1. Emperatriz (Emperatriz)
Emperatriz is a Mexican telenovela produced by Fides Velasco for Azteca. It stars Gabriela Spanic as the title character, while Bernie Paz as the male lead. Other casts include Sergio de Bustamante, Julieta Egurrola, Adriana Louvier, Marimar Vega, Miriam Higareda, Alberto Guerra, Rafael Sanchez Navarro and Carmen Delgado. Omar Fierro made special appearance in the first five episodes, and later returns in the final part of the series. The filming process took place between 17 March 2011 - 30 September 2011. The series premiered on 5 April 2011, 19 days after filming the first scene, at 8:30pm, occupying Prófugas del Destino's slot, and ended on 8 November 2011. Emperatriz is also known as most selling telenovela of 2011.
It has an average vote of 8.2 on TMDB.
2. Esmeralda (Esmeralda)
Esmeralda is a telenovela that was released by Televisa in 1997. It is a remake of a 1970 Venezuelan telenovela of that same name, and was itself remade in Brazil in 2004. Another version is Topacio from Venezuela in 1984.</p><p></p><p>One of the most famous telenovela all the time.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
3. El premio mayor (El premio mayor)
(El premio mayor)
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
4. Cadenas de amargura (Cadenas de amargura)
After her parents death, the little Cecilia is under the care of her aunts: Natalia and Evangelina. Evangelina is a cruel woman who doesn't love the child and she treats her bad. Unlike Evangelina, Natalia is good and will help Cecilia because she is her real mother. She was seduced and got pregnant by Padre Julio. Evangelina hates Padre Julio because in the past he preferred Natalia to her. Many years later, there is a problem, because Evangelina doesn't want to give Cecilia money to attend the University. But Cecilia wins a grant and she can study now. She is engaged and wants to marry Giovanni, but Evangelina is against. She will poison him with a drink. Then Cecilia meets and falls in love with Gerardo, who is engaged to Sofia. Sofia's parents are Marta and Armando. Armando returns home after abandoning his family for many years. Marta has a romance with Manuel, but Sofia and Armando are opposed. Ines and Renato, who are Gerardo's parents, also are opposed to his romance with Cecilia. She breaks up the romance and goes to sor Angelina's nunnery to become a nun. Sonia and Roberto try to separate Gerardo from Cecilia. Then Cecilia finds out the truth about her birth and meets padre Julio. Natalia discovers that Evangelina tries to appropriate the whole patrimony of Cecilia and Evangelina kills her.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
5. Corona de lágrimas (Corona de lágrimas)
Corona de Lágrimas is a 2012 Mexican telenovela produced by José Alberto Castro for Televisa. It is a remake of Corona de Lágrimas, produced in 1965 and starring Prudencia Grifell and Jorge Lavat.</p><p></p><p>Victoria Ruffo, Africa Zavala and Mané de la Parra star as the protagonists, while Adriana Louvier, Ernesto Laguardia, Martha Julia and Alejandro Nones star as the antagonists.
It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.
6. La Hipocondriaca (La Hipocondríaca)
Diagnosed with a terminal illness, Macarena turns her chronic hypochondria into a quest for authenticity, even as her handsome doctor hides a secret.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
7. Las Vías del Amor (Las Vías del Amor)
Las Vías del Amor is a Mexican telenovela that aired on the Televisa channel in Mexico and Univision in the United States from 2002-2003.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
8. Wild Angel (Muñeca Brava)
An orphan who's working in a Mansion, falls in love with the owners' son.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
9. Los Parientes Pobres (Los Parientes Pobres)
Los Parientes Pobres is a telenovela made by Mexican TV network Televisa. It is a telenovela set in Mexico. This telenovela was broadcast in 1993.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
10. Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer
In 1970s NYC, the “Torso Killer” preys on women to fulfill his grotesque fantasies while eluding police. A docuseries dive into crime’s darkest places.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
11. 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.
12. Paquita la del Barrio (Paquita la del Barrio)
(Paquita la del Barrio)
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
13. Den of Wolves (Cuna de Lobos)
Cuna de lobos is a Mexican soap opera produced by Televisa and broadcast by Canal de las Estrellas in 1986 to 1987. The serial, about the struggle for power within a wealthy Mexican dynasty, was enormously popular in its native Mexico. It was also a hit in several foreign countries, including the United States, Germany and Australia.</p><p></p><p>The soap opera starring antagonistically María Rubio as the main villain interpreting the evil "Catalina Creel", with Gonzalo Vega, Diana Bracho, Alejandro Camacho and Rebecca Jones.
It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.
14. Call the Midwife
Drama following the lives of a group of midwives working in the poverty-stricken East End of London during the 1950s, based on the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
15. Sigo Te Amando (Sigo Te Amando)
(Sigo Te Amando)
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
16. Valiant Love (Amor Bravío)
Camila Monterde is a beautiful veterinarian whose life has been torn apart by a tragic accident in which her fiancé, Luis, was killed. Hoping to ease her depression, her uncle, Daniel Monterde, invites her to live at his ranch, where she can rest and recover while caring for the many animals he keeps there. Meanwhile, in Chile, Daniel Diaz suddenly receives a letter stating that he has come into a substantial inheritance and must travel to Mexico to claim it. Surprised and curious, he’s about to make the trip when a vicious lie disrupts his plans and lands him in prison, causing him to lose the inheritance and his family.</p><p></p><p>Deeply bitter and hungry for revenge, Daniel travels to Mexico determined to destroy the Monterde family, which he blames for his terrible misfortune. He takes a job at the Monterde ranch to be close to his prey. His vengeance is perfectly planned except for one unexpected development: he and Camila fall passionately in love and that changes everything.
It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.
17. El Privilegio de Amar X (El Privilegio de Amar)
El Privilegio de Amar is a Mexican telenovela. It was produced by Televisa and broadcast on El Canal de las Estrellas from 27 July 1998 through 26 February 1999. Starring Adela Noriega, René Strickler, Helena Rojo and Andrés García with the participation of leading actor Enrique Rocha and Cynthia Klitbo as the evil Tamara, who is the main villain. The telenovela tells the story of a fashion designer, Luciana, who begins searching for the daughter she abandoned years earlier, unaware the girl is none other than Cristina, a model in Luciana's fashion house who has fallen in love with Luciana's stepson.</p><p></p><p>El Privilegio de Amar is a remake of the 1985 Venezuelan novela, Cristal. The program aired weeknights at 9pm for 31 weeks, for a total of 155 episodes. El Privilegio de Amar is the highest-rated television program in Mexico to date, it registered an average of 34.8 percent of TV audience. The telenovela received TVyNovelas Award for Best Telenovela, in 1999.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
18. El secretario (El secretario)
(El secretario)
It has an average vote of 7.7 on TMDB.
19. Winter Sonata (겨울연가)
A woman, who is about to marry her longtime lover, encounters a man who looks just like her first love.
It has an average vote of 8.197 on TMDB.
20. Without Breasts There Is No Paradise (Sin Senos no hay Paraíso)
Sin Senos no hay Paraíso is a RTI Colombia–Telemundo remake and loose adaptation of the original Colombian series Sin Tetas No Hay Paraíso. The series is based on investigative journalist Gustavo Bolivar's debut novel and features an attractive young prostitute who desires to have massive breast implants in order to attract a rich cocaine smuggler. It is also based on a true story. The series premiered on June 16, 2008;
It has an average vote of 7.491 on TMDB.
