Yo Se Que Mentia
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Yo Sé Que Mentía was a 1982 soap opera
produced by Puerto Rico
's WAPA-TV
.
It included Argentina
's Daniel Guerrero, Puerto Rican
dancing legend Iris Chacón
, a young Adamari López
, Amneris Morales and Miguel Ángel Suárez
and Ángela Meyer
as a married couple who tried to make Guerrero and Chacon's lives impossible, particularly Meyer's character.
Yo Se Que Mentia became one of the most viewed Puerto Rican telenovela
s in history, and the show's main song, also named Yo se que mentia became one of Chacon's biggest hits as a singer.
The soap opera became an important part of Lopez's career. She was only 9 when she participated in it, and now she is a big international acting super-star.
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
produced by Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
's WAPA-TV
WAPA-TV
WAPA-TV is an independent television station located in San Juan, Puerto Rico transmitting over digital channel 27, virtual channel 4. The station is owned by InterMedia Partners and is branded as WAPA Television....
.
It included Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
's Daniel Guerrero, Puerto Rican
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
dancing legend Iris Chacón
Iris Chacón
Iris Chacón is a dancer, singer, and entertainer. She enjoys great popularity in Puerto Rico and in other Latin American countries, as well as such US locales as New York, Miami, and Los Angeles.-Career:Chacon has been known by various nicknames, such as "La Bomba de Puerto Rico" Iris Chacón...
, a young Adamari López
Adamari López
Adamari López Torres is a Puerto Rican actress famous for participating in several Puerto Rican and Mexican soap operas.-Early career:...
, Amneris Morales and Miguel Ángel Suárez
Miguel Angel Suarez
Miguel Ángel Suárez was a Puerto Rican soap opera and movie actor.-Early years:Suárez and his sister were born into a middle class family and raised in the Santurce section of San Juan, Puerto Rico. His father worked at a local supermarket and his mother was a housewife. When Suárez was a child,...
and Ángela Meyer
Angela Meyer
Ángela Meyer is an actress, comedian and producer of television and theatrical works.-Early years:...
as a married couple who tried to make Guerrero and Chacon's lives impossible, particularly Meyer's character.
Yo Se Que Mentia became one of the most viewed Puerto Rican telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
s in history, and the show's main song, also named Yo se que mentia became one of Chacon's biggest hits as a singer.
The soap opera became an important part of Lopez's career. She was only 9 when she participated in it, and now she is a big international acting super-star.