Mujer de Madera (English: Wooden Woman)[1] is a Mexican telenovela, created and produced by Emilio Larrosa for Televisa in 2004.

It stars Edith González, Gabriel Soto, Jaime Camil, Ludwika Paleta, María Sorté, Maya Mishalska, Adamari López, Julio Alemán, Carlos Bracho, Claudio Báez and Carlos Cámara Jr. González had to drop out of the telenovela due to her pregnancy and was replaced by Ana Patricia Rojo.

Distraught and heartbroken, Marisa then becomes a 'woman of wood': A woman hard to get to and who strives to continue her life alone.

Marisa and Carlos meet thanks to their common interest in discovering the truth behind the sell of illegal wood.

Aida feels betrayed by her sister and the things get even more complicated when Cesar returns to Marisa's life.

Cesar's wife dies in an automobile accident and his little daughter Antonia, becomes temporarily paralyzed.

Efrain (Carlos Cámara Jr.) starts an enormous fire at the ranch where Marisa is with her father.

Marisa (now Ana Patricia Rojo) is even stronger and it will be harder for Carlos and Cesar to fight for her love.

If Cesar says "I do" at the altar, the nanny will inject a poisonous substance into his daughter and she would die a slow and painful death.

In front of the guests, Cesar tells Marisa how much he hates her and that he was only marrying her for revenge for all those years which she didn't correspond to his love.

But Marisa can't stop loving Cesar, and this makes Marco Antonio angry.

One possibility was to have Ludwika Paleta or Adamari López's characters as the new lead, but Larrosa decided to find a new actress.

[2][5][6] On Thursday, July 1, 2004, it was announced that the actress Ana Patricia Rojo had been chosen to replace González.