El Rostro de Analía

El Rostro de Analía
Theatrical release poster
Created by	Humberto "Kiko" Olivieri
Developed by	Telemundo Studios, Miami
Written by	Humberto "Kiko" Olivieri, Isamar Hernandez, Carolina Diaz, Alejandro Vergara
Directed by	David Posada Danny Gavidia
Starring	Elizabeth Gutiérrez Martin Karpan Maritza Rodríguez Gabriel Porras Karla Monroig Gaby Espino
Theme music composer	Juan Carlos Rodriguez
Opening theme	Doble Vida performed by Valerie Morales and Wahero
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	Spanish
No. of episodes	178
Production
Executive producer(s)	Aurelio Valcarcel Carrol
Producer(s)	Jairo Arcila
Location(s)	Miami, Florida, Los Angeles, California
Editor(s)	Hader Antivar Duque
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	42-45 minutes
Release
Original network	Telemundo
Picture format	SDTV 480i
Audio format	Stereophonic sound
Original release	October 20, 2008 – July 16, 2009
Chronology
Preceded by	El Juramento
Followed by	Niños Ricos, Pobres Padres
External links
Website

El Rostro de Analía (Spanish pronunciation: [el ˈrostɾo ðe anaˈli.a]; English: Analía) is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the American-based television network Telemundo. It stars Elizabeth Gutiérrez, Martin Karpan, Maritza Rodríguez and Gabriel Porras, with the special appearance of Gaby Espino. Written by Venezuelan writer Humberto "Kiko" Olivieri, the story is loosely based on María, María which starred Alba Roversi and Mexican soap star Arturo Peniche in Venezuela, and was also written by Olivieri. The novela is directed by David Posada and Danny Gaviria; with Jairo Arcila as General Producer and Aurelio Valcarcel Carrol as Executive Producer. Although the novela was set in Los Angeles, Telemundo filmed the serial in Miami, Fl. Through [sometimes not so] careful editing it was made to appear as Los Angeles. The network debuted it on October 20, 2008 at the 9 pm (8 pm central) timeslot. Telemundo added English subtitles as closed captions on CC3 starting in March.

RTV Pink started to air this telenovela on January 5, 2009 in Serbia. TVN started to air the telenovela on January 19, 2009 at the 8 pm timeslot. It debuted with the highest rating of a 2009 show in Panama. BTV started to air this telenovela on February 2, 2009 in Bulgaria. On February 25, 2009 it also debuted at 8pm on Canal 7 in Guatemala. From 31 August 2009, TV Puls plans to issue El Rostro de Analía on their TV channel in Poland at 15:30. In Albania, Top Channel airs the telenovela from Monday to Friday at 18:30. The show is airing on TV Doma in Slovakia from January 4, 2010 from Monday to Thursday at 20.50 as Pravá tvár vášne (The true face of passion), in Romania from April 12, 2010 from Monday to Thursday at 21.30 as Cealalta fata an Analiei (The other face of Analía);from August 9 will be aired from Monday to Friday at 21.30. From 17 February 2010 RTL Croatia airs this telenovela from Monday to Friday at 14:00 as Drugo lice (Other face).

Elizabeth Gutiérrez plays both Mariana and Analía, being the protagonist. The male lead is portrayed by Martin Karpan, while the antagonists include Maritza Rodríguez, Gabriel Porras and Zully Montero. Other major characters are brought to life by Karla Monroig, Daniel Lugo, Ximena Duque, Pedro Moreno and Alejandro Chaban.

