Amor en Custodia is a Colombian telenovela by Teleset for RCN Television, starring Alejandra Borrero and Venezuelan Ernesto Calzadilla. It was adapted by Julio Castañeda from the Argentinian original written by Marcela Citterio . It premiered on November 9, 2009 on RCN TV.
It tells the story of love and passion of a mother and daughter, Peace and Barbara, by their bodyguards, Juan Manuel and Nicolas, respectively. Their relations are imbued with much drama as this love is not allowed, not only because of jealousy and envy, but because of past mistakes of their respective families.
The male protagonists trained under Horacio Tavera (stage combat) and Gildardo Romero, professor of Hapkido (Korean martial art) who are responsible for choreographing the scenes of confrontation and teach weapons handling.
In 2012 and 2013, Nicandro Díaz Gonzalez produced Amores verdaderos, a Mexican telenovela for Televisa. Eduardo Yáñez, Erika Buenfil, Sebastian Rulli and Eiza González star as the protagonists. Marjorie de Sousa and Guillermo Capetillo star as the antagonists.