Amar y temer is a 2011 Colombian telenovela produced and broadcast by Caracol TV and Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Alicia Aragón, a feminist in the 1950s, fakes her own death to escape from her husband, Pascual Ordóñez, and flees to Bogotá, whereâÂÂdisguised as Alberto, a man working at a newspaperâÂÂshe meets Simón Oviedo, a boxer hoping to become Colombia's first world champion.
The series premiered on February 23, 2011; its title had been changed from ("The Times of Violence"), which reflected the machismo which was prevalent in Colombia during the decade. It was the second CaracolâÂÂSony coproduction after Los caballeros las prefieren brutas (2008).
The telenovela struggled in the ratings; at the time, Caracol's telenovelas were failing to draw viewers from rival RCN, and the channel was known at the time for its practice of moving the time slots of shows or cutting them back without further warning. This occurred to the show in May, when Amar y temer was moved to a midnight time slot.
The program was nominated for a , for Best Telenovela, in 2012; Hoyos and del Solar were nominated for Best Lead Actress and Best Lead Actor, respectively. However, it did not win any of the awards.