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Senora Acero 2014
Series
The adventures of Vicenta Acero, the feared coyote who now leads the dynasty of illicit dealings once under the control of her father.
The sides of Senora Acero
- A woman taking over her father's smuggling business
- Crossings at the border between Mexico and the US
- A feared woman boss in a world of men
Good for you if
- you like a woman rising in Mexico's criminal underworld.
- you like a telenovela full of betrayals and narrow escapes.
- you like love affairs tangled with the smuggling trade.
Bad for you if
- five seasons is too much for you.
- you can't stand shootouts and cartel killings.
About: power · loyalty · revenge
What is Fatmagul's Fault? 2010
Series
Fatmagul, a simple happy village girl, is violated by 4 drunk rich young men, the extreme hardship she faces forced to marry a rapist and the great remorse felt by others for their inaction when innocence was violated forms the story.
The sides of What is Fatmagul's Fault?
- A young village woman assaulted by four men
- A forced marriage to one of the men who was there
- A long fight for justice in court
Good for you if
- you like to be moved by a woman rebuilding her life after an assault.
- you like Fatmagül and Kerim slowly learning to trust each other.
- you want a story where rich families answer for what their sons did.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch a story built around rape and its aftermath.
- you won't read subtitles for a Turkish drama.
- you can't give dozens of evenings to episodes of an hour and a half.
About: justice · trauma · dignity · love

Teresa 2010
Series
Teresa Chavez is a young woman with an obsession for money and ambition. Despite her beauty and the fact that she was raised in the bosom of a loving family, she is resentful; her one desire is to leave her humble but poor neighbourhood.
The sides of Teresa
- A poor girl who wants out of her neighbourhood
- Love traded for money and status
- A Mexican telenovela
Good for you if
- you like following Teresa as she schemes her way up, even when you shouldn't root for her.
- you like love stories tangled up with ambition and betrayal.
- you like a story about what money does to a person.
Bad for you if
- the long run of a telenovela is too much for you.
About: ambition · social class · money

Pasión de Gavilanes 2003
Series
The Reyes-Elizondo's idyllic lives are shattered by a murder charge against Eric and León.
The sides of Pasión de Gavilanes
- Three brothers out to avenge their sister
- A rich family's three daughters
- Revenge that turns into love
Good for you if
- you like three brothers falling for the daughters of the family they came to punish.
- you like brothers who would do anything for each other.
- you like a murder charge hanging over a family's happy life.
Bad for you if
- a telenovela with so many episodes is too much for you.
About: revenge · forbidden love · brotherhood

Brazil Avenue 2012
Series
Brazil Avenue is a dynamic, lifelike, and modern telenovela that reveals how unrelenting ambition and inflicted cruelty can change a young girl’s destiny and lead her to seek revenge.
The sides of Brazil Avenue
- A girl abandoned at a garbage dump by her stepmother
- A cook hiding her identity to take revenge
- A football star's family in a Rio suburb
Good for you if
- you like a revenge plan that could fall apart at every turn.
- you like big family dinners where secrets are about to explode.
- you like a love story caught in the middle of a vendetta.
Bad for you if
- you can't commit to a daily telenovela that runs for months.
- you won't read subtitles in Portuguese.
About: revenge · betrayal · family secrets
El padrino II 1974
Película
Continuación de la saga de los Corleone con dos historias paralelas: la elección de Michael Corleone como jefe de los negocios familiares y los orígenes del patriarca, el ya fallecido Don Vito, primero en Sicilia y luego en Estados Unidos, donde, empezando desde abajo, llegó a ser un poderosísimo jefe de la mafia de Nueva York.
Las caras de El padrino II
- Un hijo al frente del negocio familiar
- Un joven padre que lo levanta en el viejo Nueva York
- La traición de un hermano
Buena para ti si
- te gusta una tragedia larga y paciente.
- te gustan dos grandes interpretaciones en dos épocas.
- te gusta una saga familiar oscura que no ofrece consuelo.
Mala para ti si
- más de tres horas es demasiado para una noche.
- no lees subtítulos. La historia del joven Vito está contada casi por completo en siciliano.
Temas: la familia · el poder · la soledad

La Reina del Sur 2011
Series
After years of blood, sweat and tears, a woman of humble origin ends up becoming a drug trafficking legend, with all that that means...
The sides of La Reina del Sur
- A young Mexican woman on the run
- A drug empire built across Spain
- A narco boyfriend's murder
Good for you if
- you like the world of cartels, smugglers and dirty money.
- you like rooting for Teresa Mendoza as she becomes a drug queen.
- you like a woman climbing a world run by men.
Bad for you if
- you can't sit through cartel killings.
About: survival · ambition · exile

