These Are the Absolute Best Telenovelas of All Time
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- 27 Jan 2022
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Honestly, who doesn’t have a soft spot for long-lost evil twins, dreamy trophy husbands, fictional drug lords, sudden fortunes, monumental failures, and truly mind-blowing survival acts (shout-out to leading lady Rubí who literally falls down an entire flight of stairs into a glass table and survives) Let us all take a moment to appreciate the one and only telenovela, which brings you all of this and more. Because regardless of their believability, you can’t help but get sucked in. So without further ado, here are the best telenovelas of all time.
Yes. Of all time, which means they’re not all available for streaming rn. Get ready to pop the popcorn, brew up that hot cafecito, and settle into the d-r-a-m-a, because you know a quality novela is nothing if not ~juicy~.
Teresa
Teresa is a beautiful teenage girl desperate to be rich by any means, which obviously means that no one is safe from her trickery and deceit. And we mean no one, not even her family, friends, or various lovers. Her quest for riches starts with good intentions— she’s desperate to get out of poverty after her little sister Rosa dies of heart disease, blaming her parents lack of money and looking to save herself. But as we all know, the road to Hell is paved with Good Intentions™.
Rebelde
If you’re obsessed with Elite (along with the rest of the world), then you can think of Rebelde as a way less intense early 2000s version of it. It’s a remake of the Argentinian series Rebelde Way, and it’s set in an *ahem* elite boarding school. The show follows the relationships of a group of wealthy and scholarship students who, in true Breakfast Club fashion, join together despite their differences and start a pop band. Oh, and another fun thing: They all dress like they’re about to star in a Britney Spears music video. It’s truly amazing.
Marina
Marina is the story of a girl who loses her mother and gets neglected by her rich father. Left in the care of her uncle, who was madly in love with her mother, Marina meets her future husband, who is married at the time. Thus ensues, in true telenovela fashion, a wild and crazy love triangle with many, many twists and turns. It’s ultimately a love story, as all of these are, but not without attempted kidnappings and ex-lovers throwing themselves off of cliffs, of course.
Cuidado con el ángel
Maite Perroni and William Levy star in this classic, slightly supernatural love story about a girl named Marichuy and her guardian angel. Marichuy runs away from the orphanage she grew up in to start a life on the streets, but is snatched up by Juan Michel, a criminal rehabilitator and psychiatrist, who sends her to live with what is later revealed to be her biological father. There's love triangles! Crime! Several shirtless scenes of William Levy! What a ride.
Triunfo Del Amor
Maite Perroni and William Levy star again in this classic love story about a young girl (Maria) who grew up estranged from her mother (Victoria), but reunites with her again under less than stellar circumstances (she unknowingly joins her fashion house as an aspiring model). Max (yes, William Levy) is one of her mother’s models, but he’s absolutely smitten with Maria, much to Victoria’s dismay. And, of course, it’s not a soap opera without someone’s mother trying to break up a relationship— so this time, it’s Victoria, and Max’s ex-girlfriend, doing the scheming. Is that enough drama for you? Well here’s some more: Maria has no idea Victoria is her mother, and finds out in the most dramatic way when she gets diagnosed with Phase 1 of a deadly virus.
Corazon Salvaje
This is a novela we can’t even believe exists. Translating literally to "Wild Heart," Corazon Salvaje is one of the wildest love stories ever to grace Spanish television— a double love triangle between two sets of siblings. We won’t give too much away, but just know: it's one of the most memorable novelas out there and you just might finish the whole thing in a few days. Read More…
