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| Genre | Telenovela |
| Created by | Sebastián Arrau |
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| Story by | Sebastián Arrau |
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| Creative director | Óscar Cortés |
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| Theme music composer | Tulio Cremisini |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of episodes | 173 |
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| Executive producer | Aurelio Valcárcel Carroll |
| Producer | Jairo Arcila |
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| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
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| Network | Telemundo |
| Release | July 30, 2012 (2012-07-30) – April 12, 2013 (2013-04-12) |
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El Rostro de la Venganza (Lit:The Face of Vengeance / English:Facing Destiny) is a Spanish-languagetelenovela produced by United States–based television networkTelemundo Studios, Miami.David Chocarro,Elizabeth Gutiérrez andCynthia Olavarria starred as the protagonist, with the special participation ofMaritza Rodríguez, whileSaúl Lisazo andMarlene Favela starred as the antagonists.
Telemundo announced a prime-time broadcast ofEl Rostro de la Venganza on May, as part of the 2012–2013 season.[1][2] From July 30, 2012, to January 24, 2013, Telemundo airedEl Rostro de la Venganza weeknights at 10:30pm/9:30c, following half-hour ofPablo Escobar: El Patrón del Mal.[3][4] From January 28, 2013, and onwards, Telemundo aired one-hour episodes, replacingPablo Escobar. The last episode was broadcast on April 12, withEl Señor de los Cielos replacing it.[5] As with most of its other telenovelas, the network broadcastEnglish subtitles as closed captions on CC3.
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.
The initial cast was announced to beElizabeth Gutiérrez as Antonia,Iván Sánchez as Diego/Martín andMaritza 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 actorIván 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.
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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| 2012 | Premios People en Español | Best Telenovela | El Rostro de la Venganza | Nominated[6] |
| Best Actor | David Chocarro | Nominated[6] | ||
| Best Actress | Maritza Rodríguez | Nominated[6] | ||
| Best Villain | Saúl Lisazo | Nominated[6] | ||
| 2013 | Miami Life Awards | Best Lead Actress | Elizabeth Gutiérrez | Won[7] |
| Best Lead Actor | David Chocarro | Nominated[7] | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Kimberly Dos Ramos | Won[7] | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | José Guillermo Cortines | Nominated[7] | ||
| Best Actress Villain | Marlene Favela | Nominated[7] | ||
| Best Actor Villain | Jonathan Islas | Nominated[7] | ||
| Best First Actress | Felicia Mercado | Nominated[7] | ||
| Best First Actor | Saúl Lisazo | Nominated[7] | ||
| Roberto Mateos | Nominated[7] | |||
| Eduardo Serrano | Nominated[7] | |||
| Best Telenovela | El Rostro de la Venganza | Nominated[7] | ||
| Premios Tu Mundo | Best Supporting Actress | Kimberly Dos Ramos | Nominated[8][9] | |
| Cynthia Olavarría | Won[9] | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Brenda Asnicar | Nominated[8][9] | ||
| The Perfect Couple | Maritza Rodríguez & David Chocarro | Nominated[8][9] | ||
| Best supporting villain | Isabella Castillo, Vanessa Pose | Won[9] | ||
| Best Bad Luck Moment | Alicia learns that Tomás is hearing the conversation she have with Natalia | Nominated[8][9] |