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 (2003-10-20) – April 23, 2004 (2004-04-23)
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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

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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