''Carita de ángel'' (English title: ''Little Angel Face'') is a Mexican children's

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produced by

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for

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. It aired from June 19, 2000, to March 16, 2001. It is a remake of the telenovela ''Papa Corazon'', which also was adapted for '' Mundo de juguete''. The series stars Lisette Morelos,

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, Daniela Aedo and

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died during the filming of this telenovela and was replaced by

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. In the United States, Univision aired ''Caríta de ángel'' from March 5, 2001, to November 15, 2001.

Plot

Dulce María Larios is a kindhearted, compassionate and imaginative 5-year-old girl who has recently lost her mother in a tragic skydiving accident. Reeling from the loss of his wife, Dulce María's father, Luciano, sinks into depression and lives abroad for a few years, leaving his daughter and loved ones behind. Dulce María is enrolled in an all-girls

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known as "Reina de America" (Queen of America) to be taken care of by the nuns and her uncle Gabriel, who is a priest. The only relative that visits her is her Aunt Estefania, whom she affectionately calls "Tía Pelucas" (Auntie Wigs) as she wears a large and varied set of colorful wigs, instead of showing her real hair. The nuns, for the most part, adore Dulce María, in particular the Sisters Cecilia and Fortunata, who are accomplices in all of her various antics. These antics frequently irk Luciano but are tolerated by the headmistress, the tender and kindly Mother Superior. Dulce María also has a secret place in the school known as "The old little room." There, her playful imagination comes to life, where she speaks with the spirit of her mother (Angelica) who dispenses advice to her and tells her wonderful stories. Things brighten up for Dulce María when, after a two-year absence, Luciano announces his return to Mexico. But the initial joy fades when her dad arrives with Nicole, a domineering and self-centered woman who is also Luciano's fiancée. Her only reason for being with Luciano is for his money, and she views Dulce Maria as a mere nuisance. Nicole's plan is to get Luciano's daughter out of her way so she can have him all to herself. Sensing that her father will not be happy being married to Nicole, and not wanting to lose her father's affection, Dulce María sets out to sabotage the relationship and endear her father to Sister Cecilia, who is more of a mother figure than Nicole. Luciano slowly realizes that he does not love Nicole, while at the same time, he begins feeling a growing attraction to Cecilia. She, in turn, realizes that her religious vocation begins to waver once she realizes that she is in love with Luciano and must decide whether to take her religious vows or give them up and listen to her heart.

Cast

* Daniela Aedo as Dulce María Larios Valle * Lisette Morelos as Cecilia Santos de Larios/Sister Cecilia *

as Luciano Larios Rocha *

as Mother Superior Piedad de la luz *

as Reverend Lucía *

as Estefanía Larios de Gamboa "Aunt Wigs" *

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as Angélica Valle de Larios *

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as Father Gabriel Larios Rocha *Adriana Acosta as Sister Fortunata Rico *

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as Noé Gamboa *Polo Ortín as Silvestre Núñez *

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as Nicole Romero Medrano * Mariana Ávila as Cassandra Gamboa Campos *

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as Sister Clementina *

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as Don Adolfo Valle *

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as Mother General Asunción de la Luz *Juan Carlos Serrán as Rómulo Rossi *

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as Doménica Rossi *

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as Flavio Romero Medrano *Janet Ruiz as Águeda *Teo Tapia as Perpetuo Chacón *

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as Jordi *

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as Morelba *

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as Solovino (voice) *Marisol Centeno as Sonia Gómez *Gabriela Platas as Soraya *

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as Saturno *

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as Jaime Alberto *

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as Lorena Campos * Rafael Rojas as Gaspar *Roberto Tello as Tranquilino *

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as Dr. Velasco *

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as Altagracia Lemus Vda. de Rivera *

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as Leonardo Larios *Juan Carlos Casasola as Jairo *

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as Minerva Gamboa de Alvarado *

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as Gilda Esparza *

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as Rogelio Alvarado Gamboa *Aurora Molina as Canuta *César Castro as Regino *Jaime Garza as Rutilio *José Suárez as Raymundo *Julio Vega as Fidelio *Luis Couturier as Dr. Heredia *Cristine Aguinaga as Katty *Génesis Bages as Daniela (at Institute Estudillo) * Beatriz Sheridan as Mrs. Estudillo *Lupita Lara as Magdalena * Juan Soler as Marcos *Stephen Franco as Fausto *Kristoff as Zeno *Sergio Ramos as Agent Elizondo *Sara Luz as Nieves *Adalberto Martínez "Spring" as Hippolytus *

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as Policarpia "Poly" Zambrano * Arturo Peniche as Dr. Montemayor * Pedro Weber "Chatanuga" as Antonio *Rafael del Villar as Vladimir *Manola Diez as Carmina *

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as Alexis *

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as Victoria Torres de Montesinos *

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as Father Cosme *

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as Candido *Marco Uriel as Gerardo Montesinos *

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as Solomon *Alejandro Aragón as Dionisio *Diana Osorio as Lupita *

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as Donna Cruz *María Eugenia Ríos as Esperanza *Antonio de la Vega as Franco * Guillermo Rivas as Edgar *Maricarmen Vela as Silvina *

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as Toribio *Vilma Traca as Tonita *Susana Lozano as Elvira *Octavio Menduet as Colonel *

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as Amber Ferrer *Jorge Arvizu "El Tata" as Anastasio * Katie Barberi as Noelia *Diego Barquinero as Clown Diegans *José Luis Cordero "Pocholo" as Facundo *Rebecca Mankita as Ivory de los Cobos *Sergio Miguel as Jimmy *Aline O'Farrill as Genoa *Héctor Parra as Mr. Iturbe *Oscar Traven as Ernesto Tirado *

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as Chabelita *Nora Velasquez as Ms. Malpica *Esperanza Rendón as Elba *Eugenia Avendaño as Mrs. Becerra *Dolores Solomon "Bodokito" as Mrs. Parker *Sonia Velestri as Carolina *Luis Xavier as Dr. Altamirano *Rafael Amador as Dr. Lake * Anabel Gutiérrez as Beggar * Eva Calvo as Gatinea *Beatriz Cecilia as Novice *Irma Torres as Homemade *Oscar Bonfiglio as Augustine *Alberto Angel "El Cuervo" as Fidel *Martin Rojas as Pancho * Litzy as Herself *Baltazar Oviedo as Cleófas *Yurem Rojas as Edgar *Maki as Samantha *Emília Carranza as Sra. Zamora *Ivette Proal as Griselda *Archie Lafranco as Baldomero *Miguel Michel Anaya as Aberlardo

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