Sinopsis
Cuando Marachuy nació, su madre, creyéndose al borde de la muerte, la entregó a un sacerdote que la llevó a un orfelinato. A los 14 años, Marichuy huye del hospicio y empieza a rodar por todas partes, ganándose la vida como puede. Pasan los años y un día es atacada por un borracho, lo que la hace sentir rencor por los hombres y sufrir pesadillas que la desesperan. Candelaria, una lavandera, le da albergue y se convierte en una madre para ella. Marichuy trabaja en lo que puede para ayudar a Candelaria. Un día se ve metida en un lío por el que va a parar a una delegación, donde es juzgada por su propio padre (ambos sin saber de su relación), y defendida por Juan Miguel San Roman, un psicoanalista.
Para que la chica no vaya a la cárcel, Juan Miguel se responsabiliza por ella y la lleva a vivir a su casa. Juan Miguel queda viudo y su suegra le hace la vida imposible a Marichuy. Para evitar problemas, Juan Miguel la lleva a vivir a la casa del juez Patricio Veladre y su esposa Cecillia (los verdaderos padres de Marichuy), que a su vez han recibido a Estefanía, una joven astuta que llegó haciéndose pasar por la hija que abandonaron.
Juan Miguel y Marichuy se enamoran y se casan. Sin embargo, al día siguiente de la noche de bodas, ella descubre un gran secreto del pasado de Juan Miguel, por lo que lo desprecia, se aleja de él y rehúsa volver a verlo. Cuando se da cuenta de que está embarazada, Marichuy se niega a decírselo y huye a la provincia con Candelaria, yendo a parar a la hacienda del Leopardo, quien le da asilo y se enamora de ella. Marichuy da a luz y el Leopardo está dispuesto a casarse con ella y reconocer a su hijo, pero ella le dice que ella está casada y el afecto que siente por él es sólo amistad. Leopardo no se rinde y empieza a ganarse el amor de Marichuy. Más adelante, se entera de que el marido de Marichuy es Juan Miguel, a quien conoce desde hace mucho, ya que fueron compañeros de estudio. Los dos hombres luchan por el amor de Marichuy pero, para ella, la decisión no será sencilla.
La dulzura y la belleza de Marichuy nos hacen recordar a un ángel, y hay quienes piensan que podrán destruirla fácilmente, olvidando que un ángel es capaz de vencer a un demonio; así es que...¡Cuidado con el Ángel!
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When Marichuy was born, her mother, believing she was dying, entrusted her baby to a priest, who took her to an orphanage. At age 14, Marichuy runs away and begins to live in the streets, doing her best to survive. Years go by and, one day, she is attacked by a drunk. This experience leaves her with a deep resentment against men, as well as terrible nightmares. Candelaria, a washer woman, takes her in and is like a mother to her. Marichuy does odd jobs to help Candelaria. One day, she has some trouble that lands her in court, where here own father happens to be the judge (though neither of them is aware of this). She is defended by a phsycoanalyst, Juan Miguel San Roman.
Marichuy is released into Juan Miguel's custody and he arranges for her to stay in his house. Juan Miguel is a widower. His mother-in-law makes Marichuy feel totally unwelcome, and to avoid problems,as well as to avoid his temptations toward her Juan Miguel finds her a new home with the Judge, Patricio Velarde and his wife Cecilia (Marichuy's parents), who have also taken in Estefania, a cunning young woman who showed up claiming to be the daughter they abandoned.
Juan Miguel and Marichuy fall in love and get married. However, the morning after the wedding, she discovers something about Juan Miguel's past, a secret that makes her leave him and refuse to ever see him again.
Later, when she finds out that she is pregnant, she does not tell him. Instead, she leaves the city with Candelaria and ends up at a hacienda of a man called "El Leopardo" (The leopard), who takes her in and falls in love with her. Marichuy gives birth and "El Leopardo" is willing to marry her and give the child his name. But she tells him that she is married, and cares for him only as a friend. "El Leopardo" is not discouraged and slowly begins to win over her heart. Later on, he learns that Marichuy's husband is Juan Miguel, whom he has known since they were classmates. Both men will vie for Marichuy's love, but for her, the decision will not be easy one to make.
Marichuy's sweetness and beauty remind us of an angel, and there are those who might think that she will be easy to destroy. But they forget that an angel can defeat the devil himself. So.... Don't mess with an Angel!.....
