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Plot Summary:
Yo soy Betty, la fea is a telenovela filmed in Colombia, written by Fernando Gaitán and produced from October 25, 1999 to May 8, 2001 by the Colombian network RCN. More than a dozen versions of the telenovela have been made in other countries. In the United States, both the comedy-drama hit Ugly Betty and Televisa program La Fea Más Bella are based on the Colombian soap opera. Betty, la Fea re-aired on Spanish-language U.S. network TeleFutura in January 2009. Eight years after the telenovela's original run, the highly anticipated return of the original version of Yo Soy Betty, La Fea delivered impressive ratings for the network, attracting over one million viewers, more than half a million of which were adults aged 18–49. In addition, the premiere episode doubled and in some cases nearly tripled its prior audience among all key demographics. Due to the success of re-runs aired in the United States, in June 2009, Yo soy Betty, la fea re-aired in México on Canal de las Estrellas. Betty, la Fea is arguably the most successful telenovela of all time and one of the most popular television shows in the world. It is the first telenovela to have been remade worldwide and has been regarded as bringing the telenovela to new levels of success.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Colombia
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: novela, realistic, hispanic, soap opera, semi serious, humorous, witty, telenovela, campy
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General Hospital: Night Shift (2007)
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General Hospital: Night Shift is an American prime time serial that first aired on Soapnet for a 13-episode run from July 12, 2007 to October 4, 2007. A spin-off of the ABC Daytime soap opera General Hospital, the show is SOAPnet's first original scripted drama series and follows the nighttime adventures of familiar and new characters around the hospital. As of March 2008, the first season of the series was "SOAPnet's most watched series ever," with ABC Daytime and SOAPnet President Brian Frons noting that Night Shift drew more than 1 million new viewers to the channel during its first season. With its reruns gaining higher ratings than those of General Hospital on SOAPnet, a second season was expected, though Frons noted that the same crew producing two shows had taken its toll. It was announced in May 2008 that Lisa de Cazotte would serve as Executive producer for season two, joined by Head writer Sri Rao. The 14 new episodes of Night Shift began taping in high-definition in June 2008, with the series airing Tuesdays at 11 p.m. and premiering on July 22, 2008. SOAPnet said the second season "will feature new and returning characters as well as the return of 'legacy' characters from GH. In addition, the continuity between story lines on Night Shift and GH will match." The second season finished its run on October 21, 2008.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 315
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: soap opera, captivating, realistic, semi serious, sexual
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Precious Pearl (2013)
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In 1934 two supposed brothers survived an avalanche in the Himalayas: the millionaire Franz Hauser (Bruno Gagliasso), who is saved by Buddhist monks, and Manfred (Carmo Dalla Vecchia), rescued by a team of climbers. Manfred returns to Brazil with a terrible secret: he sabotaged Franz’s equipment in order to take his place in the family business. After an exhaustive search, Ernest Hauser gives his son up for dead and appoints his bastard son as the director of the Hauser Group.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 94
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 26 min
Plot tags: novela, tense, captivating, soap opera, telenovela
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Hotel (1983)
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Hotel is an American prime time drama series which aired on ABC from September 21, 1983 to May 5, 1988 in the timeslot following Dynasty. Based on Arthur Hailey's 1965 novel of the same name, the series was produced by Aaron Spelling and set in the elegant and fictitious St. Gregory Hotel in San Francisco. Establishing shots of the hotel were filmed in front of The Fairmont San Francisco atop the Nob Hill neighborhood. Episodes followed the activities of passing guests, as well as the personal and professional lives of the hotel staff.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: soap opera, retro, sentimental, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Betty en NY (2019)
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Betty is a young Latina in New York who, rejected in multiple jobs, accepts one below her qualifications in the fashion industry. Amid the glamor and business, the war between the pretty and the ugly, Betty grows and faces the biggest challenge of her life: love.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 746
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: romantic, entertaining, realistic, semi serious, novela, telenovela
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My Heart is Yours (2014)
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Fernando Lascurain is a wealthy businessman and recent widower, attempting to raise his seven unruly children. He seeks the assistance of a new nanny. He hires and falls in love with Ana Leal, a struggling exotic dancer who tries to hide her double life. Although Ana lacks experience and a refined education, she quickly bonds with the Lascurain children. Ana dreams of being a mother, but when her home is destroyed following an accident, she must borrow money from her ruthless boss at "Chicago", the night club where she is secretly employed. When Fernando simultaneously falls for Ana and Isabela, an economist and sophisticated woman who is trained by her mother to marry a millionaire, he must choose between both women.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 400
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, sentimental, semi serious, novela, emotional, realistic, slapstick, telenovela
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Not Born Beautiful (2005)
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Katya, a plain-looking girl, works as a secretary at the company Zimaletto, a manufacturer of uniforms and wedding dresses. No man has paid attention to her yet, but she doesn't allow her looks to keep her from dreaming about love and happiness.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 747
Genere: Romance
Country: Russia
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: romantic, semi serious, entertaining, realistic
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The Champion (2006)
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IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 114
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Israel
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, telenovela
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Love Boat: The Next Wave (1998)
Plot Summary:
In this updated version of the classic "The Love Boat" series, recently divorced former U.S. Navy captain Jim Kennedy III takes the helm of a Caribbean cruise ship - along with its crew mates - on adventuresome voyages that sometimes lead to romance. The series aired on UPN from 1998 to 1999.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 475
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, realistic, semi serious
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William and Mary (2003)
