

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
Writers
Paz Alicia Garciadiego
Release Date
July 1, 1989
Runtime
1h 51m
Status
Released
Original Language
es
Vote Count
10
Asociación Nacional de Actores (ANDA)
Centro de Investigación y Enseñanza Cinematográficas (CIEC) de la Universidad de Guadalajara
Fondo de Fomento a la Calidad Cinematográfica
Kuikali Producciones
Producciones Fílmicas Internacionales
Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Producción Cinematográfica (STPC)