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Plot Summary:
True love threatens to tear a family apart in this epic Mexican serial set in the 1800s. Rich and beautiful Matilde falls in love with Adolfo, but her mother, Augusta, disapproves of the relationship when she learns Adolfo is poor. Augusta forces her daughter to marry rich and handsome Manuel Fuentes Guerra, but Matilde plays with fire by continuing to be with Adolfo. Adela Noriega, Fernando Colunga, Helena Rojo and Chantal Andere star.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 957
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: serious, emotional, stylized, soap opera, novela, realistic, contemplative, hispanic, telenovela
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Watercolors of Love (2009)
Plot Summary:
Daphne and Gabriel cross paths again, 15 years after being separated by a frame from her grandfather. The rapprochement, however, jeopardizes the plans of the shrew, Judith.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 172
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration:
Plot tags: novela, sentimental, serious, emotional, realistic, soap opera, telenovela
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Time After Time (2015)
Plot Summary:
Lívia and Felipe are in a forbidden love story doomed to end tragically. A century later, they both have a new chance to make their love real again. “Time After Time” is an innovative romance set in two different eras in which characters hold the opportunity to make up for their mistakes, come to terms with the past and write themselves another story.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 152
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: novela, sincere, captivating, disturbing, soap opera, telenovela
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Love Hurts (2002)
Plot Summary:
Renata is a young high-class girl and Ulises is a poor guy. They both fall in love, but they must fight against everyone, specially Renata's rich parents, who want to stop their love by sending her to Canada. The story remarks the difference between social classes in mexico City, and their characters risk everything just to save their love.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: realistic, sentimental, touching, serious, emotional, contemplative
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Curse by the Sea (2009)
Plot Summary:
Mar de Amor is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by Nathalie Lartilleux with protagonists Zuria Vega, Mario Cimarro and Mariana Seoane and antagonists Ninel Conde, Marcelo Córdoba and Manuel Landeta. This is a remake of the 1978 Venezuelan telenovela María del Mar.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 214
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: soap opera, novela, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, telenovela
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Teresa (2010)
Plot Summary:
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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The Stray Cat (2014)
Plot Summary:
La Gata is an upcoming Mexican telenovela to be produced by Nathalie Lartilleux for Televisa. It is a remake of the Venezuelan telenovela La Gata, produced in 1968 and Mexican telenovela Rosa Salvaje produced in 1987.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 333
Genere: Action, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: sentimental, serious, emotional, realistic, soap opera, telenovela
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A Shelter for Love (2012)
Plot Summary:
Un refugio para el amor is a Mexican Spanish-language telenovela produced by Ignacio Sada Madero for Televisa. It is a remake of the Venezuelan telenovela La Zulianita, written by Delia Fiallo and adapted by Nora Alemán and Georgina Tinoco. Zuria Vega and Gabriel Soto star as the main protagonists, while Jessica Coch, Humberto Elizondo, Laura Flores and Frances Ondiviela star as the main antagonists.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 148
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: sentimental, emotional, realistic, serious, soap opera, telenovela
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Head over Heels (2013)
Plot Summary:
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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Timeless Love (2010)
Plot Summary:
Renata, a spirited woman, is treated cruelly by her mother and sister. Falling in love with Jerónimo changes her life for the better, but his misguided quest to avenge his brother's death jeopardizes their relationship.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 288
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration:
Plot tags: serious, emotional, realistic, soap opera, captivating, novela, crying, telenovela
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Don't mess with an angel (2008)
Plot Summary:
Cuidado Con El Ángel is a Telenovela distributed by Televisa starring Maite Perroni and William Levy. The telenovela, a production of Nathalie Lartilleux, premiered on June 9, 2008 and finished its broadcast March 6, 2009. It had millions of viewers worldwide, and broke records in America.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: serious, soap opera, touching, emotional, novela, captivating, realistic, crying, telenovela
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The One Who Couldn't Love (2011)
Plot Summary:
La que no podía amar is a Mexican telenovela produced by José Alberto Castro for Televisa. Ximena Suarez wrote the script based on the original story by Delia Fiallo. The cast was headed by Ana Brenda Contreras, Jorge Salinas, and Jose Ron, while Susana González, Julián Gil, Mar Contreras and Ana Bertha Espin portrayed the villains.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 338
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: emotional, sentimental, realistic, captivating, novela, psychological, soap opera, serious, telenovela
