Due to the good ratings achieved by the telenovela “Corazón indomable”, starring Ana Brenda Conteras and Daniel Arenas, producer Nathalie Lartilleux keeps enjoying a very good reputation within the executives of Televisa. After finishing the work for the telenovela, she is already planning her next works. She is expecting to produce the remake of "María la del Barrio", originally starred by Thalía, or a remake of "Esmeralda", starred by Lety Calderón. The star for both novelas was Fernando Colunga.

In addition, Lartilleux is also planning a remake of the Chilean series "Primera Dama", which features an ambitious leading lady, who has a lot of aspirations and is willing to do anything to realize them.

It was told that Lartilleux is planning to work with the ex-miss Universe Ximena Navarrete, who is currently about to finish filming for “La Tempestad.”

The Cuban actor William Levy assured that he doesn’t care about the rumors of a possible romance between him and his ​​co-star in ‘La Tempestad’, Ximena Navarrete.

Levy said his relationship with his family is very close despite all the gossip, and that his free time is dedicated entirely to his wife and children, as he enjoys his role as a husband and father. In addition, he declared that he identifies with his character, Captain Damian Fabre, as he is also a loving and caring father.

William took the opportunity to point out that although things are going well in his marriage, he won’t talk in depth about the issue in order to avoid potential speculations about separations and other topics. He added that his wife Elizabeth Gutierrez knows the media and what goes around: "She is a great woman, wife and mother. She has it all."

When he finishes filming for ‘La Tempestad’, Levy plans to return to the U.S. to further advance his film career. He also assured that he has several work proposals in the states.  

Because of its low ratings, sources from the production of Televisa’s primetime novela 'La tempestad' revealed that it will probably end airing in November, a month earlier than what was planned. The series was suffering from low ratings since it began airing in May, and it seems that the latest changes that were made to the storyline, which included finally removing William Levy’s long extensions and adding Mariana Seoane to the cast as a mysterious and sexy dancer and singer didn’t help very much to save the sinking ship. Moreover, the telenovela has also been losing some of its advertisers because of the low audience numbers.

Meanwhile, the stars of 'La tempestad' William Levy and Ximena Navarrete have been promoting the show in the U.S, where the novela will begin airing through Univision On July 29, replacing “Amores Verdaderos”.

Levy commented on the makeover that he underwent: “Captain Damián Fabré is a character. I don’t work to look good, so to be honest I don’t care if they make me go bald or whatever, I play a role and I have to adapt to my characters, so I’m sorry of many don’t like it.”

His costar Ximena Navarrete spoke about the criticism that she received: “All the comments and the criticism are appreciated because it means that people are informed about what we do and that’s what we want: for people to watch the telenovela and to be informed about our work. So I appreciate with all my heart any negative or positive comments because they help to learn. Besides, I understand that I’m exposed to all this because of my work. It’s the career that I chose, so I have to learn to live with this because people will always talk, criticize, sometimes will say good things or bad things. Everything is ok. We are focused on our work, it’s what matters most.”

According to producer, director and acting coach Raúl Quintanilla, 90% of the protagonists of telenovelas which are produced in Mexico or in the U.S. (by companies like Televisa, Argos, Telemundo and TV Azteca itself) are graduates of TV Azteca’s CEFAT (center of formation for television actors). Andrés Palacios, Paola Núñez, Carla Hernández, Ana Serradilla, Silvia Navarro, Marimar Vega, Adriana Louvier, Víctor González, Pablo Azar, Bárbara Mori are among the alumni of CEFAT, among many others.

Quintanilla, who directed "Mirada de Mujer: El regreso", commented on the plans of Televisa to make a remake of the successful plot of “Mirada de Mujer”. He said that he doesn’t judge the work of other companies’ remakes, but said: “at the end of the day, the important thing is that the story can be told several times.”

When asked about the debut of Ximena Navarrete in "La Temprestad", he said: “Everyone have the right to make their projects as they want, it is a company and these are ways of making business.” He added: “Maybe they think that she has a big potential. It is recommendable to prepare her well and to help her because the public not only wants to see a pretty face.”

With only a few days before the premiere of the long awaited telenovela ‘La Tempestad’, many are not only awaiting the return of William Levy to Mexican telenovelas, but also to see how the show’s leading lady Ximena Navarrete will handle her first ever acting role. Although the ex-miss universe is a gorgeous woman, many are doubting her acting abilities. Will she prove them wrong?

Navarrete is ready to face any kind of response. She said that criticism will always exist, and that she tries to take everything with a positive attitude, while enjoying her work. “I’m very dedicated to the project and I like to inspire good things.”

Meanwhile, director Mónica Miguel commented that anyone who begins a certain career doesn’t have enough experience, and that the criticism regarding Navarrete’s acting is normal, and that it is something that any actor has to face. She also said that she believes that Navarrete’s acting in the show will be good and that she thinks that she will be able to overcome her flaws in the future.

The highly anticipated novela, starring Navarrete, Levy and Iván Sánchez will premiere on May 13 in Mexico. We'll have to tune in on Monday to see if she's up to the challenge of becoming one of Televisa's leading ladies.

In a radio interview for the program "Todo para la Mujer", Salvador Mejía, the producer of one of the most anticipated telenovelas of this year, confirmed that Alejandro Fernández and Christina Aguilera will sing the main song of ‘La Tempestad’. He revealed that the song is already recorded, and that it will be very popular, vibrant and romantic. 

On April 4^th a mass was held in the filming studios of Televisa to celebrate, bless and fill with good vibes the production of one of the most anticipated telenovelas of 2013, ‘La Tempestad’, which will replace ‘Amores Verdaderos’ and premiere on May 13^th at 9:30pm on Canal de las Estrellas.

Filming for ‘La Tempestad’, which will replace ‘Amores Verdaderos’, and starring William Levy and Ximena Navarrete, began in Veracruz a few weeks ago.