El Camino Secreto (English title:The Secret Path) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Emilio Larrosa for Televisa in 1986.

It was the last acting role for Carlos Ancira, eight months before his death from a brain tumor on October 10, 1987.

Twenty years later, the now wealthy Mario discovers that he is dying, so he seeks out Santiago and asks him to take his place.

Meanwhile, Gabriela meets Santiago's adopted son, David, and they fall in love with each other.

But Gabriela's physical resemblance to her mother Martha attracts Adolfo's attention, placing everyone's lives in deadly danger.