Love Lies (1989)
Set in Mexico City, Mentiras Piadosas is the doomed love story of Clara and Israel. She is a health inspector and he is an herb merchant, who is obsessed with the construction of an enormous model of the ancient city of Tenochtitlan. They both decide to leave their respective partners to live together, however, jealousy, blackmail and guilt will become unbreakable patterns destroying their tragic relationship
Director: Arturo Ripstein
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Alonso Echánove as Israel Ordóñez |
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Delia Casanova as Clara Zamudio |
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Ernesto Yáñez as Matilde |
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Patricia Reyes Spíndola as |
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Luisa Huertas as Pilar |
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Fernando Palavicini as |
| Directing | Arturo Ripstein | Director |
| Crew | Guillermo del Toro | Makeup Effects |
| Writing | Paz Alicia Garciadiego | Writer |
| Editing | Carlos Puente | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Antonio Cortés | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Victor Balderas | Costume Design |
| Production | Tita Lombardo | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Lucía Álvarez | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Guillermo del Toro | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Production | Jacobo Feldman | Producer |
| Production | Jaime Casillas | Producer |
| Camera | Ángel Goded | Director of Photography |
| Production | Marcos Salame | Producer |