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Mexican telenovelas

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La madrastra (2005 TV series)

La madrastra (The Stepmother), Televisa's 2005 Mexican telenovela with Victoria Ruffo and César Évora, adapted from Arturo Moya Grau: a wrongfully imprisoned woman returns as her own children's stepmother to find the killer of Patricia. Highest-rated Televisa telenovela of 2005.

La malquerida

La malquerida (2014) is a Mexican Televisa telenovela by producer José Alberto Castro, based on Jacinto Benavente's 1913 play, starring Victoria Ruffo, Ariadne Díaz, and Cristian Meier in a stepfather-stepdaughter love-triangle drama aired on Canal de las Estrellas from June 2, 2014, in 117 episodes.

La mujer del diablo

La mujer del diablo (The Devil's Woman) is a 2022–2023 Mexican ViX+ drama series by Leonardo Padrón, starring Carolina Miranda and José Ron as a teacher and an obsessed criminal in the fictional town of Villa Clara; distinct from a 1974 film of the same name.

La pícara soñadora (2026 TV series)

La pícara soñadora (2026) is a TelevisaUnivision M-Drama remake of the 1991 telenovela, starring Abril Di Yorio and Darío Duque, 21 episodes on Canal 5 and ViX from 24 August 2026.

La rosa de Guadalupe

La rosa de Guadalupe: Mexican Televisa anthology series created by Carlos Mercado Orduña, produced by Miguel Ángel Herros, airing since 5 February 2008 on Las Estrellas; stand-alone episodes end with a Virgen de Guadalupe miracle marked by a white rose; exported to 15 countries, over 1,970 episodes.

Las hijas de la señora García

Las hijas de la señora García (The Daughters of Mrs. García) is a 2024 Mexican telenovela by José Alberto Castro, adapting the Turkish Fazilet Hanım ve Kızları; stars María Sorté, Oka Giner, Ela Velden; aired Las Estrellas from November 2024 and Univision January to May 2025, reaching 10 million U.S. viewers.

List of Rebelde characters

Character list for Rebelde, the Mexican Televisa telenovela (2004–2006) set at Elite Way School: six leads (Mía, Roberta, Lupita, Miguel, Diego, Giovanni), the in-show band RBD, La Logia, and the 2022 Netflix reboot.

Lo que la vida me robó

Lo que la vida me robó (What Life Took from Me) is a 2013–2014 Televisa telenovela by Angelli Nesma, a modern-day remake of Bodas de odio, starring Angelique Boyer, Sebastián Rulli, and Luis Roberto Guzmán; it debuted at 20.0 rating and closed at 30.9 in Mexico.

Los encantos del sinvergüenza

Los encantos del sinvergüenza is a 2026 ViX original series adapted from Ángela Becerra's novel Memorias de un sinvergüenza de siete suelas, starring Manolo Cardona as dead seducer Francisco Valiente, with Carolina Miranda, Erick Elías, and Daniela Álvarez; 20 episodes, filmed in Colombia, premiered April 24, 2026.

Los hilos del pasado

Los hilos del pasado is a 2025 Mexican telenovela by José Alberto Castro for TelevisaUnivision, a remake of El privilegio de amar and Delia Fiallo's Cristal, starring Yadhira Carrillo as designer Carolina.

María la del Barrio

María la del Barrio is a 1995 Televisa telenovela starring Thalía, Fernando Colunga, and Itatí Cantoral as villain Soraya Montenegro, the third of the 'Marías' trilogy, adapted from Inés Rodena radionovelas, aired 1995–1996 with 184 episodes.

Mauricio Ochmann

Mauricio Ochmann (born 1977), Mexican-American actor and producer, star of Telemundo's El Señor de los Cielos and El Chema and of Mexican box-office hits A la Mala, Hazlo Como Hombre, and Ya Veremos.

Me atrevo a amarte

Me atrevo a amarte is a Mexican telenovela produced by Salvador Mejía for TelevisaUnivision, starring Kimberly Dos Ramos and Rodrigo Guirao, which premiered on Las Estrellas in 2025.

Mentiras, la serie

Mentiras, la serie (Prime Video, 2025) is a Mexican musical drama adapting José Manuel López Velarde's 2009 stage musical, directed by Gabriel Ripstein, starring Belinda, Mariana Treviño, Regina Blandón, Diana Bovio, and Luis Gerardo Méndez; distinct from the 2021 Spanish Antena 3 thriller of the same name.

Mi corazón es tuyo

Mi corazón es tuyo (My Heart Is Yours), Mexican Televisa telenovela by producer Juan Osorio, adapted from Spain's Ana y los siete; starring Silvia Navarro and Jorge Salinas, 177 episodes, 2014–2015, now streaming on ViX.

