''Cadenas de amargura'' (English title: ''Chains of Bitterness'') 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 (film and television), drama genres around the w ...
produced by
Carlos Sotomayor
Carlos Sotomayor Román (1911–1988) was a Chilean Painting, 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 Civi ...
for
Televisa
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., simply known as Televisa, is a Mexican telecommunications and broadcasting company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content.
In April ...
in 1991.
The story revolves around Cecilia (
Daniela Castro
Daniela Castro (born Danielle Stefani Castro Arellano; 17 August 1969) is a Mexican actress and singer.
Biography
She felt an attraction for music at a very young age, and this is why she entered the Centro de Estudios Artísticos de Televisa ...
), a beautiful young girl, who, upon the death of her parents, is forced to live with her two spinster aunts, Natalia (
Delia Casanova
Delia Casanova (born Delia Margarita Casanova Mendiola November 4, 1948, in Poza Rica, Veracruz
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, is one of the ...
) and Evangelina (
Diana Bracho
Diana Bracho (born Diana Guadalupe Bracho y Bordes Mangel; 12 December 1944) is a Mexican actress.
Early life
Diana Bracho is the daughter of actor/director Julio Bracho, the niece of actress Andrea Palma and the aunt of actor Julio Bracho (n ...
), in the city of
Guanajuato
Guanajuato, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Guanajuato, is one of the 32 states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Guanajuato, 46 municipalities and its cap ...
, where both are highly respected for their ancestry and morality.
The series stars
Diana Bracho
Diana Bracho (born Diana Guadalupe Bracho y Bordes Mangel; 12 December 1944) is a Mexican actress.
Early life
Diana Bracho is the daughter of actor/director Julio Bracho, the niece of actress Andrea Palma and the aunt of actor Julio Bracho (n ...
,
Daniela Castro
Daniela Castro (born Danielle Stefani Castro Arellano; 17 August 1969) is a Mexican actress and singer.
Biography
She felt an attraction for music at a very young age, and this is why she entered the Centro de Estudios Artísticos de Televisa ...
,
Delia Casanova
Delia Casanova (born Delia Margarita Casanova Mendiola November 4, 1948, in Poza Rica, Veracruz
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, is one of the ...
,
Raymundo Capetillo
Raymundo Sánchez y Capetillo, known as Raymundo Capetillo (1 September 1943 – 12 July 2020), was a Mexican theater, film, television and radio actor. He was also an economist by profession and an English teacher.
Career
Capetillo started out ...
,
Tina Romero
Tina Romero (born Tina Romero Alcázar, August 14, 1949) is an American-Mexican actress. A native of New York City, Romero moved to Mexico in her youth, and later established a career there as an actress. Her early film roles included '' The Divi ...
,
Cynthia Klitbo
Cynthia Klitbo (; born March 11, 1967) is a Mexican actress of telenovelas, theater and Cinema of Mexico, Mexican cinema. She is best known for her roles as Laura in Televisa's telenovela La Dueña (1995 Mexican TV series), ''La Dueña'' (Mexico) ...
, Hilda Aguirre and
Raúl Araiza
Raúl Araiza (; born Raúl Araiza Herrera, 14 November 1964) is a Mexican actor and television presenter.
He studied drama in the Centro de Educación Artística of Televisa
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., simply known as Televisa, is a Mexica ...
.
Plot
Cecilia (
Daniela Castro
Daniela Castro (born Danielle Stefani Castro Arellano; 17 August 1969) is a Mexican actress and singer.
Biography
She felt an attraction for music at a very young age, and this is why she entered the Centro de Estudios Artísticos de Televisa ...
) is a beautiful young girl, who, upon the death of her parents, is forced to live with her two spinster aunts, Natalia (
Delia Casanova
Delia Casanova (born Delia Margarita Casanova Mendiola November 4, 1948, in Poza Rica, Veracruz
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, is one of the ...
) and Evangelina (
Diana Bracho
Diana Bracho (born Diana Guadalupe Bracho y Bordes Mangel; 12 December 1944) is a Mexican actress.
Early life
Diana Bracho is the daughter of actor/director Julio Bracho, the niece of actress Andrea Palma and the aunt of actor Julio Bracho (n ...
), 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 possessing 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
Cynthia Klitbo (; born March 11, 1967) is a Mexican actress of telenovelas, theater and Cinema of Mexico, Mexican cinema. She is best known for her roles as Laura in Televisa's telenovela La Dueña (1995 Mexican TV series), ''La Dueña'' (Mexico) ...
