and independent woman. Does she have parents or siblings on the show? which her grandfather Harry Henderson (Johnny Is she well-liked by the other characters on the program? The way she treated the serial's teenagers as adults also endeared her to the younger viewers.
Is she portrayed as intelligent?
Is Daphne Clarke portrayed as intelligent?
The character of Daphne was introduced to Neighbours as a "saucy stripper with a heart of gold." In their 1989 book, The Neighbours Factfile, Neil Wallis and Dave Hogan wrote that Daphne came from a rich, but uncaring family. They were rarely mentioned on-screen, making her past somewhat of a mystery. Daphne had received a good education and worked in an office as a secretary, until she told her sexist boss to "jump in a lake." Daphne then chose to become a stripper rather than ask her mother, Tina (Beverley Dunn), for a loan. Of Daphne's profession as a stripper, Smith explained "The whole point of Daphne being a stripper is that she's completely counter to the black stockings and garters cliche. She's a bright girl from a good background who gets fed up with being ogled and pinched by men in her secretarial job and says, right I might as well make some money out of it."  With her spiky hair and bright clothing, Daphne stood out from other female characters on television at the time. She was portrayed as a strong, smart and independent woman. She was often shrewd and "a warm friend" to those around her. Tony Johnston, author of Neighbours: 20 years of Ramsay Street stated that Daphne had "an appealing mix of cheek, savvy and the-girl-next-door." She was a woman in charge of her own life, which helped her to become the serial's first "sweetheart." Smith told Kingsley that her favourite aspects of Daphne's personality were her confidence and stubborn streak. Smith also commented that Daphne wore "zanier clothes" than she did and was more outgoing. The fact that she embodied a "no-nonsense approach" to life and was not embarrassed by her profession as a stripper, meant Daphne became an immediate favourite with viewers.  The way she treated the serial's teenagers as adults also endeared her to the younger viewers. Daphne gave up her career as a stripper to run the coffee shop, which her grandfather Harry Henderson (Johnny Lockwood) gave to her, after he won it in a poker game. Kingsley commented that Daphne ran the business like "a pro". Daphne's position in the coffee shop meant that customers often confided in her and she helped mediate between several parents and their children. She also gained the trust and affection of the teenage characters, most notably Mike Young (Guy Pearce), who she took under her wing, later becoming his legal guardian. CANNOTANSWER
Daphne had received a good education and worked in an office as a secretary,
Daphne Clarke (also Lawrence) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Elaine Smith. Daphne was created by Reg Watson as one of Neighbours' twelve original characters. The producer had originally wanted Rebecca Gibney to play the role, but she joined the cast of another television series. When Smith came in to audition for a guest part, her appearance, particularly her short haircut, caught the attention of the casting director, who had been looking for an "outrageous image" for the character of Daphne. Smith won the role and she made her on-screen debut in the soap's first episode, which was broadcast on 18 March 1985.

Daphne was portrayed as a smart, confident and independent woman from a good background. She sported a short haircut and bright clothing, which made her stand out from the other female characters on television at the time. Daphne was not embarrassed by her profession as a stripper and her "no-nonsense approach" to life made her an immediate favourite with the viewers. Daphne gave up stripping when her grandfather gave her the lease to the local coffee shop. She used her position to help customers with their problems and gained the trust of many of the teenage characters, particularly Mike Young (Guy Pearce).

Daphne's marriage to Des Clarke (Paul Keane) was central to many of her storylines. After a brief relationship with Shane Ramsay (Peter O'Brien) and two engagements, Daphne married Des in July 1986. She gave birth to their son, Jamie (S.J. Dey), in July 1987. That same year, Smith announced her departure from Neighbours. Not wanting to kill off a popular character, the producers sent Daphne to care for her dying father. However, viewers were not satisfied with this ending and Smith returned to conclude Daphne's storyline. The actress asked for Daphne to be killed off and the producers agreed. She made her final appearance on 25 March 1988, becoming the first regular character to die.

