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Plot Summary:
The lives of the members of the Pons family change suddenly when Frida mysteriously disappears on the night of her father's birthday party.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 87
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: novela
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Kings (2022)
Plot Summary:
Kings will tell the story of the nation of Israel, from the moment when the last judge, the prophet Samuel, is used by God to guide His people, to the sad fall of Jerusalem, caused by the armies of Babylon.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 23
Genere: Drama, History
Country: Brazil
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: novela
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Laços de Sangue (2010)
Plot Summary:
Laços de Sangue is a Portuguese telenovela which broadcast on SIC from September 2010 to October 2011. It is a co-production between SIC and Brazilian Rede Globo. The show also broadcast in several Latin American countries, including Uruguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua. It won the 2011 Emmy for Best Telenovela.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 261
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Portugal
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: novela
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Glass Mask (2012)
Plot Summary:
Fate brings together two sisters who share a tragic start to their lives under one household.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 50
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: novela
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The King of the Cattle (1996)
Plot Summary:
O Rei do Gado is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced and displayed by Rede Globo, 17 June 1996 to February 15, 1997, totaling 209 chapters and 130 in the original version of the SIC in Portugal.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 737
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: novela, soap opera, telenovela
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The Storm (2005)
Plot Summary:
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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The Other Woman (2002)
Plot Summary:
La Otra is a Mexican telenovela that was produced by Televisa and aired on El Canal de las Estrellas from 20 May through 20 September 2002. It aired on Univision in the United States from October 14, 2002 through February 28, 2003. It stars Yadhira Carrillo as both Carlota Guillen Sáenz and Cordelia Portugal, identical strangers whose lives collide upon becoming involved with Álvaro Ibáñez. "The Best Telenovela of the Year".
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 140
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: novela, telenovela
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Another Power (2009)
Plot Summary:
The first scenes of the telenovela Another Power were recorded at Palermo and Tonnara di Scopello two cities in Italy. One of the most impressive scenes was the terrible explosion of a car where were Tony Castellamare’s wife and their twin daughters; after he arrive at the crime scene, he testified the explosion causing the death of his family.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 42
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration:
Plot tags: novela, telenovela
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Ester the Queen (2010)
Plot Summary:
Esther, the Queen tells the story of a beautiful young lady, and Jewish at a time when her people were persecuted and she must avoid all of being extinct. The drama takes place in Persian Empire, where King Ahasuerus called all the virgins of the kingdom so he could choose a new queen for him. When he meets Esther, King Ahasuerus falls in love with her immediately, without knowing the truth about her origin. Esther surrenders to the love of the king and reveals her true feelings for him. They get married she is crowned queen of the whole Persian Empire. However, not everything is the plot is romance. Prejudice, jealousy and many traps are armed by Haman, the prime minister who convinces the king to exterminate the Jews. When she finds out such brutality to his people, Esther finds courage to tell the King about his Jewish origin and begs him to have pity and don't take off the Jews' life.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 48
Genere: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration:
Plot tags: soap opera, novela
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Machos (2003)
Plot Summary:
Set in the city of Viña del Mar, the story focuses on the Mercader family and the conflicts, love and relationships that arise between the patriarch Ángel Mercader and his 7 sons.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 299
Genere: Drama
Country: Chile
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: novela, soap opera, telenovela
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Tierra de Pasiones (2006)
Plot Summary:
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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River of Intrigues (2010)
Plot Summary:
River of intrigues is a historic town with beautiful landscape and a river where people practice sports. Despite its beautiful scenery, the city`s main asset is its different inhabitants. Intrigue, confusion and a lot of passion heat up / warm up the plot. Everything in this quiet town is transformed with the arrival of a mega-project, which causes an impact on all aspects of social life of each resident.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 43
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration:
Plot tags: soap opera, novela, telenovela
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Jackpot! (2011)
