"Amarte es mi Pecado" (Loving you is my Sin) is a truly unique story. It is comparable to "La Otra," also produced by Ernesto Alonso, also directed by Benjamin Cann, also written by Liliana Abud, and also starring Yadhira Carrillo. AEMP has some of the most memorable characters ever. Who can forget about Isaura (Silvia Pasquel),the cruel woman that goes out of her way to get money through her step daughter's, Nora (Yadhira Carrillo), suffering and beauty? She is one of the few funny villains in novelas, characterized by the lipstick on her teeth and her whistling. Who can forget Casilda (Tiare Scanda), the physically and spiritually unappealing woman that envies the attention Nora gets from the handsome Leonardo (Alexis Ayala). Another memorable character was Alejandra, Nora's aunt, who strictly follows the laws of upper class society and makes her niece follow them herself by urging her and teaching her to marry a wealthy man. But at the center of the show is the beautiful love story between Arturo (Sergio Sendel) and Nora and how each of them make mistakes that distance themselves from each other. The first episode itself demands your attention due to the fact it is nonlinear and the movement of the camera as it begins with Nora explaining to a police officer why she shot the despicable Heriberto (Antonio Medellin) after he attempts to rape her. She begins by confessing that before her father died, he had made her promise him to marry a wealthy man. It is for this reason she thinks that loving Arturo, a poor airplane pilot, is a sin.
9 Reviews
He loves her, but she loves somebody else
hazelete3119 June 2006
when I saw the soap opera I thought the title was very catchy and wondered what it was about, then at least three of the actors defined the title the first being Casila , then Leonardo, and then Yadhira. Over time the soap develops into, He loves her, She loves somebody else, and the one the loves him, he rejects, the ending is where it gets interesting when all is lost the good characters find love. and being in love doesn't have to be a sin. Although at the end all that dramatic shooting was too fast for me. The very end is hilarious with an unexpected vengeance as in God punishes that bad villain played by one of the best leading actresses, Silvia Pasquel.
Wonderful story
whiteling_digiwinx2 September 2012
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I'll admit this wasn't exactly one of my favorites but I was soon hooked. Nora's a tough character when she shapes up and though I see a lot of people feel for Casilda - let me be obnoxiously honest, her ugliness wouldn't have been so bad if she didn't hate on Nora so much for the dumbest of reasons. In fact besides the main heroine and hero it's Paulina I felt sorry for, she wasn't even a villain - just a simple girl who made one dumb mistake in her life. And well, I didn't find anything funny about that moron Isaura who did a lot of bad stuff and that darn whistling was SO annoying! And I do wish her death was better and that it didn't have to end with a sunset - romantic as it was.
Great story! Great actors!
soccermom956 November 2007
This was a great soap opera a great story. I loved the characters and who played them. I loved the end and how they got rid of the mean Isaura. What I love most about this soap opera is the locations it was filmed. Michoacan is a beautiful state! and I was not born there, but have visited many times and each time it gets better! I recommend Patzcuaro, Janitzio, Parque Nacional Eduardo Ruiz in Uruapan, Los Azufres, Paricutin, and the Monarch forest - even the butterflies return to this beautiful land every year! Do your research and you will find out that Michoacan is BEAUTIFUL! to visit. The weather is perfect! Warm days, cool nights! Love the mountains and lakes, not to mention the FOOD!
Excellent telenovela with a very interesting plot and good acting.......
patscheer200527 June 2006
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Yadhira Carillo convinced us that she could be the leading lady in another critically acclaimed soap opera, La Otra(The Other Woman) where she played two identical women with mirroring principles and values. In Amarte es mi Pecado, she plays Nora Madrigal de Orta who vowed to her father that she will marry someone rich so that she can be happy for the rest of her life. Nora is keen on doing this until she meets Arturo whom she falls totally in love with. They share a beautiful relationship in spite of the efforts made by her ambitious and greedy Aunt Alejandra and her stepmother Isaura to keep her from reaching eternal happiness. In a trip to Miami, Arturo cheats on Nora with a young woman named Paulina who falls madly in love with Nora's fiancé. When Arturo returns to Michoacan, he tells Nora what happened hoping that his honesty will make Nora think twice before putting off their wedding....but that doesn't happen. Nora is enraged and heartbroken when hearing about Arturo's affair and she decides to keep her pregnancy a secret. Isaura kills off Alejandra with the aide of her ugly and envious daughter Casilda(Who is the best character in the show). In an attempt to make Nora suffer even more and in order to make some money Isaura trades Casilda's and Nora's babies when they give birth. Nora believes that Casilda's dead baby is her own and tragedy once more strikes. After this, Nora can take no more and she decided to follow her dreams and become a successful and powerful model. With her power, overpowering beauty, and her money she vows to avenge the death of her daughter and vows to avenge every single tragedy and heartbreak that people put her trough. Nora becomes the one person who no one wants to mess with because tragedy and heartbreak have turned her into a self-sufficient woman who will stop at nothing to make the people who hurt her, pay for their evil deeds.
