The 40 Greatest Telenovelas on Telemundo
by tbell1826 | created - 22 Oct 2011 | updated - 22 Oct 2011 | PublicA list of the best-loved novelas airing on Telemundo.
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1. Pasión de gavilanes (2003–2022)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Romance
Three brothers set out for vengeance when their little sister commits suicide because of her love gone wrong. The three handsome brothers' evil intentions are soon dispelled when their hatred turns to unexpected love.
Stars: Juan Alfonso Baptista, Paola Rey, Danna García, Mario Cimarro
Votes: 2,943
2. La Reina del Sur (2011– )
TV-MA | 378 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Teresa Mendoza returns to Mexico after 8 years to fight with Mexican drug dealers.
Stars: Kate del Castillo, Humberto Zurita, Alejandro Calva, Isabella Sierra
Votes: 3,427
3. Sin Senos No Hay Paraíso (2008– )
TV-MA | 45 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The tragic story of Catalina Santana whose ambition is so strong that she will risk her life, due to her obsession to have bigger breasts to attract drug lords and have all the luxuries in the world.
Stars: Carmen Villalobos, Catherine Siachoque, María Fernanda Yepes, Fabián Ríos
Votes: 800
4. ¿Dónde está Elisa? (2010)
42 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The Altamira family celebrate Mariuno's birthday. Elisa and her cousins ask for permission to go dancing at a new club in town.
Stars: Sonya Smith, Catherine Siachoque, Gabriel Porras, Jorge Luis Pila
Votes: 160
5. Alguien Te Mira (2010– )
TV-14 | Crime, Horror, Thriller
Mystery and drama surround the lives of four friends who, after witnessing a murder, get caught up in the midst of an investigation to find a serial killer who follows a set same modus ... See full summary »
Stars: Danna García, Christian Meier, Rafael Amaya, David Chocarro
Votes: 194
6. Doña Bárbara (2008–2009)
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A beautiful woman wants revenge twenty years after her lover's murder.
Stars: Edith González, Christian Meier, Genesis Rodriguez, Katie Barberi
Votes: 446
7. Open-Hearted (2010– )
Drama
Stars: Jorge Enrique Abello, Rafael Novoa, Verónica Orozco, Maria Cristina Pimiento
Votes: 89
8. El Cartel de los Sapos (2008)
TV-MA | Action, Crime, Drama
Two good friends join the underground world of drug trafficking to make quick money and improve their lifestyles.
Stars: Paulina Gálvez, Vivian Ossa, Jesus Chaver, Felipe Castilla
Votes: 893
9. Victorinos (2009– )
Action, Romance
Based on the novel "Cuando quiero llorar no lloro" of Miguel Otero Silva. Three men born in the same city, on the same date, at the same time and with the same name and with a curse that ... See full synopsis »
Stars: Mauricio Ochmann, Arap Bethke, Roberto Manrique, Piero Melotti
Votes: 84
10. La casa de al lado (2011–2012)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two well-heeled families living side by side become ensnared in a duplicitous, ever-deepening web of money, power, sex and murder.
Stars: Gabriel Porras, Wayne LeGette, Sarah Mintz, Miguel Varoni
Votes: 231
11. El Clon (2010)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama
El Clon (The Clone) is a Spanish-language telenovela released in 2010, produced by the US-based television network Telemundo, the Colombian network Caracol Television and the Brazilian network Globo.
Stars: Mauricio Ochmann, Sandra Echeverría, Luz Stella Luengas, Lucy Martínez
Votes: 481
12. Victoria (2007–2008)
45 min | Drama
At a couple's 25th-anniversary party, the wife discovers that her husband has been cheating on her with a younger woman for two years. As she starts her life over without her husband, she ... See full summary »
Stars: Victoria Ruffo, Mauricio Ochmann, Arturo Peniche, Ricardo Abarca
Votes: 266
13. Mi corazón insiste... en Lola Volcán (2011– )
Action, Crime, Drama
It tells the love story of Lola (Carmen Villalobos) and Andrés (Jencarlos Canela), two young people who have loved each other since they were children.
