Marielena is a Spanish-language telenovela written by Delia Fiallo. It
premiered on Telemundo in 1992, and starred Lucía Méndez and Eduardo
Yáñez. The telenovela was originally aired in a few dozen countries
around the world.The story begins with a woman named Carmela Muñoz
giving birth to a girl named Marielena in the middle of the Florida
Straits while escaping Cuba in a boat. Years later, Marielena is a
beautiful young woman living in Miami with her mother and siblings,
Enrique, Jr. a.k.a. "Kike", Mercedes a.k.a. "Meche" and Yolanda a.k.a.
"Yoly". Marielena is engaged to a young man named Javier. Yoly is
married to a man named Alfredo Minelli a.k.a. Fredy, whose father
Rufino works at a restaurant serenading guests, and Meche is the
girlfriend of Javier's brother, Leon. Leon and Javier live with their
parents Fucha and Teo close to Carmela's home. One day while walking
back home after buying flowers, Marielena is hit by a red convertible.
A handsome young man named Luis Felipe Sandoval steps out of the car
and offers her money for the flowers but speeds away angrily when she
asks only for an apology.The telenovela was filmed and produced in
Miami, Florida and was also recorded during Hurricane Andrew. Sadly,
Luis Oquendo died during filming after he suffered a heart attack. Marielena Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter