Mi pecado

Mi pecado
Genre	Telenovela
Created by	Cauhtemoc Blanco María del Carmen Peña Victor Manuel Medina
Directed by	Jorge Fons
Starring	Sergio Goyri Daniela Castro Sabine Moussier Maite Perroni Eugenio Siller
Theme music composer	Reik and Maite Perroni
Opening theme	"Mi Pecado"
Country of origin	Mexico
Original language	Spanish
No. of episodes	110
Production
Executive producer	Juan Osorio Ortiz
Production locations	San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico
Running time	approx. 44 minutes
Production company	Televisa
Original release
Network	El Canal de las Estrellas
Release	15 June (2009-06-15) – 13 November 2009 (2009-11-13)

Mi Pecado (English: My Sin) is a Mexican telenovela that was produced by Televisa and aired on El Canal de las Estrellas from 15 June 2009 through 13 November 2009. Starring Maite Perroni and Eugenio Siller, Mi Pecado tells the story of young lovers Lucrecia and Julián, who are torn apart by their families and the tragic death of Lucrecia's brother César when they were just children.

Plot

Paulino Córdoba (Roberto Blandón), Gabino Roura (Sergio Goyri), Rodolfo Huerta (Francisco Gattorno), and Matías Quiroga (Salvador Sánchez) have been friends since their childhood; however as adults, their priorities change and a sin threatens to destroy their friendship. Paulino is the owner of the hacienda El Milagro, which grows and sells apples, and is married to Rosario (Daniela Castro), with whom he has two children, César and Lucrecia (Daniela Aedo, Maite Perroni). Rosario has always shown preference for her son and openly rejects her daughter. Rosario's servant, Delfina (Magda Karina), essentially raises Lucrecia alongside her own son, Manuel (Aldo Gallardo), and Lucrecia and Manuel become like siblings. Lucrecia's best friend, however, is Julián Huerta (Adriano, Eugenio Siller). Both share the same likes and eventually, as the years pass, come to also share a great love. Gabino Roura is a clever and ambitious man who kills his wife, Inés (Lucía Méndez), in order to seize her fortune. Gabino manipulates his friends and his children, Carmelo (Armando Araiza) and Teresa (Gabriela Carrillo). He is the owner of the best farming lands, which he rents out to Paulino in order to control the distribution and marketing of the apples. Rodolfo is the teacher in the town of San Pedro; he is an upstanding and hard-working man who is married to Justina (Sabine Moussier), a sensual woman who is dissatisfied with her husband's simple lifestyle, and they have two sons, Julián and Josué (Diego Amazurrutia). It is Justina Almada who detonates the serious conflicts that threaten to destroy the friendship between Rodolfo, Paulino, and Gabino. Matías Quiroga, the priest of the town of San Pedro, sees with a heavy heart that his friends are now enemies and are the principal obstacle for Lucrecia and Julián's love.

Unfortunately, chance has seen Lucrecia and Julián involved in an accident that costs César his life, and although they are both innocent, Rosario believes them to be responsible. Depression seizes Rosario, who always merely tolerated her daughter's presence. Rosario's resentment forces Paulino to send their daughter away and to distance himself from Rodolfo Huerta's family. As a result of his infamy, Julián is tormented by the denizens of San Pedro, who nickname him El Chamuco (Spanish slang for "the Devil"), the pain of which he must carry for the rest of his life.

Years later, Julián and Lucrecia come across one another and their love blooms once more. Although their parents are in opposition, Julián and Lucrecia are prepared to fight for their love, and they count on the support of Delfina, her husband Modesto, and Manuel, who in spite of his love for Lucrecia helps her to be happy with Julián. Modesto, foreman of El Milagro, is a country man who has a small parcel of land on which he grows corn and, upon marrying Delfina, forms a loving family with her and Manuel. Lucrecia does not return to San Pedro alone, but accompanied by her cousin, Renata (Jessica Coch), an envious girl who is prepared to seize everything that is Lucrecia's. In San Pedro, Paulino suffers an economic crisis and Gabino demands Lucrecia's hand in marriage. However, the jealous Carmelo steps in and kills his father. Julián is unjustly accused of this crime, and Lucrecia is forced to marry Carmelo in order to prevent her father's financial ruin and to save Julián from jail. Julián leaves San Pedro for Veracruz, convinced that Lucrecia betrayed him.

