Cuidado con el ángel

Cuidado con el ángel
Created by	Delia Fiallo
Written by	Carlos Romero
Directed by	Víctor Manuel Fouilloux Victor Rodriguez
Starring	Maite Perroni William Levy Helena Rojo Ana Patricia Rojo Laura Zapata Ricardo Blume Evita Muñoz "Chachita" Maya Mishalska
Theme music composer	Mauricio Arriaga Jorge Eduardo Murguía
Opening theme	"Solo Tú" by Gaby
Country of origin	Mexico
Original language(s)	Spanish
No. of episodes	195 [1]
Production
Executive producer(s)	Nathalie Lartilleux
Editor(s)	Alfredo Frutos Maza Pablo Peralta
Location(s)	Mexico City
Cinematography	Jesus Acuna Lee Adrian Frutos
Camera setup	Multicamera setup
Running time	38-42 minutes
Production company(s)	Televisa
Distributor	Televisa
Release
Original network	Canal de las Estrellas
Picture format	NTSC
Audio format	Stereophonic sound
Original release	June 9, 2008 (2008-06-09) – March 6, 2009 (2009-03-06)
Chronology
Preceded by	Al diablo con los guapos
Followed by	Atrévete a soñar
Related shows	Una muchacha llamada Milagros (1974)
External links
Website

Cuidado con el ángel (English title: Don't mess with an Angel^[2]) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Nathalie Lartilleux for Televisa. It is an adaptation of the Venezuelan telenovela, Una muchacha llamada Milagros produced in 1974 by Venevisión.^[3] Each episode garnered nearly 5 million viewers daily.^[4]

Maite Perroni and William Levy star as the protagonists. Ana Patricia Rojo, Arturo Carmona, Rocío Banquells, Laura Zapata, Nailea Norvind, and Michelle Vieth star as the antagonists. Helena Rojo, Ricardo Blume, and Evita Muñoz "Chachita" are the first actors.

Plot

María de Jesus, better known as Marichuy, is humble young girl living with Candelaria, a laundress who gave her a home when she was wandering on the streets. Candelaria is like a mother to Marichuy because she never met her biological mother as she was left in an orphanage when she was a baby. The abandonment has led her to believe her mother never loved her. Marichuy's biological mother, Cecilia Velarde, entrusted her baby to a priest, named Father Anselmo, who took the baby to an orphanage, after she thought she was dying. Now, she regrets making that decision and has spent most of her life searching for her lost child.

Marichuy also hides a horrible secret. At the age of 14, Marichuy ran away from the orphanage, and began to live on the streets, doing her best to survive. One night, she was attacked by a drunk man. She cannot seek justice for what happened to her because she did not see the man's face very well since she was attacked late at night. This experience, as well as having terrible recurrent nightmares, leaves her with a deep resentment towards men.

Juan Miguel San Roman is a prestigious psychiatrist & did eye surgery who has dedicated his time to the rehabilitation of young rebels and criminals. This serves as a distraction from his failing marriage to his wife Viviana and a horrible crime he committed during his youth while he was drunk. Once again, destiny brings Juan Miguel and Marichuy together when she is arrested with a group of friends. From that point, he vows to help Marichuy and he takes her to Judge Patricio Velarde's home, a very strict, heartless man, who is also her biological father.

As soon as Marichuy steps foot into the house, Cecilia welcomes her with open arms, but Judge Patricio despises her from the start due to her lack of manners. She also is not well received by the Velarde's daughter, Estefanía and her aunt, Isabela. Estefanía is not the Velarde's real daughter. She and her aunt schemed up a plan to have Cecilia believe that she had found her daughter, that way, they would both move into their mansion and not live in poverty anymore.

Eventually, Marichuy and Juan Miguel fall in love and get married. On their wedding night, Marichuy has the same nightmare, but this time she is able to recognize the man's face which happens to be Juan Miguel, the love of her life. Marichuy runs out of the hotel room, devastated. Juan Miguel runs after her and tries to calm her. She apologizes but then Juan Miguel confesses that her nightmares were, indeed, true. This enrages Marichuy and she runs off once more and takes a bus back to Mexico City.

Cast

Soundtrack

1. Solo Tu (La Nueva Banda)
2. Esta Soledad (Maite Perroni)
3. Contigo (Maite Perroni)
4. Separada De Ti (Maite Perroni)
5. Ave Maria (Maite Perroni)
6. Como Duele (Maite Perroni)
7. Si Tu No Vuelves (Miguel Bosé)
8. Lejos Estamos Mejor (Motel)
9. Niño (Belanova)
10. No Me Quiero Enamorar (Kalimba)
11. Un Dos Un Dos Tres (El Simbolo)
12. Digale (David Bisbal)
13. Caricia De Mi Alma (Maya Mishalska)

Awards and nominations

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