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Until the End of Time (2014)
Plot Summary:
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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Burden of Guilt (2009)
Plot Summary:
Mi pecado is a Mexican telenovela that was produced by Televisa and aired on Canal de las Estrellas from 15 June 2009 through 13 November 2009. Starring Maite Perroni, Eugenio Siller and as adult protagonist Daniela Castro who is also the main villain. Mi pecado tells the story of young lovers Lucrecia and Julián, who are torn apart by their feuding families following the tragic death of Lucrecia's brother César when the three are just children.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 353
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration:
Plot tags: sentimental, serious, emotional, realistic, novela, soap opera, telenovela
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Humble Maria (1995)
Plot Summary:
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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Abyss of Passion (2012)
Plot Summary:
Rosendo Arango, the owner of Grupo La Anita, is married to Alfonsina. They have one son, Damian. Estefanía Bouvier is married to Augusto Castanon and they have one daughter, Elisa. Rosendo cheats on his wife with Carmina Bouvier, Estefanía's sister. Damian and Elisa become friends because Augusto and Rosendo were best friends. But one day, Rosendo and Carmina try to go away from La Ermita, the pueblo in which they live in. But, Estefanía, who had found out about their plans, wants to prevent this, shuts Carmina in her room and then goes with Rosendo in his car, trying to convince him not to run away with Carmina. They have an accident and die and everyone thinks they were lovers.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 338
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: serious, emotional, realistic, sentimental, captivating, psychological, soap opera, novela, telenovela
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Valiant Love (2012)
Plot Summary:
Camila Monterde is a beautiful veterinarian whose life has been torn apart by a tragic accident in which her fiancé, Luis, was killed. Hoping to ease her depression, her uncle, Daniel Monterde, invites her to live at his ranch, where she can rest and recover while caring for the many animals he keeps there. Meanwhile, in Chile, Daniel Diaz suddenly receives a letter stating that he has come into a substantial inheritance and must travel to Mexico to claim it. Surprised and curious, he’s about to make the trip when a vicious lie disrupts his plans and lands him in prison, causing him to lose the inheritance and his family. Deeply bitter and hungry for revenge, Daniel travels to Mexico determined to destroy the Monterde family, which he blames for his terrible misfortune. He takes a job at the Monterde ranch to be close to his prey. His vengeance is perfectly planned except for one unexpected development: he and Camila fall passionately in love and that changes everything.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 256
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: serious, emotional, realistic, romantic, captivating, disturbing, soap opera, telenovela
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Decisiones - Unos ganan otros pierden (2005)
Plot Summary:
Decisiones is a Telemundo-produced Spanish-language television anthology of steamy melodramas about passion and sex in the modern world. The 30-minute-long series features impassioned people thrust into amorous adventures and pushed to their breaking points. Unlike much Spanish-language dramatic fare, each show contains a complete story. According to Telemundo, these fervid tales are "inspired by real-life cases of everyday heroes". The network bills the show as a mix of drama and reality. Telemundo also broadcast English subtitles of many episodes as closed captions on CC3. Decisiones' first aired on Telemundo from May 9 to August 8, 2005 with Candela Ferro hosting. It returned to the prime-time schedule from September 26, 2005 to April 13, 2007, when it made room for the serial Sin Vergüenza. A third run began in daytime on August 22, 2007 with the title Decisiones de mujeres hosted by Rashel Diaz. On September 4, 2007, a 50-episode season of Decisiones began production in Puerto Rico by a division of Telemundo, Telemundo of Puerto Rico Studios. The season debuted on November 12, 2007, hosted by Cynthia Olavarria. As of April, 2008, over 500 episodes of this series had been produced.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 92
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico, Colombia, USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: serious, emotional, realistic, sexy, sexual, soap opera, telenovela
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Days of Our Lives (1965)
Plot Summary:
The Horton and Brady broods endure the romantic trials of life in Salem, a Midwestern hamlet filled with evil geniuses, star-crossed lovers and a rich family history.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: soap opera, realistic, sentimental, serious, emotional, campy
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India: A Love Story (2009)
Plot Summary:
The daughter of a traditional, rich Indian family falls in love for a Dalit, and "untouchable" man.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 847
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration:
Plot tags: novela, soap opera, sentimental, touching, captivating, uplifting, romantic, serious, realistic, telenovela
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The Young and the Restless (1973)
Plot Summary:
The rivalries, romances, hopes and fears of the residents of the fictional Midwestern metropolis, Genoa City. The lives and loves of a wide variety of characters mingle through the generations, dominated by the Newman, Abbott, Baldwin and Winters families.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 37 min
