Imperio De Mentiras
2020
Original language: Spanish
- drama
- action & adventure
- soap
The story
Elisa Cantú never imagined that, upon returning to Mexico from New York, where she resides, she would encounter an unexpected tragedy that changes her life. The night Elisa would celebrate her birthday, fate leads her to meet Leonardo Velasco, a policeman in love with Julia, a teacher, to whom he was to marry. At the end of the evening, Leonardo receives an emergency call, in which the discovery of two bodies is reported, one of them is that of his fiancée, who lies next to the body of Augusto Cantú, millionaire businessman and father of Elisa. Elisa and Leonardo will come together to search for the truth of what happened.
What it’s like
Glossy, saturated telenovela framing: bright studio interiors and sun-washed Mexico City exteriors, warm amber lamplight in mansions and cooler blue-grey night scenes for police work, with plenty of tight close-ups on faces during confrontations and slow pushes into reaction shots. The digital picture is crisp and polished, the wardrobe and sets leaning luxurious, and the score swells with orchestral strings and piano stings at every reveal. It has the vibe of a melodramatic, binge-length soap: heightened, theatrical, and openly pleased with its own twists, best suited to a weekend marathon, a comfort watch while folding laundry, or an evening when you want a story that keeps asking "what happens next?" Pacing is brisk within each episode, with cliffhangers and recurring dramatic reversals; the emotional register runs from tender romance to grief, betrayal and family rivalry, and the arcs follow a grieving woman and a conflicted detective drawn together while uncovering who is lying to whom. Intensity is moderate: a murder sets the story off, and there are threats, shouting, and some physical scuffles and gunplay, but the violence is brief and mostly offscreen, with no gore and little graphic sexual content. It is for viewers who enjoy romance-driven mystery, long-running family intrigue, and the familiar pleasures of classic Latin American melodrama.
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