World Screen

SÃO PAULO: Globo has licensed four of its novelas to Vietnamese channel Las Viet, including the International Emmy-winning Precious Pearl. The other titles are Helena’s Shadow, Brazil Avenue and The Life We Lead. All four will be dubbed in Vietnamese before airing on the female-skewing pay-TV channel on a special …

MIAMI: Uruguay’s Teledoce has nabbed Globo’s Precious Pearl, which last year won the International Emmy for best telenovela. The 110×1-hour novela is slated to air on the free-TV channel in the 7 p.m. time slot starting January 26. It replaces Caribbean Flower, another Globo title. The novela features a love …

SÃO PAULO: Later this month Globo is slated to highlight Brazil Avenue, a successful telenovela starring Débora Falabella (Little Missy) and Adriana Esteves (Belíssima), at NATPE. Brazil Avenue tells the story of a woman who is trying to regain control of her life, which was once ruined by her stepmother. …

MIAMI: The Venevision International telenovela El Talisman is slated to premiere on Indonesia’s TeleViva this week. Starring Blanca Soto, Rafael Novoa and Aaron Diaz, El Talisman tells the story of a romance faced with many obstacles. Lola Ponce, Sergio Reynoso, Marcela Mar, Julieta Rosen and Karyme Lozano also appear on the show. …

MEXICO CITY: Azteca’s La Teniente (The Lieutenant), an action drama, has made its debut on Mexico’s Azteca 7. The 24×1-hour series is about Lieutenant Roberta Ballesteros, a woman who is struggling to succeed in the male-dominated special forces unit of the navy. The show stars Maria Fernanda Yepes, Matias Novoa, Victor Gonzalez and …

MIAMI: The Talisman (El Talismán), a telenovela from Venevision Productions, is scheduled to debut on Israel’s Viva channel this week. Starring Blanca Soto, Rafael Novoa and Aaron Diaz, The Talisman follows a blooming romance faced with obstacles. Lola Ponce, Sergio Reynoso, Marcela Ma, Julieta Rosen and Karyme Lozano will also appear …

MIAMA: Venevision International’s telenovela Eva Luna is slated to premiere on Japan’s TBS Channel this weekend. A love story starring Blanca Soto and Guy Ecker, Eva Luna has already enjoyed success in parts of Asia, the Middle East, North America, Latin America and Europe. For its upcoming debut, TBS has dubbed …

SÃO PAULO: Irrational Heart, a telenovela from Globo TV, has been acquired by broadcasters in Venezuela and Colombia. The series was picked up by Venevision Plus in Venezuela and VMas TV in Colombia. Both channels are part of the Cisneros Group, which owns Venevision. Irrational Heart, about a struggle between two brothers, …

MIAMI: Production has commenced for Rosario, a new telenovela from Venevision Productions and Univision Studios. Rosario, starring Itahisa Machado, Lorena Rojas and Guy Ecker, centers on a woman who falls in love with the man her mother almost married before she was born. The original story was penned by Alex …

MEXICO CITY: The Televisa in-house production Amores Verdaderos has been set for a September launch, occupying the prime-time slot currently held by Abyss of Passion. The new novela is about a Mexican business woman, Victoria, whose life is accidentally saved by a field worker named José. As a reward, she …