Carmén Dávila has been married for 26 years to Enrique, and is the mother of five children, ranging in age from 10 to 24. Although Carmen apparently leads a happy family life, all is not what it seems. She will discover that a life dedicated to love and giving does not guarantee happiness. Carmen will struggle to raise her children, despite the dangers that loom over them, and in her task she will count on the help of Gonzalo, a kind widower who will mean for Carmen a new way of loving.
Production and filming of the series began on 29 November 1999, on location in Colonia Roma, Mexico City.[6] The production had a total of 120 episodes planned for broadcast; however, Epigmenio Ibarra announced in September 2000 that the telenovela would be extended until January 2001, increasing the number of episodes originally planned.[7][8][9]Todo por amor was the last telenovela of the first co-production agreement between Argos Comunicación and TV Azteca since 1994, ending the same day of its final episode.[5]
Release
Broadcast
The series premiered on Azteca Trece on 27 January 2000, from Monday to Friday at 9:00 p.m. replacing La vida en el espejo.[3] From 1 to 2 February 2000, the series rebroadcast its first two episodes, respectively, and resumed broadcasting on 3 February 2000.[7] The series ended on 12 January 2001 with 250 episodes, being replaced the following week by Amores, querer con alevosía.[4][5]
