Bendita mentira (English: Blessed Lie) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carlos Moreno Laguillo for Televisa in 1996.[1] On August 5, 1996, Canal de las Estrellas started broadcasting Bendita mentira weekdays at 5:00pm, replacing Para toda la vida. The last episode was broadcast on December 6, 1996 with Luz Clarita replacing it the following day.

Bendita mentira
GenreTelenovela
Romance
Drama
Created byInés Rodena
Written byCelia Alonso
Andrea Ordóñez
Lila Yolanda Andrade
Tere Medina
Alberto Aridjis
Directed byLorenzo de Rodas
Karina Duprez
StarringAngélica María
Mariana Levy
Sergio Catalán
Ana Patricia Rojo
Ramón Abascal
Marisol Mijares
Joel Núñez
Opening themeBendita mentira by Angélica María
Country of originMexico
Original languageSpanish
No. of episodes90
Production
Executive producerCarlos Moreno Laguillo
ProducerJorge Lozano Soriano
Production locationsFilming
Televisa San Ángel
Mexico City, Mexico
CinematographyJuan Carlos Frutos
Luis Toledo
Running time41-44 minutes
Production companyTelevisa
Original release
NetworkCanal de las Estrellas
ReleaseAugust 5 (1996-08-05) –
December 6, 1996 (1996-12-06)
Related
Corazón de madre (1969)
Soledad (1980-1981)

Plot

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Cast

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  • Angélica María as Esperanza Martinez de de la Mora
  • Mariana Levy as Carolina
  • Sergio Catalán as Diego de la Mora
  • Ana Patricia Rojo as Mireya de la Mora
  • Ramón Abascal as Fabricio de la Mora
  • Marisol Mijares as Liliana "Lili" de la Mora
  • Joel Núñez as Saúl de la Mora
  • Constantino Costas as David Grajales/Teo
  • Mariana Karr as Mariana
  • Alejandra Meyer as Petronila
  • Angélica Vale as Margarita
  • Zully Keith as Flora
  • José María Torre as Benny
  • Karla Graham as Jessica
  • Evita Muñoz "Chachita" as Goya
  • Héctor Gómez as Don Erasmo de la Mora
  • Guillermo Aguilar as Fernando Zambrano
  • Socorro Avelar as Veneranda
  • María Idalia as Julia
  • Marina Marín as Gloria
  • Alicia Montoya as Virtudes
  • Gabriela Murray as Aurora
  • Julio Monterde as Benjamín
  • Maty Huitrón as Ramona
  • Guillermo Rivas as Father Roque
  • Susana Lozano as Maripaz
  • Beatriz Martínez as Amelia
  • Sergio Sánchez as Edgardo
  • Riccardo Dalmacci as Angelo Fontanelli
  • María Prado as Ruperta
  • Rubén Morales as Ramiro
  • Salvador Ibarra as Agustín
  • Plutarco Haza as Dr. Sandoval
  • Fabián Ibarra as Omar
  • Fernando Torres Lapham
  • Dolores Solana
  • Luis Ferrer
  • Luis Bernardos
  • Moulay Peralta
  • José Luis Sedeno
  • Susana Ruiz
  • Arturo Lorca
  • Luis Ferrer
  • Jesús Carrasco
  • Néstor Leoncio

Awards

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Year Award Category Nominee Result
1997 15th TVyNovelas Awards Best Antagonist Actress Ana Patricia Rojo Nominated
Best Leading Actress Angélica María Won
Best Co-lead Actress Mariana Levy Nominated
Best Male Revelation Sergio Catalán

References

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  1. ^ "Bendita mentira" (in Spanish). alma-latina.net. Archived from the original on September 11, 2011. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
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