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Azteca Sends New Telenovela to Venezuela

September 3, 2013

MEXICO CITY: Timeless Love (Vivir a Destiempo), the latest telenovela from Azteca, is slated to premiere tonight on Venezuela's Venevision. Timeless Love stars Edith Gonzalez, Humberto Zurita and Ramiro Fumazoni. The 150×1-hour series first began airing on Azteca in February. It is scheduled to debut on Venevision today at 10 p.m. …

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Venevision to Showcase Lucia’s Secrets

August 23, 2013

MIAMI: This year in Cannes Venevision plans to present Lucia’s Secrets (Los Secretos de Lucia), a telenovela led by Iran Castillo, Juan Pablo Raba, Lucia Reina and Miguel Gaitan. Lucia’s Secrets, produced by Venevision, follows the life of a woman who is suffering from amnesia. Other titles being offered by …

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Caracol’s The First Lady Heads to Armenia

August 8, 2013

BOGOTÁ: The First Lady, a telenovela produced by Caracol Television and distributed by Caracol TV Internacional, has premiered on Kentron TV in Armenia. The First Lady revolves around an ambitious small town woman who is determined to become a first lady. The cast is led by Karina Cruz, Christian Meier, Kathy …

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Brazil Avenue Continues to Travel Internationally

July 2, 2013

SÃO PAULO: Brazil Avenue has become Globo’s most internationally licensed telenovela, having sold into 106 countries in six months. The novela has been dubbed into 14 languages, including Russian, Greek, Polish and French. Brazil Avenue has now surpassed Globo’s previous licensing record holder, Shades of Sin, which sold into 100 …

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Univision’s tlnovelas Slates Televisa’s True Love

July 1, 2013

NEW YORK: Next week Univision’s tlnovelas network is set to premiere True Love (Amor Real), a popular Televisa telenovela that was first broadcast by Univision Network a decade ago. The cast of True Love is led by Mexico’s Adela Noriega and Fernando Colunga. The series, which takes place during the mid-1800s …

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Televisa to Broadcast Head Over Heels

July 1, 2013

MEXICO CITY: Televisa has unveiled its plans to replace The Lady from Vendaval with Head Over Heels, a love story starring Livia Brito, Juan Diego Covarrubias and Cynthia Klitbo. Produced by Lucero Suárez, Head Over Heels follows a woman’s romance with a man whose jealous twin brother tears them apart. When they …

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Televisa Adds Life of Lies to Lineup

May 29, 2013

MEXICO CITY: Life of Lies (Mentir para Vivir), an original story from producer Rosy Ocampo, is slated to replace Beautiful Love (Qué Bonito Amor) in Televisa’s 7:15 p.m. time slot. Filmed in the state of Sonora, Life of Lies stars Mayrín Villanueva, Diego Olivera, Altair Jarabo and David Zepeda. The show …

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Globo Finds Homes for Telenovelas in LatAm, Africa

May 15, 2013

SÃO PAULO: Globo has sold the telenovelas Sparkling Girls and Gabriela to multiple broadcasters in Latin America and Africa. The exhibition rights for Sparkling Girls have been picked up by NEXtv channel in Panama and STV in Mozambique. The show revolves around three housekeepers who become a successful musical trio. The …

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Telemundo Signs Exclusive Content Deal with TVN Chile

January 28, 2013

MIAMI: Telemundo Media has scored the exclusive rights in the U.S. and Mexico for TVN Chile’s entire library of novela scripts across all media platforms. Telemundo also renewed its global representation agreement with TVN for five years, extending their existing relationship. Telemundo gains access to TVN’s telenovela scripts to be …