El juego de la vida

*El juego de la vida*
El juego de la vida
Genre	Telenovela
Written by	Katia R. Estrada; Graciela Gómez; Enna Márquez;
Directed by	Claudio Reyes Rubio; Eric Morales Mendoza;
Starring	Valentino Lanús; Ana Layevska; Margarita Magaña; Sara Maldonado; Jackie García;
Theme music composer	Carlos Páramo
Opening theme	"El juego de la vida"; by Twister
Country of origin	Mexico
Original language	Spanish
No. of episodes	165
Production
Executive producer	Roberto Gómez Fernández
Producer	Giselle González Salgado
Production locations	Televisa San Ángel; Mexico City, Mexico; Acapulco, Guerrero; Cuernavaca, Morelos; El Ajusco, Mexico City, D.F.; Mexico City, D.F.; Toluca, State of Mexico; Tokyo, Japan;
Cinematography	Héctor Márquez; Armando Zafra;
Editors	Alejandro Becerril; Juan Alfredo Villareal;
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	41–44 minutes
Production company	Televisa
Original release
Network	Canal de las Estrellas
Release	November 12, 2001 –; June 28, 2002

El juego de la vida (English: The game of life) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Roberto Gómez Fernández and Giselle González Salgado for Televisa. It premiered on November 12, 2001 and ended on June 28, 2002.

Sara Maldonado and Valentino Lanús star as protagonists; Ana Layevska, Margarita Magaña, Ingrid Martz, and Jackie García star as co-protagonists, while Raquel Pankowsky, Cristián Seri, Rodrigo Mejía, Maki Soler, and Raúl Araiza starred as antagonists. The series was also the first Mexican telenovela to air over-the-air in Japan, with the series airing dubbed on the Kyoto Broadcasting System in Kyoto Prefecture in 2004.