María Ofelia Villenave Garza, known as Fernanda Villeli, (14 May 1921 – 1 February 2009) was a Mexican writer and activist, who was one of the major writers of telenovelas in Mexico. She wrote for series such as Aprendiendo a amar (1980), Extraños caminos del amor (1981), El maleficio (1983), La traición (1984) (with Carmen Daniels), Lo blanco y lo negro (1989), Al filo de la muerte (1991) (with Marcia Yance) and El diario de Daniela (1998/99) (with Marcela Fuentes Beráin).
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Release Date1979-02-12
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Destino is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carlos Sotomayor for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from May 21 to November 30, 1990. It is a remake of the 1976 telenovela Mundos Opuestos, originally produced by Ernesto Alonso. The story follows Cecilia Jiménez, a humble and kind young woman whose life changes after she witnesses the tragic death of a wealthy man's son. Her encounter with Claudio de la Mora leads her into a world of love, family conflicts, secrets, and revenge.
Release Date1990-05-21
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Release Date1986-03-21
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Episode Count130
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The title "Manana Sera Otro Dia" is the name of a Mexican telenovela. It began in 1976, with principal actors Jacqueline Andere and Eduardo Fajardo. The title in English means "Tomorrow will be another day", similar to Scarlett O'Hara's famous lines, optimistic of future victory, in the 1939 film Gone with the Wind. In the Spanish title, the accented word "será" is pronounced as "say-Rah" but often the word for day is not accented. The telenovela's runtime was 30 minutes, and it had 253 episodes. The TV series was produced in Mexico by Televisa S.A. de C.V. Viewers' reactions to the show have been highly favorable.
Release Date1976-06-11
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Release Date1989-10-16
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Living and working in the colorful neighborhood, La Lagunilla, two friends, Paloma and Laura, long for respective boyfriends and true love. Paloma, a law student and waitress, falls for Daniel, a wealthy doctor with a manipulative mother and a family filled with secrets. Laura finds love with Daniel's cousin, Raul, a business manager with his own complicated past.
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El diario de Daniela is a Mexican telenovela. It first aired on 1999, and starred Daniela Luján and Martín Ricca.
Release Date1998-11-30
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Episode Count100
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Release Date1983-03-23
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Beatriz is a respectable widow who, since her husband's death, has dedicated herself to raising her children, Vicky and Juanito, alongside her mother-in-law, Dona Emilia. Beatriz meets the powerful millionaire Enrique de Martino, who dazzles her with his attentions, and she agrees to marry him.
Release Date1983-02-07
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Episode Count160
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Release Date1981-04-27
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Episode Count209
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Al filo de la muerte is a Mexican telenovela produced by Emilio Larrosa for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from June 17, 1991, to February 21, 1992. Created by Fernanda Villeli and Marcia Yance, the telenovela stars Humberto Zurita and Gabriela Rivero. The story follows Tracy López, a young nurse living in Los Angeles whose life is turned upside down after she witnesses her boyfriend commit a murder. Placed in the Witness Protection Program under the new identity of Mariela Foret, she flees to Mexico City, where she begins working at a prestigious hospital. There she meets cardiologist Francisco Riquer, and despite their difficult first encounters, they fall in love while facing danger, revenge, and the lingering threat of Tracy's criminal past.
Release Date1991-06-17
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Release Date1984-10-29
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Episode Count120
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Azul is a Mexican telenovela produced by Pinkye Morris and Yuri Breña for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from January 8 to March 22, 1996. Directed by Roberto Gómez Fernández, the telenovela stars Kate del Castillo and Armando Araiza and features the famous orca Keiko in a central role. The story follows Alejandra, a young woman who works at the dolphinarium of an amusement park in Mexico City while studying nursing. Together with Enrique, the son of the park's owner, she fights to protect Keiko, a beloved orca, from a criminal plot. As their romance blossoms, they must overcome greed, corruption, and the exploitation of wildlife, highlighting themes of love, friendship, and environmental conservation.
Release Date1996-01-08
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La casa en la playa is a Mexican telenovela produced by Yuri Breña and Pinkye Morris for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from April 10 to July 7, 2000. The story follows the wealthy Villarreal family after the death of its patriarch, whose final wishes ignite conflicts over inheritance, power, and loyalty. As hidden secrets and old rivalries emerge, the family becomes entangled in a web of love, betrayal, ambition, and revenge.
Release Date2000-04-10
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Episode Count65
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Release Date1975-07-28
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Release Date1974-01-01
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La sonrisa del diablo is a Mexican telenovela produced by Ernesto Alonso for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from February 24 to July 31, 1992. It is the second adaptation of the 1970 telenovela of the same name, originally created by Luisa Xamar, and was adapted by Fernanda Villeli and Marcia Yance. The story follows Déborah San Román, a beautiful and ambitious young woman who stops at nothing to achieve wealth and power. After marrying a wealthy widower while secretly maintaining a relationship with her unscrupulous lover, she manipulates and betrays everyone around her. As her web of lies and crimes grows, love, honesty, and justice begin to threaten her ruthless ambitions.
Release Date1992-02-24
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Episode Count115
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Release Date1975-12-01
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Release Date1979-10-10
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Release Date1977-06-03
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Release Date1980-01-01
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Release Date1989-04-17
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Episode Count140
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El Derecho de Nacer is a Mexican telenovela that was produced by Televisa and broadcast on El Canal de las Estrellas from 5 February 2001 to 25 May 2001. A remake of the popular 1981 telenovela of the same name, it stars Kate del Castillo and Saúl Lisazo.
Release Date2001-02-05
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Episode Count80
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Release Date1980-07-21
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Episode Count200
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Release Date1989-09-11
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Senda Prohibida is the first telenovela produced in Mexico. It was shown from Monday to Friday between 1957 and 1958.cast by Silvia Derbez
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The story concerns a young woman named Elena who ascends from rags to riches when she inherits a substantial fortune; having no one else with whom she can share the monies, she invites her best friend, Clara, to move into her home and enjoy the wealth with her. All fares well until Elena falls in love with a male suitor - and thus threatens to jeopardize Clara's place in the household and her share of the spoils. Indignant, Clara vows to do everything in her power to prevent this new romance from blossoming.
Release Date1972-04-26
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The story of Nora, a poor but ambitious young woman, who uses her beauty to seduce a rich and married lawyer.
Release Date1961-04-06
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A mid-level government bureaucrat is forced to think hard about his ideas on governmental corruption and his own integrity.
Release Date1976-09-02
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Horror tv movie from Mexico
Release Date1983-09-30
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She's got a sugar-daddy paying her bills, and while she's stringing him along, she meets somebody her own age that she reallytruly falls in love. And it turns out he's the son of her rich dude.
Release Date1973-06-14
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Raul Araiza's chilling Spanish-language supernatural thriller tells the tale of two powerful beings, one good and one evil incarnate, fighting for control of Earth--and of a beautiful woman.
Release Date1986-10-01
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A woman has a premonition of her mother's brutal murder.
Release Date1980-03-06
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