Mentir para Vivir

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Mentir para Vivir
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Also known asSobrevivir a ti [1] [2]
Genre Telenovela
Created byMaria Zarattini
Written by
  • Juan Carlos Tejeda
  • Claudia Velazco
Directed by
  • Benjamín Cann
  • Rodrigo H.G. Zaunbos
Starring
Theme music composerAlberto Olmedo
Opening theme"Déjame soñar" by Ricardo Montaner and India Martínez
Ending theme"Volverte a enamorar" by David Zepeda
Country of originMexico
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes101 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer Rosy Ocampo
Producers
  • María Alba Espinosa
  • Eduardo Meza
Production locations
Cinematography
  • Manuel Ángel Barajas
  • Daniel Ferrer
  • Alejandro Álvarez Cisneros
EditorAlfredo Juárez
Running time
  • 41-44 minutes (1-100)
  • 120 minutes (101)
Production company Televisa
Original release
Network Canal de las Estrellas
ReleaseJune 3 (2013-06-03) 
October 20, 2013 (2013-10-20)

Mentir para vivir (English: Life of Lies) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Rosy Ocampo for Televisa. It aired on Canal de las Estrellas from June 3, 2013 to October 20, 2013. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Contents

The telenovela stars Mayrín Villanueva, David Zepeda, Altair Jarabo, Leticia Perdigón, and Diego Olivera. [7] [8] [9] [10]

In the United States the telenovela aired on Univision from October 7, 2013 to February 28, 2014. [11]

Plot

Oriana Caligaris (Mayrín Villanueva) and José Luis Falcón (Diego Olivera) are a Mexican couple who lives in Colombia with their six years old daughter, Alina (Ana Paula Martinez).

José Luis works in Colombian customs. One day, he confesses to Oriana about his involvement in a smuggling operation, and that the earnings are deposited into an account opened in Oriana's name but without her consent. For this, Jose told Oriana that the police is searching for them.

Disappointed and out of fear, Oriana escapes to Mexico with her daughter Alina, to find her dear friend, Raquel (Altair Jarabo), who along with Lucina (Cecilia Gabriela) own the hotel "El Descanso" in San Carlos, Sonora. Raquel decided to keep Oriana and her daughter in their hotel for the few days they would be staying. José Luis supposedly died in a chase with police.

Among the hotel guests is Don Gabriel Sánchez (Alejandro Tommasi), an old friend of Lucia. Gabriel is a partner at a major spinning and weaving factory located in Hermosillo, Sonora. He is a widow that is remarried to Lila (Lourdes Munguia), an ambitious woman that is twenty years younger than him. Lila has a brother, Berto (Ferdinando Valencia), who is a playboy.

One afternoon while Don Gabriel was relaxing at the hotel, Alina saw a gun by the beach while she was playing. The gun was dropped by some drunk guys the previous day. While Alina tried to show Gabriel the gun, she accidentally shot him in the chest. Gabriel falls dead. On hearing the shot, Oriana runs and sees his daughter with a gun. Out of fear and in a bid to protect them, Raquel and Lucina send Oriana and Alina to Guaymas, Sonora.

When Ricardo (David Zepeda) arrives in San Carlos to collect the body of his father and initiate investigations, it was reported that the main suspect of the crime is a young woman who is accompanied by her young daughter.

Few days after the shooting, Anas Valdivia (Laisha Wilkins), a strange, depressed and lonely young woman checked into the hotel, and drowned herself. Always-clever Lucina takes the opportunity to pass on Anas' identification, thus making Oriana impersonate Anas. This is to clear Oriana of her involvement in the murder of Don Gabriel. Though this was against Oriana's will, but she accepted because she has no choice but to 'Lie to Live'.

Living as Anas, Oriana worked in a cloth store, starting her life all over. She also changed Alina's name to Catalina and explained why she changed their names - so that they won't be separated.

Few weeks after, Mrs. Paloma Aresti (Adriana Roel), Ricardo's godmother and a wealthy woman who is in search of her only grandchild and heir, hired a private investigator, who went by the hotel to search for Anas Valdivia. an investigator sent by who is looking for her only grandchild and heir, whom she does not know: Inés Valdivia. Again timely, Lucina, knowing what she had done with Anas' identity, led the investigator to Oriana, painting her to be the 'likely' granddaughter of the wealthy old woman. She also told the investigator that she saw a little girl with the supposed Anas. Lucina then gives the investigator Oriana' picture, telling him it's Anas. Lucina also gives a brush with a lock of Anas' hair and advised a DNA test.

