# El rostro de la venganza

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. David Chocarro, Elizabeth Gutiérrez and Cynthia Olavarria starred as the protagonist, with the special participation of Maritza Rodríguez, while Saúl Lisazo and Marlene Favela starred as the antagonists.

## History

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

## Plot

El Rostro de la Venganza tells the story of Diego Mercader (Jorge Eduardo García), an 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 fiancée, 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. Later Mariana and Antonia are killed by Alicia and Alicia takes the lead role and it is later revealed that she is Eva Samaniego out for revenge.

## Cast changes

The initial cast was announced to be Elizabeth Gutiérrez as Antonia, Iván Sánchez as Diego/Martín and Maritza Rodríguez as Mariana.
David Chocarro was originally 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. Marlene Favela's character was changed from a Protagonist to an Antagonist as the telenovela went on.

## Cast
### Main

* Saúl Lisazo as Ezequiel Alvarado. Antagonistic protagonist, later becomes good
* Maritza Rodríguez as Antonia Villarroel. Co-protagonist. Killed by Valeria Samaniego
* Elizabeth Gutiérrez as Mariana San Lucas. Co-protagonist. Killed by Alicia
* David Chocarro as Diego Mercader / Martín Méndez. Main protagonist character
* Marlene Favela as Alicia Ferrer / Eva Samaniego. Main villain character, mysterious killer, killed 6 children in the past, loves Martín, ends up in jail

### Recurring

* Jonathan Islas as Luciano Alvarado.
* Felicia Mercado as Valeria Samaniego.
* Roberto Mateos as Federico Samaniego
* Kimberly Dos Ramos as Katerina Alvarado
* José Guillermo Cortines as Alex Maldonado
* Cynthia Olavarría as Diana Mercader
* Gabriela Rivero as Laura Cruz
* Eduardo Serrano as Juan Mercader
* Rebeca Manríquez as Sonia Castro
* Jacqueline Márquez as Tania Stuardo
* Dayana Garroz as Carolina Pinto
* Paloma Márquez as Natalia García
* Wanda D'Isidoro as Verónica Baeza
* Chela Arias as Eliana Alvarado
* Martha Mijares as Manuela Cruz
* Héctor Fuentes as Salvador Casas
* Rafael León as Marcos Alvarado
* Cristian Carabias as Omar Mercader
* William Valdés as Miguel Ángel Samaniego
* Jorge Eduardo García as Juan "Juanito" Mercader / Young Diego Mercader
* Paulo Quevedo as Tomás Buenaventura
* Rodrigo de la Rosa as Víctor Leytón

### Guest

* Adriana Bermudez as Leticia "Lety"
* Sandra Destenave as Sol Luisa / Marcia Rey
* Lorena Gómez as Sandra Arriagada
* Emily Alvarado as Young Carolina Pinto
* Ginna Rodriguez as Young Diana Mercader

## Awards

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
| 2012 | Premios People en Español | Best Telenovela | El Rostro de la Venganza | Nominated |
| 2012 | Premios People en Español | Best Actor | David Chocarro | Nominated |
| 2012 | Premios People en Español | Best Actress | Maritza Rodríguez | Nominated |
| 2012 | Premios People en Español | Best Villain | Saúl Lisazo | Nominated |
| 2013 | Miami Life Awards | Best Lead Actress | Elizabeth Gutiérrez | Won |
| 2013 | Miami Life Awards | Best Lead Actor | David Chocarro | Nominated |
| 2013 | Miami Life Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Kimberly Dos Ramos | Won |
| 2013 | Miami Life Awards | Best Supporting Actor | José Guillermo Cortines | Nominated |
| 2013 | Miami Life Awards | Best Actress Villain | Marlene Favela | Nominated |
| 2013 | Miami Life Awards | Best Actor Villain | Jonathan Islas | Nominated |
| 2013 | Miami Life Awards | Best First Actress | Felicia Mercado | Nominated |
| 2013 | Miami Life Awards | Best First Actor | Saúl Lisazo | Nominated |
| 2013 | Miami Life Awards | Best First Actor | Roberto Mateos | Nominated |
| 2013 | Miami Life Awards | Best First Actor | Eduardo Serrano | Nominated |
| 2013 | Miami Life Awards | Best Telenovela | El Rostro de la Venganza | Nominated |
| 2013 | Premios Tu Mundo | Best Supporting Actress | Kimberly Dos Ramos | Nominated |
| 2013 | Premios Tu Mundo | Best Supporting Actress | Cynthia Olavarría | Won |
| 2013 | Premios Tu Mundo | Best Supporting Actress | Brenda Asnicar | Nominated |
| 2013 | Premios Tu Mundo | The Perfect Couple | Maritza Rodríguez & David Chocarro | Nominated |
| 2013 | Premios Tu Mundo | Best supporting villain | Isabella Castillo, Vanessa Pose | Won |
| 2013 | Premios Tu Mundo | Best Bad Luck Moment | Alicia learns that Tomás is hearing the conversation she have with Natalia | Nominated |