Mi rival (2026 TV series)

Mi rival (My Rival) is a 2026 TelevisaUnivision telenovela, distinct from the Chinese series My Rival in Love is Me: starring Sebastián Rulli, Alejandra Barros and Ela Velden, produced by Carmen Armendáriz, it aired on Univision from March 2 to May 14, 2026, and was the first telenovela filmed entirely in San Luis Potosí.

Monarca

Monarca is a Mexican Netflix drama series created by Diego Gutiérrez about the Carranza family's tequila empire, starring Irene Azuela, Juan Manuel Bernal, and Osvaldo Benavides; it ran two seasons (2019-2021, 18 episodes) before cancellation.

Polen

Polen is a Mexican psychological thriller series created by Luis Carlos Ávila, starring Ana Brenda Contreras, Tiago Correa, and Claudia Ramírez. It premiered on ViX on 6 March 2026 with 10 episodes about the poisoning of matriarch Beatriz Zamudio.

Rebelde

Rebelde (Mexican telenovela, Televisa 2004–2006), adaptation of Argentina's Rebelde Way; 440 episodes, six leads who formed RBD, 10 million albums, 65 countries, 2022 Netflix reboot.

Regalo de amor

Regalo de amor (Gift of Love) is a 2025 TelevisaUnivision Mexican telenovela adapted from the Turkish series Bir Küçük Gün Işığı, starring Alejandra Robles Gil and Chris Pazcal, produced by Silvia Cano, aired on Las Estrellas 23 June to 7 November 2025 in 100 one-hour episodes.

Rubí (2004 TV series)

Rubí (2004) is a Mexican Televisa telenovela, aired on Canal de las Estrellas from May 17 to October 22, 2004, in 115 episodes, starring Bárbara Mori as the ambitious antiheroine Rubí Pérez Ochoa, adapted by Ximena Suárez from Yolanda Vargas Dulché's comic, and remade in 2020 with Camila Sodi.

Sabor a ti (Mexican TV series)

Sabor a ti, entre historias y secretos: 2026 Mexican telenovela by Lucero Suárez for TelevisaUnivision, adapted from the 2000 Chilean original by José Ignacio Valenzuela; stars Eva Cedeño and Mario Morán in a vineyard mystery in Montealegre, airing at 8:30 p.m. on Las Estrellas.

Silvia Navarro

Silvia Navarro (Silvia Angélica Navarro Barva, born 1978, Irapuato) is a Mexican telenovela actress, distinct from Spanish handball goalkeeper and other namesakes. TV Azteca star from Perla (1998), then Televisa leads Mañana es para siempre and Mi corazón es tuyo, Telemundo's La suerte de Loli.

Tan cerca de ti, nace el amor

Tan cerca de ti, nace el amor is a 2026 Mexican telenovela by TelevisaUnivision, produced by Ignacio Sada and based on the Argentine Somos familia, starring Oka Giner and David Zepeda; 85 episodes, premiered on ViX May 1, 2026.

Te esperaba

Te esperaba: upcoming TelevisaUnivision telenovela (also Te Esperaba) produced by Silvia Cano, 85 episodes, starring Valentina Buzzurro and David Chocarro, adapted from a Filipino telenovela, premiering 1 February 2027 at 20:30 on Las Estrellas.

Teresa (2010 TV series)

Teresa (2010) is a Mexican Televisa telenovela, also known as Teresa (telenovela de 2010), a remake of the 1959 and 1989 versions, starring Angelique Boyer as an ambitious antiheroine; it ran 151 episodes and set a 2020 tlnovelas rerun record.

The Accident (Mexican TV series)

The Accident (Accidente) is a Mexican Netflix drama-thriller created by Leonardo Padrón, premiering 21 August 2024 with 10 episodes. A bouncy-castle accident at a child's birthday party kills three children, pitting four grieving families against each other; a six-episode second and final season arrived 10 December 2025.

The Dead Girls

The Dead Girls (Las muertas) is a 2025 Netflix Mexican miniseries by Luis Estrada, adapted from Ibargüengoitia's 1977 novel about the Baladro sisters, fictional versions of the serial-killer brothel owners Las Poquianchis.

The House of Flowers (TV series)

The House of Flowers (La casa de las flores) is a Mexican Netflix dark comedy-drama by Manolo Caro, 2018–2020, three seasons, about the de la Mora family's flower shop and cabaret; a noted "millennial telenovela".

Todavía te amo

Todavía te amo is a 2027 TelevisaUnivision telenovela by Carlos Bardasano, starring Scarlet Gruber and Brandon Peniche, adapting Delia Fiallo's Emilia for Mexico, premiering at 21:30 on Las Estrellas.