Creation and casting
Daphne is one of the twelve original characters conceived by the creator and then executive producer of Neighbours, Reg Watson. When it came to casting, Waston had initially wanted actress Rebecca Gibney to play the role. However, she joined the cast of children's television series Zoo Family instead. Elaine Smith had previously made several small appearances in various established television series. In 1984, she came in to Neighbours to audition for the guest role of Lorraine Kingham and her short, spiky haircut caught the attention of the casting director, who asked her to do a screen test for Daphne. Smith told Hilary Kingsley, author of Soap Box, "The casting director of Neighbours was looking some outrageous image for Daphne, this stripper – he didn't quite know what, but my haircut was it!" Smith revealed that the idea of playing a stripper amused her and quipped that Daphne was the only stripper who never had to take her clothes off.

Development

Characterisation
The character of Daphne was introduced to Neighbours as a "saucy stripper with a heart of gold." In their 1989 book, The Neighbours Factfile, Neil Wallis and Dave Hogan wrote that Daphne came from a rich, but uncaring family. They were rarely mentioned on-screen, making her past somewhat of a mystery. Daphne had received a good education and worked in an office as a secretary, until she told her sexist boss to "jump in a lake." Daphne then chose to become a stripper rather than ask her mother, Tina (Beverley Dunn), for a loan. Of Daphne's profession as a stripper, Smith explained "The whole point of Daphne being a stripper is that she's completely counter to the black stockings and garters cliche. She's a bright girl from a good background who gets fed up with being ogled and pinched by men in her secretarial job and says, right I might as well make some money out of it."

With her spiky hair and bright clothing, Daphne stood out from other female characters on television at the time. She was portrayed as a strong, smart and independent woman. She was often shrewd and "a warm friend" to those around her. Tony Johnston, author of Neighbours: 20 years of Ramsay Street stated that Daphne had "an appealing mix of cheek, savvy and the-girl-next-door." She was a woman in charge of her own life, which helped her to become the serial's first "sweetheart." Smith told Kingsley that her favourite aspects of Daphne's personality were her confidence and stubborn streak. Smith also commented that Daphne wore "zanier clothes" than she did and was more outgoing. The fact that she embodied a "no-nonsense approach" to life and was not embarrassed by her profession as a stripper, meant Daphne became an immediate favourite with viewers.

The way she treated the serial's teenagers as adults also endeared her to the younger viewers. Daphne gave up her career as a stripper to run the coffee shop, which her grandfather Harry Henderson (Johnny Lockwood) gave to her, after he won it in a poker game. Kingsley commented that Daphne ran the business like "a pro". Daphne's position in the coffee shop meant that customers often confided in her and she helped mediate between several parents and their children. She also gained the trust and affection of the teenage characters, most notably Mike Young (Guy Pearce), who she took under her wing, later becoming his legal guardian.

Marriage to Des Clarke

The first episode of Neighbours saw Daphne hired to strip at Des Clarke's (Paul Keane) bucks party. When the night was interrupted by a neighbour, Daphne left some belongings behind and returned the following morning to collect them. Des's fiancée assumed she had spent the night and called the wedding off. Realising that Des needed a lodger to help him pay the mortgage off, Daphne moved in. Des was instantly attracted to Daphne, but he tried to hide his feelings and became awkward around her. Josephine Monroe, author of Neighbours: The First 10 Years, wrote that the local men queued up to date Daphne, but it was Shane Ramsay (Peter O'Brien) who first caught her eye and they soon began a relationship.

During Neighbours''' first-season finale in 1985, Daphne broke up with Shane and proposed to Des, who accepted. However, on the day of their wedding, Daphne's bridal car was hijacked by a bank robber and she was late to the church. Having been stood up five times in the past, Des gave up waiting and left. The couple failed to sort out what had happened and their relationship ended. Daphne rekindled her romance with Shane and they became engaged, but Daphne became worried about rushing into marriage on the rebound and they eventually ended their engagement. Following advice and encouragement from his mother, Eileen (Myra De Groot), and friend, Clive (Geoff Paine), Des tried to "woo Daphne back."

In June 1986, Stephen Cook from TV Week announced that Daphne would accept a proposal from either Des or Shane, which would definitely result in her getting married. Smith told Cook "I don't know whether Daphne actually needs a man in her life but she's certainly got two men there. It's a triangle that's developed, but to try and give a rational explanation to it is next to impossible." Smith thought Daphne was ideal for Shane and that she had a great deal of love for him. On the other hand, Daphne also loved Des, who she trusted and had become good friends with. O'Brien stated that as far as Shane was concerned, Daphne was the only woman he ever loved and thought that he was more suited to her than Des. Keane commented that despite being engaged five times and stood up once by Daphne, Des had always loved her. He added "It was love at first sight for Des."