), 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
Raúl Araiza (; born Raúl Araiza Herrera, 14 November 1964) is a Mexican actor and television presenter.
He studied drama in the Centro de Educación Artística of Televisa
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., simply known as Televisa, is a Mexica ...
), 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
Main
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Diana Bracho
Diana Bracho (born Diana Guadalupe Bracho y Bordes Mangel; 12 December 1944) is a Mexican actress.
Early life
Diana Bracho is the daughter of actor/director Julio Bracho, the niece of actress Andrea Palma and the aunt of actor Julio Bracho (n ...
as Evangelina Vizcaíno Lara
*
Daniela Castro
Daniela Castro (born Danielle Stefani Castro Arellano; 17 August 1969) is a Mexican actress and singer.
Biography
She felt an attraction for music at a very young age, and this is why she entered the Centro de Estudios Artísticos de Televisa ...
as Cecilia Vizcaíno Robles
** Karen Beatriz as Child Cecilia
*
Delia Casanova
Delia Casanova (born Delia Margarita Casanova Mendiola November 4, 1948, in Poza Rica, Veracruz
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, is one of the ...
as Natalia Vizcaíno Lara
*
Raymundo Capetillo
Raymundo Sánchez y Capetillo, known as Raymundo Capetillo (1 September 1943 – 12 July 2020), was a Mexican theater, film, television and radio actor. He was also an economist by profession and an English teacher.
Career
Capetillo started out ...
as Renato Garza
*
Tina Romero
Tina Romero (born Tina Romero Alcázar, August 14, 1949) is an American-Mexican actress. A native of New York City, Romero moved to Mexico in her youth, and later established a career there as an actress. Her early film roles included '' The Divi ...
as Martha Fernández
*
Cynthia Klitbo
Cynthia Klitbo (; born March 11, 1967) is a Mexican actress of telenovelas, theater and Cinema of Mexico, Mexican cinema. She is best known for her roles as Laura in Televisa's telenovela La Dueña (1995 Mexican TV series), ''La Dueña'' (Mexico) ...
as Sofía Gastelum Fernández
** Priscila Reyes as Child Sofía
* Hilda Aguirre as Elena Osuna de Garza
*
Raúl Araiza
Raúl Araiza (; born Raúl Araiza Herrera, 14 November 1964) is a Mexican actor and television presenter.
He studied drama in the Centro de Educación Artística of Televisa
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., simply known as Televisa, is a Mexica ...
as Gerardo Garza Osuna
Recurring and guest stars
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Alexis Ayala
Alexis Ayala (born David Alexis Ayala Padró on 9 August 1965) is an American-born Mexican actor of telenovelas and the cinema of Mexico.
Biography Career
Ayala debuted as an actor at the age of 22 with the film ''En peligro de muerte'' ("In ...
as Víctor Medina Blanco
* Luis Cárdenas as Salvador de la Peña
* Bolívar Hack as Roberto Vizcaíno Lara
* 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
Raquel Pankowsky (July 10, 1952 – March 28, 2022) was a Mexican Jewish film and television actress.
Early life
Born in Mexico City, Mexico, she grew up in Narvarte, Mexico City. Pankowsky never married and did not have children. She was the ...
as Inés Blancarte
* Ivette Proal as Elsa Robles de Vizcaíno
* Gilberto Román as Manuel Alejo
*
Cecilia Romo
Cecilia Romo, also known as Ceci Romo (5 December 1945 – 30 August 2020) was a Mexican film, theatrical, and television actress. Prior to her professional acting career, which began in the 1980s, she was a member of Mexico women's national bas ...
as Chief Nun
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Miguel Córcega
Miguel Córcega (, October 29, 1929 in Mexico City – September 29, 2008 in Mexico City) was a Mexican telenovela actor and director. Córcega started his career in acting and directing during the 1940s.
Biography
Film
In the 1960s, Córcega ...
as Father José María
*
Fernando Luján
Fernando Ciangherotti Díaz (August 23, 1939 – January 11, 2019), better known by the stage name Fernando Luján, was a Mexican actor. He was a star of the silver screen in classic mexican films during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
His fat ...
as Father Julio
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1991 telenovelas
1991 Mexican television series debuts
1991 Mexican television series endings
Spanish-language telenovelas
Television shows set in Mexico
Televisa telenovelas