The 80-episode serial was produced for TV Azteca by the celebrity couple
Christian Bach and
Humberto Zurita in conjunction with Humberto's brother
Gerardo under their production company
ZUBA Producciones .
With an approximate cost of $5,000,000
United States Dollar s, this production was praised by the critics, but was not a great success with the Mexican audience although it was in
Europe and
Asia (
Malaysia and
Thailand . One of the reasons for its lower rating was that it was broadcasted at the same time as ''
El Privilegio De Amar '', the most successful telenovela of rival network
Televisa that year. This was the first telenovela for
Ursula Pratts with TV Azteca, and also the first in 10 years after ''
Monte Calvario '' in 1988.
Azul is a young woman in the end of the
19th Century who has been forced to get engaged to Arcadio (Víctor González) when she is in love with his brother Santiago (Mauricio Ochmann). Before her wedding peasant revolution is started and she is kidnapped. Santiago, believing she is dead, creates one of the finest
Tequila s and calls is "Azul Tequila".
