Cuidado con el ángel (English title: Careful with The Angel; lit. Be Careful with the Angel) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Nathalie Lartilleux for Televisa in 2008. It is an adaptation of the Venezuelan telenovela, Una muchacha llamada Milagros produced in 1974 by Venevisión. Each episode garnered nearly 5 million viewers daily.
On June 9, 2008, Canal de las Estrellas started broadcasting Cuidado con el ángel weekdays at 4:00pm, replacing Al diablo con los guapos. The last episode was broadcast on March 6, 2009 with Atrévete a soñar replacing it.
On July 6, 2009, ABS-CBN started broadcasting in the Philippines as Maria de Jesus: Ang Anghel sa Lansangan weekdays at 3:30pm (then moved to 4:00pm and later 4:15pm). The last episode was broadcast on April 9, 2010.
Univision started broadcasting Cuidado con el ángel on September 22, 2008 weeknights at 8pm/7c, replacing Al diablo con los guapos. The last episode was broadcast on July 6, 2009 with En nombre del amor replacing it on July 7, 2009. Univision reruns Cuidado con el ángel from October 22, 2012 to July 19, 2013 replacing Sortilegio weekdays at 2pm/1c. The last episode was broadcast on July 19, 2013 with Cachito de cielo replacing it on July 22, 2013.
Maite Perroni and William Levy starred as protagonists.
Ana Patricia Rojo, Arturo Carmona, Rocío Banquells, Laura Zapata, Nailea Norvind, and Michelle Vieth starred as antagonists.
The leading actors Helena Rojo, Ricardo Blume, and Evita Muñoz "Chachita" starred as stellar performances.
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Plot
María de Jesus, better known as Marichuy, is a 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 Román is a prestigious psychiatrist 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 who is 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 Juan Miguel confesses that her nightmares were, indeed, true. This enrages Marichuy and she runs off again and takes a bus back to Mexico City.
Cast
Main
Maite Perroni as María de Jesus "Marichuy" Velarde Santos de San Román/Lirio/Alejandra Robles
William Levy as Juan Miguel San Román Bustos/Pablo Cisneros
Helena Rojo as Cecilia Santos de Velarde
Ana Patricia Rojo as Estefania Rojas/Estefania Velarde Santos
Laura Zapata as Onelia Montenegro
Nailea Norvind as Viviana Mayer Montenegro de San Román
Ricardo Blume as Patricio Velarde del Bosque
Rocio Banquells as Isabella Rojas
Miguel Córcega as Padre Anselmo Vidal #1
Héctor Gómez as Padre Anselmo Vidal #2
Michelle Vieth as Ana Julia Villaseñor
Evita Muñoz "Chachita" as Candelaria Martínez
Arturo Carmona as Amador Robles
Remake
The show was adapted to a Vietnamese drama called "Tóc rối" (English: Tangled Hair).
Soundtrack
Solo Tu (La Nueva Banda Timbiriche)
Esta Soledad (Maite Perroni)
Contigo (Maite Perroni)
Separada De Ti (Maite Perroni)
Ave Maria (Maite Perroni)
Y No Sé Que Pasó (Angels)
Si Tu No Vuelves (Miguel Bosé)
Lejos Estamos Mejor (Motel)
Niño (Belanova)
No Me Quiero Enamorar (Kalimba)
Un Dos Un Dos Tres (El Simbolo)
Digale (David Bisbal)
Caricia De Mi Alma (Maya Mishalska)
Perdon (Alejandro y Vicente Fernandez)
La Gota Fria (Carlos Vives)
La Fuerza Del Corazo (Alejandro Sanz)
Una Mujer Salvaje (Grupo Luz Eterna)
Vete Ya (Valentin Elizalde)
International broadcast
It was broadcast in Indonesia on Global TV in 2009, was dubbed in Bahasa Indonesia by the title Marichuy.
