I am a big fan of both Jorge Zabaleta and Mane Swett <3<3 I've seen all of their work together since Machos in 2000 till Aqui Mando Yo 2011, these two are perfect together..they have a huge chemistry which I've never seen before! they've made 9 soap operas together till now!! they changed channels together as they moved from Canal 13 to TVN together, they don't work with anyone but each other, they're best friends since 2000!! They're just perfect. Unfortunately they're not a real couple in real life as he's married and has 2 children. Hijos del Monte is one of their work together, it was a big success in Chile, I loved it a lot, they were perfect together as Juan and Paula. I loved how Mane acted in this soap, she is a great actress I've got to say! Now there's a Mexican remake called Los Herederos del Monte with Mario Cimarro and Marlene Favela, the remake is a huge success as well but I'm sure that this was only because it's Mexican ...and I know that Mexico is like Hollywood for soap operas! I bet that if Hijos del Monte was aired back then on Telemundo it would've been a mega success for sure. Anyway; I didn't like the remake at all! they changed a lot of things and the acting was not good! I didn't feel it! though I've got to admit that there were some good scenes which I admire in the remake. the 3 things I liked the most in the remake which weren't in the original. 1-Paula's character was more evil at first than how it was in the original... I liked her attitude a lot but then when she turned all good and nice ...I lost her!! cause Marlene's skills are not as good as Mane! 2-I liked the character of Berta. in the original she was just an old lady but in the remake she was young and she had a flirt with Pedro one of the five brothers, I loved this couple a lot even more than Marlene and Mario but unfortunately this couple didn't last long!! 3-I loved the fact that their father was still alive and that he came back with a different name. I guess that helped a lot in the story. maybe if it did happen in the original it would've changed a lot of things! ...one of the things I really admire is that there were a lot of romantic scenes in the remake than the original! I wish if I had seen more romantic scenes between Jorge and Mane as I did with Mario and Marlene! ...but anyway I still think that the original is a lot better for 2 reasons! 1-the acting skills were a lot better specially from Mane. 2-the chemistry between Jorge and Mane is way better than what Mario and Marlene had.