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SÃO PAULO: Brazil’s Globo is heading to NATPE later this month with Boogie Oogie, a telenovela set during the disco era. Set in the late ’70s, the love story follows two young women from opposing classes who compete for the same man. What the women don’t know, however, is that …

MIAMI: Next week, Univision is set to debut the Televisa production May God Forgive You, a prime-time novela about secrets and sins. Shot on location throughout Mexico, the title is the story of Renata (Rebecca Jones), a young woman from a wealthy family who falls in love with the foreman …

SÃO PAULO: The Globo telenovelas Trail of Lies and Side by Side are due to premiere in Mozambique, where they’ll air on the Soico network. Trail of Lies is about a strong-willed woman whose baby is abducted by her own brother in a plan to inherit the family fortune. That …

MEXICO CITY: Azteca, Astro and Global Station have teamed up for the co-production of a local version of the successful telenovela A Love to Remember (Siempre Tuya) in Malaysia. Azteca's A Love to Remember tells the story of a woman who must overcome a variety of obstacles in order to …

SÃO PAULO: The Philippines' free-to-air channel ABS-CBN has picked up The Life We Lead from Globo, marking the country's first telenovela from the Brazilian outfit. Starring Fernanda Vasconcellos (Pages of Life), The Life We Lead centers on a woman who is attempting to put her life back together after recovering …

NEW YORK: Univision Network is set to premiere its latest telenovela, The Bad Mistress (La malquerida), later this month. The novela will debut August 25 at 10 p.m. and will air Monday to Friday in the same time slot. It tells the story of a love triangle between a mother …

BOGOTÁ: El Salvador has picked up Caracol TV Internacional’s telenovela The Sweetest Love, which airs on Channel 4 TCS. The network broadcasts the 124×1-hour novela Monday to Friday at 6 p.m. Starring Andrés Sandoval and Venezuelan actress Marianela González, the novela tracks the relationship between a speed lover (Sandoval) who …

SÃO PAULO: Globo’s telenovela Caribbean Flower has landed in Central Europe, where it’s been picked up for broadcast in Hungary. Nominated for a 2013 International Emmy Award, the novela follows a couple in love since childhood, but who see everything change when they’re betrayed by a false friend. The title …

SÃO PAULO: Indonesian channel Kompas TV has picked up the rights for three Globo novelas, to air on the network as dubbed versions. The Life We Lead, the first of those titles, is set for broadcast on August 25. The novela tells the story of a promising tennis player who …

SÃO PAULO: Globo’s International Emmy-winning telenovela Side by Side has landed in Costa Rica, airing on the Teletica network. The Brazilian novela premiered July 28 and airs in the 1:20 p.m. time slot. It tells the story of two women from different origins and social classes who seek freedom at …