Love Lies
1989, Spanish. Directed by Arturo Ripstein.
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
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Spanish
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- Released
- 1 July 1989
- Original title
- Mentiras piadosas
- Country
- Mexico
- Written by
- Paz Alicia Garciadiego
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Love Lies runs 111 minutes (1h 51m).
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Love Lies isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 July 1989. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Love Lies?
Love Lies (1989) was directed by Arturo Ripstein and stars Alonso Echánove, Delia Casanova, Ernesto Yáñez.