La Mentira
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| La Mentira | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Telenovela Romance Drama |
| Created by | Caridad Bravo Adams |
| Directed by | Sergio Cataño |
| Starring | Kate del Castillo Guy Ecker Karla Álvarez Rosa María Bianchi Eric del Castillo Sergio Basañez |
| Opening theme | Me Voy a Quitar de en Medio by Vicente Fernández |
| Ending theme | Me Voy a Quitar de en Medio by Vicente Fernández |
| Country of origin | Mexico |
| Original language(s) | Spanish |
| No. of episodes | 100 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Carlos Sotomayor |
| Cinematography | Rocío Velez |
| Running time | 42-45 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Televisa |
| Distributor | Canal de las Estrellas |
| Release | |
| Original release | July 13 – November 27, 1998 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Rencor apasionado |
| Followed by | Ángela |
| Related shows | La mentira (1965) El amor nunca muere (1982) El juramento (2008) Cuando me enamoro (2010) Corações Feridos (2012) Lo imperdonable (2015) |
| External links | |
| [{{#property:P856}} Website] | |
La Mentira (International title:Twisted Lies) is a Mexican telenovela of 1998 based on an original story by Caridad Bravo Adams, and produced by Carlos Sotomayor and Televisa.
Kate del Castillo and Guy Ecker starred as protagonists. Karla Álvarez starred as main antagonist. Rosa María Bianchi, Blanca Guerra and Eric del Castillo starred as stellar performance.
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Synopsis
Demetrio Azunsolo arrives in a small remote village outside Mexico where his beloved half-brother, Ricardo Platas, used to live and run a tequila plantation, only to find out that the latter has just committed suicide, after being betrayed by a selfish, greedy woman. Little by little, and thanks to the village inhabitants - who at first are hostile towards him but then become his friends - Demetrio puts together the pieces of the puzzle that led to the tragedy.
The clues bring him to Mexico City, in the villa of a wealthy family, the Fernandez-Negrete's who are the owners of the FERNE Bank, one of the most important banks in Mexico, where Ricardo had spent some time in the past as a trusted worker. According to the info he has in hand, in that house lives the woman who is the cause of Ricardo's suicide. Demetrio meets two young women there, both nieces of the family: the innocent and fragile Virginia Fernandez-Negrete and the dynamic and self-confident Verónica Fernandez-Negrete. Not sure who of them is the guilty one, Demetrio gets trapped in a series of co-incidences and sly gossip and ends up believing in the end that the woman he is looking for is Verónica.
Once ascertained, he puts to practice his plan for revenge. He flirts with Verónica, seduces her and makes her fall in love with him so as to marry him. After the wedding, he practically abducts her and brings her to the small remote village where Ricardo ended his life, decides to make her life a misery and take revenge for his brother's death. Little does he know that he, as well as Verónica, are in fact victims of someone whose angel face hides a demonic soul and who actually was the one responsible for Ricardo's suicide. When he finds out, it seems that all is lost as Verónica abandons him because he doesn't trust her and instead has been taken in by gossip and deception; so he must struggle to regain her love. In the end, love wins, but not without cost.
Cast
| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Kate del Castillo | Verónica Fernandez-Negrete de Azunsolo |
| Guy Ecker | Demetrio Azunsolo |
| Karla Álvarez | Virginia Fernandez-Negrete |
| Eric del Castillo | Teodoro Fernandez-Negrete |
| Salvador Pineda | Dr. Francisco Moguel |
| Rosa María Bianchi | Sara de Fernandez-Negrete |
| Sergio Basañez | Juan Fernandez-Negrete |
| Blanca Guerra | Miranda Montesinos |
| Aarón Hernán | Padre Pablo Williams |
| Carlos Cámara | Don José 'Pepe' Diez |
| Silvia Mariscal | Leticia 'Lety |
| Tony Bravo | André Belot |
| Tina Romero | Irma de Moguel |
| Luis Gatica | Santiago Terrazas |
| Roxana Castellanos | Yadira Balanzario |
| Israel Jaitovich | Jacinto Ávila |
| Amparo Garrido | Antonia |
| Mayrin Villanueva | Nicole Belot |
| Rodrigo Abed | Ricardo Platas |
General information
A remake of 1965's soap opera with the same title (where the starring roles were held by Enrique Lizalde, Julissa and Fanny Cano), La Mentira is based on a romance story written by Mexican author Caridad Bravo Adams in 1952 (alternate title of the book: El amor nunca muere aka Love never dies). The original story took place in the Amazonian jungles and Rio de Janeiro, but in the recent TV adaptation the plot is brought in modern day Mexico and the countryside around it. The story was retold on TV again in 2008 as El juramento, and in 2011 as Cuando me enamoro.
International release
| Country | Network(s) | Series premiere | Series finale | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mexico |
Canal de las Estrellas | July 13, 1998 | January 27, 1999 | La Mentira |
 Croatia |
HRT 1 | December 27, 1999 | May 5, 2000 | Laž |
| Mexico |
Canal de las Estrellas | December 26, 2011 | April 13, 2012 | La Mentira |
 México |
TLNovelas | March 9, 2009 | July 24, 2009 | La Mentira |
 Argentina |
Azul TV | 1999 | 2000 | La Mentira |
 Paraguay |
Telefuturo | 1998 | 1999 | La Mentira |
 Slovenia |
POP TV | 1999 | 2000 | Umazane laži |
| Paraguay |
Unicanal | January 9, 2012 | May 11, 2012 | La Mentira |
 Dominican Republic |
Telemicro Canal 5 | N/A | N/A | La Mentira |
 United States |
Univision | N/A | N/A | La Mentira |
| United States |
Univision TLNovelas | N/A | N/A | La Mentira |