Stars: Jencarlos Canela, Carmen Villalobos, Carlos Torres, Paloma Marquez
Votes: 241
14. Flor Salvaje (2011– )
Drama
A young girl loses her mother and brother all in one day. Only to then be abandoned with her three younger sisters by her father. In order to take care of her sisters, she become a ... See full summary »
Stars: Mónica Spear, Tony Dalton, Roberto Manrique, Norkys Batista
Votes: 82
15. Dame Chocolate (2007– )
45 min | Drama
The Remingtons always depended on a native man named Juan to make the best chocolate. After his death, it's all up to his granddaughter Rosita, who demands love and respect as proper payment.
Stars: Carlos Ponce, Genesis Rodriguez, Kristina Lilley, María Antonieta de las Nieves
Votes: 329
16. El Cuerpo del Deseo (2005– )
45 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A man comes back from death only to discover dark secrets about his widow.
Stars: Wayne LeGette, Jimena Araya, Mario Cimarro, Lorena Rojas
Votes: 879
17. Pecados Ajenos (2007– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A dramatic story will be revealed to the viewers - Natalia and Adrian, whose love will be revived by the ashes of two failed marriages. On the one hand, Natalia desperately tries to get out... See full summary »
Stars: Lorena Rojas, Mauricio Islas, Catherine Siachoque, Lupita Ferrer
Votes: 98
18. Zorro: La Espada y La Rosa (2007)
45 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Don Diego de la Vega opposes the corrupt tyrants of Spanish California as the masked swordsman, Zorro.
Stars: Christian Meier, Marlene Favela, Arturo Peniche, Osvaldo Ríos
Votes: 672
19. Marina (2006– )
45 min | Drama, Romance
Set in Acapulco, the love story of Marina, a beautiful, sweet young woman who works as a tourist boat driver. Her simple life transforms when her mother dies unexpectedly and she inherits a large family fortune.
Stars: Mauricio Ochmann, Manolo Cardona, Sandra Echeverría, Aylín Mújica
Votes: 345
20. Tierra de Pasiones (2006– )
45 min | Drama, Romance
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, ... See full summary »
Stars: Saúl Lisazo, Gabriela Spanic, Héctor Suárez, Catherine Siachoque
Votes: 221
21. The Storm (2005–2006)
Drama, Romance, Thriller
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. There she ... See full summary »
Stars: Natalia Streignard, Christian Meier, Ricardo González, Natalia Giraldo
Votes: 365
22. Más sabe el diablo (2009–2010)
Drama
Poor man fall in love to a beautiful rich lawyer woman.
Stars: Roberto Mateos, Cindy Luna, Neal Kodinsky, Carlos Humberto Camacho
Votes: 562
23. Madre Luna (2007– )
45 min | Drama, Romance
This romantic melodrama features Alejandra Aguirre (Amparo Grisales), a gorgeous, tenacious woman with an amazingly well-preserved body. She grows rice in the rural town of Castellón-and ... See full summary »
Stars: Amparo Grisales, Michel Brown, Gabriel Porras, Alex Sirvent
Votes: 64
24. Perro Amor (2010– )
Drama
The story of two lovers: Antonio and Camila, who are cousins and have grown together, playing with each other's life and love. They became lovers, who find passion and love, as two feelings... See full summary »
Stars: Carlos Ponce, Ana Lucía Domínguez, Sarah Mintz, Khotan Fernandez
Votes: 140
25. Niños ricos, pobres padres (2009– )
45 min | Action, Romance
Alejandra, a beautiful 17-year-old immigrant, is forced to move with her mother from the United States to Colombia, South America and begin a new life. When they arrive, Alejandra and her ... See full summary »
Stars: Carmen Villalobos, Aylín Mújica, Fabiola Campomanes, Sebastian Caicedo
Votes: 104
26. La Traición (2008– )
45 min | Drama
This romantic saga features Hugo de Medina, a handsome, mysterious swordsman, with a reputation as a womanizer. His life crashes around him when he finds he suffers from catalepsy, an ... See full summary »
Stars: Rossana Fernández Maldonado, Luz Stella Luengas, Germán Rojas, Victoria Góngora
Votes: 221
27. La Viuda de Blanco (2006– )
46 min | Mystery, Romance
A mysterious woman arrives in the town of Trinidad looking for her past. After years of imprisonment for a crime she did not commit, the beautiful widow Alicia Guardiola returns to claim ... See full summary »
