''Bendita mentira'' (English: ''Blessed Lie'') is a Mexican

telenovela A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ...

produced by Carlos Moreno Laguillo for

Televisa Grupo Televisa is a Mexican multimedia mass media company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content. In April 2021, Televisa and Univision Communications announce ...

in 1996. It premiered on Canal de las Estrellas on August 5, 1996, and ended on December 6, 1996.

Angélica María Angélica María Hartman Ortiz (born September 27, 1944), known professionally as La novia de Mexico (Mexico's sweetheart), is an American-Mexican actress and singer-songwriter. Her songs El hombre de mi vida (The man of my life) peaked at No. ...

, Mariana Levy and

Sergio Catalán Sergio Pablo Catalán Duque (born 29 August 1991) is a Chilean footballer that currently plays as defender for Chilean club Colchagua. He began his career at Curicó Unido Curicó Unido is a football club based in Curicó, Maule Region, ...

starred as protagonists, while

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starred as main antagonist.

Plot

Esperanza is a woman who works as a housekeeper at the home of the family de la Mora, where her son Diego Mora lives, but he has grown up believing that the Mora's are his parents. Diego is a boy of society, accustomed to luxuries and live life irresponsibly. The relationship between him and Esperanza is very hostile, he humiliates and despises her for being a simple employee. On the contrary Carolina is a beautiful young woman who lives in a modest home with her mother Goya and her sister Margarita, that help and support.

Cast

as Esperanza Martinez de de la Mora * Mariana Levy as Carolina *Sergio Catalán as Diego de la Mora *

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 Angélica María Vale Hartman (born November 11, 1975), known professionally as Angélica Vale, is a Mexican-American actress, singer, impersonator, comedian, and radio personality, known also as the daughter of Angélica María, "La Novia de Me ...

as Margarita *Zully Keith as Flora *

José María Torre José María Torre (born José María Torre Hütt on November 4, 1977, in San Salvador, El Salvador) is a Mexican Salvador-born actor and fashion designer known for his roles in telenovelas. He is the brother of Fátima Torre and Andrea Torre. H ...

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 Alicia Montoya (January 25, 1920 – August 17, 2002) was a Mexican actress, the daughter of the stage actress . Selected filmography * ''Talpa'' (1956) * ''El duende y yo'' (1959) * ''Mujeres de Fuego'' (1959) * ''Quinceañera'' (1960) * '' ...

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 Plutarco Haza (; born 22 June 1972) is a Mexican actor raised in Mazatlán, Sinaloa. Haza produced and hosted the children's news show, ''Bizbirije'' on Canal 11. During the show's final year broadcast in 1998, he married the Polish-born Mex ...

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

References

External links

* 1996 telenovelas 1996 Mexican television series debuts 1996 Mexican television series endings Spanish-language telenovelas Television shows set in Mexico Televisa telenovelas {{Mexican-telenovelas-stub