Cadenas de amargura (English title: Chains of Bitterness) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carlos Sotomayor for Televisa in 1991.[1]

Cadenas de amargura
GenreTelenovela
Created by
  • Cuauhtémoc Blanco
  • María del Carmen Peña
Directed byLuis Vélez
Starring
Country of originMexico
Original languageSpanish
No. of episodes80
Production
Executive producerCarlos Sotomayor
ProducerRafael Urióstegui
Cinematography
  • Luis Miguel Barona
  • Carlos Guerra Villarreal
Production companyTelevisa
Original release
NetworkCanal de las Estrellas
ReleaseJanuary 1 (1991-01-01) –
April 24, 1991 (1991-04-24)
Related
En nombre del amor

The story revolves around Cecilia (Daniela Castro), a beautiful young girl, who, upon the death of her parents, is forced to live with her two spinster aunts, Natalia (Delia Casanova) and Evangelina (Diana Bracho), in the city of Guanajuato, where both are highly respected for their ancestry and morality.

The series stars Diana Bracho, Daniela Castro, Delia Casanova, Raymundo Capetillo, Tina Romero, Cynthia Klitbo, Hilda Aguirre and Raúl Araiza.

Plot

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Cecilia (Daniela Castro) is a beautiful young girl, who, upon the death of her parents, is forced to live with her two spinster aunts, Natalia (Delia Casanova) and Evangelina (Diana Bracho), in the city of Guanajuato, where both are highly respected for their ancestry and morality.

Natalia is excessively affectionate and understanding, while her sister, Evangelina, is extremely repressive and authoritarian, in addition to posessing the leadership within the family; therefore, she has to be granted total obedience, which causes Cecilia not to live her youth naturally.

Fortunately for her, Cecilia has a friend who becomes her only contact with external reality; this is Sofía (Cynthia Klitbo), a schoolmate of the same age, but with an open and free perspective on life. Over the years, a strong bond of friendship and trust has been established between the two young women, despite Evangelina's opposition.

This friendship seems indestructible, until the appearance of Gerardo (Raúl Araiza), a handsome young man, who is initially attracted to Sofía while Cecilia only inspires him a little pity. But over time, Gerardo's feelings change, until his pity ends up turning into deep love, which will cause Sofía to break their ties of friendship and become a terrible enemy for the couple.

Cast

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Main

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Recurring

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  • Alexis Ayala as Víctor Medina Blanco
  • Luis Cárdenas as Salvador de la Peña
  • Raúl Magaña as Joaquín de la Peña Barraza
  • Aurora Molina as Jovita
  • Roberto Montiel as Felipe Andrade
  • Marcela Páez as Sister Angélica Sepúlveda
  • Raquel Pankowsky as Inés Blancarte
  • Gilberto Román as Manuel Alejo
  • Cecilia Romo as Chief Nun
  • Miguel Córcega as Father José María
  • Fernando Luján as Father Julio

Guest stars

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  • Bolívar Hack as Roberto Vizcaíno Lara
  • Ivette Proal as Elsa Robles de Vizcaíno

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result
1992 10th TVyNovelas Awards Best Telenovela Carlos Sotomayor Won
Best Actress Diana Bracho Won
Best Antagonist Actress Cynthia Klitbo Won
Best Leading Actor Fernando Luján Nominated
Best Co-lead Actress Delia Casanova Won
Tina Romero Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Aurora Molina Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Raymundo Capetillo Nominated
Best Young Lead Actress Daniela Castro Won
Best Young Lead Actor Raúl Araiza Won
Best Revelation Alexis Ayala Nominated
Best Direction Luis Vélez Won
Best Direction of the Cameras Carlos Guerra Villarreal Won
Latin ACE Awards[2] Best Actress Diana Bracho Won

References

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  1. ^ "Cadenas de amargura" (in Spanish). alma-latina.net. Archived from the original on September 5, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  2. ^ latinaceawards.org (January 25, 2007). "24a ENTREGA ANUAL DE PREMIOS ACE / 1992" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 6, 2007. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
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