''La antorcha encendida'' (English: ''The Flaming Torch'') 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

Ernesto Alonso Ernesto Alonso (February 28, 1917 – August 7, 2007) was a Mexican producer, director, cinematographer and actor. He was nicknamed "''El Señor Telenovela''" ("Mr. Soap Opera") because most of his work centered on telenovelas known around the w ...

and

Carlos Sotomayor Carlos Sotomayor Román (1911–1988) was a Chilean painter, born in La Serena, Chile. He is considered to be one of the principal exponents of the cubism from South America. Early years His father, Carlos Sotomayor Cáceres was a Civil Engineer ...

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 was the last historical telenovela produced by

. The plot tells the

Independence of Mexico The Mexican War of Independence ( es, Guerra de Independencia de México, links=no, 16 September 1810 – 27 September 1821) was an armed conflict and political process resulting in Mexico's independence from Spain. It was not a single, co ...

, with an emphasis on historical accuracy. It was written by Fausto Zeron Medina in collaboration with

Liliana Abud Liliana Abud (born 5 July 1948) is an actress in telenovelas and Mexican cinema. She is also a screenwriter of telenovelas. Abud played Raquel Rodríguez, the main character in the educational television program ''Destinos''. As an actress Film ...

. It premiered on Canal de las Estrellas on May 6, 1996 and ended on November 15, 1996.

Leticia Calderón Leticia Calderón (; born Carmen Leticia Calderón León on July 15, 1968) is a Mexican actress.

and

Humberto Zurita Humberto Zurita (, born September 2, 1954) is a Mexican actor, director and producer. Zurita, one of 10 siblings from Torreón, Coahuila, is best known as actor, director and producer of telenovelas. Acting career He made his first stage appea ...

starred as protagonists, while

Juan Ferrara Juan Ferrara (born Juan Félix Gutiérrez Puerta; November 8, 1943) is a Mexican actor. Family Juan is a son of Ofelia Guilmáin and brother of Lucía Guilmáin y Esther Guilmáin. He was once married to the Mexican actress, Helena Rojo. He ...

Julieta Rosen Julieta Rosen ((); born 8 November 1962 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actress. Her father is Mexican and her mother is Swedish.From her biography (''Acerca de mí'') in thSpanish language versionoher official website/ref> Biography She st ...

Alejandra Ávalos Alejandra Margarita Ávalos Rodríguez (born October 17, 1968) is a Mexican singer, musician and actress. She began her career in 1980, when she took part in the musical contest ''La Voz del Heraldo''. After receiving a scholarship to study in ...

and

Ari Telch Ari Telch (born May 7, 1962) is a Mexican actor best known for his work in telenovelas and the stage. Early life and career Ari Telch Benforado was born to a Jewish family and started acting career with the role of a Jewish boy in ''El violinist ...

starred as antagonists.

Luis Gatica Luis Gatica (born February 25, 1961) is a Mexican actor, son of the Chilean singer Lucho Gatica and the Puerto Rican actress Mapita Cortés. He is the uncle of fellow actor Alfredo Gatica. Biography Luis Gatica was born in Veracruz, Mexico. He g ...

Christian Bach Adela Christian Bach Bottino (May 9, 1959 – February 26, 2019), known as Christian Bach, was an Argentine-born Mexican actress and producer of telenovelas produced by companies such as Televisa, TV Azteca and Telemundo. Her most famous work ...

, Alejandro Ruiz, Julio Beckles,

Ernesto Laguardia Ernesto Laguardia (; born October 5, 1959) is a Mexican actor known for his performances in Mexican telenovelas. Biography Laguardia was born in Mexico City and started as a model while he was in elementary school. His enthusiasm eventually led ...

Mario Iván Martínez Mario Iván Martínez (born Mario Iván Martínez Morales on February 17, 1962, in Mexico City, Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered ...

, Sergio Reynoso and the leading actors

Patricia Reyes Spíndola Patricia Verónica Núñez Reyes Spíndola (born 11 July 1953) is a Mexican actress, director, and producer. She has received four Ariel Awards, two for Best Actress (''Los Motivos de Luz'' in 1985 and '' The Queen of the Night'' in 1994), and ...

, María Rivas,

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. ...

