Maite Perroni shows off her beach body during vacation with her new boyfriend

Maite Perroni is enjoying an amazing personal and professional moment. After admitting that she’s in a relationship with "Koko" (Cristián Stambuk), a Chilean singer, composer and producer, who was also the producer of her first solo cd "Eclipse de luna", the couple was finally spotted enjoying a romantic vacation together.

From the photos, which were taken by TVNotas, it is more than evident that the singer and actress is very much in love. The couple was seen very happy, kissing and enjoying their vacation. They stayed in a Caribbean resort for a couple of days. Maite showed off her amazing beach body, wearing a black deep plunge swimsuit.

Perroni will make her long awaited comeback to the telenovelas very soon with her leading role in ‘La Gata’, alongside Daniel Arenas.

Isis Valverde suffers car accident in Rio de Janeiro

Brazilian actress Isis Valverde suffered a car accident during the early morning of this Friday, January 31. It took place close to the actress’ house, in Itanhangá. Valverde’s cousin Mayara was the driver, while Isis was sleeping in the car. They were accompanied by the producer Gabriel Maciel. When Mayara lost control over the vehicle, she hit an embankment and the car overturned. Photos of the wrecked car were released.

Maciel, who was in the car during the accident, said: “It was very fast. We were shocked. She was mildly injured near the neck because of the seat belt”. He also said that after the accident, Isis went home in a cab, and that he later took her to the hospital. He added that Isis didn’t complain about the pain, and didn’t even want to go to the hospital.

She reportedly suffered a fracture in her C1 vertebra and is currently resting in the hospital. She’ll also have to use a cervical collar during ten days.

Her last appearance on TV was in the successful series ‘Amores roubados’. Meanwhile, she might become the protagonist of the future 6pm novela of Globo, ‘Saber viver’.

Will ‘Avenida Brasil’ premiere on TV Azteca instead of ‘Las Bravo’?

Although filming for the upcoming TV Azteca production ‘Las Bravo’ will continue as planned, it was recently informed that the company is planning to make some significant schedule changes which will affect the novelas that are planned to be aired on the network.

Due to such changes, ‘Las Bravo’ will supposedly not premiere as planned and will be replaced by the extremely successful Brazilian novela ‘Avenida Brasil’. Although ‘Las Bravo’, starring Edith González and Mauricio Islas, will still be filmed as planned, it is still unknown when it will actually premiere.

‘Avenida Brasil’ will probably air in the 9:30pm timeslot, dubbed in Spanish. This revenge-focused novela became the most successful and most exported Brazilian novela of all times.

Only one of the TV Azteca produced novelas has already granted its timeslot, and it’s ‘Por siempre tuya… Acapulco’, starring Melissa Barrera and Daniel Elbittar. It has already began filming and will air on 8:30pm. 

Adrián Uribe to play one of the main roles in 'Mi corazón es tuyo'

As was previously mentioned, producer Juan Osorio is planning to produce a remake of the Spanish series ‘Ana y los siete’. This remake was recently given the provisory name ‘Mi corazón es tuyo’.

While Osorio is taking care of the auditions and casting for this production, one name is already confirmed. Actor Adrián Uribe, who previously participated in ‘Alma de Hierro’, is confirmed as one of the main actors of the novela. He will play George, the boyfriend of the female protagonist until she meets the father of the seven children and falls in love with him. Both will fight for her love.

Arath de la Torre was rumored to play the male leading role, but he stated that he won’t be participating in this novela. On the other hand, it was said that Blanca Soto and Marlene Favela were mentioned as candidates for the leading female role.

This novela will premiere in June.

Esmeralda Pimentel and Erick Elías, confirmed as the stars of ‘Pasión de amor’

After many rumors and auditions, it’s finally confirmed that Esmeralda Pimentel will be joining Erick Elías as the female protagonist of the upcoming Televisa production ‘Pasión de amor’. Pimentel will play Lucía, and Elías Marcelo.

It will be the first leading role for the beautiful actress, who had important roles in such novelas as ‘Cachito de cielo’ and ‘Abismo de pasión’. Such actresses as Danna Garcia and África Zavala also attended the auditions, but it was Pimentel who eventually got the role.