Cook later revealed that it was Des who would propose to and marry Daphne. The wedding episodes were broadcast in July and Cook quipped that from the moment Daphne moved into Ramsay Street, there had always been a feeling that she and Des would eventually marry. Despite Shane having once been Des's "rival in romance", he acted as best man. Cook added that the wedding, which saw most of the regular cast on-set, was "no small affair". A few months after the wedding, Daphne became pregnant. Her pregnancy lasted over the usual nine months and Smith explained that the producers had stretched it out for longer, so they could tie it into other storylines. Daphne and Des's son, Jamie (S.J. Dey), arrived in July 1987 and became the first baby to be born in Neighbours.

Departure and death
In 1987, after two and a half years of playing Daphne, Smith decided to leave Neighbours and asked to be written out.Monroe 1994, p.53. She felt that while Daphne had been "a bit of a challenge at first", she felt trapped by her persona. Smith also believed that the role no longer offered her variety and she did not want to stay to be bored, but comfortable. As Daphne was one of Neighbours most popular characters, the producers chose not to kill her off. Instead Daphne's father, Allen (Neil Fitzpatrick), re-entered her life and told her he was dying. Realising that she only had a short time to make her peace with him, Daphne took Jamie and moved away to nurse Allen. Viewers were not satisfied with this ending for the character, especially as it meant Daphne and Des would have to break up, a situation that they would not accept.

Smith agreed to return for a few days in 1988 to finish off Daphne's storyline. This time, the actress asked for her character to be killed off. Smith told Robyn Harvey from The Sydney Morning Herald, "I wanted Daphne to die. I didn't want to be stuck in a television series for the rest of my life. I'd taken Daphne as far as she could go. She's run the gamut of every life experience she could possibly have. I'd had enough." Smith told Nicola Murphy (TV Week) that she would resume filming in February but was not privy to the details of Daphne's final story because producers withheld her scripts. On-screen Daphne was critically injured during a car crash on the way to her father's funeral and she was left in a coma. Off-screen, representatives from the serial's production company tried to persuade Smith to sign a new contract, but she refused. Daphne briefly regained consciousness to say "I love you Clarkey" to Des, before becoming the first regular character to die.

Storylines
Daphne is hired to perform at Des Clarke's buck's party in Ramsay Street. She returns the following morning to collect her watch and emerges from the bedroom when Des's fiancée, Lorraine Kingham (Antoinette Byron), arrives with her parents to call off the wedding. Daphne comforts Des and helps clean up his house. Shane Ramsay, who hired Daphne for the party, flirts with her and asks her to watch him train at the pool some day. He tells her that he wants to see her again and she agrees to go to dinner with him. Daphne decides to move into Number 28 with Des to help him pay off the mortgage. Daphne becomes good friends with Des and she begins dating Shane. Daphne falls in love with Des and after breaking up with Shane, she proposes to him and he accepts. On the day of their wedding, Daphne's car is hijacked by a bank robber dressed in a gorilla suit and she is late to the church. Des assumes that Daphne has changed her mind and he leaves. After failing to sort out what happened, Daphne moves out, while Des's ex-girlfriend, Andrea Townsend (Gina Gaigalas), turns up and claims that Des is the father of her son, Bradley (Bradley Kilpatrick). Daphne rents a room from Clive Gibbons at Number 22 and her best friend, Zoe Davis (Ally Fowler), also moves in.

Daphne's grandfather, Harry gives her the lease to the local coffee shop and she gives up her career as a stripper. She renames the business 'Daphne's' and despite an initial struggle, the coffee shop soon begins making a profit. Daphne gets back together with Shane and they become engaged, but she starts to have doubts about whether she is moving on too quickly. When Des learns that he is not Bradley's father, he tries to win Daphne back. Shane becomes jealous of Daphne and Des's friendship and when he verbally attacks them, Daphne breaks up with him. She gets back together with Des and they eventually marry. Daphne and Des become Mike Young's legal guardians when they learn that he comes from a violent home. Daphne helps Mike when he is banned from seeing Jane Harris (Annie Jones) by her grandmother, Mrs. Mangel (Vivean Gray). Daphne soon discovers that Sue Parker (Kate Gorman) has been sending poison pen letters about Mike to Mrs. Mangel and exposes her. Daphne contracts meningitis, but she recovers and then learns that she is pregnant. Daphne and Des's marriage becomes strained when she learns that he has been in contact with Lorraine. The couple eventually talk and Des explains that he had just given Lorraine some financial advice.

Mrs. Mangel offers to help Daphne paint the nursery and she is knocked off a ladder by Mike's pet Labrador, Bouncer, and suffers amnesia. Mrs. Mangel threatens to sue and Des decides to settle out of court, so that Daphne does not become stressed. But when Daphne learns what Des has done, she is angry with him for keeping it from her. During a picnic, Daphne goes into labour and Beverly Marshall (Lisa Armytage) delivers her son, Jamie. Daphne briefly suffers from postnatal depression following Jamie's birth. During Jamie's christening, Daphne's mother, Tina, turns up. She and Daphne sit down and talk through their problems and part on speaking terms. Shortly after, Daphne learns that her father is dying. Des persuades her to make things right with Allen. Daphne then decides to nurse her father and she takes Jamie to stay with him. Months later, Gail Robinson (Fiona Corke) offers to drive Daphne and Jamie back to Ramsay Street after Allen's funeral. During the journey, they are involved in a car crash, which leaves Daphne in a coma. Des stays by her side and is holding her hand when she briefly wakes up to tell him that she loves him. Daphne then suffers a cardiac arrest and dies.

Reception
Josephine Monroe, author of Neighbours: The First 10 Years, stated that Daphne became one of the most popular and colourful characters to have been in Neighbours. While reviewing the show's early episodes, Newsday'''s Terry Kelleher thought Daphne was "surprisingly wholesome for a stripteaser, preferring housecleaning to home-wrecking." A writer for the BBC's Neighbours website thought Daphne's most notable moment was "Going into labour with Jamie at a riverside picnic." 

Claudia Pattison from mobile network operator Orange branded Des and Daphne one of the most popular couples in the serial's history, while a Virgin Media writer thought that they had "one of soapland's happiest marriages". The Sydney Morning Herald's Michael Idato called them Neighbours first supercouple. Mary Fletcher from Inside Soap commented that Des and Daphne's troubled romance was "one of Neighbours' best storylines." The couple's wedding gained a lot of attention in the UK and Terry Wogan even discussed the episode with Rolf Harris on his talk show the day after it aired.

Tim Teeman and James Jackson from The Times named Daphne's death as one of their top 15 most memorable Neighbours moments. They commented "Like, was that her in the bed or an actress with a Daphne wig? The romance of Des and Daphne (Mr Ordinary and the ex-stripper) was an early Neighbours classic so we felt this one hard". A Herald Sun reporter also included Daphne's death in their list of top ten Neighbours moments. The reporter wrote that Daphne was a popular character during the serial's peak in 1988 and called Des "her soulmate". They added that her death was watched by millions of viewers in Australia and the UK.

Sarah Megginson from SheKnows placed Daphne's death at number three in her feature on the eight most memorable Neighbours moments. She called the relationship between Daphne and Des "one of the series' classic romances." She added "The couple were the first to tie the knot on the show, so when Daphne was fatally hit by a car, Des – and the Neighbours viewing audience across Australia and the UK – was suitably devastated. A columnist from NOW said that the moment Daphne dies was "a tear-jerking moment."

References

Bibliography

External links
Daphne Clarke at BBC Online

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Soy Luna is an Argentine-Mexican drama television series developed by Disney Channel Latin America. The series premiered on 14 March 2016 in Latin America on Disney Channel, and is currently in its third season.

Character appearances 
Legend
 = Main cast (credited)
 = Recurring cast (2+)
 = Guest cast (1)

Main characters

Luna Valente 
Portrayed by Karol Sevilla, Luna Valente is the titular character, she is a sweet and kind girl from Mexico. Luna loves her family and friends. With talent and determination, Luna can do anything she puts to her mind. She is the daughter of Lili Benson and Bernie Benson, but was adopted by Monica Valente and Miguel Valente.

