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MEXICO CITY: This month Televisa is replacing the telenovela Crown of Tears with Wild at Heart in its 4 p.m. time slot. Set in Mexico, Wild at Heart features such themes as love, pride and power. The show focuses on the life Maricruz, a woman who lives on a ranch with …

MIAMI: Ultimo Año, a psychological thriller, is scheduled to debut on Viacom International Media Networks’ Tr3s Monday through Friday at 6 p.m. The 70-episode novela follows the conflict of two teenage boys who fall in love with the same girl. Produced by Argos Productions in Mexico, it stars Mauricio Hénao, Kendra …

MIAMI: This DISCOP West Asia Venevision International is set to highlight Lucia’s Secrets (Los Secretos de Lucia), a telenovela, among other titles. Lucia’s Secrets, starring Iran Castillo, Juan Pablo Raba, Lucia Reina and Miguel Gaitan, follows the life of a woman who is suffering from amnesia. The 80×45-minute show is produced by …

SÃO PAULO: Globo has sold the broadcast rights for The Enchanted Tale, a telenovela, to OSN in Dubai and CBC in Egypt. The Enchanted Tale follows the romance between the son of criminals and a princess, neither of whom are aware of their origins. Among the show’s stars are Bianca …

SÃO PAULO: Costa Rica’s Teletica has picked up the rights for Brazil Avenue, a successful telenovela from Globo. Written by João Emanuel Carneiro, who penned Shades of Sin, Brazil Avenue revolves around a young woman who is trying to reestablish the life that her evil stepmother ruined when she was a child. The …

SÃO PAULO: The successful Globo telenovelas The Life We Lead and Brazil Avenue are set to air on the Cisneros Group’s Venevision Plus cable channel in Venezuela. The Life We Lead focuses on a tennis player who wakes up from a coma after five years. The show was recently picked …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …