El amor no tiene receta

El amor no tiene receta (English: Love Has No Recipe) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Juan Osorio for TelevisaUnivision. The series stars Claudia Martín and Daniel Elbittar. It aired on Las Estrellas from 19 February 2024 to 28 June 2024.

Plot
Paz Roble is a kind and hardworking woman whose husband, Fermín, takes her newborn daughter away from her. Fermín has a debt with moneylenders and to pay it he decides to sell his daughter to Mauro Nicoliti. This plan is orchestrated by Ginebra, Mauro's adoptive sister. Ginebra lost her daughter in childbirth and does everything to replace her and keep her husband's fortune. Esteban Villa de Cortés, on the other hand, loses his wife and is left a widower with his three children. Elvira Moncada, Esteban's mother-in-law, holds him responsible for the death of her daughter, which causes them to fall out.

Six years later, Paz has maintained a constant search in the hope of finding her daughter. Her family runs a restaurant called Corazón Contento. Samara, the supposed daughter of Ginebra, is loved by her father Elías but mistreated by Ginebra. Ginebra sets out on a trip with her family to get rid of Elías and Sam. Sam is left for dead, while Ginebra moves on to a new plan: make Esteban fall in love with her and, in the process, exercise a personal vendetta against Elvira, whom she blames for all her tragedies.

Esteban and Paz meet in the neighborhood where she lives with her family and they gradually recognize that they have suffered. Due to acts of negligence and revenge, Paz's restaurant is closed, but Esteban offers her the opportunity to help him as a cook in his home. Fate manages to put Sam in Paz's life, and a mother-daughter connection is born between them. The romance between Esteban and Paz is complicated by a number of challenges including their families, their own emotions, and the opposition of Ginebra and Elvira.

Main

 * Claudia Martín as Paz Roble Ruiz
 * Daniel Elbittar as Esteban Villa de Cortés
 * Altair Jarabo as Ginebra Nicoliti
 * Azela Robinson as Elvira Moncada
 * Beatriz Moreno as Guadalupe Ruiz
 * Jesús Moré as Humberto
 * Juan Carlos Barreto as Porfirio Villa de Cortés
 * Isabella Tena as Gala
 * Abril Tayabas as Child Gala
 * Luz Ramos as Mireya Roble Ruiz
 * Tiago Correa as Mauro Nicoliti
 * Mía Fabri as Samara "Sam" Barral Nicoliti / Luna
 * Nicola Porcella as Kenzo Figueroa
 * Hugo Catalán as Fermín
 * Raúl Coronado as Fobo Arredondo
 * Liz Gallardo as Filipa Guerra Alvarado
 * Ignacio Ortíz as Castro
 * Sofía Olea as Mónica
 * Coco Máxima as Nandy Galdeano
 * Mauricio Pimentel as Rubio
 * Fernanda Valenzuela as Karla
 * Jai Maqueo as Bosco
 * Leo Herrera as Child Bosco
 * Regina Villaverde as Gema


 * Emilio Caballero as Salomón Roble
 * Santiago Emiliano as Pedro Pablo "Pepa" Roble
 * Andrés Vázquez as Jerónimo Figueroa
 * Asbel Ramses as Gorila
 * Antonia Mayer as Giovanna
 * Sebastián Guevara as Eder
 * Alexander Elbittar as Toddler Eder
 * Héctor Salas as Sandro
 * Mariano Soria as Monito

Recurring and guest stars

 * Sabrina Seara as Berenice Moncada
 * Harry Geithner as Elías Barral
 * Nino Torres as Tortuga
 * Moisés Zurman as Abdul
 * Sergio Lozano as Savón
 * Guillermo García Cantú as Ramsés Torrenegro

Development
The telenovela was first announced in August 2023. Filming began on 14 November 2023 and concluded on 18 May 2024.

Casting
In August 2023, Wendy Guevara and Nicola Porcella were confirmed as part of the cast. On 20 September 2023, Claudia Martín and Daniel Elbittar were announced in the lead roles, with Azela Robinson, Altair Jarabo and Beatriz Moreno being confirmed as part of the cast as well. On 2 October 2023, Isabella Tena and Andrés Vázquez joined the cast. On 17 October 2023, Coco Máxima was cast to replace Wendy Guevara. Guevara was unable to join the series due to other commitments.