Matteo Balsano 
Portrayed by Ruggero Pasquarelli, Matteo Balsano he is one of the main characters. Matteo is a very presumptuous, and superficial boy. He is a very good skater, reason why they give him the nickname "El Rey de la Pista", when he meets Luna Valente he falls madly in love with her and looks for how to always approach her. Matteo is very intelligent and uses his intelligence to help Luna with her problems. Many times he behaves like a superficial boy, but inside he has a good heart.

Ámbar Smith 
Portrayed by Valentina Zenere, Ámbar Smith she is one of the main characters and the main antagonist of the show. She is superficial and capricious, but also very intelligent. Ámbar is the type of girl that catches everyone's attention and is very popular. She will do anything to get what she wants. When trying to get what she wants, Ámbar is a manipulative girl. Despite all this, although she does not want to admit it, she is jealous of Luna's relationship with her parents, since her parents travel a lot, and barely speaks to her godmother.

Simón Álvarez 
Portrayed by Michael Ronda, Simón Álvarez he is one of the main characters. Simón is a guy who loves to skate and play guitar, he used to work at Foodger Wheels, a fast food restaurant with his best friend Luna, but when Luna's parents decide to leave Cancun, Mexico. Because they are hired to work at the Benson Mansion in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he says goodbye to Luna. But then he decides to go to Buenos Aires where he will become a member of La Roller Band, formed by Nicolás and Pedro, form a rivalry with Matteo Balsano, and enroll in the Skating Competition at the Jam and Roller.

Delfina Alzamendi 
Portrayed by Malena Rather , Delfina Alzamendi she is one of the main characters. She is one of the best friends of Ámbar Smith and Jazmín Carvajal, like Jazmín, she is the owner, creator and editor of the Fab And Chic website. Like her friends, she is superficial and capable of doing whatever she wants in order to achieve what she plans. Delfina or "Delfi" in spite of beginning to be a totally capricious girl, prejudiced and often petty, she actually has a nice personality in the background that is overshadowed by her loyalty to Ámbar that does not let her make her own decisions. Change attitude by the advice of Pedro becoming a determined, sensible, capable cute baby sweet girl.

Gastón Perida 
Portrayed by Agustín Bernasconi, Gastón Perida he is one of the main characters. Gastón is nice, but also very safe. He respects everyone, but sometimes he gets upset and gets angry. His main interests are skating and music. He loves books, especially science fiction books. Despite being one of the most popular is good vibes. He is Matteo's best friend.

Jazmín Carbajal 
Portrayed by Katja Martínez, Jazmín Carbajal she is one of the main characters. Jazmín is very different from her friends, Amber and Delphine. Jazmín has no filters and will tell you her opinion, whether she wants to or not. She is very naive and ignorant of what is happening around her. She follows all of Ámbar's plans blindly. Jazmín lives outside social networks and craves the opinion of others. It is very aware of fashion and follows all trends therefore it is very unoriginal and at the same time silly.

Jimena Medina 
Portrayed by Ana Jara, Jimena Medina she is one of the main characters. Jim is a friendly, sweet girl, with many ideas, impulsive and creative. She loves to sing and skate but her first passion is to choreograph routines. She and her best friend Yam are inseparable.

Ramiro Ponce 
Portrayed by Jorge López, Ramiro Ponce he is one of the main characters. Ramiro is an arrogant and proud boy who loves to dance and skate. He wants to do everything right, and when he can not, he gets too frustrated. He can not admit his mistakes, and he tries to blame others for it, but nevertheless he sometimes shows that he has a big heart in front of others. In the eyes of other people it can be seen as arrogant and unfriendly. Ramiro dreams of being a star, and works hard, hoping that one day his dream will come true.

Yamila Sánchez 
Portrayed by Chiara Parravicini, Yamila Sánchez she is one of the main characters. Yam is a 16 year old girl, who studies at Blake South College and usually goes to Jam & Roller. She competed with Ramiro in a skating competition and participated several times in the Open Music with her best friend Jim.

Pedro Arias 
Portrayed by Gastón Vietto, Pedro Arias he is one of the main characters. Pedro is an employee of the Jam and Roller, he was secretly in love with Tamara and is currently in love with Delfina. His best friends are Nico and Simón.