Plot Summary:
A group of friends had been playing lottery since two years ago. In the New Year's Eve, when the prize has an extraordinary value, they picked the correct numbers of the lottery and they all become millionaires. They live their dreams but they are also involved in a terrible nightmare because they made a pact: each one has a mission to accomplish within one year and only those who can accomplish their mission shall be entitled to the other half of the prize that is stored in a saving account. The conflicts get worse when the friends that won the lottery start to die mysteriously and the winners enter in a game of life or death in which, if they don't discover who the murderer is, they may be the next victim. In addition, Jackpot!, reveals the difficulties of resetting in the labor market, the characteristics of old age and the values of present society. And as it must be in all good telenovela, there are stories of love, full of romance and intrigue.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 67
Genere: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration:
Plot tags: soap opera, novela, telenovela
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The Rich and Lazarus (2017)
Plot Summary:
After the death of Joshua, the Hebrew people begin to "go their own way", turning their backs on God and beginning to worship pagan gods. But when the prophet Jeremiah tries to warn them, his own people try to stone him, calling him a traitor and false prophet, but his prophecy is fulfilled with the arrival of King Nebuchadnezzar II and his wife Queen Amytis. And in another part of the story involves the love triangle involving Joana, Zac and Asher, who at the beginning of the novel were childhood friends, but over time the trio is growing and Zac and Asher fall in love with Joan, but she corresponds only to Asher.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 265
Genere: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 69 min
Plot tags: novela, soap opera
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Tricky Business (2012)
Plot Summary:
Isabel Vilela is about to fulfill one of her greatest wishes. She’s been married for a year with the cheerful Danilo when she realizes that she’s pregnant on the eve of a romantic trip. Isabel’s professional life is also booming, with financial help from Danilo, she’s about to inaugurate her own architecture firm.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 23
Genere: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration:
Plot tags: soap opera, novela
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Beyond the Horizon (2013)
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 41
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration:
Plot tags: novela, soap opera, telenovela
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Forbidden Desire (2007)
Plot Summary:
Desejo Proibido is a Brazilian telenovela broadcast by Globo Network, at 6 pm, every day, except Sunday. In the cast: Fernanda Vasconcellos, Murilo Rosa and Daniel de Oliveira.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 68
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: novela, soap opera
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Madre Luna (2007)
Plot Summary:
Madre Luna is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo and RTI Colombia. This limited-run series, also known as Grains of Love, debuted on July 2, 2007. Veteran telenovela writer Julio Jiménez developed the story as a vehicle for star Amparo Grisales. The show scored a 35 percent share of the Colombian audience during the summer of 2007. During November 2007, it averaged 571,000 core adult viewers. Luna's final episode aired Monday, January 28, 2008.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 64
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Colombia
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: novela, telenovela
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Hearts to the Limit (2004)
Plot Summary:
Corazones al límite is a Mexican telenovela about a teenage girl named Diana who was emotionally neglected from her parents, and felt unwanted. After being expelled from her boarding school in Switzerland, Diana goes back to live with her parents.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 42
Genere: Romance, Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: soap opera, novela, telenovela
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Loli's luck (2021)
Plot Summary:
Loli Aguilar is a successful bohemian woman who works as one of the executives of "Global Radio Group" the number one radio station on the west coast of the United States. As Loli's career continues to climb, she puts her love life aside, taking a backseat as she enjoys her freedom and a life without compromises. However, her life takes an unexpected turn when Mariana, her best friend, passes away from an illness and leaves everything to Loli, including the custody and care of her two children.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 103
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: novela, telenovela
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The Favorite (2008)
Plot Summary:
A Favorita is a telenovela, first broadcast in Brazil at Rede Globo from June 2, 2008 to January 17, 2009. A Favorita storylines examine two friends, Donatela and Flora, who became rivals. One of them committed a crime and is lying, so there are two versions of the same story. The series was originally screened as six episodes per week, from Monday to Saturday, with an average running time of one hour. Created by writer João Emanuel Carneiro, A Favorita has remained significant in terms of Globo's success and audience share, and also in Brazilian television drama history, tackling many controversial and taboo issues previously unseen on mainstream television in Brazil. It made history for being the first telenovela where the public did not know who was the villain and who was telling the truth.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 767
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration:
Plot tags: novela, soap opera, surprise ending, twisted, telenovela
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Stepmother (2005)
Plot Summary:
La Madrastra is a Mexican telenovela. It was produced by Televisa and broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas in Mexico from 7 February 2005 through 29 July 2005. The program became an unexpected success, garnering ratings in excess of 30 points. Starring Victoria Ruffo and César Évora, who last appeared together in 2000's Abrázame muy fuerte, La madrastra tells the story of María, a woman who lost twenty years of her life after being falsely accused of murder and who returns to Mexico to exact revenge on her husband and friends who abandoned her and to see her beloved children once more. La Madrastra is fourth in a series of remakes of the 1981 Chilean production of the same name. The program aired five nights a week, Monday through Friday, at 9 pm for 25 weeks. A follow-up special, La madrastra: años después, aired shortly after the finale on 30 July 2005.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 609
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: soap opera, novela, suspense, hispanic, telenovela
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Once in a Blue Moon (2005)
Plot Summary:
Ex-babysitter Heloísa falls in love with a member of her boss' family. After the boss' death she wins custody of his 15-year-old daughter Branca, heiress to his fortune, and fights the envy of the rest of the "rich" family. The story also includes Ademilde, the owner of the main Supermarket at the "Beco da Baiuca" (Baiuca Alley) where most of the low-class characters live. The supermarket is called "O Frango com Tudo Dentro", which means "The Chicken with Everything Inside". In the Baiúca Alley live Dona Roma, the owner of the Bed and Breakfast who cross-dresses as a woman, and Morcega, the singer in the local cabaret. Both are also the neighborhood private-investigators/gossip-queens. Other residents are Anastacia and Jurema, sisters of African descent who hate being black and decide to be called Latoya and Whitney; through these two, the writers approach the racism issue with much humor and a healthy way to treat the topic.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 81
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: novela, soap opera
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All the Flowers (2022)
Plot Summary:
Maíra was raised by her father believing that her mother had died. This was a lie her father told her in order to protect her from the scorn of her mother, who rejected her when she learned that her daughter was born with a disability. Many years later, Maíra comes across a stranger on their doorstep. That’s Zoé, her mother. Without revealing her true intentions, Zoe reappears asking her daughter’s forgiveness for having abandoned her. As in a dream that turns into a nightmare, Maíra experiences the strongest emotions of her life and what would be a happy fresh start for Maíra with her family turns into a long and dangerous journey.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 224
Genere: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration:
Plot tags: novela
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Shantaram (2022)
Plot Summary:
Escaped convict Lin Ford flees to the teeming streets of 1980s Bombay, looking to disappear. Working as a medic for the city’s poor and neglected, Lin finds unexpected love, connection, and courage on the long road to redemption.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 52 min
Plot tags: novela
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Dark Fate (2003)
Plot Summary:
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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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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Apocalypse (2017)
Plot Summary:
A mysterious and spiritual portrayal of one of the most intense and controversial stories in the Holy Bible: the end of the world.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 329
Genere: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: novela, soap opera, telenovela
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Dog love (2010)
Plot Summary:
Perro Amor is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo that originally ran in the United States from January to July 2010. This is a Colombian soap opera remake of the 1998 Cenpro Televisión daily telenovela Perro Amor, written by Natalia Ospina & Andrés Salgado. As with most of its other soap operas, Telemundo broadcast English subtitles as closed captions on CC3.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 135
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: novela, romantic, captivating, disturbing, 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
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Scandal (2012)
Plot Summary:
Everyone has secrets and Olivia Pope has dedicated her life to protecting and defending the public images of the elite by keeping those secrets under wraps. Pope and her team are at the top of their game when it comes to getting the job done for their clients, but it becomes apparent that these "gladiators in suits," who specialize in fixing the lives of other people, have trouble fixing those closest at hand -- their own.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 79000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: political thriller, serious, political, realistic, clever, bleak, erotic, sexy, sad, soap opera