She was originally supposed to act alongside José Ron in the novela ‘Madre sustituta’, but the whole production was cancelled. She later auditioned for another upcoming novela, ‘La Malquerida’, but finally got her protagonic role in ‘Pasión de amor’.

The novela will be produced by Roberto Gómez Fernández (Cachito de cielo, Alma de hierro), written by Cuauhtémoc Blanco and María del Carmen Peña and directed by Francisco Franco. Unlike many others, it will be an original story.

Meanwhile, Patricia Reyes Espíndola, Claudia Ramírez, Luis Couturier, Helena Rojo, Eugenia Cauduro and René Strickler were also confirmed to be acting in this novela.

Filming will kick off in the next few weeks, and it will premiere in the first trimester of 2014.

Telemundo kicks off the production of its new primetime telenovela, “Reina de Corazones”

Telemundo Studios recently announced the kick-off of its new original production “Reina de Corazones,” starring Paola Núñez, Eugenio Siller, Juan Soler and Catherine Siachoque. Set in Sin City – Las Vegas – “Reina de Corazones” is a story of a love that must overcome the barrier of memory, where the glamorous nightlife and casinos play a prominent role in a plot characterized by mysterious twists and turns, espionage, conspiracy, intrigue, crime and romance.

“Reina De Corazones” becomes Paola Núñez’s debut with Telemundo in a leading role. For Eugenio Siller, this is the third original production with the network after starring in the hit telenovela “Una Maid en Manhattan.” Meanwhile, viewers will enjoy veteran actor Juan Soler as a villain after his recent leading role playing Reinaldo Ibarra in the primetime production “Marido En Alquiler.” Renowned actress Catherine Siachoque returns to the world of telenovelas following her role as Ignacia Conde in “La Casa de al Lado.”

“Reina de Corazones” is a Telemundo Studios original telenovela written by Marcela Citterio (Aurora, Corazón Valiente) under the executive production of Aurelio Valcárcel.

William Levy and Eduardo Yáñez start filming 'A change of heart'

Exciting news for the fans of heartthrobs William Levy and Eduardo Yáñez, who began filming a new movie on January 27. The movie will be called 'A change of heart', and will be produced by Emilio Estefan.

It will tell the story of a Cuban immigrant, a story to which Levy will have no problems relating, because he was himself a Cuban immigrant who had to face hardships in the U.S. Jim Belushi and Katy Najimy will also act in this movie.

Both Levy and Yáñez were always clear about their desire to make an international career and act in Hollywood. They also starred in Televisa telenovelas in 2013: Levy in ‘La Tempestad’ and Yáñez in ‘Amores Verdaderos’.

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First teasers for ‘Em Família’ are released

The upcoming 9pm Brazilian novela "Em Família", written by Manoel Carlos, will premiere very soon, on February 3, and the first official teasers are out. 

They are mostly focused on the second phase of the novela, which will have three phases, and show the problematic relationship between Helena, Virgílio and Laerte, played by Bruna Marquezine, Fernando Rodrigues and Guilherme Leicam, respectively.

The three have known each other since they were children. Although Helena and Laerte became a couple, he was always jealous of her relationship with Virgílio. His uncontrolled rage towards his opponent led him to committing a crime, and eventually losing Helena at the day of their wedding.

Check out these exciting teasers:

José Ron and Ariadne Díaz brake up: a year of romance in photos

Sad news for fans of the couple José Ron and Ariadne Díaz, who reportedly recently broke up after one year. A source that is close to the couple revealed that they ended the relationship on December 24, because they realized that it wasn’t working: “During the last months they’ve been very unstable. They were fighting, braking up and then making up. Then, after a while they were fighting again.”

The source also revealed that Ariadne was even thinking about marrying Ron: “She is very much in love, but I know them both and that their relationship is worn out, and it was better to end it, because they were hurting each other with so many fights.”

These news are shocking to the loyal fans of the couple, that began their relationship while starring together 'La mujer del vendaval' last year. It was reported a few months ago that they were planning to move in together in the beginning of the year, and fans were certainly dreaming of a fairytale novela-style wedding for their favorite couple.

Maybe the last words haven’t been said in this relationship. Meanwhile, here are some of the best photos of this amazing and very photogenic couple: