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Plot Summary:
El cuerpo del Deseo also known as Second Chance is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by Telemundo and Film in Florida. This limited-run series is about a man who comes back from the dead and discovers dark secrets about his beautiful widow. The first version of El cuerpo del Deseo was En Cuerpo Ajeno produced by RTI Colombia in 1992.This telenovela was aired in 25 countries around the world.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 850
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA, Colombia
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: novela, soap opera, psychological, captivating, disturbing, telenovela
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Destiny River (2010)
Plot Summary:
A man returns to his birthplace, the area surrounding the Araguaia river, unaware of an Indian curse targeting him, gathered on his family several years before.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 53
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 40 min
Plot tags: novela, serious, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, soap opera, telenovela
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Empire (2014)
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José Alfredo is a man of humble origins who has always strived to do his best and spent his life building an empire. When he is still young, he suffers from a broken heart and from then on, he begins to take advantage of the people and opportunities he encounters. In a twist of fate, José Alfredo finds himself in the midst of the black market for precious stones and becomes a diamond smuggler. In Switzerland, he meets Maria Marta who comes from a traditional but bankrupt family and the two unite forces in a marriage of interests.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 600
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration:
Plot tags: novela, soap opera, telenovela
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Pages of Life (2006)
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Páginas da Vida is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced and aired by TV Globo from July 10, 2006 to March 2, 2007, totaling 203 chapters. The plot featured Regina Duarte as the protagonist, Lília Cabral as the antagonist, and Fernanda Vasconcellos, Thiago Rodrigues, Marcos Caruso, Ana Paula Arósio, José Mayer, Regiane Alves, Vivianne Pasmanter, Caco Ciocler, Marcos Paulo, Tarcísio Meira, Natália do Vale and Edson Celulari in the lead roles. The plot was nominated in 2007 for best actress International Emmy for the performance of Lília Cabral.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 434
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: novela, soap opera, sincere, romantic, captivating, telenovela
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The Storm (2005)
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La Tormenta is a Colombian 2005 telenovela produced by RTI Colombia and broadcast by Telemundo and Caracol TV, starring Natalia Streignard and Christian Meier. Maria Teresa is a woman accustomed to living in the city, but she has to move to live at ‘La Tormenta’, her family’s estate, to try to save her family from financial ruin. The family is facing economic problems and she thinks La Tormenta will save them from bankruptcy.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 359
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Colombia, USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: novela, psychological, romantic, disturbing, captivating, soap opera, telenovela
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Tierra de Pasiones (2006)
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In a beautiful valley where the most exquisite grapes are farmed, an intense and sizzling love story will flourish between Valeria San Roman, a beautiful woman with a strong character, which has given her the strength to face life's deceptions, and Francisco Contreras, renowned publisher, widower and a man of will. Valeria, who manages the San Roman vineyard, hasn't had an easy life. Her own father, Jose Maria 'Chema' San Roman, the family's patriarch, has always hated her because she is the only one who doesn't obey him. A man without scruples, selfish and womanizing, Chema arrived to the United States, married Valeria's mom to steal everything from her and later disposed of her. If that weren't enough, Chema schemes a hideous plan causing Valeria to experience a horrible betrayal. Meanwhile, Francisco arrives to visit his father at the ranch only to learn that he has married Marcia, a woman much younger than he who leads him to the brink of bankruptcy and drives him to suicide.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 214
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: novela, soap opera, telenovela
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The Enchanted Tale (2011)
Plot Summary:
Cordel Encantando is an epic telenovela encircled by castles, kings and outlaws that tells a majestic love story between Azucena and Jesuino: two noble spirited young people who are unaware of their true origins. Beautiful Azucena and her hero Jesuíno go through many adventures in their determination to stay together.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 202
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration:
Plot tags: novela, fairy tale, psychological, captivating, disturbing, soap opera
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Once We Were Six (2019)
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The plot tells the history and daily life of the Lemos Family between the 1920s and 1940s. Júlio works in a fabric store and has the ambition of getting rich to offer his family a good life. His wife, Lola, does everything she can to keep her family together, because she believes that this way they can move on.
