You know the classic story — Boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy meets girl who coincidentally has the last girl’s heart inside her body. Well, that’s the tale of the returning Netflix series The Marked Heart. Get ready for a deep-dive into the sordid world of organ trafficking. The show’s lovelorn cast is full of telenovela veterans, and we’ve got a full guide to this crew of heartthrobs. “Who does my heart belong to?” is a classic soap opera dilemma, but it’s never been as literal as this. 

Michel Brown as Simón

The Argentine actor and musician plays Simón, a young widower who learns his wife was murdered and her heart stolen for a transplant. Furious and desperate for revenge, he embarks on a mission deep into the heart of the organ-trafficking organization that’s responsible. Brown is perhaps best known for his role in hit soap opera Pasión de Gavilanes, but he’s also the host of Univision’s Survivor riff Desafío: La Gran Batalla.

You can follow Brown on Twitter and Instagram. 

From Left: Margarita Muñoz as Valeria and Michel Brown as Simón in The Marked Heart.

Margarita Muñoz as Valeria

Muñoz plays Valeria, Simón’s tragically murdered wife. Muñoz has found success on telenovelas like Dueños del Paraíso and Generation Y, as well as dramas like HBO Latinoamérica’s Sr. Ávila. She also played a recurring role on the short-lived Mexican Gossip Girl adaptation Gossip Girl: Acapulco. Muñoz and Brown’s on-screen chemistry isn’t just a convincing performance; the two actors are married in real life.

You can follow Muñoz on Twitter and Instagram.

Ana Lucía Domínguez as Camila

Ana Lucía Domínguez’s performance as Camila, Simón’s new lover and the unknowing recipient of Valeria’s stolen heart, is at the center of The Marked Heart. As she falls in love with Simón, she begins to suffer from mysterious flashbacks to Valeria’s time with her heart and soon becomes determined to find out what happened to her. Domínguez has shared the screen with Brown before, in breakout telenovela Pasión de Gavilanes, but she’s also found success on shows like Señora Acero and Netflix’s Who Killed Sara?

You can follow Domínguez on Instagram.

Sebastián Martinez as Zacarías

Martinez, the star of shows like Pa’ Quererte and Rosario Tijeras, plays Zacarías, Camila’s wealthy husband who pays for the theft of Valeria’s heart. Zacarías is a powerful political strategist who wields great influence over the upcoming election, but he’s helpless to stop his wife from falling in love with Simón.

You can follow Martinez on Twitter and Instagram.

Right: Valeria Emiliani as Samantha in The Marked Heart.

Valeria Emiliani as Samantha

Simón’s daughter Samantha gets wrapped up in a romance of her own after she saves a young man from a cocaine overdose. The lovers eventually get drawn into the same organ-trafficking business that Samantha’s father is trying to destroy. Emiliani is a relative newcomer, but she’s had parts in films like The Padre, as well as a main role on Netflix’s Always a Witch. 

You can follow Emiliani on Instagram.

Left: Juan Fernando Sánchez as Sarmiento in The Marked Heart.

Juan Fernando Sánchez as Sarmiento

Sarmiento is perhaps the “big bad” of The Marked Heart, the organ-harvesting boss who helps orchestrate Valeria’s murder for Zacarías. He’s played by Juan Fernando Sánchez, who has starred in Netflix series like Juanpis González — The Series, El Chapo, and Bolívar: Una lucha admirable. 

You can follow Sánchez on Instagram.

Moisés Arizmendi as Mariachi

Mariachi is the criminal responsible for Valeria’s death, a henchman and enforcer crucial to his boss Sarmiento’s organ harvesting business. Arizmendi has experience playing villains: He was the main antagonist of telenovelas like El color de la pasión and Por amar sin ley. 

You can follow Arizmendi on Twitter and Instagram.