# Mariana de la noche (Mexican TV series)

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.
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

### Recurring and guest stars

* Sergio Acosta as Cumache
* Carlos Amador Jr. as Sergio López
* Agustín Arana as Oropo
* Juan Ignacio Aranda as Dr. Jorge Lozano
* José Luis Avendaño as Francisco
* Esther Barroso as Cándida Chávez
* Socorro Bonilla as Nelly
* Aurora Clavel as Mamá Lupe
* Verónika con K as Ruth Samanéz
* Daniel Continente as Juan Pablo Guerrero
* Carlos de la Mota as Damián
* Miguel de León as José Ramón Martínez
* Marjorie de Sousa as Carol
* Julio Escalero as Commander's assistant
* Paola Flores as Rufina
* Salvador Garcini as Lauro
* Alexandra Graña as Jimena
* Ignacio Guadalupe as Mediomundo Páramo
* Ana Hally as Raquel Mendieta
* Benjamín Islas as Liborio Hernández
* Valentino Lanús as Javier Mendieta
* Jaime Lozano as Eladio González
* Sandra Montoya as Itzel
* Ileana Montserrat as Teresa "Teresita"
* Arturo Muñoz as Máximo "Max" Moraje
* Xorge Noble as Commander Aragón
* Eduardo Noriega as Mr. Noriega
* Aleida Núñez as Miguelina
* Manuel Raviela as Benito
* Esperanza Rendón as Vilma Olvera
* Rafael Rojas as Gerardo Montiel
* Patricia Romero as Doris
* Gabriel Roustand as Zamora
* Joustein Roustand as Gonzalo "Gonzalito" González
* Roberto Ruy as Miztli
* Alberto Salaberry as Manuel Rivero
* Ricardo Vera as Agent Romo
* Hiram Vilchez as Man in casino
* Liza Willert as Juana "Juanita" López
* Roberto Blandón as Iván Lugo Navarro

## Awards and nominations

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