Griselda Blanco: The Black Widow 2014
Series
La Viuda Negra is a 2014 Spanish-language telenovela produced by RTI Producciones and Televisa for United States-based television network Univisión and for Colombia-based television network Caracol Television. It is an adaptation of the book La patrona de Pablo Escobar de José Guarnizo based on history from Griselda Blanco.
The sides of Griselda Blanco: The Black Widow
- The rise of Colombian drug trafficker Griselda Blanco
- Cocaine routes between Medellín and Miami
- A telenovela based on a true story
Good for you if
- you like a cartel story told across years of a trafficker's life.
- you can follow a woman who rules through fear.
- you want a drama based on the real life of Griselda Blanco.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand shootings and killings on screen.
About: ambition · drug trafficking · motherhood

Café con Aroma de Mujer 1994
Series
Café con aroma de mujer is a 1994 Colombian telenovela, produced by then programming company RCN TV on state-owned Canal A. It was written and created by Fernando Gaitán. It was broadcast in several countries throughout Latin America, North America and Europe.
The sides of Café con Aroma de Mujer
- A young coffee picker called Gaviota
- The heir of a coffee-growing family
- Love across a class divide in Colombia
Good for you if
- you like a love story pulled apart by family, class and distance.
- you want to follow Gaviota through every heartbreak and comeback.
Bad for you if
- a 1990s TV soap feels dated to you.
About: love · social class · pride
Gomorrah 2014
Series
Based on Robert Saviano's bestselling book, this gritty Italian crime drama paints a portrait of the brutal Neapolitan crime organisation the Camorra, as seen through the eyes of Ciro Di Marzo, the obedient and self- confident right-hand man of the clan's godfather, Pietro Savastano.
The sides of Gomorrah
- The Camorra clans of Naples
- Ciro, the boss's loyal right hand
- Genny, the heir who wants his father's throne
Good for you if
- you want the drug trade of Naples seen from the inside.
- you like alliances where any meeting can end in a shooting.
- you like following Ciro and Genny though you shouldn't root for them.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand cold, frequent killings.
- you won't read subtitles for a series in Neapolitan.
- five seasons of this darkness is too much for you.
About: loyalty · betrayal · power · fathers and sons
Yellowstone 2018
Series
Follow the violent world of the Dutton family, who controls the largest contiguous ranch in the United States. Led by their patriarch John Dutton, the family defends their property against constant attack by land developers, an Indian reservation, and America’s first National Park.
The sides of Yellowstone
- The largest ranch in the United States
- John Dutton and his children
- A fight for land against developers and a reservation
Good for you if
- you like a family that fights developers, politicians and the reservation for every acre.
- you like John Dutton's children loving and hurting each other in equal measure.
- you like Montana mountains, horses and cattle drives.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand murders handled as ranch business.
- five seasons of family feuds is too much for you.
About: land · inheritance · loyalty · the West

The Magnificent Century 2011
Series
At the age of 26, when his reign began, Sultan Süleyman sought to build an empire more powerful than Alexander the Great and to render the Ottomans invincible. Throughout his 46-year reign, his fame as the greatest warrior and ruler of his age spreads both to the East and West. With his companion Pargalı İbrahim, Süleyman achieves great victories, and makes his name known in the Muslim World. Süleyman called İbrahim his brother, friend and advisor. The television series shows Süleyman's consolidation of his power: Pargalı İbrahim being grand minister of state, reinforcing the rule of law throughout the empire, meeting foreign diplomats, and preparing for military campaigns, all set against the backdrop of the tension between Christian Europe and the Ottoman Empire.
The sides of The Magnificent Century
- Sultan Süleyman building an empire
- A slave girl rising through the harem
- Ibrahim, the sultan's closest friend
Good for you if
- you like the Ottoman court of the 16th century in full costume.
- you like palace intrigue where every wife, vizier and son plays for power.
- you like the love story between Süleyman and Hürrem.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles for a Turkish series.
- four seasons of very long episodes is too much for you.
About: ambition · loyalty · jealousy · power

Rubí 2004
Series
Rubí Pérez is a very beautiful but poor woman who studies at an exclusive university thanks to the financial support from Cristina , her hard-working older sister. She is best friends with Maribel de la Fuente , a kind and wealthy young woman. Rubí is actually jealous of Maribel's social status while pitying her disability and dreams of marrying a rich man to leave poverty behind.
The sides of Rubí
- A poor, beautiful student who wants to marry rich
- A wealthy close friend she envies
- A love triangle built on lies
Good for you if
- you like following a heroine whose ambition has no limits.
- you like a telenovela love triangle full of betrayal.
Bad for you if
- you can't commit to the many episodes of a daily telenovela.
About: ambition · envy · money · love
El Señor de los Cielos 2013
Series
Set in the 1990s, these are the life and times of Amado Carrillo Fuentes, a man who became the head of the Juárez cartel. Nicknamed “El Señor de los Cielos” (Lord of the Skies) because of the large fleet of airplanes he used to transport drugs, he was also known for washing more than $200 million through Colombia to finance his huge fleet. He is described as the most powerful drug trafficker of his time.
The sides of El Señor de los Cielos
- A cartel boss who moves drugs by plane
- Mexico in the 1990s
- A family pulled into the business
Good for you if
- you like the logistics of a cartel, planes, runways and money laundering.
- you like a trafficker playing politicians, generals and rival bosses against each other.
- you like following Aurelio Casillas, a boss you shouldn't root for.
Bad for you if
- ten seasons of telenovela is too much for you.
- you can't stand constant shootouts and executions.
About: ambition · family · betrayal

