| La antorcha encendida | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Telenovela Romance Drama |
| Created by | Fausto Zerón Medina |
| Written by | Liliana Abud Marcia Yance José Manuel Villalpando Tere Medina |
| Directed by | Gonzalo Martínez Ortega Claudio Reyes Rubio Jesús Moreno |
| Starring | Leticia Calderón Humberto Zurita Juan Ferrara Julieta Rosen Ari Telch Juan Peláez Ernesto Laguardia |
| Theme music composer | Jorge Avendaño |
| Opening theme | Obertura |
| Ending theme | Pedro de Soto |
| Country of origin | Mexico |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of episodes | 140 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Ernesto Alonso |
| Producer | Carlos Sotomayor |
| Production locations | Filming Televisa San Ángel Mexico City, Mexico |
| Cinematography | Jesús Acuña Lee Carlos Guerra Villareal |
| Running time | 21-22 minutes |
| Production company | Televisa |
| Original release | |
| Network | Canal de las Estrellas |
| Release | May 6 – November 15, 1996 |
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La antorcha encendida (English: The Flaming Torch) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Ernesto Alonso and Carlos Sotomayor for Televisa in 1996.[1] It was the last historical telenovela produced by Televisa. The plot tells the Independence of Mexico, with an emphasis on historical accuracy. It was written by Fausto Zeron Medina in collaboration with Liliana Abud. It premiered on Canal de las Estrellas on May 6, 1996, and ended on November 15, 1996.
Leticia Calderón and Humberto Zurita starred as protagonists, while Juan Ferrara, Julieta Rosen, Alejandra Ávalos and Ari Telch starred as antagonists. Luis Gatica, Christian Bach, Alejandro Ruiz, Julio Beckles, Ernesto Laguardia, Mario Iván Martínez, Sergio Reynoso and the leading actors Patricia Reyes Spíndola, María Rivas, Angélica María, Ofelia Guilmáin, Carmen Salinas, María Rojo, Juan Peláez, Germán Robles, Luis Gimeno, Enrique Rocha, Aarón Hernán, Sergio Jiménez and Lorenzo de Rodas starred as stellar performances.