Plot tags: soap opera, sentimental, realistic, serious, emotional, saga
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The Bold and the Beautiful (1987)
Plot Summary:
Continuing drama combining romance and intrigue set against the glittering backdrop of Beverly Hills and the American fashion industry.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 19 min
Plot tags: realistic, sentimental, serious, emotional, soap opera, sex comedy, romantic drama, saga, telenovela, masterpiece
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Triumph of Love (2010)
Plot Summary:
A love story between a young girl wishing to become a professional model and a rich boy who works in a fashion house and falls in love with her.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 891
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, serious, emotional, soap opera, novela, realistic, telenovela
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Ella (2010)
Plot Summary:
Years ago, a late nurse's young daughter, Ella, was discredited with stepfather Norbert by his wicked daughter Clio and send off to and exploited by her aunt 'tarantula', her only comfort being the friendship of young Jens. Once 18, Ella leaves and ends up in Lier, where Dr. Norbert is running a private clinic owned by recluse Nicolas De Prins's family. Intrigues abound long before Ella meets and recognizes either relative, her mysterious dad or Jens, who ends up comatose after chasing her. Meanwhile Ella made new friends and moved in with a loony hairdresser and her gay deputy Anthony.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 52
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Belgium
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, emotional, realistic, telenovela
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Pasión de gavilanes 2 (2003)
Plot Summary:
Pasión de Gavilanes is a Colombian telenovela that ran for 188 episodes, from 2003 to 2004. Written by Julio Jiménez, it was produced by RTI Colombia in conjunction with the Telemundo network and with the participation of Caracol TV company. In Colombia, it was broadcast by Caracol TV. It is based on the 1994 telenovela Las aguas mansas, also written by Jiménez and produced by RTI, broadcast on Canal Uno.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Colombia, USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: serious, emotional, realistic, novela, soap opera, romantic, captivating, disturbing, sexual, sexy
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Falling for a Dancer (1998)
Plot Summary:
Romantic drama set in rural Ireland of the 1930s. The story begins when 19-year-old Elizabeth has a brief fling with an actor and falls pregnant. Community pressure forces her to marry a dull middle-aged man, but maybe there is hope on the horizon.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 716
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 200 min
Plot tags: sentimental, thought provoking, touching, serious, captivating, emotional, realistic, contemplative, gloomy, period drama
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The Return (2013)
Plot Summary:
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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Sparkhouse (2002)
Plot Summary:
The relationship between childhood sweethearts, a farmer's daughter and boy from a rich family, turns tumultuous in this modern interpretation of Wuthering Heights.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 696
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min
Plot tags: emotional, touching, serious, melancholic, realistic, gloomy
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Scarlett (1994)
Plot Summary:
The greatest love story ever told began with Gone with the Wind and continues in this sweeping epic sequel, as Scarlett, Rhett and a host of unforgettable characters go from tragedy to triumph in an action-packed saga of international scope.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France, USA, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Austria
Duration: 360 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, stylized, romantic, sentimental, emotional, realistic, epic, sexy, period drama
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Wuthering Heights (2009)
Plot Summary:
Foundling Heathcliff is raised by the wealthy Earnshaws in Yorkshire but in later life launches a vendetta against the family.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 142 min
Plot tags: emotional, touching, serious, gothic, period piece, romantic, costume drama, historical drama, sentimental, melancholic
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North & South (2004)
Plot Summary:
North & South is a British television drama serial, produced by the BBC and originally broadcast in four episodes on BBC One in November and December 2004. It follows the story of Margaret Hale, a young woman from southern England who has to move to the North after her father decides to leave the clergy. The family struggles to adjust itself to the industrial town's customs, especially after meeting the Thorntons, a proud family of cotton mill owners who seem to despise their social inferiors. The story explores the issues of class and gender, as Margaret's sympathy for the town mill workers conflicts with her growing attraction to John Thornton. The serial is based on the 1855 Victorian novel North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell. It was adapted for television by Sandy Welch and directed by Brian Percival.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 34000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 235 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, sincere, captivating, costume drama, period piece, romantic, historical drama, romantic drama, heartbreaking