With an excellent adaptation by Liliana Abud, produced by the one and only Ernesto Alonso, directed by Benjamin Cann, and starring Yadhira Carillo, Sergio Sendel, Alessandra Rosaldo, Margarita Isabel, Sylvia PAsquel, Alexis Ayala, and Tiare Scanda as Casilda. A very good telenovela, it should be out on DVD soon in the United States.
With an excellent adaptation by Liliana Abud, produced by the one and only Ernesto Alonso, directed by Benjamin Cann, and starring Yadhira Carillo, Sergio Sendel, Alessandra Rosaldo, Margarita Isabel, Sylvia PAsquel, Alexis Ayala, and Tiare Scanda as Casilda. A very good telenovela, it should be out on DVD soon in the United States.
Telenovela, gothic film, camp, high school drama, tragedy, sitcom, psa's, crime drama, and a masterpiece
gonzalogpf19 April 2024
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Oh my god, where to even begin. An absolute must-watch for anyone who loves great camp and irony, both of which this telenovela was fully aware of. Cheers to Benjamín Cann for directing this! The first arc had distinct clear settings which were weird but entertaining to watch at the same time on screen without the whole thing feeling convoluted but more like a crossover between 4 different telenovelas which came together to make something fabulous. Arturo has arguably no personality trait other than being a man, but it's totally made up by Nora's character who is definitely more of a protagonist than he is. The middle arc did get depressing with so many ugly stuff happening to literal babies (dead baby, swapped baby, neglected baby, diseased baby), but story-wise it totally adds up to the gothic film aspect of this telenovela. The final arc did need more tension to make Félix's ranch feel more like a death trap in my opinion, but everything is entertaining and the levels of nonsense are amusingly insane. So many stellar performances: Casilda (whose character deserves its own review), Nora (whose poker scenes will stay in my mind forever), Alejandra (with the most iconic lines)... It might seem to be in the "so bad it's good" category, but it's not bad at all, it's just purposefully corny in all of the right ways. It contains the scene I have laughed the hardest at so far in all of the telenovelas I've watched (it includes a wig and contact lenses). Be prepared to both laugh at it but also earnestly enjoy it.
One of the best Mexican shows ever!
Red_Identity7 August 2009
Amarte es mi Pecao is one of the best sop operas ever. Yadhira Carrilo and Sergio Sendel are very great actors. Carrilo is very strong, and her emotional scenes are very well acted. The main villain, Sylvia Pasquel, is one of the most unique actresses in Mexico. She is very comedic, but she is so evil, you just love watching her. Tiare Scanda is a very good actress I had never hear of before, as is Alessandra Rosaldo, and by the final, you really care about all the characters. The finale was also very good, and a great end to Pasquel's character. This is one of my favorite soap operas, I cannot think of any I like more, well, perhaps only La Madrastra.
Learning Spanish
ray_bies18 September 2008
TV and Films are not only helping me, but I am finding that I am enjoying a lot of the films more, in some ways, than typical American films of my taste. Or course, I have always enjoyed subtitled foreign films, whether they sparked my interest for cultural reasons, or whatever. Anyway, I am even getting into some of the soaps as a tool to help me learn the language. Anyone have ideas for which ones I should check out? In the case of this one, I need to ask if anyone knows the name of the blonde beauty that is featured. I don't recall any other blonde being featured on the show (as far as I've seen it) so I figured that this was a sufficient description. Or do I sound like a moron?
It's a great soap opera
loves2talk719115 July 2004
The first time I saw Amarte es mi Pecado, I thought, "How dramatic!" In the first episode, there were a lot of stuff that made Nora (Yadhira Carrillo)cry. Like the death of her father, the time Heriberto Reyes tried to abuse her, and when she was in jail for shooting Herriberto for self-defense. What I really like about this soap opera, is that it is well acted by various actors, and they seem to make it the best soap opera anyone has ever watched. At this time, Amarte es mi Pecado is the only soap opera I'm watching, the rest are boring, and don't make any sense. What I don't like about the soap opera, is that it is based on people living in Michoacan, Mexico, why couldn't they think of another place that is BEAUTIFUL, and make people want to go there? Besides that, its a great Soap opera. Don't miss it!
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