Ofelia Guilmáin Ofelia Guilmáin (November 17, 1921 – January 14, 2005) was a Spaniard-Mexican actress of telenovelas, stage and the cinema of Mexico. She is also the mother of actors Juan Ferrara and Lucía Guilmáin. Two of her grandchildren, sons of Ferrar ...

Carmen Salinas Carmen Salinas Lozano (5 October 1939 – 9 December 2021) was a Mexican actress, impressionist, comedian, politician, and theatre entrepreneur. She was associated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) during her later career as a po ...

María Rojo María de Lourdes Rojo e Incháustegui, commonly known as María Rojo (; born August 15, 1943 in Mexico City), is a Mexican actress and politician. She was Senator of the Republic in the upper house of Mexican Congress. She debuted during the Gol ...

, Juan Peláez,

Germán Robles Germán Horacio Robles San Agustín (March 20, 1929 – November 21, 2015) was a Spanish actor who came to Mexico when he was 17, after Spain's civil war. In Mexican cinema, he is best known for his amazing characterization of vampires in many c ...

, Luis Gimeno,

Enrique Rocha Enrique Rocha (January 5, 1940 – November 7, 2021) was a Mexican actor. He made his debut in the film industry in the film Guadalajara en Verano directed by Julio Bracho in the last decade of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema The Golden Age o ...

Aarón Hernán Aarón Hernán (; 20 November 1930 – 26 April 2020) was a Mexican telenovela and film actor. He had a medal called ''General Ángel Trías Álvarez''. Biography Family Aarón Hernán was born on 20 November 1930, in Camargo, Chihuahua, M ...

Sergio Jiménez Sergio Jiménez (December 17, 1937 – January 3, 2007), born in Mexico City, was a Mexican actor who became famous after portraying the character of ''El Gato'' in the film ''Los caifanes''. His last work was directing the telenovela ''La fe ...

and Lorenzo de Rodas starred as stellar performances.

Plot

It has been three centuries of Spanish rule. Three hundred years in which the discounted of the population of New Spain has grown along with their suffering by injustice, exploitation, poverty and inequality. It is in this Mexico that begins to awaken which frames the love story between Mariano and Teresa. United not only by affection, but especially by the desire to see their land free, their paths follow the history of Mexico's independence and freedom. The show depicts the lives of three families, de Soto, de Muñiz and the widowed Juana de Foncerada and her five adopted children. Mariano Foncerada will face Don Pedro to defend Teresa de Muñiz, whom he loves, and Pedro seeks to destroy him, without suspecting that Mariano is his son.

Cast

Leticia Calderón Leticia Calderón (; born Carmen Leticia Calderón León on July 15, 1968) is a Mexican actress.

as ''Teresa de Muñiz'' *

as ''Mariano Foncerrada'' *

as ''Don Pedro de Soto'' *

as ''Manuela de Soto'' *

as ''Luis Foncerrada'' *Juan Peláez as '' Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla'' *

as '' Gral. Ignacio Allende'' *

as ''Doña Macaria de Soto'' *

as ''Father Julián de Ibarne'' *

as ''Doña Bernarda de Muñiz'' *Sergio Reynoso as '' Don José María Morelos y Pavón'' *

as '' Doña Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez'' *

as ''Doña Juana de Foncerrada'' *

as ''Doña Camila de Foncerrada'' *

as '' Virrey Félix María Calleja'' *

René Casados René Casados Morales is a Mexican actor best known for his roles in telenovelas. Biography Casados began working as an actor in the 1970s, appearing in films, television, and theatre, as well as working as a co-host of the program '' XE-TU'' ...

as ''

Agustín de Iturbide Agustín de Iturbide (; 27 September 178319 July 1824), full name Agustín Cosme Damián de Iturbide y Arámburu and also known as Agustín of Mexico, was a Mexican army general and politician. During the Mexican War of Independence, he built a ...

'' *Jerardo as ''Santiago de Soto'' *Sergio Sánchez as ''Don Jacinto de Muñiz'' *Ramón Abascal as ''

Mariano Jiménez Mariano is a masculine name from the Romance languages The Romance languages, sometimes referred to as Latin languages or Neo-Latin languages, are the various modern languages that evolved from Vulgar Latin. They are the only extant subgroup ...

'' *

Leonardo Daniel Leonardo Daniel (; born 26 July 1954) is a Mexican actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as fi ...

as ''

Juan Aldama Juan Aldama (January 3, 1774 in San Miguel el Grande, Guanajuato – June 26, 1811 in Chihuahua) was a Mexican revolutionary rebel soldier during the Mexican War of Independence in 1810. Biography He was also the brother of Ignacio Ald ...