IMDB Rating: 8.7
IMDB Votes: 68
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: novela, psychological, captivating, disturbing, telenovela
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Seven Sins (2007)
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Sete Pecados is a Brazilian telenovela airing at 7:00 pm, which replaced Pé na Jaca of Carlos Lombardi. The telenovela was written by Walcyr Carrasco, with the collaboration of Claudia Soto and Andre Ryoki. The directors were Jorge Fernando, Pedro Vasconcelos and Fred Mayrink. Jorge worked with the same directing cast on his previous telenovelas Chocolate com Pimenta and Alma Gêmea. Seven Sins debuted on June 18, 2007. and last aired on February 15, 2008, with 209 episodes.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 143
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: novela, soap opera, humorous, captivating, disturbing, telenovela
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Written in the stars (2010)
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Ricardo Aguillar, a powerful physician, loses the only and beloved son, the young Daniel, in an accident. After some time he discovers that the boy had frozen the semen before he died. From there he decides to go hunting for the "ideal woman", worthy of being inseminated and become the mother of his grandson. Only fate is about to play a part. When the insemination is finally done and the young woman chosen - the young Viviane - becomes pregnant, the man discovers himself hopelessly in love with her. From then on an unusual and surprising situation will give an electrifying direction to the story: the boy's spirit begins to prowl the family and, although they are in different plans, father and son will dispute the love of the same woman. It will be a clash between the impossible love, therefore idealized, and the realizable love, carnal, with all that it brings of joy and fulfillment, but also of hurts and uncertainties.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 91
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration:
Plot tags: novela, soap opera, psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Terra esperanza (2002)
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Esperança is a Brazilian telenovela produced and aired by TV Globo between June 17, 2002 and February 15, 2003. With Reynaldo Gianecchini, Priscila Fantin, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Ana Paula Arósio, Raul Cortez, Antonio Fagundes, José Mayer and Fernanda Montenegro interpreted their main roles.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 324
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: novela, soap opera, psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, telenovela
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Time After Time (2015)
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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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Wounded Past (2016)
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When she was a young girl, Heloisa was harshly torn apart from the love of her life: Pedro, a straightforward romantic young man whose powerful family strongly believes the ends always do justify the means. Because she comes from a very humble background, Pedro's parents set up all kinds of intrigues in order to prevent the couple from fulfilling their seemingly predestined love story. Twenty years later, all it takes is a casual encounter to spark that feeling again and have them fighting against not only Pedro's family tricks, but also Heloisa's mighty and unscrupulous husband.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 77
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: novela, psychological, captivating, disturbing, soap opera, telenovela
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Port of Miracles (2001)
Plot Summary:
Porto dos Milagres is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced and aired by TV Globo from 5 February to 29 September 2001, totaling 203 chapters. It was written by Aguinaldo Silva and Ricardo Linhares and loosely based on two works written by Jorge Amado - The Dead Sea and the discovery of America by the Turks. Had Philip collaboration Miguez, Maria Elisa Berredo, Nadotti Nelson and Gloria Baker, directed by Fabricio Mamberti and Luciano Sabino. Director general Mark and Robert Paul Naar, co-directed by Fabricio Mamberti and Luciano Sabino. Had the direction of core Marcos Paulo.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 192
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: novela, soap opera, captivating, disturbing, telenovela
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Friends and Rivals (2001)
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Amigas y rivales is a Mexican telenovela, which was produced by and broadcast on Televisa in 2001.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 309
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: novela, captivating, soap opera, telenovela
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Square Pegs (2002)
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Square Pegs was a Hong Kong television series 2003. The program's title is an abbreviated reference to the English idiomatic phrase "square peg in a round hole." The series was the runaway success of 2003, commanding a viewership of 3.5 million or roughly half of Hong Kong's population during the last week of its broadcast, and breaking TVB's ten-year ratings record. It also went on to win four awards for its two lead actors in the TVB 36th Anniversary Awards, and made both Roger Kwok and Jessica Hsuan household names in the territory.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 33
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Bepannah (2018)
Plot Summary:
Aditya is a pilot who lives in Mumbai with his family and wife, Pooja. Zoya lives in Mussoorie with her husband, Yash. They both love their spouses a lot. One day, they see their spouses dead in an accident together and holding hands. This begins the story of mystery, drama, suspense, and romance.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, enigmatic, captivating, disturbing
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Dei-te Quase Tudo (2005)
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 79
Genere: Drama
Country: Portugal
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, soap opera, novela
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Pride and Passion (2018)
Plot Summary:
At the beginning of the 20th century, a mother dreams of marrying her five daughters to eligible bachelors but marriage is not a priority in Elisabeta Benedito's life. More than finding true love, the strong-willed dreamer and her sisters want to live according to their own choices and to do so they must go against traditional rules and customs. Inspired by Jane Austen's works, this romantic comedy retells classic novels from the point of view of modern and empowered women.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 105
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 40 min
Plot tags: novela, psychological, romantic, captivating, disturbing, soap opera, romantic comedy, period drama, telenovela
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Dark Fate (2003)
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Mariana de la Noche is a Mexican telenovela from 2003. Written by Delia Fiallo and produced by Salvador Mejia, it starred Angélica Rivera, Jorge Salinas, Alejandra Barros and César Évora.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 237
