Trivia / Corazón salvaje

• Actor-Inspired Element: In the 1993 version, Juan del Diablo actor Eduardo Palomo was responsible for coming up with most of the signature traits of his version of the character, such as his long hair.
• Actor-Shared Background: Early on in the 1993 version, Mónica is shown attempting to become a nun, going as far as being shown wearing the habits, but is rejected. (Juan del Diablo even seizes the opportunity to mock her for this, telling her that they probably expelled her because her beauty made her a temptation for the monks.) Her actress Edith González also tried to become a nun in real life and was also rejected.
• Cast the Runner-Up: César Évora was considered for Juan del Diablo, but executives not being confident in giving him a leading role yet (and his still strong Cuban accent at the time) led to him not getting the role. Instead, a role was written especially for him, the judge Marcelo Romero Vargas.
• Reclusive Artist: Ana Colchero, Aimée's actress in the 1993 version, retired from acting around 2000 and largely became reclusive afterwards (aside from writing books), even mostly eschewing social media, but she briefly came out from seclusion to post an eulogy for Edith González (Mónica's actress in the 1993 version) on her blog following González's death in June 2019. She would eventually open up an Instagram account the following year, but even then her posts have been scarce.
• What Could Have Been: With regards of the 1993 version:
  • Originally the character of Aimée was proposed to Erika Buenfil, who at the time had stopped appearing on telenovelas for a while. However, the actress wanted the character of Mónica, even through the producer tried to convince her that playing a villain would resurrect his career. Buenfil refused, but after thinking about it for a weekend, she contacted the producer to tell him that she accepted the role, only for him to surprise her in turn with the news that Ana Colchero had already signed on to play Aimée. Buenfil regrets to ths date not having accepted the role.
  • César Évora was the first option to play Juan del Diablo, but Televisa executives were not sure that the actor, newly arrived to Mexico from his native Cuba, would have the strength to take a leading role yet, especially still having a strong Cuban accent. In compensation, scriptwriter María Zarattini wrote a role especially for him, the judge Marcelo Romero Vargas.
  • Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona (Adria's father) was at one point considered for the role of Juan del Diablo (which would have made this version a Non-Actor Vehicle), but he ultimately declined.
  • Eduardo Palomo, who ultimately went on to play Juan del Diablo, was actually about to reject the role because he was doing a play at the time, but Televisa executives gave him the time he needed to work it into his schedule.

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