El Capo 2009
Series
El Capo, the most wanted drug dealer in Mexico, has been intercepted while hiding with his trusted men, his wife and his lover. During his escape, he declares war on the government and his own past.
The sides of El Capo
- The most wanted drug lord in the country
- A wife and a lover on the run with him
- A war declared on the government
Good for you if
- you like a narco saga told from the boss's side.
- you can root for a drug lord at war with the state.
- you like a manhunt that never lets him rest.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand shootouts and cartel killings.
About: power · loyalty · betrayal

Rosario Tijeras 2010
Series
This is the story of the legendary Rosario Tijeras, the beautiful warrior from a slum who fell in love with Antonio and Emilio, two handsome and wealthy young men. Antonio, a young architect, desperately rushes the dying Rosario Tijeras to a nearby hospital. The beautiful Rosario has been shot four times by a hitman. While he waits for his beloved Rosario to be saved from her wounds, Antonio recalls how Rosario, a beautiful teenager, became the murderer Rosario Tijeras. And how he, a dashing young man, makes her his obsession. The woman of his dreams.
The sides of Rosario Tijeras
- A young woman from the slums who becomes a killer
- Two wealthy friends in love with her
- A hospital wait after she is shot
Good for you if
- you like a love triangle that turns into obsession.
- you like the story of a girl drawn into the violence of the slums.
- you like a long telenovela to follow night after night.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand shootings and killings.
About: obsession · poverty · revenge
Revenge 2011
Series
When Emily Thorne moves to the Hamptons, everyone wonders about the new girl, but she knows everything about them, including what they did to her family. Years ago, they took everything from her. Now, one by one, she's going to make them pay.
The sides of Revenge
- A young woman with a false name in the Hamptons
- A rich family who destroyed her father
- A list of people to make pay
Good for you if
- you like secret identities, fake deaths and betrayals every week.
- you want to root for Emily Thorne as she ruins people one by one.
- you like the cold war between Emily and Victoria Grayson.
Bad for you if
- four seasons is too much for you.
- you need a plot that stays believable.
About: revenge · betrayal · wealth

Sortilegio 2009
Series
María José is a simple small-town woman eagerly awaiting her wedding day to Alejandro Lombardo, unaware that her “Alejandro” is actually Bruno—the half-brother of the real Alejandro—who has inherited a vast fortune.
The sides of Sortilegio
- A small-town bride
- A groom who is not who he says
- Two half-brothers and a fortune
Good for you if
- you like a telenovela love story built on a lie.
- you like a fight over an inheritance between two half-brothers.
Bad for you if
- you can't commit to the long run of a daily telenovela.
- you roll your eyes at big melodramatic declarations.
About: deception · love · inheritance
The House of Flowers 2018
Series
A wealthy matriarch tries to maintain her family's facade of perfection after her husband's mistress exposes their dirty secrets.
The sides of The House of Flowers
- A wealthy Mexico City family and its flower shop
- A matriarch keeping up appearances
- A husband's mistress who exposes everything
Good for you if
- you like laughing at a family scandal that should be a tragedy.
- you like siblings, parents and secrets all tangled under one roof.
- you like Paulina de la Mora and her slow, unforgettable way of talking.
Bad for you if
- you want every twist to be believable.
About: appearances · secrets · family · identity
Heartland 2007
Series
Life is hard on the Flemings' ranch in the Alberta foothills where abused or neglected horses find refuge with a kind, hard-working family. Debts abound and the bank is about to foreclose. Can they keep the ranch running?
The sides of Heartland
- A family horse ranch in the Alberta foothills
- A teenage girl with a gift for healing horses
- A grandfather, two sisters and money troubles
Good for you if
- you want a gentle family show you can put on any evening.
- you like a grandfather and two sisters holding a ranch together after a loss.
- you love horses and wide open Alberta country.
Bad for you if
- you can't commit to twenty seasons.
- you roll your eyes at heartfelt family talks around the kitchen table.
About: grief · family · healing