Nicolás Navarro 

Portrayed by Lionel Ferro, Nicolás Navarro or Nico he is one of the main characters. Nicolás is the warm, buyer and friendly guy, with whom everyone quickly becomes attached. He is in charge of the skates in the Jam & Roller. Nico is Pedro's best friend, who also works on the skating rink. Together, they dream of forming a band and, little by little, they will get it.

Nina Simonetti 
Portrayed by Carolina Kopelioff, Nina Simonetti is one of the main characters. Nina is a very curious and intelligent girl, but also very reserved, shy, and unsure of herself due to her experiences with her parents' divorce. In the start of the show she doesn't know how to skate and has few friends. She meets Luna Valente and they became best friends and Luna starts to crack her out of her shell. Nina is in love with Gastón Perida, but doesn't think he will ever notice her.  Despite her shyness, she starts showing her true self through her Felicity For Now account, where she writes inspirational quotes.

Tamara Ríos 
Portrayed by Luz Cipriota, She is one of the main characters in the season one. Tamara is in charge of the Jam & Roller. She is very organized and responsible.

Sharon Benson 
Portrayed by Lucila Gandolfo, she is one of the main characters. She is a rich, sophisticated, and intelligent businesswoman she is the godmother of Ambar and the maternal aunt of Luna.

Reinaldo Guitiérrez 
Portrayed by Rodrigo Pedreira, Reinaldo Guitiérrez or Rey is one of the main characters. He is a hardworking man and the personal assistant of Mrs. Sharon Benson. He often acts with a serious personality, especially with the employees of the mansion.

Miguel Valente 
Portrayed by David Murí, he is one of the main characters. Miguel is a kind and hardworking person. He always cares a lot about his wife, Mónica, and his daughter, Luna. He only wants the best for Luna and is at his side whenever he needs it. He is also very focused on his work at the Benson Mansion, and does what he is asked to do. He is also very honest and generous towards his family.

Recurring characters

Mariano 
Portrayed by Tomás de las Herás, Mariano he is Tamara's ex-boyfriend. He will bring many problems to the boys, deconcentrating them in the rehearsals for the Intercontinental competition and creating rivalry between them. He is a mysterious man and has bad intentions, he will try to get Jim and Ramiro to leave the team, as well as Luna, but he does not succeed. In the end he trains another team and loses the Intercontinental skating.

Guest stars

Introduced in season one
 Santiago Stieben as Arcade
 Dani Martins as Himself
 Mirta Wons as Olga
 Leo Trento as Willy Star
 Sofia Carson as Herself

Introduced in season two
 Sabrina Carpenter as Herself
 Martina Stoessel as Herself
 Camila Fernández as Herself

Introduced in season three
 Sofia Carson as Herself
 Dove Cameron as Herself
 Juan Ciancio as Sebastián "Seba" López
 Ian Lucas as Himself

Notes

References 

Soy Luna
Lists of Argentine television series characters
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Main characters

Alejandra Ponce 
Portrayed by Ana Brenda Contreras, Alejandra Ponce is a lawyer specialized in family law. During her wedding to Carlos, the police arrest him interrupting the wedding. After a while Alejandra gets to know Ricardo, and thanks to him she starts working at Vegas y Asociados.

Ricardo Bustamante 
Portrayed by David Zepeda, Ricardo Bustamante he is a senior lawyer in family law. Ricardo is a straight-laced and honorable man. When his wife Elena is unfaithful to him, he decides to divorce her. Ricardo has two stepchildren, Federico and Natalia, whom he considers his own children.

Carlos Ibarra 
Portrayed by Julián Gil, Carlos Ibarra is a renowned lawyer. Carlos is best known as a criminal lawyer representing various defendants accused of serious crimes including murder. He is ambitious and is willing to do anything necessary to get more money and power. On the day of his wedding to Alejandra, he was arrested for accused of the murder of Patricia, a sex worker who was with him the night before his wedding.

Roberto Morelli 
Portrayed by José María Torre Hütt,  Roberto Morelli is a lawyer of Vegas y Asociados. He is a womanizing man who likes to take and go to parties. Roberto is Leonardo's best friend. He tries to conquer Victoria, but she does not let herself be easily fall in love by him.

Gustavo Soto 
Portrayed by Sergio Basañez, Gustavo Soto is a prestigious lawyer of Vegas y Asociados. Gustavo maintains a relationship with Milena, his lover. But after realizing that what she did was wrong, he decides to end her lover, but when Milena frustrated and feels betrayed by Gustavo, she does everything possible to make her marriage to Isabel come to an end.

