The 160-episode serial was produced for TV Azteca by the celebrity couple Christian Bach and Humberto Zurita in conjunction with Humberto's brother Gerardo through their production company ZUBA Producciones.

The complete series has been released in an 8 DVD box set.

[1] With an approximate cost of $5,000,000 United States dollars, this production was praised by the critics,[citation needed] but was not a great success with the Mexican audience.

[citation needed] It was a successful telenovela in Europe, Asia, Malaysia, and Thailand.

[citation needed] This was the first telenovela for Ursula Pratts with TV Azteca, and also the first in 10 years after Monte Calvario in 1988.