Three years pass. Lucrecia lives drowning in sorrow as Carmelo's wife; furthermore, she has lost the hacienda El Milagro. In San Pedro, the people talk of the arrival of an outsider who has bought El Milagro, and Lucrecia discovers that this outsider is none other than Julián Huerta, who is now engaged to his ex-girlfriend, Lorena Mendizábal (Altair Jarabo). Carmelo finds out that Julián has returned and a war unleashes between the two for Lucrecia's love. Lorena comes to town and plans to take Julián back to Jalapa with her. Julian says his goodbyes to Lucrecia and the night before he leaves, he is shot by Fidel (Gilberto de Anda), Carmelo's trusted employee. Manuel finds Julián and brings Lucrecia to help him, while hiding in an abandoned cave. While they are alone, the talk about what has happened over the years, proclaiming their never-dying love for one another, and they make love for the first time.

Julián plans on leaving Lorena, but she lies to him that she is pregnant with his child. Julián tells Lucrecia this and she tells him to be with Lorena, but Lucrecia still goes home and gives Carmelo divorce papers, to which he responds by ripping up the papers and raping Lucrecia. Lucrecia returns to her parents' home and struggles with the rape, telling no one but Delfina. Lorena, finding out the baby she is carrying is not Julián's, comes to Lucrecia's house and throws herself down the stairs, thus suffering a miscarriage. Although Lucrecia is innocent, Lorena has her jailed; however Julián manages to have her released and the two finally decide to be with one another.

Carmelo, furious that a judge has approved of Lucrecia's request for divorce, decides to have revenge by burning down the warehouse full of apples that Paulino owns. Paulino is accidentally trapped in the warehouse and dies from smoke inhalation. At his funeral Lucrecia faints and discovers that she is pregnant, but does not know who the father is. She tells Julián and he realizes that she was raped, leading him to go after Carmelo. Rosario also finds out that Lucrecia was raped and for once takes Lucrecia's side; however, when she finds out her daughter is pregnant, she urges her to have an abortion. Carmelo, on the run from the police, kidnaps Lucrecia, but Julián saves her; meanwhile, Renata is shot by accident and dies on the way to the hospital. Julián asks Rosario for Lucrecia's hand in marriage, and although she is thankful that he saved Lucrecia, she tells him she hates him because she still believes that he killed her son. Lucrecia finally confronts her mother about the hatred her mother always shown towards her, and Rosario finally admits her secret: Lucrecia is not only Rosario's daughter, but she is also her sister, because Rosario was raped by her father and became pregnant with Lucrecia as a result.

Lucrecia and Julián get married and Rosario watches her daughters wedding from a far, regretting that she did not come to support her daughter on the happiest day of her life. Time passes, and Lucrecia gives birth to a son whom she names César, in memory of her brother. Rosario, who is once again seized by depression, finally meets her grandson. Lucrecia, happy that her mother has accepted her son, leaves Rosario with César so that they can spend some time getting to know one another. After Lucrecia returns to the room she sees her mother and son are not there, she assumes the worst. However, her mother has left the baby on the bed in Lucrecia's brother's room, and goes to the river where her son died, where she commits suicide.

Three years later, Lucrecia stands by the river and throws two white roses into the river: one for her brother and one for mother. She hears a child scream "Mamá" and she turns around to see her son. César's father is revealed to be Julián because of the strong blue eyes the two share. Lucrecia and Julián kiss and laugh with their son, enjoying their now peaceful and happy lives.

