The 25 Greatest Telenovelas of All Time
by tbell1826 | created - 23 Sep 2011 | updated - 23 Sep 2011 | PublicA list of the 25 most beloved and greatest telenovelas of all time.
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1. Yo soy Betty, la fea (1999–2001)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An outcast in a prominent fashion company, a sweet-hearted and unattractive assistant falls hopelessly in love with her boss.
Stars: Ana María Orozco, Jorge Enrique Abello, Natalia Ramírez, Lorna Cepeda
Votes: 3,931
2. The Clone (2001–2002)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
A young man who has been secretly cloned by his godfather scientist falls in love with a Moroccan girl from a rigorous family.
Stars: Murilo Benício, Giovanna Antonelli, Vera Fischer, Reginaldo Faria
Votes: 3,354
3. Los ricos también lloran (1979–1980)
PG | 20 min | Drama, Romance
Mariana Villareal (Castro) finds herself homeless after her father dies and her stepmother takes over their hacienda.
Stars: Verónica Castro, Rogelio Guerra, Augusto Benedico, Guillermo Capetillo
Votes: 429
4. Kassandra (1992–1993)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance
The granddaughter of a wealthy kind man is secretly switched at birth to fulfill the greedy desires of an opportunistic family member & is instead raised in a traveling circus as the granddaughter of a gypsy fortune teller. She discovers the truth of her origins years later when she falls in love with the stepson of her biological grandfather.
Stars: Coraima Torres, Osvaldo Ríos, Henry Soto, Raúl Xiqués
Votes: 685
5. Isaura: Slave Girl (1976–1977)
26 min | Drama, History, Romance
The difficulties faced by a gentle-hearted young white slave targeted by the obsession of her lord in the Brazilian colonial period.
Stars: Rubens de Falco, Lucélia Santos, Gilberto Martinho, Markus Konká
Votes: 736
6. Cuna de lobos (1986–1987)
30 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A mother's overbearing and unhealthy love for her only biological son will lead to the realization of a despicable plot that ends up ruining the lives of many individuals.
Stars: Diana Bracho, Gonzalo Vega, María Rubio, Alejandro Camacho
Votes: 343
7. Rebelde Way (2002–2003)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Four teenagers with different lives and personalities attend a prominent private school, with only one thing in common: their vocation and passion for music.
Stars: Luisana Lopilato, Catherine Fulop, Benjamín Rojas, Martín Seefeld
Votes: 2,872
8. Floricienta (2004–2005)
45 min | Comedy, Musical, Family
After performing for them with her band, a humble young girl accidentally gets inside the life of a rich family of siblings who welcome her as she falls for their authoritarian eldest brother.
Stars: Paola Sallustro, Zulma Faiad, Alberto Anchart, Fabio Di Tomaso
Votes: 1,207
9. Amor en custodia (I) (2005–2006)
60 min | Romance, Drama
Stars: Osvaldo Laport, Soledad Silveyra, Sebastián Estevanez, Claudia Fontán
Votes: 72
10. Juana la virgen (2002)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama
Juana is a young virgin girl who is accidentally inseminated, changing her life and those around her.
Stars: Daniela Alvarado, Ricardo Álamo, Roxana Díaz, Juan Carlos Alarcón
Votes: 175
11. Corazón salvaje (1993– )
30 min | Drama, Romance
A telenovela that dramatizes the romances and rivalries between two brothers and two sisters in Mexico in the early 1900s.
Stars: Edith González, Eduardo Palomo, Ariel López Padilla, Claudia Islas
Votes: 996
12. My Sweet Fat Valentina (2002–2007)
TV-14 | 46 min | Drama, Romance
A Venezuelan soap opera about a loving overweight woman (mi gorda bella) who must overcome the obstacles in the way between her and her true love.
Stars: Natalia Streignard, Juan Pablo Raba, Hilda Abrahamz, Emma Rabbe
Votes: 592
13. Café con aroma de mujer (1993– )
60 min | Drama, Romance
Love story between Gaviota and Sebastian. Gaviota is a poor harvester and Sebastian comes from a rich Colombian family.
Stars: Salvatore Basile, Alberto León Jaramillo, Luz Dary Beltrán, Kenny Delgado
Votes: 730
14. Caminho das Índias (2009)
Adventure, Drama, Romance
The daughter of a traditional, rich Indian family falls in love for a Dalit, an "untouchable" man.
Stars: Juliana Paes, Laura Cardoso, Christiane Torloni, Tony Ramos
Votes: 864
15. Terra Nostra (1999–2000)
60 min | Drama, Romance
The love story of two young Italian immigrants who first meet on their way to Brazil at the end of the 18th century, but are separated after their ship docks.
Stars: Antônio Fagundes, Raul Cortez, Ana Paula Arósio, Thiago Lacerda
Votes: 793
16. El ultimo matrimonio feliz (2008– )
Drama
The difficulties of 6 married women.
Stars: Mile Vergara, Alejandra Borrero, Ricardo Vélez, Valerie Domínguez
Votes: 75
17. Until Money Do Us Part (2006– )
45 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After salespeople Rafael and Alejandra get into a car crash and their lives get mixed, they need to get the best of each other in order to survive their respective realities.
Stars: Marcela Carvajal, Roberto Cano, Víctor Hugo Cabrera, Katherine Porto
Votes: 320
18. Montecristo (I) (2006)
60 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
The story begins in 1995 as Santiago Díaz Herrera is hurt while fencing with his best friend Marco Lombardo. Marco wants to bring Santiago back to Buenos Aires but his father, Alberto, ... See full summary »
Stars: Pablo Echarri, Paola Krum, Joaquín Furriel, Viviana Saccone
Votes: 225
19. Los Roldán (2004–2005)
60 min | Comedy, Romance
Tito Roldán was a humble local supermarket driver in Argentina's countryside, when, one day, an elderly woman showed up where he was fishing, apparently trying to commit suicide. She had ... See full summary »
Stars: Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, Claribel Medina, Tomás Fonzi, Andrea Bonelli
Votes: 135
20. Pura sangre (2007)
45 min | Drama
Florencia and Eduardo have been in love since childhood. However, being separated by a malicious trick in middle of a conflict between two families; Eduardo, with the name of Marco, will return to take revenge and recover the love of Florencia.
Stars: Jason Chad Roth, Rafael Novoa, Marcela Mar, Kathy Sáenz
Votes: 161
21. Cristal (1985– )
60 min | Drama, Romance
A poor maid becomes pregnant and is fired and banished; with no job and no money to support herself and her baby girl, she leaves her in an orphanage. Years later she has become very rich ... See full summary »
Stars: Lupita Ferrer, Jeannette Rodríguez, Carlos Mata, Raúl Amundaray
Votes: 98
22. Topacio (1984–1985)
45 min | Drama, Romance
A poor young blind girl falls in love with a guy.
Stars: Víctor Cámara, Grecia Colmenares, Jeannette Rodríguez, Cecilia Villarreal
Votes: 85
23. Xica da Silva (1996–1998)
60 min | Drama, Romance
In the Brazil Colonial period, an intelligent, seductive and vengefully ruthless slave rises to become a practical queen when an important contractor falls for her, much for the anger of a woman obsessed with him.
Stars: Taís Araújo, Drica Moraes, Victor Wagner, Carlos Alberto
Votes: 435
24. Amor real (2003)
45 min | Drama, Romance
In 19th-century Mexico, Dr. Fuentes inherits a fortune and searches for a wife. His choice is Matilde Penalver y Beristain, from an aristocratic family whose fortune has waned.
Stars: Adela Noriega, Fernando Colunga, Mauricio Islas, Helena Rojo
Votes: 1,009
25. Rubí (2004)
TV-PG | 210 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
An ambitious woman of humble background and stunning beauty is determined to change her poor situation, using her seductive skills on a millionaire doctor.
Stars: Bárbara Mori, Eduardo Santamarina, Jacqueline Bracamontes, Paty Díaz
Votes: 2,526
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