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
Production
Executive producer(s)	Nathalie Lartilleux
Production location(s)	Mexico City
Cinematography	Jesus Acuna Lee Adrian Frutos
Editor(s)	Alfredo Frutos Maza Pablo Peralta
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) 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. Each episode garnered nearly 5 million viewers daily.

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. Marichuy is blind . Juan Miguel makes her see again .

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

Actor	Character
Maite Perroni	María de Jesus "Marichuy" Velarde Santos de San Roman / Lirio / Alejandra Robles
William Levy	Juan Miguel San Roman Bustos / Pablo Cisneros
Helena Rojo	Cecilia Santos de Velarde
Ricardo Blume	Patricio Velarde
Laura Zapata	Onelia Montenegro Vda. de Mayer - Villain
Nailea Norvind	Viviana Mayer Montenegro de San Román- Villain
Ana Patricia Rojo	Estefania Rojas / Estefania - Main Villain
Michelle Vieth	Ana Julia Villasenor- Villain
Rocio Banquells	Isabella Rojas- Villain
René Strickler	Omar "El Leopardo" Contreras
Sherlyn	Rocio San Roman Bustos de Velarde
Evita Muñoz "Chachita"	Candelaria Martínez
Miguel Corcega Hector Gomez	Padre Anselmo Vidal
Maya Mishalska	Blanca Silva de Contreras / Ivette Dorleaque
Victor Noriega	Daniel Velarde
África Zavala	Elsa Maldonado de San Roman Vda. de Acuña
Abraham Ramos	Adrían Gonzalez
Jorge da Silva	Eduardo Garibay
Ana Isabel Corral	Beatríz de Garibay
Elizabeth Dupeyrón	Luisa San Roman de Maldonado
Jesús More	Vicente
Mauricio Mejía	Israel Pérez
Kelly Kellerman	Becky Mendoza de Pérez
Saraí Meza	María Antonieta "Mayita" San Roman Mayer
Beatríz Aguirre	Mariana Bustos de San Roman
Carlos Cámara Jr.	Inspector Cimarro
Francisco Rubio	Rafael Cimarro

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

Year	Award	Category	Nominated	Result
2008	TV Adicto Golden Awards	Female Revelation	Maite Perroni	Won
		Male Revelation	William Levy	Won
		Best Couple	Maite Perroni and William Levy	Won
2009	TVyNovelas Award	Best Telenovela of the Year	Nathalie Lartilleux	Nominated
		Best Young Lead Actress	Maite Perroni	Won
		Best First Actress	Helena Rojo	Won
		Best Original Story or Adaptation	Delia Fiallo	Nominated
		Best Direction	Víctor Manuel Fouilloux and Víctor Rodríguez	Nominated
	Premios Juventud	What a Hottie!	William Levy	Won
		Girl of my Dreams	Maite Perroni	Won