'' *

David Ostrosky David Ostrosky Vinograd (born December 1, 1956) is a Mexican actor, active since 1984. Early life Ostrosky was born in Mexico, and is of Jewish descent. His father, Pedro Ostrosky, is Lithuanian Jewish from Kyiv, Ukraine, and his mother ''Gu ...

as ''

Mariano Abasolo Jose Mariano de Abasolo (1783–1816) was a Mexican revolutionist, born at Dolores, Guanajuato. He participated in the revolution started by Miguel Hidalgo. Biography In 1809 he belonged to one of the first conspiracy groups located in Vall ...

'' *

Toño Mauri Toño Mauri (born July 29, 1964) is a Mexican singer and actor. He has performed in a number of telenovelas since 1985. He survived a double lung transplant after contracting COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagio ...

as ''

Andrés Quintana Roo Andrés Eligio Quintana Roo (30 November 1787 – 15 April 1851) was a Mexican liberal politician, lawyer, and author. He was the husband of fellow independence activist Leona Vicario. Quintana Roo was one of the most influential men in the ...

'' *Juan Carlos Bonet as ''

Nicolás Bravo Nicolás Bravo (10 September 1786 – 22 April 1854) was a Mexican soldier and politician who first distinguished himself during the Mexican War of Independence. He was Mexico's first vice-president though while holding this office Bravo ...

'' *Juan José Arjona as ''

Francisco Xavier Mina Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father of ...

'' *

as '' María Ignacia "Güera" Rodríguez'' *

as ''Juan Foncerrada'' *Alejandro Ruiz as ''Diego Foncerrada'' *Julio Beckles as ''Lorenzo Foncerrada'' *

as ''Matías de Heredia'' *

as ''Ángela'' *

as ''

Ignacio López Rayón Ignacio López Rayón (July 31, 1773 in Tlalpujahua, Intendancy of Valladolid (present-day Michoacán), New Spain – February 2, 1832 in Mexico City) was a general who led the insurgent forces of his country after Miguel Hidalgo's death, dur ...

'' * María Rivas as ''Virreina Inés de Jáuregui'' *

Sergio Bustamante Sergio Bustamante (October 18, 1934 – May 22, 2014) was a Mexican actor of telenovelas, cinema, dubbing and theater. Life and career Born Sergio Emilio Edgardo de Bustamante y Arteaga Roa, he studied psychology in UNAM and later acted in ''Esc ...

as '' Virrey José de Iturrigaray'' *Magda Karina as ''Brígida Almonte'' *

Luis Gimeno Luis Gimeno (15 February 1927 – 24 July 2017) was an Uruguayan-born Mexican actor. In 2010, he received the TVyNovelas Award for Best Leading Actor. Gimeno was born in Montevideo and died in Mexico City, aged 90. He was survived by his wife, Virg ...

as ''Guillermo Aguirre y Viana'' *Luis Xavier as ''Felipe Gómez Crespo'' *Roxana Saucedo as ''Ana María Huarte'' *Lorenzo de Rodas as ''Don Pablo de Irigoyen'' *Isaura Espinoza as ''Micaela'' *

Roberto Ballesteros Roberto Ballesteros (born March 22, 1954) is a Peruvian actor. Although he was born in Lima, Peru, Ballesteros is widely known for his work in Mexican telenovela and films, leading many of his fans to believe that he is actually Mexican. In the U ...

as ''

Vicente Guerrero Vicente Ramón Guerrero (; baptized August 10, 1782 – February 14, 1831) was one of the leading revolutionary generals of the Mexican War of Independence. He fought against Spain for independence in the early 19th century, and later served as ...

'' *Óscar Bonfiglio as ''

Guadalupe Victoria Guadalupe Victoria (; 29 September 178621 March 1843), born José Miguel Ramón Adaucto Fernández y Félix, was a Mexican general and political leader who fought for independence against the Spanish Empire in the Mexican War of Independence. He ...

'' *

Julio Bracho Julio Bracho Gavilán (17 July 1909 – 26 April 1978) was a Mexican film director and screenwriter. Bracho was born as ninth of eleven children of Julio Bracho y Zuloaga and his wife Luz Pérez Gavilán. His sister Guadalupe Bracho Pérez- ...

as ''

Simón Bolívar Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios (24 July 1783 – 17 December 1830) was a Venezuelan military and political leader who led what are currently the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama and B ...

