1. I am Betty, the Ugly one (Yo soy Betty, la fea)
Taking place mainly in Bogotá, Colombia, Betty La Fea is essentially a Cinderella comedy about the rise of poor, ugly 'Betty' Pinzón and the fall of rich, handsome Armando Mendoza. Armando is a very incompetent playboy with a scheme to turn a huge profit as the new President of Eco Moda, a famous clothing manufacturing company, but his scheme is doomed because of his faulty mathematics. Because Betty, his secretary , is in love with him, she helps Armando deceive the Board of Directors as he loses money and brings the company to ruin.</p><p></p><p>Betty, la Fea is arguably the most successful telenovela of all time and one of the most popular television shows in the world. It is the first telenovela to have been remade worldwide and has been regarded as bringing the telenovela to new levels of success.
It has an average vote of 8.351 on TMDB.
2. Stolen Away (Perdida)
Searching for his kidnapped daughter, Antonio sets off a series of events affecting scores of people when he maneuvers to be sent to prison in Colombia.
It has an average vote of 6.979 on TMDB.
3. El extraño retorno de Diana Salazar (El extraño retorno de Diana Salazar)
El extraño retorno de Diana Salazar is a 1988 Mexican telenovela starring Lucía Méndez and Jorge Martinez. It is an unusual example of a telenovela which addresses supernatural topics.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
4. En Los Tacones De Eva
(En Los Tacones De Eva)
It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.
5. Corazón salvaje (Corazón salvaje)
A telenovela that dramatizes the romances and rivalries between two brothers and two sisters in Mexico between the years 1885 and 1900.
It has an average vote of 7.87 on TMDB.
6. Una familia con suerte (Una familia con suerte)
A Mexican telenovela based on the Argentinean telenovela Los Roldán.
It has an average vote of 7.7 on TMDB.
7. Queen of Hearts (Reina de Corazones)
Reina Ortiz will suffer an accident that will cause her to forget the last eight years of her life, in which she became the wife of tycoon Victor de Rosas, Clara's mother and the owner of the most famous bridal atelier in Las Vegas. She doesn’t even remember the happiest moment of her life; when she fell in love with Nicolas Nuñez. Now Reina, who feels she doesn’t belong to this world of luxury and power, will strive to discover her own truth. Meanwhile, Nicolas is working for the secret service under a new identity as Javier Bolivar, is seeking revenge after Estefania Perez made him believe Reina and Victor were responsible for his unjust imprisonment. Entangled in secrets, tricks and deceptions in a double life of gamble under the framework of gold and precious stones trafficking, Nicolas and Reina will fight for the only thing they cannot leave to chance, their love.
It has an average vote of 7.9 on TMDB.
8. Por ella soy Eva (Por ella soy Eva)
Por Ella Soy Eva is a Mexican soap opera produced by Rosy Ocampo for Televisa based on the Colombian soap opera En los tacones de Eva. Jaime Camil and Lucero starred as main protagonists, while Mariana Seoane and Marcelo Córdoba starred as the main antagonists.</p><p></p><p>"The Best Telenovela of the Year 2013."
It has an average vote of 7.85 on TMDB.
9. The Usurper (La Usurpadora)
A humble young woman allows herself be manipulated by her twin sister to replace her so she can leave with another man.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
10. Distilling Love (Destilando amor)
Destilando Amor is a 2007 Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa and Nicandro Díaz. It stars Angélica Rivera and Eduardo Yáñez as the main protagonists and was set primarily in Tequila, Jalisco. It is a remake of the 1994 Colombian telenovela Café, con aroma de mujer, and was nominated for twelve Premios TVyNovelas of which it won ten including Best Telenovela of the Year.
It has an average vote of 7.605 on TMDB.
