World Screen

MIAMI: Venevision Productions, a Cisneros Media outfit, is set to begin production on the telenovela Voltea Pa’ Que Te Enamores. Nora Sanchez-Aleman, the writer behind hits like Eva Luna, adapted the novela from a story by playwright Monica Montañes. The production will follow a set of characters who are so …

SÃO PAULO: Brazil’s Globo has licensed its International Emmy-winning novela Side by Side into Mozambique, where it was picked up by free-to-air channel STV. The telenovela tells the story of Isabel (Camila Pitanga), the daughter of an ex-slave who falls in love with a capoeira player (Lázaro Ramos). She shares …

SÃO PAULO: Israel is the latest country to pick up Globo’s telenovela Brave Woman, slating the show for a fall premiere. The series is scheduled to air in October on the pay-TV network VIVA, which exclusively broadcasts telenovelas. The Glória Perez-penned show tells the story of a young woman who …

SÃO PAULO: Globo’s telenovela Tangled Hearts is slated to debut in Mongolia this summer. That country’s Enduteinment TV will air the show in June, broadcasting in voiceover in Mongolian. The comedic novela tells the story of six young people in São Paulo from different worlds and with different personalities who …

SÃO PAULO: Globo’s original production The Life We Lead has premiered in China, airing on Macau’s public TDM channel. The series tells the story of Ana (Fernanda Vasconcellos), a tennis player who falls into a coma and wakes up five years later to recover the life that carried on in …

MIAMI: Telemundo has granted NBC Entertainment an option to develop The Lord of the Skies (El Señor de los Cielos) and USA Network an option to develop the upcoming novela Woman of Steel (Mujer de Acero). The Lord of the Skies is inspired by true events. It tells the story …

BOGOTÁ: Caracol TV’s telenovela Made in Cartagena is set to debut in several African countries today. The Star Novela E1 network will broadcast the program across South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda. It will then air on the channel Monday through Fridays at 6 p.m. Caracol TV International …

SÃO PAULO: This year in Miami, Globo is slated to showcase Tangled Hearts, a romantic comedy telenovela, among other titles. Tangled Hearts focuses on a half dozen individuals who are interconnected to one another. The 120×45-minute series shows that although people are different, they are all looking for love and …

BOGOTÁ: The telenovela Beats of Love, Niche, produced by Caracol Television and distributed by Caracol TV Internacional, has landed in Ecuador. The novela airs on that country’s TC Television channel Monday through Friday at 8:45 p.m. It tells the story of Ivan, who dreams of becoming one of the best …

MIAMI: Pan-regional channel Pasiones is premiering two international telenovelas, the Korean title My Love from the Stars and the Brazilian production Caribbean Flower. My Love from the Stars tells the story of an alien who lands on Earth during the Joseon Dynasty in Korea and, 400 years later, falls in …