
Love Lies
Jul 01 1989
•2h 51m
•Drama
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
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Alonso Echánove
Israel Ordóñez

Delia Casanova
Clara Zamudio

Ernesto Yáñez
Matilde

Patricia Reyes Spíndola
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