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After the Rebeca (Barbara) catches innocent Eduardo kissing his first love Fernanda, she sends him to a far away land. Years pass and tragedy brings him back, vengeance fills his heart ... See full summary »
An ambitious woman of humble background and stunning beauty is determined to change her poor situation, using her seductive skills on a millionaire doctor.
Sortilegio centers the life of Alejandro who comes back home after a terrible accident to find that he is married to Maria Jose, a poor and innocent girl who was lied to by Alejandro's ... See full summary »
Stars:
Jacqueline Bracamontes,
Héctor Sáez,
William Levy
Teresa is a young woman dominated by her greed. Her parents have made great sacrifices to give her a good, decent life, but Teresa wants more, a lot more.
After her fiancé Alonso leaves her at the alter, Valentina's life is turned upside down. She becomes a different woman and her new attitude sends her to the family's hacienda. There she ... See full summary »
An orphan girl finds her family and the love of her life, being one of the richest families in town. On her road to reunite with her family she will have to pass a lot of problems.
"To Hell with Handsome Men" An orphan girl (Milagros) who was born and raised in a convent must leave at the age of 18. Milagros starts to work at the Belmonte's mansion, as a maid for ... See full summary »
In 19th century Mexico, Dr. Manuel Fuentes Guerra inherits a fortune of his father, whom never wanted to recognize him as his son. Now turned into a millionaire gentleman, the doctor looks ... See full summary »
Stars:
Adela Noriega,
Fernando Colunga,
Mauricio Islas
A terrible tragedy puts an end to a group of friends' pleasure voyage. Maria hears a gunshot, and finds her friend Patricia dead, and, within her confusion, she picks up the gun. Maria is ... See full summary »
Stars:
Victoria Ruffo,
Jacqueline Andere,
Erik Corona
I watched this on DVD from the local public library. I was hoping I'd get a good understanding of the Mexican soap opera, but I see here that there's 170 episodes. I told a friend that the story moves along quickly--well it would, won't it, if well over a 100 hours had been distilled to 13 or 14 hours. I often felt like I was watching the Reader's Digest version of a soap opera, and found out I was indeed. So I'm guessing the pace is really like, say, a Korean drama-if one had watched the original "Destilando Amor" on broadcast TV.
I like the male and female leads well enough, they're likable characters. Yanez looks and acts like a Mexican Clark Kent in this yarn, causing me a few smirks.
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I watched this on DVD from the local public library. I was hoping I'd get a good understanding of the Mexican soap opera, but I see here that there's 170 episodes. I told a friend that the story moves along quickly--well it would, won't it, if well over a 100 hours had been distilled to 13 or 14 hours. I often felt like I was watching the Reader's Digest version of a soap opera, and found out I was indeed. So I'm guessing the pace is really like, say, a Korean drama-if one had watched the original "Destilando Amor" on broadcast TV.
I like the male and female leads well enough, they're likable characters. Yanez looks and acts like a Mexican Clark Kent in this yarn, causing me a few smirks.