Plot Summary:
William and Mary is an ITV romantic comedy drama set in London, England, starring Martin Clunes as William Shawcross, an undertaker, and Julie Graham as Mary Gilcrest, a midwife. Its title refers to its two principal characters and is a cultural reference to the reign of the English monarchs William and Mary. It was shown in three six-part series in 2003-2005. It was also screened on Seven's best of-Scottish and English-oriented 7TWO.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 930
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 48 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic
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Gabriela (2012)
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Naïve and provocative Gabriela is a raggedy migrant worker who arrives in town to mesmerize all with her playful and simple, yet raw sensuality. Set in 1925, the story unravels in Ilhéus, a quiet northeastern coastal city thriving with cocoa crops and aspirations for progress, even though the traditional ways still rule.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 284
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration:
Plot tags: touching, humorous, captivating, semi serious, novela, soap opera, sentimental, realistic, telenovela
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Pedro el escamoso (2001)
Plot Summary:
Pedro el escamoso is a popular telenovela filmed in Colombia and produced by the Colombian network, Caracol TV. This novela is about a cheesy but charming macho man who lives in a small town in Colombia. He moves to the city to find his fortune and encounters a series of events and people that change his life dramatically. Pedro is the epitome of a man who can get all the women he wants, but can't get the one he loves.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 395
Genere: Drama
Country: Colombia
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, feel good, novela, hispanic, telenovela
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Teresa (2010)
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Teresa Chavez is a young woman with an obsession for money and ambition. Despite her beauty and the fact that she was raised in the bosom of a loving family, she is resentful; her one desire is to leave her humble but poor neighbourhood.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: captivating, realistic, soap opera, novela, psychological, sentimental, sexy, serious, telenovela
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Head over Heels (2013)
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De que te quiero, te quiero is a Mexican telenovela produced by Lucero Suárez for Televisa. It is a remake of Carita pintada, a Venezuelan telenovela written by Valentina Párraga. Livia Brito is the protagonist, with Juan Diego Covarrubias as the dual protagonist/antagonist. Esmeralda Pimentel stars as the antagonist.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 116
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: touching, emotional, serious, realistic, novela, soap opera, telenovela
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Until the End of Time (2014)
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After their father's death, Sofía Ripoll, the oldest of three sisters, takes over the family's fictional successful chocolate factory. Though she is engaged to a man who uses her for money, she quickly falls in love with Salvador Cruz, a former racecar driver who takes a job as her chauffeur.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 80
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: serious, emotional, realistic, sentimental, soap opera, telenovela
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Humble Maria (1995)
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María la del barrio, the third telenovela in the Las Tres Marías trilogy, is a Mexican telenovela starring Thalía, Fernando Colunga, Itatí Cantoral, Ricardo Blume, Irán Eory and the young actors Ludwika Paleta & Osvaldo Benavides. It was produced and broadcast on Televisa in 1995–1996. The series is a remake of Los Ricos También Lloran, which featured Verónica Castro, Rogelio Guerra and Rocío Banquells. María la del barrio is considered one of the most popular and successful telenovelas ever, having been broadcast in over 180 countries and watched by more than two billion people.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: novela, soap opera, hispanic, serious, emotional, realistic, telenovela
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True Love (2012)
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Amores verdaderos is a 2012 Mexican telenovela produced by Nicandro Díaz Gonzalez for Televisa. It is based on Amor en Custodia, produced in Colombia, Argentina, and Mexico.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 476
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sentimental, serious, emotional, realistic, soap opera, novela, telenovela
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Life of Lies (2013)
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Mentir para vivir is a Mexican telenovela produced by Rosy Ocampo for Televisa. The telenovela is written by Maria Zarattini, who last wrote La Fuerza del Destino. Mayrín Villanueva and David Zepeda star as the protagonists, while Altair Jarabo, Leticia Perdigón and Diego Olivera star as the antagonists.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 75
Genere: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, emotional, realistic, soap opera, telenovela
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All That Matters (2006)
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Alles was zählt is a German television soap opera first broadcast on RTL on September 4, 2006. The original plot revolved around Diana Sommer's dream to become a world class ice skater. She fell in love with Julian Herzog, who signed her at the prestigious Steinkamp Sport and Wellness Center, run by the unscrupulous Steinkamp dynasty. Diana and Julian eventually became a couple, but in November 2007, Julian suffered a brain hemorrhage and died during their wedding. Diana remained in Essen until January 2009, when she left to join a skating centre in Halle. The story continues to revolve around the Steinkamp Sport and Wellness Centre and its quest to become a sporting powerhouse, as well as the lives of the characters who work at and around the Centre.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 403
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: serious, emotional, realistic, soap opera
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Cuts (2005)
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Cuts is an American sitcom that aired on the UPN network from February 14, 2005, to May 11, 2006, and is a spin-off of another UPN series, One on One. The show was canceled along with many other shows when the UPN and WB networks merged to form The CW.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 294
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, sitcom, funny, feel good, realistic
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Fired Up (1997)
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Fired Up is a short-lived 1997–1998 situation comedy airing on NBC. It lasted for two seasons and 28 episodes. The series, the first from Grammnet Productions, starred Sharon Lawrence and Leah Remini. The series was about a self-centered promotions executive and her mouthy assistant. The pair got fired from their jobs, and instead of getting other jobs, they teamed up to create a business as equal partners. The tagline of the series was "First she got fired, then she got fired up.".
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 232
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Monday Monday (2009)
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Monday Monday is an ITV, UTV comedy drama. It stars Fay Ripley, Jenny Agutter, Neil Stuke, Holly Aird, Morven Christie, Tom Ellis, and Miranda Hart. It is set in the head office of a supermarket that has fallen on hard times and had to re-locate its staff from London to Leeds. The show was initially announced as part of ITV's Winter 2007 press pack, but was "iced" until 2009 due to falling advertising in the wake of the economic downturn.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 475
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: humorous, cynical, semi serious, captivating, atmospheric, realistic
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Eco moda (2001)
Plot Summary:
The continued story of Betty and Armando. The couple is now married and raise their daughter Camila. Betty is also the president of her own fashion company called Ecomoda. Armando is the vice president.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 295
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Colombia
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: funny, light, romantic, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, soap opera, novela, telenovela
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The Return (2013)
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La Patrona is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by United States-based television network Telemundo Studios, Miami and Mexican Argos Comunicación. The telenovela is a remake of the Venezuelan telenovela La Dueña, written by José Ignacio Cabrujas. The name reflects a local term or slang in Mexico to address a person recognized as the main boss. However, the title is also a reflection of both the protagonist and the antagonist struggle to conquer power, authority and respect in a labor field traditionally deemed to be a man's job.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 520
Genere: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration:
Plot tags: sentimental, serious, captivating, emotional, novela, realistic, telenovela
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The Prettiest Ugly Girl (2006)
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La Fea Más Bella is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa. It is the second Mexican version of the popular Colombian telenovela: Betty la fea. La Fea más Bella stars popular actress/singer/comedian Angélica Vale and actor/singer Jaime Camil, with one of the most diverse and popular supporting casts ever assembled in Mexico, including Angélica María, José José, Sergio Mayer, Elizabeth Álvarez, Patricia Navidad and many others. Univision broadcast 2 hour episodes of La Fea Más Bella from September 13, 2010 to April 15, 2011 La Fea Más Bella also won the TV y Novelas award for best telenovela of the year. In 2009 it was dubbed into Arabic and aired on MTV Lebanon as Letty instead of La Fea Más Bella. "The Best Telenovela of the Year 2007".
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, semi serious, light, novela, realistic, soap opera, exciting, telenovela
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Office Romance. Our time (2011)
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Anatoli Yefremovich Novoseltsev works in a ratings company, whose director is an unattractive and bossy woman. An old friend of his, Yuri Grigorievich Samokhvalov, who gets appointed assistant director, wants to make Novoseltsev the manager but encounters objections from Ludmila Prokopievna Kalugina, the director. Samokhvalov then advises Novoseltsev to lightly hit on the boss. Ironically, Novoseltsev and Kalugina fall in love with each other.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Russia
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, light, touching, sentimental, realistic, semi serious, funny
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The Impostor (2014)
Plot Summary:
La Impostora, is a Spanish-language telenovela presumably to be produced by United States-based television network Telemundo Studios, Miami.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 91
Genere: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration:
Plot tags: emotional, realistic, sentimental, psychological, captivating, serious, telenovela
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Leap Year (2011)
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After being laid-off from their corporate day jobs, Aaron, Bryn, Derek, Olivia and Jack compete to get their businesses off the ground when a mystery benefactor promises to invest $500,000 in one of their startups.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 88
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, light, captivating, inspirational, realistic, semi serious
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A.U.S.A. (2003)
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A.U.S.A. is an American sitcom television series that aired in 2003 on NBC, starring Scott Foley.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 60
Genere: Drama, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, captivating, light, feel good, realistic, semi serious
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Oh My Boss (2021)
Plot Summary:
Noomnim finally lands a solid job when she decides to have a fun night out with her friend to celebrate. At the bar, she meets a handsome stranger and spends a lovely night with him. However, that stranger turned out to be her new boss! Luckily for her, the handsome CEO doesn't seem to remember her. Or does he? When he makes Noomnim, his personal assistant, she finds herself wondering whether he is interested in her or just this flirtatious with everyone.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 142
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration:
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Ugly Betty (2006)
Plot Summary:
Smart but wholesome Betty embraces her unique appearance and independent attitude in the cutthroat world of New York fashion. With the help of her proud yet far-from-glamorous family from Queens, Betty will continue to have big dreams and deal with any obstacle in her own unique style.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 47000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: not serious, humorous, realistic, offbeat, dark comedy, dark drama, hispanic, witty, sitcom, telenovela