Genere: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: novela, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, soap opera, telenovela
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Loving You a Thousand Times (2009)
Plot Summary:
Loving You a Thousand Times is a South Korean television drama starring Lee Soo-kyung, Jung Gyu-woon, Go Eun-mi, Ryu Jin and Lee Si-young. It aired on SBS from August 29, 2009 to March 7, 2010 on Saturdays and Sundays at 20:50 for 55 episodes.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 32
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, novela
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Wild Heart (2009)
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Corazon Salvaje - Maria del Rosario and Juan de Dios are profoundly in love and are to be married. But Rodrigo Montes de Oca and Leonarda are able to stop the wedding, separate them and fake Juans death. From their love Juan del Diablo is born, then taken from his mom at birth and grows up away from his real family. Many years later he return where he meets Aimee and Regina, twin sisters identical on the outside but very different inside. Juan falls in love with Aimee but her treachery and ambition ends that love. Some time later destiny reunites Juan and Regina both disappointed in those they chose to love and refusing the opportunity to open up to new love.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 276
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, soap opera, telenovela
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The Kalkan Circles (2021)
Plot Summary:
The clash between the two families in the small town hides a secret kept for decades. It is time to resolve it.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: Serbia
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Ángel Rebelde (2004)
Plot Summary:
Ángel Rebelde is a 2003 Miami, Florida-based telenovela produced by Fonovideo Productions which aired first on Venevisión in Venezuela. Mexican actors Grettel Valdez and Victor Noriega star as the main ptoragonists while Maritza Rodríguez and Ismael La Rosa star as the main antagonists. The telenovela aired on Univision from February 2 to December 6, 2004. It recently aired on Venevisión Plus in 2012.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 126
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Venezuela
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, soap opera, novela, telenovela
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Los Herederos del Monte (2011)
Plot Summary:
Los Herederos Del Monte is a Spanish-language telenovela to be produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo and RTI Colombia, with Colombia as location. It is a remake of Chilean telenovela Hijos del Monte produced by TVN in 2008.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 170
Genere: Drama
Country: USA, Colombia
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: novela, tense, captivating, disturbing, soap opera, telenovela
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Unforgivable (2015)
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Martín (Iván Sánchez) hurries to Mina Escondida after getting an urgent letter from his brother begging to be rescued from the hell in which he's living. On arrival, Martin despairs upon finding out that Demetrio (Pablo Montero), his brother, has committed suicide. His sorrow is transformed into hatred and a thirst for vengeance against the woman who caused his brother suffering and brought him to death.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 175
Genere: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, novela, soap opera, 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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Boogie Oogie (2014)
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Set in 1978 in the "disco era," the series depicts the meeting between humble, hardworking Sandra (Ísis Valverde) and rich, spoiled Vitória (Bianca Bin). They meet because of a tragic accident and start fighting for the love of the same man. What they don't know is that their paths have crossed before, when they were switched at birth.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 73
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration:
Plot tags: novela, psychological, captivating, disturbing, soap opera, telenovela
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A Time to Love (2017)
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In 1927, the urgent and relentless love of Maria Vitória and Inácio is interrupted by the young man's decision to cross the Atlantic in search of work, and his promise to return. Pregnant, Maria Vitória faces the wrath of her father, who decides to send her to a convent while the baby goes for adoption. Filled with courage, she goes after Inácio, hoping that together they could get their daughter back, but the couple ends up following different paths and living new love stories. They will have to face personal obstacles and the deranged jealousy of Inácio's intended until the inevitable moment of their reencounter in this classic story of growth and the immeasurable force of love.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 56
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: novela, psychological, romantic, captivating, suspense, disturbing, soap opera, entertaining, telenovela
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Eva Luna (2010)
Plot Summary:
A young woman’s quest for happiness is marred by the secrets and deceptions perpetuated by an evil family. Eva González (Blanca Soto) came to Los Angeles with her father and sister in search of a better life. She goes to work as the personal attendant to Julio Arismendi, the ailing founder of Publicidad Arismendi, unknowingly becoming a pawn to kill him by his wife, Marcela (Susana Dosamantes). When the beautiful Eva catches the eye of Julio’s son, Leonardo Arismendi (Julian Gil), and his best friend, Daniel Villanueva (Guy Ecker), she becomes the target of Victoria (Vanessa Villela), who is Leonardo’s sister and Daniel’s girlfriend. But Daniel leaves Victoria for Eva, and on the day of Eva and Daniel’s wedding, Eva’s father is killed in a hit-and-run accident. Can her future husband be responsible? “Eva Luna” is a 2010 telenovela produced by Venevisión International in collaboration with Univision Studios. It is a remake of the 1997 Telemundo telenovela “Aquamarina.”.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 196
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, soap opera, telenovela
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Dame Chocolate (2007)
Plot Summary:
Dame Chocolate is a 2007 Spanish-language telenovela, which was produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo and aired from March 5 until October 5, 2007. This limited-run serial stars Génesis Rodríguez as a sweet, simple girl who leaves rural Mexico for Miami in the US to fulfill her destiny in the chocolate business. Elements of this romantic soap opera resemble Ugly Betty, the Tammy films, The Beverly Hillbillies and No Holds Barred. Lionsgate Home Entertainment and Xenon Pictures released a four-disc DVD set of Dame Chocolate in the US on November 27, 2007. The abridged version runs over 13 hours. It includes English subtitles and carries a TV-PG rating.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 322
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: novela, psychological, captivating, disturbing, telenovela