Mariana de la noche (Mexican TV series)

*Mariana de la noche*
Mariana de la noche
Also known as	Mariana de la Noche: Nadie puede saber la verdad
Genre	Telenovela; Romance; Drama;
Created by	Delia Fiallo
Written by	Liliana Abud; Dolores Ortega;
Directed by	Miguel Córcega; Édgar Ramírez; Alberto Díaz;
Starring	Angélica Rivera; Jorge Salinas; Alejandra Barros; César Évora; Patricia Navidad; Adriana Fonseca; René Strickler; Alma Muriel;
Theme music composer	Juan Gabriel
Opening theme	Yo te recuerdo by Juan Gabriel
Ending theme	Yo te recuerdo by Juan Gabriel
Country of origin	Mexico
Original language	Spanish
No. of episodes	135
Production
Executive producer	Salvador Mejía Alejandre
Producer	Nathalie Lartilleux
Production locations	Filming; Televisa San Ángel; Mexico City, Mexico ; Locations; Veracruz, Mexico; Tabasco, Mexico; Guerrero, Mexico; San Andrés, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico; Catemaco, Mexico
Cinematography	Manuel Barajas
Editors	Marco Antonio Rocha; Pablo Peralta;
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	41-44 minutes
Production company	Televisa
Original release
Network	Canal de las Estrellas
Release	October 20, 2003 –; April 23, 2004
Related
	Mariana de la noche (1975-1976); Selva María (1987)

Mariana de la noche (Lit. title: Mariana of the Night, English title: Dark Fate) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Salvador Mejía Alejandre for Televisa in 2003.^[1]

On Monday, October 20, 2003, Canal de las Estrellas started broadcasting Mariana de la noche weekdays at 9:00pm, replacing Amor real. The last episode was broadcast on Friday, April 23, 2004 with Mujer de madera replacing it on Monday, April 26, 2004.

The series stars Angélica Rivera, Jorge Salinas, Alejandra Barros, César Évora, Patricia Navidad, Adriana Fonseca, René Strickler and Alma Muriel.

Plot

In this small mining town, rumor has it that Mariana Montenegro (Alejandra Barros) is under a curse, since all the men who fall in love with her sooner or later suffer a fatal accident. Mariana is a romantic and dreamy young woman who lives with her father, Atilio (César Évora), and is a maternal orphan. Atilio is the owner of the mine; a powerful man with a strong character who becomes cruel when someone opposes his will and who keeps a secret that eats away at his soul: Mariana is not his daughter and what he feels for her is far from being paternal affection.

Atilio has two sisters; Isabel (Alma Muriel), the eldest, is a good and affectionate woman who has raised Mariana and loves her as if she were her own daughter. Marcia (Angélica Rivera), the youngest, is arrogant and vain, harsh with the miners and with a cold heart that has never known love, until in town appears Ignacio Lugo (Jorge Salinas), a young and attractive journalist who has arrived at the place under a false name, in search of his roots.

Upon meeting Mariana, Ignacio knows that he will never be able to love another woman and Mariana also gives herself to him in body and soul. But Marcia falls passionately in love with Ignacio and is consumed by jealousy when she discovers that he and Mariana have secretly married. Furious and spiteful, Marcia informs her brother of the marriage and Atilio is determined to have Ignacio killed, without knowing that the man he is sentencing to death is his own son, the product of an affair with Lucrecia (María Rojo), the owner of the town’s restaurant.

However, fate saves Ignacio's life when an accident occurs in the mine and Atilio is seriously injured. Mariana finds out that Atilio is not her father and is horrified to learn that he is in love with her. Desperate and believing that she is actually cursed, Mariana flees the town carrying Ignacio's child in her womb. Marcia takes advantage of the situation to marry a man she does not love and become pregnant, but after a miscarriage, she manages to seduce Ignacio and steal Mariana's son, whom she passes off as her own to force Ignacio to marry her.

Mariana's story is a heartbreaking and exciting tale; a complex and surprising plot of intrigues and dark secrets that dominate the life of a small mining town full of unforgettable characters, superstitions, rumors and legends. Like the legend of the beautiful woman who always dresses in black because a terrible curse hangs over her.

Cast

Main

Angélica Rivera as Marcia Montenegro
Jorge Salinas as Ignacio Lugo Navarro
Alejandra Barros as Mariana Montenegro
César Évora as Atilio Montenegro
Patricia Navidad as Yadira
Adriana Fonseca as Caridad "Chachi" Montenegro
René Strickler as Dr. Camilo Guerrero
Alma Muriel as Isabel Montenegro

Also main

María Rojo as Lucrecia Vargas
José Carlos Ruiz as Isidro Valtierra
Patricia Reyes Spíndola as María Lola
Raúl Ramírez as Father Pedro

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
2004	22nd TVyNovelas Awards	Best Telenovela	Salvador Mejía Alejandre	Nominated
		Best Actor	Jorge Salinas	Nominated
		Best Antagonist Actress	Angélica Rivera	Won
		Best Antagonist Actor	César Évora	Won
		Best Leading Actress	Patricia Reyes Spíndola	Nominated
		Best Leading Actor	José Carlos Ruiz	Nominated
		Best Co-lead Actress	Adriana Fonseca	Nominated
	Bravo Awards	Best Leading Actress	Patricia Reyes Spíndola	Won
	Palmas de Oro Awards	Best Telenovela	Salvador Mejía Alejandre	Won
		Best Actress	Alejandra Barros	Won
		Best Actor	Jorge Salinas	Won
		Best Antagonist Actress	Angélica Rivera	Won
		Best Antagonist Actor	César Évora	Won
		Best Leading Actress	Patricia Reyes Spíndola	Won
		Best Leading Actor	José Carlos Ruiz	Won
		Best Co-lead Actress	Adriana Fonseca	Won
		Best Co-lead Actor	René Strickler	Won
		Best Direction	Miguel Córcega	Won

References

^ "Mariana de la noche, una historia llena de misterio" (in Spanish). univision.com. Retrieved May 29, 2016.

External links

Mariana de la noche at IMDb
Official website at esmas.com (in Spanish)

[1] "Mariana de la noche, una historia llena de misterio" (in Spanish). univision.com. Retrieved May 29, 2016.

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