La jefa del campeón

La jefa del campeón (English title: Heart of a Champion) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Roberto Gómez Fernández that premiered on 11 June 2018, on Las Estrellas and concluded on 2 September 2018. It stars África Zavala and Carlos Ferro. In the United States it premiered on UniMás on 10 July 2018 and ended on 10 October 2018.

Plot
"You never said it would be easy, but you were stronger than any lie, you are bigger than any challenge. Fulfilling our dreams made you invincible. Nobody notices your pain, nobody sees your tears. Your heart beats in silence and somebody finally somebody heard it. You believed in me and taught me not to give up, to fight for what I want, to fall. And to always get back up with more strength. Who else can give their life for a promise? Thanks, mom." Tita Menchaca (África Zavala) is a woman of limited resources, determined and very committed to moving forward with her children; Rey and her step-daughter, Fabiola. When she was abandoned by her husband Waldo (Alberto Agnesi), she moved to the capital to reorganize her life as a single mother. With the passage of time and hope, her son Rey dreams of being one of the best footballers in the country, which drives Tita to do everything possible to help him achieve his dream, no matter how difficult it will be.

Cast

 * África Zavala as Renata "Tita" Menchaca
 * Carlos Ferro as Daniel "La Bomba" Rodríguez
 * Enrique Arrizon as Reinaldo "Rey" Bravo Menchaca
 * Luca Valentini as Child Rey
 * Vanessa Bauche as Martina Morales
 * Dagoberto Gama as El Coronel
 * José Carlos Rodríguez as Sergio "Checo" Coyote
 * Claudia Ramírez as Nadia Padilla de Linares
 * Marisol del Olmo as Salomé Salas
 * Luis Gatica as Emiliano
 * Héctor Kotsifakis as Dante Chimal
 * Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez as Sara
 * Édgar Vivar as Pedro
 * Alberto Agnesi as Waldo Bravo
 * Alejandra Robles Gil as Fabiola Bravo Mendez
 * Shaula Ponce De León as Child Fabiola
 * Gemma Garoa as Beba
 * Adalberto Parra as El Chino
 * Mario Zaragoza as Arnulfo
 * Raúl Coronado as Delfino
 * Axel Rico as Froylán
 * Andrea Guerrero as Maika
 * Josh Gutiérrez as Matías
 * Fernanda Urdapilleta as Valeria
 * Victoria Viera as Child Valeria
 * Sofía Campomanes as Frida
 * Johana Zarzar as Child Frida
 * Patricia Martínez as Malena
 * Gina Pedret as Inés
 * Lalo Palacios as Gonzo Coyote
 * Ricardo Zertuche as Child Gonzo
 * David Caro Levy as Quique
 * André Real as Child Quique
 * Marcela Ruiz Esparza as Karina
 * Rodrigo Virago as Arsenio
 * Quetzalli Cortés as Celso
 * Axel Trujillo as Aníbal
 * Cristian Ramos as Joel
 * Nuria Gil as Rufis
 * Federico Espejo as Nelson
 * Alejandra Ambrosi as Ángela
 * Marco Antonio Tostano as José Antonio

Production
On 23 April 2018, Mexican television company Televisa stated filming began of the Mexican version of the Colombian telenovela La mamá del 10. Roberto Gómez Fernández executive producer of the telenovela, created the telenovela in order to support the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The adaptation for Mexico is made by Ximena Suárez and Julián Aguilar, while the direction is in charge of Walter Doehner and Víctor Herrera.