Huauchinango is a city and municipality located in the far north of the state of Puebla in central Mexico. It is located in the rugged Sierra Norte de Puebla mountain region, filled with peaks, ravines and rivers that form waterfalls. The city is home to a locally venerated image called the Señor del Santo Entierro (Lord of the Holy Burial) and also to the area’s main commercial fair, the Feria de las Flores, which promotes the area’s flower production, especially that of azaleas.

The city of Huauchinango is located about 141km north from the state capital of Puebla with a driving time of about four hours because of the rugged terrain. As of 2010, the city was classified as medium sized with a population of 56,206. The main activities of the city and surrounding areas are agriculture, commerce, petroleum and electricity, especially floriculture, with the growing of azaleas, dahlias, violets and others. Many of these can be seen in the city’s plazas and other green areas. The historic center of the city is marked by traditional architecture with its pitches roofs covered in red tile and iron-railed balconies. The interior of a number of these structures feature ceiling roses or soffits, most of which date from the time of the Mexican Revolution .

Maribel del Rocío Fernández García (born May 29, 1956 ) is a Costa Rican-born Mexican actress, who works in Mexico, and currently lives and resides in Mexico.

Maribel was elected Miss Costa Rica in 1978, going on to represent her country at the Miss World and Miss Universe contests. The Miss Universe pageant had been held in Acapulco, and she received offers by Televisa producer Sergio Bustamante to develop a career there, but she returned to her country, and months later she accepted, and left her mother and boyfriend.

Guardia moved to Mexico in 1980; this move proved to be crucial for her show business career. In 1980, she appeared in her first television show, alongside Manuel "El Loco" Valdés.

Guardia went on to make multiple telenovelas (soap operas) and release a series of albums in the Norteña music genre.

Maribel Guardia has acted alongside some very important actors, including Andrés García, Saul Lisazo, and Joan Sebastian. One of her major soap opera hits was alongside Sebastian. Together, they filmed Tú y yo. One film where she acted alongside Andrés García was Pedro Navaja, where she played the main character's wife. She also did a film that was called El Rey de Los Taxistas alongside Luis de Alba. She and another El Rey de Los Taxistas costar, Aida Pierce, would reteam for the telenovela Serafin.