La mentira (1998 TV series)

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La mentira
La mentira 1998 tv series poster.jpg
Genre Telenovela
Created by Caridad Bravo Adams
Written by
  • Nora Alemán
  • Martín Támez
  • René Borbolla
  • Alejandra León de la Barra
Directed by
  • Sergio Cataño
  • Rafael Estebán
  • Claudio Reyes Rubio
Starring
Opening theme"Me voy a quitar de en medio"
by Vicente Fernández
Country of originMexico
Original languageSpanish
No. of episodes100
Production
Executive producerCarlos Sotomayor
ProducerRafael Urióstegui
Production locations
Cinematography
  • Armando Zafra
  • Marco Rodríguez
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time41-44 minutes
Production company Televisa
Original release
Network Canal de las Estrellas
ReleaseJuly 13 (1998-07-13) 
November 27, 1998 (1998-11-27)

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.

Contents

It stars Kate del Castillo, Guy Ecker, Karla Álvarez, Salvador Pineda, Rosa María Bianchi, Sergio Basáñez and Eric del Castillo.

Plot

Demetrio Azunsolo arrives in a small remote village in Jalisco 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-Negretes 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

Main

Recurring

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNomineeResult
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 AlemánWon
Best Art DesignRocío VélezWon
Best DecorRosalba SantoyoWon
Bravo AwardsBest Actress Kate del Castillo Won
Best Actor Guy Ecker Won
Best AdaptationNora AlemánWon
Califa de Oro AwardsOutstanding Performance Aarón Hernán Won
Latin ACE AwardsBest Scenic Program Carlos Sotomayor Won
Best DirectionSergio CatañoWon

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References

  1. "La Mentira" (in Spanish). alma-latina.net. Archived from the original on September 11, 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2016.