Cast

Main article: List of Mi Pecado characters

• Sergio Goyri — Gabino Roura Beltrán
• Daniela Castro — Rosario Pedraza de Córdoba
• Sabine Moussier — Justina Almada de Huerta
• Maite Perroni — Lucrecia Córdoba Pedraza
• Eugenio Siller — Julián Huerta Almada
• Francisco Gattorno — Rodolfo Huerta
• Roberto Blandón — Paulino Córdoba
• Armando Araiza — Carmelo Roura Valdivia
• Jessica Coch — Renata Valencia
• Úrsula Prats — Matilde Vda. de Molina
• Antonio Medellín — Modesto
• Tina Romero — Asunción Torres
• Magda Karina — Delfina Solís
• Jackie García — Blanca Quiroga
• Gabriela Carrillo — Teresa Roura Valdivia
• Altair Jarabo — Lorena Mendizábal
• Diego Amozurrutia — Josué Huerta Almada
• Aldo Gallardo — Manuel Solís
• Salvador Sánchez — Father Matías Quiroga

Guest stars

• Lucía Méndez — Inés Valdivia de Roura
• Diego Velásquez — César Córdoba Pedraza (age 9)
• Daniela Aedo — Lucrecia Córdoba Pedraza (age 10)
• Adriano Zendejas — Julián Huerta Almada (age 12)
• Robin Vega — Josué Huerta Almada (child)
• Alejandro Cervantes — Manuel Solís

Production

Casting

Actor Valentino Lanús was originally attached to the role of Julián Huerta Almada opposite of Maite Perroni. With Lanús still attached to the role, producer Juan Osorio offered the role of Julián's mother, Justina Aldama de Huerta, to Sabine Moussier, but she turned down offer, feeling that, at 42, she was too young to play the mother of then-33-year-old Lanús, who had played her love interest in Amar Sin Límites three years prior. Actress Joana Benedek, only three years older than Lanús, was instead cast as Justina. However, Lanús eventually backed out of the role, citing a heavy workload as impeding his participation. The role was then recast with Eugenio Siller, then 28, and Moussier replaced Benedek as Justina.

The role of Rodolfo Huerta was also originally to have been filled by Ernesto Laguardia. However, the actor, who also serves as host on the television program Hoy, did not receive permission from Hoy producer Roberto Romagnoli to take off to film the novela, so he was replaced with Francisco Gattorno.

Towards the end of the filming of the novela, actress Sabine Moussier was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome and was forced to alter her shooting schedule on Mi pecado in order to promote her recovery. According to Osorio, Moussier's illness traveled from her spinal cord to her brain, affecting her ability to remember her lines and causing her severe pain. As a result of her worsening health, Moussier was forced to leave the cast of Mi pecado shortly before the completion of filming. Moussier's character, Justina, was not recast, as Osorio had planned in advance for the possibility of her departure and filmed her final scenes in advance.

Broadcast history

Mi Pecado premiered on Televisa's El Canal de las Estrellas on 15 June 2009 at 6:00 PM, replacing En Nombre del Amor. The program aired weeknights, and was moved to the 7:00 PM time slot on 27 July 2009, replacing Verano de Amor while ceding its former time to Camaleones. Mi Pecado ran for a total of 110 episodes, with its finale airing on 13 November 2009; it was replaced by Mar de amor.

International broadcasts

Country	Alternate title/translation	TV network(s)	Series premiere	Weekly schedule
Croatia	Moj grijeh (Mi Pecado)	HRT	19 March 2010	Monday through Saturday at 12:30 PM and 5:00 AM
Lithuania	Mano nuodėmė (Mi pecado)	LNK	29 October 2009	Monday through Friday at 3:35 PM
Montenegro	Grešne duše (Almas Pecadoras)	Pink M	4 January 2010	Monday through Friday at 3:50 PM and 8:00 AM
Serbia	Grešne duše (Almas Pecadoras)	RTV Pink	4 January 2010	Monday through Friday at 3:50 PM in January and at 4:55 PM starting February 1
USA	Mi Pecado	Univision	8 March 2010	Monday through Friday at 7:00 PM
Poland	Mój grzech	TV4	15 April 2010	Monday through Friday at 7:00 PM

Awards and nominations

Premios TVyNovelas

Categoría	Nominado(a)	Resultado
Best Telenovela	Juan Osorio	Nominated
Best Lead Actor	Sergio Goyri	Nominated
Best Lead Actress	Daniela Castro	Nominated
Best Younger Actress	Maite Perroni	Nominated
Best New Actor	Diego Amozurrutia	Nominated
Best New Actress	Gabriela Carrillo	Nominated
Best Story or Adaptation	Cuauhtémoc Blanco María del Carmen Peña Víctor Manuel Medina	Won
Best Scene Direction	Jorge Fons Aurelio Ávila	Nominated

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