'' *Raúl Buenfil as ''

Mariano Matamoros Mariano Matamoros y Guridi (August 14, 1770 – February 3, 1814) was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest and revolutionary rebel soldier of the Mexican War of Independence, who fought for independence against Spain in the early 19th century. B ...

'' *Daniel Gauvry as ''

Alexander Von Humboldt Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (14 September 17696 May 1859) was a German polymath, geographer, naturalist, explorer, and proponent of Romantic philosophy and science. He was the younger brother of the Prussian minister, p ...

'' *

Armando Araiza Armando Araiza (born Armando Araiza Herrera on September 1, 1969) is a Mexicans, Mexican actor. Early life Araiza was born September 1, 1969, in Mexico City, Mexico. He is a son of director Raúl Araiza (director), Raúl Araiza and actress Norma ...

as ''Martín García de Carrasquero'' *

Dacia Arcaráz Dacia Arcaraz (born Dacia del Pilar Arcaraz González, 8 March 1967 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexicans, Mexican Actor, actress. Filmography References External links

* 1967 births Living people Mexican child actresses Mexican te ...

as ''María Antonieta Morelos'' *Odiseo Bichir as ''Fray Servando Teresa de Mier'' *Luz María Jerez as ''Catalina de Irigoyen'' *Gilberto Román as ''

Miguel Domínguez José Miguel Domínguez Alemán (January 14, 1756 most likely in Mexico City – April 22, 1830 in Mexico City) was a New Spanish colonial official in New Spain who played a part in the Mexican independence movement. He was also a member of a tr ...

'' *Katia del Río as ''

Leona Vicario María de la Soledad Leona Camila Vicario Fernández de San Salvador, best known as Leona Vicario (April 10, 1789 – August 21, 1842), was one of the most prominent figures of the Mexican War of Independence. She was dedicated to informin ...

'' *Leticia Sabater as ''Joaquina Torreo de Esteve'' *Maristel Molina as ''Doña Josefina Allué'' *Nando Estevané as ''Manuel Hidalgo'' *Claudio Sorel as ''Alcalde Ochoa'' *Humberto Elizondo as ''

Hermenegildo Galeana Hermenegildo Galeana (13 April 1762 – 27 June 1814) was a hero of the Mexican War of Independence, one of six brothers who fought in the insurgency. Galeana was considered the right-hand man of secular priest and leader of independence, José M ...

'' *

Sergio Klainer Sergio Kleiner (born March 23, 1939 in Buenos Aires, Argentina), also credited as Sergio Klainer, is an Argentine-born Mexican film and television actor. He started his acting career at the age of 21 at a play in Buenos Aires. He then toured with ...

as ''

Juan Ruiz de Apodaca Juan José Ruiz de Apodaca y Eliza, 1st Count of Venadito, OIC, OSH, KOC (3 February 1754, Cadiz, Spain – 11 January 1835, Madrid, Spain) was a Spanish naval officer and viceroy of New Spain from 20 September 1816 to 5 July 1821, duri ...

'' *Marco de Carlos as ''

Juan O'Donojú Juan de O'Donojú y O'Ryan (, 30 July 1762 – 8 October 1821) was a Spanish-Irish military officer, diplomat and " Jefe Político Superior" ("viceroy") of New Spain from 21 July 1821 to 28 September 1821 during the Mexican War of Independen ...

'' *Esteban Franco as ''

El Pípila ''El Pípila'' () is the nickname of a local hero of the city of Guanajuato in Mexico. His real name was Juan José de los Reyes Martínez Amaro (1782–1863), son of Pedro Martínez and María Rufina Amaro. He married a woman named Maria Victoria ...

'' *Javier Díaz Dueñas as '' Pedro Moreno'' *Salvador Sánchez as '' Leonardo Bravo'' *Jorge Santos as ''José María Hidalgo'' *Humberto Dupeyrón as ''Mariano Hidalgo'' *Ramón Menéndez as ''

Manuel Abad y Queipo Manuel Abad y Queipo (26 August 1751 – 15 September 1825) was a Spanish Roman Catholic Bishop of Michoacán in the Viceroyalty of New Spain at the time of the Mexican War of Independence. He was "an acute social commentator of late colonial Me ...