Stars: Itatí Cantoral, Francisco Gattorno, Zully Montero, Alejandro Felipe
Votes: 120
28. Los Herederos del Monte (2011– )
60 min | Drama
Stars: Marlene Favela, Mario Cimarro, Fabián Ríos, José Luis Reséndez
Votes: 176
29. Corazón Partido (2005– )
Drama
"Corazón Partido" tells the story of a young woman that returns to her country in search of the son that was tragically taken from her arms at birth. Of out the 25 million people that ... See full summary »
Stars: Danna García, José Ángel Llamas, Ximena Gonzalez-Rubio, Carlos Torrestorija
Votes: 60
30. Los Plateados (2005)
45 min | Action, Drama, Romance
This is a historical novel with its Roots in the beginning of XIX century. "Silverplated" were bandits who stole from the routes which transported silver to the states of Guanajuato and ... See full summary »
Stars: Humberto Zurita, Tamara Monserrat, Dominika Paleta, Mauricio Islas
Votes: 102
31. La Venganza (2002–2003)
45 min | Drama, Romance
Helena Fontana has a heart condition that claims her life after observing a scene between her husband Luis Miguel and her sister Grazzia at their wedding. Meanwhile, Valentina, a female ... See full summary »
Stars: Gabriela Spanic, José Ángel Llamas, Catherine Siachoque, Jorge Cao
Votes: 158
32. Amantes del Desierto (2001– )
44 min | Drama, Romance
A man and woman who love each other must confront the world in order to defend their feelings. Andrés Bustamante has been sentenced to 12 years in the gloomy cliff jail. Colonel Miguel ... See full summary »
Stars: Francisco Gattorno, Sarah Mintz, Roberto Escobar, Rolando Tarajano
Votes: 82
33. Prisionera (2004– )
60 min | Drama, Romance
Wrongfully accused of a crime she didn't commit, 15 yr old Guadalupe Santos is sentenced to 30 yrs in jail, while in jail she gives birth to a baby girl who is taken from her by her older ... See full summary »
Stars: Gabriela Spanic, Genesis Rodriguez, Gabriela Roel, Zully Montero
Votes: 318
34. Gitanas (2004–2005)
45 min | Romance
Gitana was a famous sopa opera that presented the life style of gypsies. Love triangles, the requirement of virgin women to get married and how the tribe is against everything related with ... See full summary »
Stars: Saúl Lisazo, Ana de la Reguera, Dolores Heredia, Manolo Cardona
Votes: 301
35. Amores de Mercado (2006–2007)
45 min | Drama, Romance
Amores De Mercado tells the story of Fernando (Mauricio Islas), an ambitious man who driven by greed will do the unimaginable to his own family, Lucia (Paola Rey), a woman in search of her ... See full summary »
Stars: Mauricio Islas, Paola Rey, Michel Brown, Ricardo Abarca
Votes: 143
36. El Rostro de Analía (2008–2009)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A killer, Analia is paid to kill a businesswoman, Mariana Montiel. After the car they were in gets off the road and burns to flames, two doctors find the body of Mariana and a photo of the ... See full summary »
Stars: Elizabeth Gutierrez, Martín Karpan, Sarah Mintz, Gabriel Porras
Votes: 622
37. El Fantasma de Elena (2010–2011)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Young and beautiful, Elena and her widowed father, Tomas manage a small but excellent hotel on the ocean shore in Key West. Raised in her father's shadow and shielded from the maternal side... See full summary »
Stars: Elizabeth Gutierrez, Segundo Cernadas, Ana Layevska, Elluz Peraza
Votes: 146
38. Daniela (2002)
60 min | Drama
Stars: Litzy, Rodrigo De la Rosa, Osvaldo Benavides, Ximena Gonzalez-Rubio
Votes: 40
39. Aurora (2010– )
Crime
Having been cryogenically frozen for 20 years, Aurora's heart torn between past and present : memories of an old love and chance of a new one.
Stars: Dennis Mencia, Patricio Doren, Santiago Lopez, Pablo Azar
Votes: 230
40. Learning to Love (2004– )
60 min | Drama, Romance
The Méndez family runs a cattle ranch and construction company. Milciades Contreras, a rival rancher, harbors enmity towards them after Isabel rejected his love, leading to his harassment of the family despite their peaceful stance.
Stars: Martín Karpan, Melvin Cabrera, Carolina Lizarazo, Ana Lucía Domínguez
Votes: 158
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