Telefe Presents ATF Highlights

BUENOS AIRES: Among the titles Telefe International will be presenting at the Asia Television Forum (ATF) are the entertainment format Just in Time and the telenovela Legacy of Passion.

Just in Time tests the skills of participants across a series of original games. The romantic comedy Botineras looks inside the world of Argentine football, the life of the players’ wives, the girls who are seeking to change their lives becoming rich and famous through football players. The telenovela Legacy of Passion tells the story of two brothers who are fighting for their father’s inheritance and the love of the same woman.

Also on offer from Telefe is the hit romantic comedy The Successful Mr. and Mrs. Pells. It is the story of a failed actor who is secretly hired to live the life of the most famous and influential host of the country. The original has been sold to more than 20 countries and its format has been adapted in territories such as Mexico, Chile and Ecuador and is under development in, among others, Poland, Russia and the U.S. In the teen telenovela category is Teenangles, back for a third season.

Somebody to Love is a dating show, which has an online component as well. The participants expose their life stories and a panel of professionals guide them to the right decision on who to select as their potential mate. There is also the series Countdown, in its third season. The stories in Countdown take place in real time and feature different people facing turning points in their lives.

A further novela offering from Telefe is Taking Lives, a love story set against the background of human trafficking. Don Juan and his Fairy Ladyoffers 238 hour-long episodes that follow the love story between an incorrigible seducer and a simple girl. Rounding out the slate is Trick and Treat with the Magic Hands, which features a pair of hands performing magic tricks across short episodes.