'' *

Alejandro Tommasi Alejandro Tommasi (born Alejandro Casares Tommasi; August 14, 1957) is a Mexican television, stage and film actor. Personal life Tommasi is of Italian descent. Tommasi came out as gay and married his 35 years old boyfriend, Óscar Ruiz, in Sept ...

as ''José Nicolás de Michelena'' *

as ''Ángel Avella'' *Antonio Medellín as ''"Amo" Torres'' *Manolo García as ''Miguel de Bataller'' *

Roberto Blandón Roberto Blandon (born Roberto Blandon Jolly; March 8, 1961 in Mexico City) is a television actor in Mexico who starred in soap operas in that country in 1989, including the role of Henry in the soap opera "Mi segunda madre" producer Juan Osorio ...

as ''Félix Flores Alatorre'' *

Manuel Saval Juan Manuel Ruiz Saval (June 22, 1956 – June 23, 2009) was a Mexican stage, film and television actor who appeared in over twenty telenovelas. His best known role was opposite Victoria Ruffo in the telenovela '' Simplemente Maria''. Biography ...

as ''José Manuel Fuentes'' *

Natalia Esperón Natalia Esperón (born Natalia del Carmen Esperón Alcocer; November 14, 1974) is a Mexican actress and former model. Personal life In 1995, Esperón married José Bastón; the next year she gave birth to daughter Natalia. In 2003 she gave birt ...

as ''Luz Agustina de las Fuentes'' *Claudia Ferreira as ''Francisca de la Gándara'' *Alberto Inzúa as ''Virrey Branciforte'' *José Carlos Teruel as ''Bondpland'' *Moisés Suárez as '' Arzobispo Lizana y Beausmont'' *Martín Barraza as ''Lázaro'' *Héctor Sáez as ''Juan Francisco Azcárate y Lezama'' *Eduardo Liñán as ''Manuel de la Cancha'' *Carlos Cámara as ''José Antonio Tirado'' *Rafael Amador as ''Cabo Ortega'' *Juan Carlos Colombo as ''Fray Vicente de Santa María'' *Andrés Bonfiglio as ''Gliberto Riano'' *Óscar Traven as ''Diego Berzábal'' *Miguel Pizarro as ''José de la Cruz'' *Isabel Benet as ''Ana de Soto'' *Fernando Sáenz as ''José María Mercada'' *Raúl Castellanos as ''Narciso Mendoza'' *Alejandro Gaytán as ''Indalesio Allende'' *Daniel Seres as ''Miguel Hidalgo (14 years old)'' *Blanca Ireri as ''Manuela de Soto (child)'' *

Socorro Bonilla Socorro Bonilla (born María del Socorro Martínez Ortega on August 20, 1947, in Camargo, Chihuahua, México) is a Mexican Mexican may refer to: Mexico and its culture *Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North ...

as ''Basilia'' *Lucía Guilmáin as ''China Poblana'' *Socorro Avelar as ''Chenta'' *Mercedes Pascual as ''Pilar'' *Aurora Clavel as ''Dominga'' *

Israel Jaitovich Israel Jaitovich Cortés (born 12 August 1969 in Mexico City) is a Premios TVyNovelas award-winning Mexican actor, producer, writer and racing car driver. He produced and co-hosted the Televisa variety series '' Desmadruga2.'' Jaitovich began hi ...

as ''Álvaro de Urzúa'' *Leopoldo Frances as ''Dámaso'' *Jean Douverger as ''Lorenzo'' *

Eduardo Santamarina Eduardo Hernández García Santamarina (; born 9 July 1969) is a Mexican film, theater, and television actor who is known for his leading roles in many telenovelas. Beside Televisa telenovelas, Santamarina appeared in some Telemundo telenovelas. ...

as ''Héctor'' *

Fabián Robles Fabián Robles (born April 16, 1974 in León de los Aldama, Guanajuato, Mexico) is a Mexican actor. Robles began his career in 1994 to participate in the soap opera ''El vuelo del águila ''El vuelo del águila'' (''The Flight of the Eagle'' ...

as ''José'' *Toño Infante

Awards

Soundtrack

Available in

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and

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Antorcha Encendida 1996 telenovelas Mexican telenovelas 1996 Mexican television series debuts 1996 Mexican television series endings Spanish-language telenovelas Television shows set in Mexico City Televisa telenovelas