The Most Popular Telenovelas of the 70's and 80's
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1. Los ricos también lloran (1979–1980)
PG | 20 min | Drama, Romance
Mariana Villareal (Castro) finds herself homeless after her father dies and her stepmother takes over their hacienda.
Stars: Verónica Castro, Rogelio Guerra, Augusto Benedico, Guillermo Capetillo
Votes: 429
2. Cuna de lobos (1986–1987)
30 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A mother's overbearing and unhealthy love for her only biological son will lead to the realization of a despicable plot that ends up ruining the lives of many individuals.
Stars: Diana Bracho, Gonzalo Vega, María Rubio, Alejandro Camacho
Votes: 343
3. Cristal (1985– )
60 min | Drama, Romance
A poor maid becomes pregnant and is fired and banished; with no job and no money to support herself and her baby girl, she leaves her in an orphanage. Years later she has become very rich ... See full summary »
Stars: Lupita Ferrer, Jeannette Rodríguez, Carlos Mata, Raúl Amundaray
Votes: 98
4. Bodas de odio (1983–1984)
Romance, Drama
Stars: Christian Bach, Frank Moro, Miguel Palmer, Magda Guzmán
Votes: 143
5. Teresa (1989–1991)
Drama, Romance
Teresa desperately seeks to escape poverty. Resentful of the miserable life that left her without her sister, she plans to use her beauty and intelligence as method to enter the luxurious world to which she so desperately wants to belong.
Stars: Patricia Pereyra, Héctor Gómez, Irma Dorantes, Laura Almela
Votes: 103
6. Mundo de juguete (1974–1977)
30 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
Stars: Sara García, Irma Lozano, Ricardo Blume, Graciela Mauri
Votes: 33
7. La gata (1970– )
Drama, Romance
Stars: Magda Guzmán, José Gálvez, María Rivas, Antonio Raxel
Votes: 8
8. Esmeralda (1970– )
Drama, Romance
Landowner Rodolfo Peñalver insists in bringing his pregnant wife Blanca to his hacienda. Blanca's pregnancy is high-risk since she's had previous miscarriages and is recovering from the ... See full summary »
Stars: José Bardina, Lupita Ferrer, Eva Blanco, Ada Riera
Votes: 22
9. El derecho de nacer (1981– )
Drama, Romance
To save Maria Elena's baby, Maria Elena's nanny has to -kidnap- him and take him far away to raise him.
Stars: Verónica Castro, Ignacio López Tarso, Sergio Jiménez, María Rubio
Votes: 80
10. La usurpadora (1971– )
Drama
Stars: Marina Baura, Raúl Amundaray, María Teresa Acosta, Maria Luisa Angulo
Votes: 13
11. Raquel (1973–1974)
Drama, Romance
Stars: Doris Wells, Raúl Amundaray, Cecilia Villarreal, Marita Capote
Votes: 8
12. Rina (1977–1978)
Drama, Romance
"Rina" is a macabre telenovela that tells the rags to riches story of a poor hunchback and destitute girl who sells straw dolls in the street and eventually comes to inherit a large house ... See full summary »
Stars: Ofelia Medina, Enrique Álvarez Félix, María Rubio, Carlos Ancira
Votes: 45
13. Viviana (1978– )
Drama, Romance
Stars: Lucía Méndez, Héctor Bonilla, Juan Ferrara, Maricruz Olivier
Votes: 23
14. El pecado de Oyuki (1988)
Adventure, Drama, Romance
Oyuki Ogino lives in a Japanese village in the early 1970s. She is a beautiful, honest, good woman whose beauty and physical attributes are used by her ambitious brother Yutaka Ogino, who exploits her and forces her to work as a Geisha.
Stars: Martha Roth, Jorge Martínez de Hoyos, Ana Martín, Salvador Sánchez
Votes: 56
15. Las amazonas (1985– )
60 min | Drama, Romance
Follows the life of Emiro Lizarraga, the owner of Amazonas, a farm. h
Stars: Hilda Carrero, Eduardo Serrano, Alba Roversi, Manuel Escolano
Votes: 36
16. Abigail (1988– )
60 min | Drama, Romance
'Abigail' is the story of the beautiful, troubled only daughter of a well-known businessman, a spoiled rich girl who falls in love with her literature professor at San Lazaro Prep School. ... See full summary »
Stars: Catherine Fulop, Fernando Carrillo, Hilda Abrahamz, Domingo Del Castillo
Votes: 61
17. La dama de rosa (1986–1987)
60 min | Drama, Romance
Gabriela Suarez, a theater student and cheerleader for a basketball team, begins a job at a carwash to help her family--her father has just died and she is the firstborn. The carwash is ... See full summary »
Stars: Jeannette Rodríguez, Carlos Mata, Miguel Alcántara, Juan Frankis
Votes: 58
18. Señora (1988–1995)
Drama, Romance
Although Eugenia Montiel was a minor when she committed a crime, she sits in prison for five years awaiting her judgment. She knows that the one responsible for her long imprisonment was ... See full summary »
Stars: Caridad Canelón, Maricarmen Regueiro, Carlos Mata, Flavio Caballero
Votes: 19
19. Simplemente María (1989–1990)
Drama, Romance
The innocent María López leaves her town, looking for a better economic future in Mexico City. She gets a job as a servant in the home of a wealthy family. María falls in love and gives up her employer's son and he leaves her pregnant.
Stars: Victoria Ruffo, Jaime Garza, Gabriela Goldsmith, Adriana Parra
Votes: 315
20. Colorina (1980–1981)
60 min | Drama, Romance
A millionaire man married to a sick woman falls in love with a famous cabaret artist.
Stars: Lucía Méndez, Enrique Álvarez Félix, Julissa, María Teresa Rivas
Votes: 77
21. Vivir un poco (1985–1986)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
A woman spends 20 years in Prison in a foreign country. Once she gets out, She finds out her children have been told a lie.
Stars: Rogelio Guerra, Angélica Aragón, Irma Lozano, Patricia Pereyra
Votes: 66
22. Leonela (1983– )
45 min | Drama, Romance
This is a Telenovela Venezuela about virgin bride-to-be Leonela Ferrari (Mayra Alexandra) getting ready to be married. One night she is the victim of a violent drunken man, Jorge Luis ... See full summary »
Stars: Mayra Alejandra, Flavio Caballero, Carlos Olivier, Hilda Abrahamz
Votes: 38
24. Una muchacha llamada Milagros (1973– )
Drama, Romance
Stars: José Bardina, Rebeca González, Haydée Balza, José Oliva
Votes: 15
25. Sacrificio de mujer (1972–1973)
Drama
Stars: Doris Wells, Raúl Amundaray, María Grazia Bianchi, Jorge Palacios
Votes: 5
26. Muchacha italiana viene a casarse (1971–1972)
Drama, Romance
Italian woman moves to Mexico to wed a man in an arrange marry.
Stars: Miguel Manzano, Silvia Pasquel, Angélica María, Ricardo Blume
Votes: 21
27. Quinceañera (1987–1988)
Romance
Maricruz and Beatriz are best friends although Beatriz comes from a wealthy family and Maricruz does not. Both are about to turn 15, an age when they will leave their childhood behind. ... See full summary »
Stars: Adela Noriega, Thalía, Blanca Sánchez, Jorge Lavat
Votes: 200
28. Elizabeth (1981– )
Drama, Romance
Stars: Caridad Canelón, Orlando Urdaneta, Hilda Vera, Laura Brey
Votes: 9
29. Estefanía (1979– )
60 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
This story of love, persecution and intrigue in the underground struggle against a dictatorship.
Stars: Pierina España, José Luis Rodríguez 'El Puma', Carlos Olivier, Gustavo Rodríguez
Votes: 26
30. Sweet Challenge (1988–1989)
Drama, Romance
Love story between a teacher and a student in a all-girls boarding school
Stars: Eduardo Yáñez, Adela Noriega, Enrique Lizalde, Sergio Kleiner
Votes: 48
31. De pura sangre (1985–1986)
Drama, Mystery, Romance
Stars: Humberto Zurita, Christian Bach, Enrique Álvarez Félix, Alicia Rodríguez
Votes: 56
32. Tú o nadie (1985)
60 min | Drama
A young woman gets involved in a feud between two brothers.
Stars: Lucía Méndez, Andrés García, Salvador Pineda, Ursula Prats
Votes: 157
33. La señorita Elena (1974– )
Drama, Romance
Stars: Ada Riera, José Luis Rodríguez 'El Puma', Chelo Rodríguez, Eva Blanco
Votes: 11
34. Pobre Clara (1975)
Drama, Romance
Stars: Ana Luisa Peluffo, Julio Alemán, Chela Castro, María Teresa Rivas
35. Rolando Rivas, taxista (1972–1973)
90 min | Drama, Romance
Stars: Arnaldo André, Miriam Antelo, Claudio García Satur, Carlos Artigas
Votes: 24
36. Isaura: Slave Girl (1976–1977)
26 min | Drama, History, Romance
The difficulties faced by a gentle-hearted young white slave targeted by the obsession of her lord in the Brazilian colonial period.
Stars: Rubens de Falco, Lucélia Santos, Gilberto Martinho, Markus Konká
Votes: 736
37. El camino secreto (1986–1987)
Drama, Mystery, Romance
Stars: Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Daniela Romo, Salvador Pineda, Carlos Ancira
Votes: 35
38. Yesenia (1970– )
Adventure, Drama, Romance
Stars: Fanny Cano, Jorge Lavat, Irma Lozano, Alicia Rodríguez
39. El maleficio (1983–1984)
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Beatriz is a widow who is dedicated to raising her children, Vicky and Juanito, along with her mother-in-law Doña Emilia. Beatriz marries Enrique, later discovering the satanic treatment that her husband has in exchange for money.
Stars: Jacqueline Andere, Ernesto Alonso, Humberto Zurita, Norma Herrera
Votes: 85
40. La indomable (1972– )
Drama, Romance
Stars: Marina Baura, Elio Rubens, Bárbara Teyde, Carlos Márquez
41. La italianita (1973– )
Drama, Romance
Stars: Marina Baura, Elio Rubens, Amalia Pérez Díaz, América Barrio
42. Peregrina (1973– )
60 min | Drama, Romance
Stars: Rebeca González, José Bardina, Renee de Pallas, Betty Ruth
Votes: 7
43. Doña Bárbara (1974– )
Drama
From beyond the Meta, from beyond the Cinaruco, from beyond the Cunaviche. From farther that too far, according to the llaneros from the Arauca. From there came Barbara. A woman of dark origins. This is her story.
Stars: Marina Baura, Elio Rubens, Marisela Berti, Enrique Benshimol
Votes: 12
44. El extraño Retorno de Diana Salazar (1988–1989)
60 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Diana Salazar is a woman who has been plagued all of her life with the ability to move things with her mind. Now, engaged to Dr. Omar Santelmo, she is having dreams about herself set in ... See full summary »
Stars: Lucía Méndez, Alma Muriel, Jorge Martínez, Alejandro Camacho
Votes: 154
45. Chispita (1982–1983)
22 min | Drama, Family
The story of an orphaned girl and her new life after she is adopted by a widower and joins his family.
Stars: Enrique Lizalde, Angélica Aragón, Lucero, Alma Delfina
Votes: 56
46. Carrusel (1989–1990)
45 min | Drama, Family
The differences between the upper and lower classes of Mexican society in an elementary school.
Stars: Gabriela Rivero, Augusto Benedico, Armando Calvo, Joseph Birch
Votes: 787
47. Natalia de 8 a 9 (1980– )
45 min | Drama, Romance
Stars: Marina Baura, Gustavo Rodríguez, Maria Conchita Alonso, Tatiana Capote
Votes: 8
48. Topacio (1984–1985)
45 min | Drama, Romance
A poor young blind girl falls in love with a guy.
Stars: Víctor Cámara, Grecia Colmenares, Jeannette Rodríguez, Cecilia Villarreal
Votes: 85
49. El hogar que yo robé (1981)
Action, Adventure, Family
Stars: Angélica María, Angélica Aragón, Juan Ferrara, Virginia Manzano
Votes: 14
50. Gabriel y Gabriela (1982–1983)
Romance
Stars: Liliana Abud, Jorge Rivero, Jorge Martínez de Hoyos, Ana Martín
Votes: 8
51. Monte Calvario (1986)
30 min | Drama, Romance
Stars: Edith González, Arturo Peniche, José Alonso, Ursula Prats
Votes: 23
52. Amor en silencio (1988)
Drama, Romance
Stars: Erika Buenfil, Arturo Peniche, Omar Fierro, Patricia Pereyra
Votes: 84
53. Emilia (1979– )
45 min | Drama, Romance
Stars: Eduardo Serrano, Hilda Carrero, Elluz Peraza, Renee de Pallas
Votes: 5
54. Rafaela (1977– )
Drama, Romance
Although she grew up in a humble environment, Rafaela became an educated young woman dedicated to the medical profession and helping others. In the hospital where she got a job, in addition... See full summary »
Stars: Chelo Rodríguez, Arnaldo André, Alma Ingianni, Ana Castell
Votes: 6
55. María del Mar (1978– )
Drama, Romance
Stars: Chelo Rodríguez, Arnaldo André, Hilda Carrero, Martín Lantigua
Votes: 6
56. La Zulianita (1977– )
Drama, Romance
Stars: Chelo Rodríguez, José Bardina, Lupita Ferrer, Renee de Pallas
Votes: 11
57. Mi amada Beatriz (1987– )
Drama, Romance
Stars: Catherine Fulop, Miguel Alcántara, Petite Kutlesa, Carlos Cámara Jr.
Votes: 10
58. La traición (1984–1985)
60 min | Action, Drama
Stars: Jorge Vargas, Helena Rojo, Sergio Jiménez, Gonzalo Vega
Votes: 11
59. La fiera (1983–1984)
Drama, Romance
Natalie is an uneducated girl, who manages to conquer the heart of Victor, her friend since childhood. Both have to face the opposition of society and especially Victor's parents.
Stars: Rocío Banquells, Isabela Corona, Angélica Aragón, Victoria Ruffo
Votes: 43
60. Soledad (1980–1981)
Drama, Romance
Stars: Edith González, Libertad Lamarque, Christian Bach, Héctor Bonilla
Votes: 12
61. Mariana de la noche (1975– )
Drama, Romance
Stars: Lupita Ferrer, José Bardina, Ivonne Attas, Enrique Alzugaray
Votes: 8
62. Cumbres borrascosas (1976– )
Drama, Romance
Mistreated foundling Heathcliff and his stepsister Catherine fall in love, but when she marries a wealthy man, he becomes obsessed with getting revenge, even well into the next generation.
Stars: José Bardina, Elluz Peraza, América Alonso, Caridad Canelón
Votes: 8
63. Carolina (1976–1977)
Drama
Stars: José Luis Rodríguez 'El Puma', Mayra Alejandra, Elisa Stella, Mimi Lazo
64. La doña (1972– )
Drama, Romance
Stars: Elio Rubens, Belén Díaz, Yolanda Méndez, Amalia Pérez Díaz
65. Laura y Virginia (1977– )
Drama, Romance
Stars: Mary Soliani, Luis Abreu, Eduardo Serrano, Eva Blanco
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