It’s been more than a week since Cuban actor William Levy has appeared in "La Tempestad", the telenovela starred by him and Ximena Navarrete. The last scene in which he was seen was the scene where his character Damián Fabré and wife Esthercita (Laura Carmine) suffer a mysterious boat accident, caused by villain Hernán (Iván Sánchez).

The prolonged absence made many fans worried, but it is said that it was planned in order to reconstruct the entire storyline and the character. As the ratings of the novela aren’t doing very well, especially after the big success of its predecessor “Amores Verdaderos”, it is said that the production is planning to make some changes to help the telenovela become more popular and gain acceptance from the public.

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U.S.-Mexican actress Laura Carmine, who currently portrays Esthercita, the comical villain of "La Tempestad", recently suffered an accident when she slipped while filming for the novela. She said: “I’m intense with my scenes. When I was told to run, I was running and giving it my all, and I think that I slipped because of a leaf that was on the ground, and because I was running so fast, I should have fallen first on my butt, but I fell very badly and my first reaction was putting my arm first.”

She also revealed that she suffered an intense pain after the accident and that the hurt her entire leg, causing her not being able to move for a while. Although the pain gradually decreased, she continued to suffer from pain in her lower back, neck and the wrist on which she leaned herself in order to avoid her head from getting hurt. She’s staying in Mexico City in order to get better after her accident, but she’ll return to work next week.

Carmine confirmed that she’ll continue her participation until the end of the telenovela and revealed that there will be many changed in the story and that her character Esthercita will go through notable changes after the boat accident that she suffered in the telenovela.

Regarding her costar William Levy, she said that he’s indeed very handsome, but that relationship between them is strictly professional.