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Alma de Hierro is a 2008–2009 Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa. It is a remake of the Argentinian soap opera Son de Fierro, with the character's names rewritten and adapted to the Mexican audience. The main actors were Blanca Guerra, Alejandro Camacho, Christian Vega, Flavio Medina, Lisardo and Alejandra Barros, with Jorge Poza, Zuria Vega, Adamari López, Angelique Boyer, Eddy Vilard, Martha Julia and Luz María Aguilar playing supporting roles. The show earned 8 awards at the "TV y Novelas" award celebration, becoming the highest-awarded production of the 2009 season.
Pasión Prohibida is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by United States-based television network Telemundo Television Studios, Miami. It is a remake of the Turkish telenovela Aşk-ı Memnu by Ece Yörenç and Melek Gençoğlu. It has been adapted from Halit Ziya Uşaklıgil's novel Aşk-ı Memnu, published in 1900, but takes place in the modern-day Miami, instead of the novel's late 19th century setting. Jencarlos Canela and Mónica Spear starred as the protagonists.
María Alejandra Rivas Cavalier, a young aspiring surgeon with a prestigious family name, joins the highly regarded internship program at Santa María University Hospital. There, alongside a group of new friends and her relationship with renowned surgeon Andrés Guerra, she faces medical and personal challenges that shape her journey. Amid intriguing medical cases and the quest for her own path, the hospital becomes her new home and the stage where friendship, love, and sacrifice intertwine.
Lucas falls for a young Arab girl named Jade. She is caught between modern values and her Islamic upbringing. They separate and two decades pass. Then a strange turn of luck brings the pair together. Then Jade meets a clone, who is just like Lucas, but twenty years younger. She must choose between the man she loved and the memory she cherishes.
Cuando Seas Mia is a Mexican telenovela produced by TV Azteca. It was the second reunion for Silvia Navarro and Sergio Basañez as protagonists.
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.
"What Life Took From Me" is a Mexican telenovela produced by Angelli Nesma Medina for Televisa. It is a remake of Bodas de odio, produced by Ernesto Alonso in 1983. In 2003, "True Love", the first remake, was produced by Carla Estrada. Unlike Bodas de odio and "True Love", "What Life Took From Me" has been adapted to the present time.
A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and presented by Roald Dahl, the series featured a plethora of big name guest stars.
Maria Magdalena, a woman different than the others and capable of challenging a corrupt society completely dominated by men, is faced with evils and betrayals forcing her to escape her homeland and attempt to forget her past. On the verge of her death, she meets Jesus – a man who will teach her the true meaning of love, a love so pure she will regain her faith and will to live. She will transform from an excluded, outcast, and vilified woman to one of the most important disciples of the Nazarene prophet.
Danna Paola stars as Patito, Eleazar Gómez as Mateo, Violeta Isfel and Cynthia Klitbo, play antagonist roles as Antonella and Bianca. The telenovela features adult protagonists also, René Strickler and Vanessa Guzmán. It first aired on Sunday, 8 March 2009, as the first telenovela to debut on a Sunday in Mexico. After a year of success, becoming a major hit in Mexico, especially among children, its final episode was also on a Sunday, 7 March 2010.
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.
Meet the Duncans, a prominent family from Jamaica, Queens. By day, they’re an upstanding family; by night, they live a dangerous secret life.
A pair of scheming ex-lovers attempt to exploit others by using the power of seduction. TV adaptation of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos' classic 18th Century novel "Les Liaisons Dangereuses".
A heartbreaking story in which power, obsession, and desire will tragically mark the love between Paulina and Adrián who will fight for their love against all odds, even if it takes their life.
Having to serve a sentence for a murder she did not commit but took the blame for, a woman gives her baby to her sister to be raised without knowing the truth. 20 years later she is freed and try to be once again part of her life. But things get complicated when the daugther, Rosalinda, and Fernando, the son of the man that was killed, become close.
In the fictional small town of Avonlea, Prince Edward Island, in the early 20th century, 10-year-old Montreal heiress Sara Stanley is sent by her wealthy father to live with her two maiden aunts, Hetty and Olivia King, to be near her late mother's side of the family.
Corona de Lágrimas is a 2012 Mexican telenovela produced by José Alberto Castro for Televisa. It is a remake of Corona de Lágrimas, produced in 1965 and starring Prudencia Grifell and Jorge Lavat. Victoria Ruffo, Africa Zavala and Mané de la Parra star as the protagonists, while Adriana Louvier, Ernesto Laguardia, Martha Julia and Alejandro Nones star as the antagonists.
Mañana es para siempre is a Mexican telenovela that began airing on October 20, 2008 on XEW-TV, also known as Canal de las Estrellas. It is produced by the Televisa television network and is a production of Nicandro Díaz González. It stars Silvia Navarro as "Fernanda Elizalde", Fernando Colunga as "Franco Santoro and Eduardo Juarez" and Lucero as "Bárbara Greco" the main villain of the story. Its was one of the most popular soap operas in the history of Univision, its finale having been watched by over 11 million viewers, faring well against US mainstream shows. It is a remake of the 2007–2008 Colombian telenovela by RCN Pura Sangre, which starred Rafael Novoa, Marcela Mar and Kathy Saenz in the antagonic role.
Silk is a British television drama series produced by the BBC and first shown in 2011. Written by Peter Moffat, the series follows a set of barristers, and what they do to attain the rank of Queen's Counsel, known as 'taking silk'. Passionate defence barrister Martha Costello faces challenging cases and surprising clients, which test her faith in the criminal justice system. Gifted colleague Clive Reader is called to the bar with her. They work hard with pupils, Nick Slade and Niamh Cranitch, but ultimately only one can eventually be taken on as a member of chambers.
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.