Plot

Mariana Montiel is a young and beautiful executive at the head of ANGEL'S, the executive airline founded by her father. She has been skilled and very shrewd in business but in love she is completely different, since she failed to protect one thing that she loves most: her own marriage. Since she met and fell in love with the good-looking and brilliant architect Daniel Montiel with whom she had a passionate affair that resulted beautiful Adriana, a baby who was a reason of two of them getting married. Marriage in its first phase was happy, Mariana gave all trust to her husband, helping company growth, but Daniel took the rise of his career to continue his single life quoted. Sarah, Mariana's beautiful and sexy cousin, who was always jealous for living in Mariana's shadow, took advantage of Daniel's opportunity, becoming his mistress. Sarah's life goal would be taking Mariana's company position in Angel's. Behind her sophisticated appearance hides an unscrupulous woman, who just wants to get money and power, so she becomes entangled in the affairs of the drug mafia and Ricky Montana, who seeks to use the image of the Airline to launder money. As Sarah's ambition has no limits, she plans to kill her with help of her accomplice Ricky Montana. Montana, as a way to test the loyalty of his lover Analía, who is in fact an undercover agent, orders her to kill Mariana. Analía accepts, but she has no intention to really kill her. Her life goal is to trap Montana, and puts him on electric chair, so she could revenge him for murdering the love of her life. That day, Mariana discovers her husband's infidelity and in a fit of madness and pain, she leaves her anniversary party. Analía gets into her car with the gun to allegedly kill her, but Mariana's car, which was broken, rolls of a cliff. Dr. Armando Rivera and his assistant sees a woman with burned skin and they run to help her. Dr. Armando finds a picture of Analía and decides to rebuild her face, using an experimental procedure of cloning, not knowing that the girl is actually Mariana. Everyone believes that Mariana no longer exists, and her husband and family are destroyed by that fact. Montana trusts Analía again, but he is devastated by the fact that she is not appearing. Armando finds out that Analía was a drug trafficker, stripper and that she was accused for murder, not knowing that she was actually undercover agent, so he decides not to tell her her real identity, because he doesn't know that the girl is Mariana. He calls her Ana, and he doesn't allow her to leave the house. One day she escapes and saves drowning child on the beach confronting her daughter and husband again, but Mariana in the body of Analía doesn't remember them. They fall in love again. Mariana Montiel returns home as her own daughter's nanny, but the criminal history of the true "Analía" will not allow her to be happy. She must live loading with life and crimes of the woman who gave her face − The Face of Analía.

International releases

Country	Alternate title/Translation	TV Network(s)	Series Premiere	Series Finale	Weekly schedule
United States	The Face of Analia	Telemundo	Octember 20, 2008	July 16, 2009	Monday to Friday
Albania	Fytyra e Analias	Top Channel	25 March 2009	December 30, 2009	Monday to Friday
Armenia	ԱՆԱԼԻԱ	Shant TV	December, 2009	August, 2010	Monday to Friday
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Drugo lice	Pink BH	December 3, 2009	August 10, 2010	Monday to Friday
Bulgaria	Лицето на другата	bTV	February 2, 2009	September 15, 2009	Monday to Friday
Croatia	Drugo lice	RTL Televizija	February 17, 2010	June 24, 2010	Monday to Friday
Georgia		1TV	December 1, 2010		Monday to Friday
Hungary	A bosszú álarca	Cool TV	August 20, 2009	4 May 2010	Monday to Friday
Iran	نقاب آنالیا	Farsi 1	October 2, 2010	2011	Saturday to Wednesday
Israel		Viva Platina	August 18, 2009	2010	Monday to Friday
Kosovo	Fytyra e Analias	TV Opinion			Monday to Friday
Lithuania	Svetimas Veidas	TV3	December 14, 2009	July 22, 2010	Monday to Friday
Macedonia	Анали	Sitel TV			Monday to Friday
Montenegro			May 28, 2009	February 5, 2010	Monday to Friday
Poland	Twarz Analiji	TV Puls	August 31, 2009	May 10, 2010	Monday to Friday
Romania	Cealalta fata a Analiei	Acasa TV	April 12, 2010	January, 2011	Monday to Friday
Russia	Лицо Aналии	Mnogo TV	2013		Monday to Friday
Serbia	Anali	RTV Pink	January 5, 2009	Octember 6, 2009	Monday to Friday
Slovakia		TV Doma	January 4, 2010
Spain	El Rostro de Analía	Nova	January 16, 2012	May 25, 2012	Monday to Friday
Vietnam		VBC	2010	2010	Monday to Friday
Arab world	تالا	MBC+ Drama HD	March 23, 2013	December 24, 2013	Saturday to Wednesday
Arab world	تالا	MBC Drama	September 1, 2013	February 25, 2014	Daily

References

External links

• Official website (Spanish)
• Telemundo official press release (English)
• El Rostro de Analía at the Internet Movie Database