Product Description

Mariana Montenegro believes she bears a curse that brings about the death of any man who falls in love with her. Rumors of these deaths abound in the small mining town where she lives with her father Atilio and his two sisters. Yet such rumors are unable to deter journalist Ignacio Lugo, who falls in love with Mariana the moment they meet. The couple is threatened by Mariana’s conniving Aunt Marcia, who wants Ignacio for herself and will do anything to have him, and Atilio, the key player in the devastating secret behind Mariana’s infamous "curse."

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #64362 in DVD
• Brand: LION'S GATE ENTERTAINMENT
• Released on: 2006-02-14
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
• Original language: Spanish
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .20 pounds
• Running time: 550 minutes

Customer Reviews

Another step to getting it right
This abridged novela, which is about 8 hours long, is a step in the right direction. Although it is missing a few scenes that made the series noteworthy, it's a huge improvement over the DVDs of ABRAZAME MUY FUERTE and CORAZON SALVAJE. If it were only two more hours long, I might have given it the fifth star.

Jorge Salinas' fans will not be disappointed; his performance is not hurt by this abridgement. His character is still the tortured macho man who needs to put things right, only to have his life complicated by love for the daughter of his worst enemy. None of the leading players' performances are seriously shortchanged, although Cesar Evora's Atilio is missing a shade or two of complexity that make him more than a typical novela villain. The filler scenes are gone, which makes for a more streamlined story, but there are a few scenes and flashbacks that would have made this a stronger presentation.

Although the Juan Gabriel song used for the title sequence is missing, the lush incidental music by Jorge Avendaño is there. Had this DVD not included the marvelous romantic theme, I would have felt very cheated.

Very good original story
These actors have starred in other movies such as La Madrastra, Rubi, and Corazon and those were excellent movies too.

6/16/09: The best love story I've seen so far is "La Otra".