Victoria Escalante 
Portrayed by Altair Jarabo, Victoria Escalante she is a lawyer, a specialist in family cases. She has a romantic interest with Roberto, but since she is a feminist woman who believes that men are not necessary for a woman to be powerful, she decides to ignore him. Victoria is a brave woman who fights and defends the rights of women.

Alonso Vega 
Portrayed by Guillermo García Cantú, Alonso Vega he is the owner of the law firm Vega y Asociados. Alonso is the one who advises and keeps track of all the cases his lawyers have.

Benjamín Acosta 
Portrayed by Pablo Valentín, Benjamín Acosta is an ambitious lawyer of the company Vega Y Asociado. Benjamín has a wife and children, but maintains a relationship with Leticia, and with her he tries to do everything possible to be recognized for his efforts in the company.

Olivia Suárez 
Portrayed by Ilithya Manzanilla, Olivia Suárez she is a dedicated lawyer in cases of family abuse. Olivia is a sensitive and romantic woman who believes in love. She is secretly in love with Leonardo his platonic love.

Elena Fernández 
Portrayed by Geraldine Bazán, Elena Fernández is the Federico and Patricia mother. As a result of a clandestine relationship that took place outside of her marriage, Elena divorces Ricardo, but she does not accept having divorced so she tries to get Ricardo back.

Alan Páez 
Portrayed by Moisés Arizmendi, Alan Páez he is Carlo's cousin. He is a mediocre lawyer who only feels envy and hatred towards his cousin, since he is more recognized in the professional field.

Leonardo Morán 
Portrayed by Manuel Balbi, Leonardo Morán is a lawyer for Vegas y Asociados. Leonardo is a handsome, reserved, intelligent, serious and very professional man, man in his forties. A lawyer specialized in criminal law, dedicated to his work. He is Ricardo Bustamante's best friend and is always there to give him good advice. Leonardo is a very correct, ethical and responsible man, that is why he has a lot of credibility, both in the law firm and in the courts of Mexci City.

Special guest stars

Introduced in season one 

 
 María José as Patricia Linares
 David Ostrosky as Saúl Morales
 Ricardo Fastlicht as Méndez
 María José Magán as Ana María
 Gilberto Romo as Daniela Segura
 Jade Fraser as Rocío
 Alejandro Ibarra as Darío
 Ana Patricia Rojo as Lina
 Jacqueline Andere as Virginia
 Lisette Morelos as Mariana
 Joshua Gutiérrez as Fermín
 Fabián Robles as Pérez
 Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez as Silvia
 Dobrina Cristeva as Jimena
 Natalia Juárez as Anita
 Aleida Núñez as Milena
 Raúl Magaña as Raúl
 Andrea Ortega-Lee as Rosita
 Sofía Castro as Nora
 Nuria Bages as Cinthya
 Jesús Ochoa as Taxista
 Marco Muñoz as Ojeda
 Pilar Ixquic Mata as Laura
 Alex Sirvent as Arturo
 José Elías Moreno as Joel
 Ernesto D'Alessio as Agustín
 Margarita Magaña as Lorenza
 Gabriela Zamora as Lupita
 Gloria Aura as Inés
 Daniela Noguez as Claudia
 José Carlos Ruiz as Armando
 Aitor Iturrioz as Óscar
 Rodrigo Cuevas as Patricio
 Pepe Olivares as Lara
 Carlos Gatica as Rodrigo
 Andrea Torre as Nuria
 Toño Mauri as Dr. Ávalos
 Luis Xavier as Papá Gutiérrez
 Claudia Acosta as Florentina
 Juan Carlos Nava as Tomás
 Renata Notni as Sol
 Adal Ramones as Alberto
 Laura Carmine as Berenice
 Danna García as Fanny
 José Ron as Ramón
 Pedro Prieto as Alfonso
 Macaria as Marcia
 Silvia Manríquez as Melisa
 Carmen Becerra as Ligia
 Luis Romano as Fabián
 Daniela Luján as Valeria
 Alejandra Zaid as Alexa
 Ernesto Gómez Cruz as Plutarco

References 

Lists of Mexican television series characters
Lists of soap opera characters by series