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Mexican telenovelas

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Adela Noriega

Adela Noriega (Adela Amalia Noriega Méndez, born 1969, Mexico City) is a Mexican telenovela actress, star of Quinceañera, María Isabel, El privilegio de amar, and Amor real, retired from television after Fuego en la sangre (2008), with her residence unconfirmed.

Amanecer (TV series)

Amanecer (2025) is a Mexican TelevisaUnivision telenovela produced by Juan Osorio, starring Fernando Colunga and Livia Brito, adapted from Monte Calvario and Delia Fiallo's La mujer que no podía amar; 80 episodes on Las Estrellas, July 7 to October 24, 2025, also on Univision and ViX.

Angelique Boyer

Angelique Boyer (Angelique Monique Paulette Boyer Rousseau), French-Mexican actress born 1988 in Saint-Claude, France; star of Mexican telenovelas Rebelde, Teresa, Tres veces Ana, Amar a muerte, and Doménica Montero; three-time TVyNovelas Best Lead Actress winner.

Bandidos (TV series)

Bandidos is a Mexican action-adventure comedy series released on Netflix in 2024, following a ragtag crew of bandits hunting a Mayan treasure no one has found.

Chespirito: Not Really on Purpose

Chespirito: Not Really on Purpose (Chespirito: Sin querer queriendo) is an eight-episode 2025 HBO Max biographical series about Mexican comedian Roberto Gómez Bolaños, written by his children and based on his 2012 memoir.

Christian Bach

Christian Bach (Adela Christian Bach Bottino, 1959-2019) was an Argentine-born actress and producer famous in Mexican telenovelas such as Bodas de odio, Encadenados, and La Patrona; she co-founded ZUBA Producciones with Humberto Zurita.

Club de Cuervos

Club de Cuervos is a Mexican comedydrama television series for Netflix, running from 2015 to 2019. It told the story of a family fighting for control of a local football team.

Con esa misma mirada

Con esa misma mirada (With That Same Look) is a Mexican ViX drama series (2025), Argos/TelevisaUnivision adaptation of Señora Isabel, starring Angélica Rivera, Diego Klein, and Iván Sánchez in three eight-episode seasons.

Corazón de Marruecos

Corazón de Marruecos (Heart of Morocco) is a Mexican TelevisaUnivision telenovela produced by Rosy Ocampo, a version of Muchacha italiana viene a casarse set between Morocco and Mexico, starring África Zavala and José Ron, premiering late 2026 on ViX and early 2027 on Las Estrellas.

Cuando fui bonita

Cuando fui bonita is a Mexican romantic comedy series produced by TelevisaUnivision, adapted from the 2015 South Korean drama She Was Pretty and starring Geraldine Galván.

Dark Desire (TV series)

Dark Desire (Oscuro deseo) is a Mexican Netflix erotic thriller created by Leticia López Margalli, starring Maite Perroni and Alejandro Speitzer; two seasons, 33 episodes, 2020-2022, 35 million accounts in 77 countries.

Diablo Guardián

Diablo Guardián, Xavier Velasco's 2003 Premio Alfaguara-winning novel about Violetta, a Mexican teen who flees to New York with stolen money, and its 2018 Amazon Prime Video series, the platform's first Mexican original.

Doménica Montero (2025 TV series)

Doménica Montero (2025) is a Mexican TelevisaUnivision telenovela starring Angelique Boyer and Marcus Ornellas, a reworking of Inés Rodena's radionovela La Dueña sharing its title with the 1978 version; it premiered on Univision December 8, 2025, set in Puebla.

El amor no tiene receta

El amor no tiene receta is a 2024 Mexican telenovela by Juan Osorio for TelevisaUnivision, starring Claudia Martín and Daniel Elbittar, 95 episodes, aired 19 February to 28 June 2024 on Las Estrellas.

El Chapo (TV series)

El Chapo (Univision/Netflix, 2017–2018) is a Spanish-language drama series in three seasons about Joaquín Guzmán Loera, created by Silvana Aguirre Zegarra and Carlos Contreras, starring Marco de la O, filmed in Colombia, covering 1985 to the 2017 extradition.

El Dragón: Return of a Warrior

El Dragón: Return of a Warrior (El dragón: El regreso de un guerrero) is a Mexican action-drama series from 2019 to 2021, starring Sebastián Rulli as heir to a drug cartel.

