El Rostro de la Venganza
Format	Mystery, Thriller, Action, Crime, Suspense
Created by	Sebastián Arrau
Developed by	Telemundo Studios, Miami
Directed by	Nicolás Di Blasi Jaime Segura
Starring	David Chocarro Marlene Favela Maritza Rodríguez Elizabeth Gutiérrez Saúl Lisazo
Opening theme	Volver a nacer by Deanette La venganza by Tulio Cremisini and Pedro Castillo
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	Spanish
No. of episodes	173 [1]
Production
Executive producer(s)	Verónica Pimstein
Producer(s)	Jairo Arcila
Location(s)	New York City Miami
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	39-40 mins (ep 1-2) 21-22 mins (ep 3-118) 42-45 mins (eps 119-173)
Broadcast
Original channel	Telemundo
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Audio format	Stereophonic sound
Original run	July 30, 2012 – April 12, 2013
Chronology
Preceded by	El Patrón del Mal
Followed by	El Señor de los Cielos
External links
Website

El Rostro de la Venganza (Lit: The Face of Vengeance / English: Facing Destiny) is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by United States-based television network Telemundo Studios, Miami.

History [edit]

Telemundo announced a prime-time broadcast of El Rostro de la Venganza on May, as part of the 2012-2013 season.^[2][3] From July 30, 2012 to January 24, 2013, Telemundo broadcasted El Rostro de la Venganza weeknights at 10:30pm/9:30c, following half-hour of Pablo Escobar: El Patrón del Mal^[4][5] From January 28, 2013 and onwards, Telemundo broadcasted one-hour episodes replacing Pablo Escobar. The last episode was broadcast on April 12, with El Señor de los Cielos replacing it.^[6] As with most of its other telenovelas, the network is broadcasting English subtitles as closed captions on CC3.

Plot [edit]

El Rostro de la Venganza tells the story of Diego Mercader (Jorge Eduardo García), a 8 year-old boy, bullied and harassed in school by his classmates. He suffers a breakdown and is urged by unknown persons to shoot 7 of his colleagues, being given access to a gun from a lockroom. Accused of the mass murder, he enters a prison for psychological diseases.

Twenty years later, psychiatrist Antonia Villaroel (Maritza Rodríguez) obtains his liberation by legal means and with the support of a generous benefactor Ezequiel Alvarado (Saúl Lisazo).

Diego is being given a new identity, the one of Martín Méndez (David Chocarro) and tries to renew his life under the employment of Ezequiel. He is put as the personal bodyguard of his fianceé, Mariana (Elizabeth Gutiérrez), compromised in an outrageous relationship with his son, Luciano (Jonathan Islas).

He will find himself in a maze of intrigues and betrayal, sustained by Antonia's decision to find the truth about the murders and by Ezequiel's family.

Cast [edit]

Main Cast

Secondary Cast

Cast changes [edit]

The initial cast was announced to be Elizabeth Gutiérrez as Antonia, Iván Sánchez as Diego/Martín and Maritza Rodríguez as Mariana.

David Chocarro was to play Luciano Alvarado at the very beginning, nevertheless being rather proposed for the lead. The role of Luciano was given to the former leading actor Iván Sánchez, who was let out from the final production due to his constant discontent with the plot. Eventually, Jonathan Islas took the part.

Maritza Rodríguez and Elizabeth Gutiérrez exchanged roles; Rodríguez had been cast as Antonia, and Gutiérrez as Mariana.

After two weeks of broadcast, Gutiérrez announced she was leaving the production, thus letting the series without a female protagonist, as Rodríguez had only played a special role. The initial plot had to be changed, with her character getting killed halfway through.

Marlene Favela was cast in with a new role to substitute the lead.

United States broadcast [edit]

• Release dates, episode name & length, and U.S. viewers based on Telemundo's broadcast.

Deceased characters [edit]

• 6 children - Shot by Eva Samaniego - Prior to the events
• Benítez - Shot in the head by Ezequiel - Episode 003
• Person falsely identified as Diego - Hit and thrown in a river by Federico's people - Episode 009
• Marcela Llanos - Strangled and drowned in a bathtub by Alicia/Eva - Episode 014
• Daniel Villaroel - Pushed and killed by an incoming train by Alicia/Eva - Episode 028
• Man in the plane - Accidentally poisoned by serving himself from Antonia's food - Episode 033
• Valeria's bodyguard - Shot by Antonia in the Everglades - Episode 043
• Antonia Villaroel - Shot by Valeria (requested by Alicia/Eva), killed by nurse in the hospital sent by Valeria - Episode 045
• Jorge Castillo - Shot in the head by Ezequiel - Episode 050
• Ramón Farías - Killed by nurse in the hospital sent by Valeria and Tania, requested by Ezequiel - Episode 082
• Mariana San Lucas - Strangled to unconscious state, and later then hand drilled to the chest by Alicia/Eva - Episode 095
• Tania Stuardo - Hung to death by a rope on a tree by Alicia/Eva in Central Park - Episode 096
• Patricia Valdez - Beatened in the head with a spotlight fallen from the roof of the TV dish by Alicia/Eva - Episode 117
• Marcos Alvarado - Committed suicide - Episode 123
• Alejandra Moreno - Decapitated by Alicia/Eva - Episode 127
• 2 police officers - Shot in the head by Leyton - Episode 128
• Carolina Pinto - Murdered by Alicia/Eva - Episode 142
• Moreira - Multiple beatings with a baton by Alex - Episode 145
• Valeria Samaniego - Shot by Ezequiel, killed by Alicia/Eva in the hospital after Valeria told her to disconnect the machines - Episode 154
• Verónica Baeza - Beatened in the head to unconscious state, and later puts the plastic wrap in her face and stabbed to the back by Alicia/Eva - Episode 154
• Rafaela Carrasco - Burned to death with gasoline by Alicia/Eva - Episode 159
• Francisca Márquez - Stabbed in the face many times by Alicia/Eva - Episode 164
• Pablo Bertelon - Slashed in the neck by Alicia/Eva - Episode 164
• Thug - Shot by Luisa to save Ezequiel - Episode 166
• Leyton's hired men - Shot by Felipe to save Alicia/Eva - Episode 166
• Thug - Shot by Alex - Episode 166
• Hugo - Shot by Salvador by orders of Alicia/Eva - Episode 167
• Driver - Hit many times by Alicia/Eva - Episode 171

International release [edit]

Country	Alternate title/Translation	TV network(s)	Series premiere	Series finale	Weekly schedule	Timeslot
Honduras	El Rostro de la Venganza	HTV Mundo	August 13, 2012	April 26, 2013	Monday to Friday	20:30
Ecuador	El Rostro de la Venganza	Ecuavisa	October 15, 2012	April 12, 2013	Monday to Friday	22:45
Armenia	Ճակատագրին Հակառակ	Shanttv	November 20, 2012	April 17, 2013	Monday to Saturday	20:10
Panama	El Rostro de la Venganza	TVN	November 27, 2012	present	Monday to Friday	21:30
Bolivia	El Rostro de la Venganza	Unitel	December 10, 2012	present	Monday to Friday	21:00
Venezuela	El Rostro de la Venganza	Televén	January 14, 2013	present	Monday to Saturday	23:00
Puerto Rico	El Rostro de la Venganza	Telemundo	March 19, 2013	present	Monday to Friday	12:00
Argentina	El Rostro de la Venganza	Canal 9			Monday to Friday	14:00

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