La Mentira (Lit. title: The Lie / International title: Twisted Lies) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carlos Sotomayor for Televisa.[1] The telenovela aired on Canal de las Estrellas from July 13, 1998 to November 27, 1998. It is an adaptation of the 1965 telenovela of the same name.
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| Genre | Telenovela |
| Created by | Caridad Bravo Adams |
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| Opening theme | "Me voy a quitar de en medio" by Vicente Fernández |
| Country of origin | Mexico |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of episodes | 100 |
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| Executive producer | Carlos Sotomayor |
| Producer | Rafael Urióstegui |
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| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 41-44 minutes |
| Production company | Televisa |
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| Network | Canal de las Estrellas |
| Release | July 13 – November 27, 1998 |
It stars Kate del Castillo, Guy Ecker, Karla Álvarez, Salvador Pineda, Rosa María Bianchi, Sergio Basáñez and Eric del Castillo.
Cast
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edit- Kate del Castillo as Verónica Fernández-Negrete
- Guy Ecker as Demetrio Azúnsolo
- Karla Álvarez as Virginia Fernández-Negrete
- Salvador Pineda as Dr. Francisco Moguel
- Rosa María Bianchi as Sara Montero de Fernández-Negrete
- Sergio Basáñez as Juan Fernández-Negrete Montero
- Eric del Castillo as Teodoro Fernández-Negrete
- Blanca Guerra as Miranda Montesinos
- Aarón Hernán as Father Pablo Williams
- Carlos Cámara as Don José "Pepe" Diez
- Silvia Mariscal as Leticia "Lety" Montero
- Guillermo Rivas as Professor Aguirre
- Tony Bravo as André Belot
- Tina Romero as Irma de Moguel
- Luis Gatica as Santiago Terrazas
- Israel Jaitovich as Jacinto Ávila
- Roxana Castellanos as Yadira Balanzario
- Amparo Garrido as Antonia "Toña"
- Julio Bracho as Carlitos Jr.
Recurring
edit- Mayrín Villanueva as Nicole Belot
- José Antonio Ferral as Natalicio Gómez "Don Nato"
- Claudia Eliza Aguilar as Gildarda
- Vanessa Arias as Beatriz "Betty"
- Gabriela Arroyo as Maruquita
- Antonio de la Vega as Pepe Martínez
- Vicente Herrera as Mauricio Pérez
- Gustavo Negrete as Carlos
- Rodrigo Abed as Ricardo Platas
- Alex Trillanes as Marcos
- Claudia Troyo as Irazema
- Audrey Vera as Karla
- Sergio Reynoso as Lawyer Ernesto Saucedo
- Liza Willert as Mrs. Gilbert
- Carmela Masso as Chona
- Eugenia Avendaño as Guadalupe de Martínez
- Alexandra Monterrubio as Julia
- Miguel Ángel Biaggio as Waiter
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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| 1999 | 17th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Telenovela | Carlos Sotomayor | Nominated |
| Best Actor | Guy Ecker | Nominated | ||
| Best Antagonist Actress | Karla Álvarez | Nominated | ||
| Best Antagonist Actor | Luis Gatica | Nominated | ||
| Best Leading Actress | Rosa Maria Bianchi | Nominated | ||
| Best Leading Actor | Eric del Castillo | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Sergio Basáñez | Nominated | ||
| Best Young Lead Actress | Kate del Castillo | Nominated | ||
| Best Young Lead Actor | Guy Ecker | Won | ||
| Best Original Story or Adaptation | Nora Alemán | Won | ||
| Best Art Design | Rocío Vélez | Won | ||
| Best Decor | Rosalba Santoyo | Won | ||
| Bravo Awards | Best Actress | Kate del Castillo | Won | |
| Best Actor | Guy Ecker | Won | ||
| Best Adaptation | Nora Alemán | Won | ||
| Califa de Oro Awards | Outstanding Performance | Aarón Hernán | Won | |
| Latin ACE Awards | Best Scenic Program | Carlos Sotomayor | Won | |
| Best Direction | Sergio Cataño | Won |
References
edit- ^ "La Mentira" (in Spanish). alma-latina.net. Archived from the original on September 11, 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
External links
edit- La mentira at IMDb