El precio de la fama

El precio de la fama is a 2026 ViX original Mexican drama-thriller series (8 episodes, TV-MA) created by Natasha Ybarra-Klor and Michelle Renaud, starring Eréndira Ibarra as telenovela actress Mía Moreno, framed for the death of influencer Renata Lezama; distinct from the 1987 telenovela of the same name.

El renacer de Luna

El Renacer de Luna (also El renacer de luna) is a 2026 Mexican TelevisaUnivision telenovela by producer Roy Rojas, airing on Las Estrellas at 6:30 p.m. from June 22 to October 9, 2026, with 80 episodes starring Marisol del Olmo, Matías Novoa, Marlene Favela and Flavio Medina, adapted from Félix B. Caignet's Morir para vivir.

Fernanda Castillo

Fernanda Castillo (María Fernanda Castillo García), Mexican actress born 1982 in Hermosillo, Sonora; known for Mónica Robles in El Señor de los Cielos, Férula in La casa de los espíritus (2026), and Diosa de Plata and Canacine awards. Not the Chilean Teatro Biobío director of the same name.

Fernando Colunga

Fernando Colunga Olivares (born 1966) is a Mexican telenovela actor known for María la del barrio, La usurpadora, Amor real, and Soy tu dueña; former civil engineering student, stunt double, later Netflix's El secreto de la familia Greco.

Gabriel Soto

Gabriel Soto Borja-Díaz is a popular Mexican actor born in 1975, who has been a leading man in Televisa telenovelas, starring in shows like La fuerza del destino.

Guardián de mi vida

Guardián de mi vida is a 2026 Mexican telenovela by Juan Osorio for TelevisaUnivision, starring Silvia Navarro, Daniel Arenas, Paulina Goto, and Diego Klein; a remake of Amor en custodia, aired on Univision, ViX, and Las Estrellas.

Hermanas, un amor compartido

Hermanas, un amor compartido is a 2026 Mexican telenovela by TelevisaUnivision, adapted from the Turkish Aglama Anne, produced by Silvia Cano, starring Adriana Louvier and Danna García as sisters fighting over daughter Aura, airing on Las Estrellas, ViX, and Univision.

High Heat

High Heat (Donde hubo fuego) is a 2022 Mexican Netflix action-drama series, 39 episodes, created by José Ignacio Valenzuela and produced by Argos, in which Poncho infiltrates a Mexico City fire station to solve his twin brother's murder.

Hotel todo incluido

Hotel todo incluido is a Mexican fantasy comedy series on ViX, a series extension of the 2023 film Infelices para siempre, starring José Eduardo Derbez, Sofía Castro, and Consuelo Duval; it premiered 28 August 2026, was filmed entirely in Bilbao, and is distinct from the unrelated 2013 Televisa sitcom of the same name.

Ingobernable

Ingobernable (Ungovernable) is a Mexican Netflix political thriller series (2017–2018), created by Epigmenio Ibarra, Verónica Velasco, and Natasha Ybarra-Klor, starring Kate del Castillo as first lady Emilia Urquiza, produced by Argos in two seasons of 27 episodes.

Itatí Cantoral

Itatí Cantoral Zucchi (born 1975, Mexico City), Mexican actress, daughter of composer Roberto Cantoral. Famous as villain Soraya Montenegro in María la del barrio and the 'Maldita lisiada' meme; acclaimed in the monologue Juicio a una zorra as Helen of Troy.

Jorge Salinas

Jorge Salinas (Jorge Salinas Pérez, born 1968, Mexico City) is a Mexican actor known for telenovela leads like Tres mujeres, Fuego en la sangre, Mi corazón es tuyo, plus films Sexo, pudor y lágrimas and Amores perros; a Spanish footballer shares the name.

José Ron

José Ron (born 1981, Guadalajara) is a Mexican telenovela actor, CEA Televisa graduate, star of Juro que te amo, Ringo, Te doy la vida, and Papás por conveniencia, and lead singer's bandmate in Koktel; distinct from baseball player José Rondón.

Juegos de amor y poder

Juegos de amor y poder is a 2025 Mexican TelevisaUnivision telenovela by Carlos Bardasano, remaking Chile's Juegos de Poder; 70 episodes starring Claudia Martín and Arap Bethke, aired on Univision and Las Estrellas.