Rumors also persist of a real-life romance between Ávalos and Goyri during production, which they have neither confirmed nor denied. Whether fact or fiction, it adds a layer of delicious irony: the heroine and the villain, falling for each other while pretending to despise one another.

And the answer, like any good storm, is impossible to predict.

But the most unexpected standout is as Don Fermín , the elderly patriarch. Hernán, who was battling a real-life illness during filming, channeled his physical frailty into a performance of breathtaking vulnerability. In one unscripted moment during a rain-soaked climax, he whispered to his co-star, “The storm isn’t outside. It’s always been in this house.” The director kept the cameras rolling. It remains the show’s most quoted line.