Eventually, Anas (Oriana) is located by Paloma, who takes her to live with her. There, Oriana meets Ricardo. Oriana then becomes a partner in Paloma's spinning and weaving factory.

Gabriel's son, Ricardo (David Zepeda) is a successful engineer who has a and rebellious teenager Sebastián (Alejandro Speitzer).

The attraction between Oriana and Ricardo is immediate without imagining that there are among them many obstacles and adversities secrets to be overcome. Circumstances further complicate when José Luis who in reality is not dead comes back to Mexico determined to get his family and fight in a game of lies and truths, in which love will triumph in the end.

Cast

Main cast

Supporting cast

  • Adriana Roel as Paloma Aresti de Camargo
  • Leticia Perdigón as Matilde Aresti de Camargo
  • Cecilia Gabriela as Lucina González
  • Nuria Bages as Fidelia Bretón
  • Lourdes Munguía as Lila Martín de Sánchez
  • Ferdinando Valencia as Berto Martín
  • Joaquín Cosío as Joaquín Barragán
  • Luis Gatica as Samuel Barragán
  • Juan Carlos Barreto as Rubén Camargo
  • Fabián Robles as Piero Verástegui
  • Felipe Nájera as Padre Mariano
  • Patricio Castillo as Homero de la Garza
  • Osvaldo de León as Leonardo Olvera de la Garza
  • Luis Fernando Peña as Eliseo
  • Geraldine Galván as Fabiola Camargo Aresti
  • Lucas Velázquez as César Camargo Aresti
  • Alejandro Speitzer as Sebastián Sánchez Bretón
  • Ana Paula Martínez as Alina Falcón Caligaris
  • Alberto Agnesi as Antonio Araujo
  • Mariluz Bermúdez as Marilú Tapia
  • Manuel Guízar as Benigno Jiménez
  • Mariana Garza as María Jiménez
  • Joana Brito as Nadia
  • María Prado as Elvira
  • Claudia Ortega as Berenice
  • Ignacio Guadalupe as Manolo
  • José Montini as Teniente Carmelo Hernández
  • Juan Romanca as Celio
  • Manuel Raviela as Felipe
  • Pablo Valentín as Comandante Alejandro Lazcano
  • Teo Tapia as Patrick Ontiveros
  • Toño Infante as Armando
  • Uriel del Toro as Pedro
  • Benjamín Islas as Ceferino
  • Claudio Roca as Bonifacio
  • Leandro Castello as John
  • Leonardo Cappi as Federico
  • Libia Regalado as Chelito
  • Wiebaldo López as Obispo
  • Rosita Bouchot as Perla
  • Ricardo Vera as Porfirio
  • Fernanda Ruizos as Trabajadora Social
  • Veticeyva Vielma as Lupe
  • Aurora Clavel as Eduviges
  • Germán Gutiérrez as Ezequiel Santos
  • Erik Guecha as Jorge
  • Ignacio Casano as Mike Rodríguez
  • Rafael del Villar as Lic. Julio Manrique
  • Raymundo Capetillo as Edmundo Valencia
  • Francisco Avendaño as Veterinario
  • Reneé Varsi as Dra. Marylin Lomelí
  • Juan Sahagún as Enrique Escalona
  • Beatriz Moreno as Rosa Toscano
  • Héctor Sáez as Dr. Mario Veronese

Special participation

Production

Mentir para vivir, itself the fourth name, was previously known as La Sustituta, [12] Oriana, [13] and Mentiras de verdad. [14] Production of Mentir para vivir officially started on March 4, 2013.

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominatedResult
2014 TVyNovelas Awards Best TelenovelaMentir para VivirNominated
Best screenplay or adaptationMentir para VivirNominated
Telenovela PlatformMentir para VivirNominated
Best Lead Actress Mayrin Villanueva Nominated
Best Lead Actor David Zepeda Nominated
Best Antagonist Actress Altair Jarabo Nominated
Best Antagonist Actor Diego Olivera Nominated
Best Leading Actor Patricio Castillo Nominated
Best Young Actor Alejandro Speitzer Won
Best Co-lead Actress Cecilia Gabriela Nominated
Best Co-lead ActorFelipe NajeraWon
Best Supporting Actress Leticia Perdigón Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Juan Carlos Barreto Nominated
Best Stage ManagerBenjamin Cann and Rodrigo SaunbosWon

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