11. The Mafia Dolls (Las muñecas de la mafia)
Las Muñecas De La Mafia is a 2009 Colombian telenovela produced by BE-TV and broadcast by Caracol TV. It's based on Juan Camilo Ferrand and Andres Lopez's book "Las Fantásticas". They also wrote the scripts for the television series. The telenovela will debut soon on the Telefutura Network. Series debuted on May 3, 2010 after the Vecinos finale. The show ended July 2010 in the U.S.</p><p></p><p>It talks about the story of Brenda, Olivia, Violeta, Renata and Pamela. They get into trouble throughout the series because they get involved with some mafia guys from "El Carmen" in Colombia.They all have sad endings. Pamela immigrates, at the end of the story, to the United States of America to try to get away from trouble and be close to her father, who was a pilot and end up in jail because he was captured by DEA taking cocaine to U.S in a plain, and ends up as a maid but tells Brenda she is happy and having a great life. Olivia ends up in jail for having a fake wedding with a Braulio Bermudez and getting some of his properties. Violeta dies when the two mafia opposite sides were going to end a war that was going on in between them.Renata also dies because she was force by erick, to pay money she owe him, to carry drugs in her stomach to the United States and no one of her loved ones knew because she had no identification on her. Brenda ends up being pregnant by Braulio, she never saw him again, because he was taken to an US jail. This is a very exiting story to see and it shows how easy life is never a good choice, might be nice and easy at the beginning but some day all ends.
It has an average vote of 7.432 on TMDB.
12. Wounded Love (Vatanım Sensin)
Azize finds herself with her 3 children and mother-in-law in a difficult fight. She raises her children while fighting the difficulties of the war period and her husband's absence whom she loves more than anything. It's about war, love, greed, treason and sacrifice.
It has an average vote of 7.8 on TMDB.
13. The Whispers
We love to play games with our children. But what happens when someone else starts to play with them too? Someone we don't know. Can't see. Can't hear. In The Whispers, someone or something -- is manipulating the ones we love most to accomplish the unthinkable. An unseen alien force has figured this human weakness out. They have invaded earth and are using our most unlikely resource to achieve world domination – our children.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
14. Filled With Love (Llena de amor)
Llena de amor is a Mexican Spanish-language soap opera, produced by Televisa, that began airing in 2010. It is a remake of the 2002–2003 Venezuelan telenovela Mi Gorda Bella, which itself was inspired by the 1999–2001 Colombian telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea.</p><p></p><p>Llena de amor is about Marianela, an overweight girl, played by Ariadne Díaz, who is caught up in a set of family intrigues when she moves in with her aunt and uncle after becoming an orphan. The show premiered on May 3, 2010 in Mexico. It is produced by Angelli Nesma Medina. It formally aired in the United States on Univision at 7pm/6pm central from August 9, 2010 to April 19, 2011, replacing Mi Pecado.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
15. I Am Weasel
The adventures of the noble, generous, intelligent and good-at-everything I.M. Weasel, who must compete once again with his arch-enemy, the bumbling, brainless and utterly talentless I.R. Baboon.
It has an average vote of 7.175 on TMDB.
16. Challenger: The Final Flight
Engineers, officials and the crew members' families provide their perspective on the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster and its aftermath.
It has an average vote of 7.077 on TMDB.
17. La Pícara Soñadora (La Pícara Soñadora)
La Pícara Soñadora is a Mexican telenovela shown in 1991, based on a 1956 Argentine film of the same name directed by Ernesto Arancibia. This telenovela contains 80 episodes and stars Dina de Marco, Irán Eory, Eduardo Palomo, and Mariana Levy.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
18. Loot
After divorcing her husband of 20 years, Molly Novak must figure out what to do with her $87 billion settlement. She decides to reengage with her charitable foundation and reconnect with the real world—finding herself along the way.
It has an average vote of 6.956 on TMDB.
19. Juana la virgen (Juana la virgen)
Juana la Virgen is Venezuelan telenovela written by Perla Farias and Irene Calcaño Cristina Policastro Basilio Alvarez, German Aponte and Julio Cesar Marmol Jr. and directed by Perla Farias and Tony Rodrigues. It is distributed by RCTV International all over the world.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
20. Mr. Iglesias
Hilarious high school teacher Gabriel Iglesias tries to make a difference in the lives of some smart but underperforming students at his alma mater.
It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.
