My Heart Beats for Lola Volcán

My Heart Beats for Lola Volcán is a Spanish-language telenovela produced for U.S.-based Telemundo, presented as a remake of Julio Jimenez's 1998-1999 Colombian series Yo amo a Paquita Gallego. The series centers on Lola Volcán and Andrés Santacruz, played by Carmen Villalobos and Jencarlos Canela, and follows their intersecting lives amid intense romantic and family-driven conflicts common to prime-time serials. Telemundo ran the show in the 8pm central slot from May 23 to November 28, 2011, offering English subtitles on CC3 to reach bilingual viewers. Writers Valentina Párraga and Julio Jiménez adapted the original material for U.S. Hispanic audiences, blending melodrama with themes of identity and emotional turmoil presented alongside familial duty.

Created by Valentina Párraga and Julio Jiménez, the series starred Carmen Villalobos, Jencarlos Canela, Ana Layevska, Gerardo Murguía and Carlos Ferro. Telemundo produced and broadcast the remake in 2011, adapting the Colombian original for U.S. audiences with English captions available.

Audiences gave the series an average 7.3 out of 10 from 117 votes, reflecting steady fan approval. Critics praised the leads' chemistry and brisk pacing while noting familiar telenovela conventions. Central themes include love, identity, class tension and the emotional costs of long-held secrets, and it resonated with Hispanic viewers.

By airing in prime time with closed captions, the series reached bilingual households and supported Telemundo's strategy of importing and reshaping Latin American telenovelas for U.S. viewers. The remake underscored transnational storytelling, relied on familiar melodramatic formulas and charismatic leads, and sparked widespread online fan discussion.

As a serialized television production, it had no box office figures. Success was measured by television ratings, audience engagement and syndication potential, not theatrical revenue. Telemundo tracked numbers and viewer feedback to evaluate the show's performance in U.S. Hispanic markets.