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BOGOTÁ: The Sweetest Love, a telenovela produced by Caracol Television and distributed by Caracol TV Internacional, has begun airing on Banda TV in Angola and Mozambique with Portuguese dubbing. The Sweetest Love centers on Martin Guerrero, a speed lover and car racer who becomes the chauffeur for Natalia Toledo, a …

SÃO PAULO: Brazil’s Globo has sold its telenovela Trail of Lies into several markets across Europe, South America and Africa. The bulk of the sales took place in Latin America, with the novela going to Argentina’s Telefe, Ecuador’s Ecuavisa, Chile’s Canal 13, Bolivia’s Unitel, Peru’s ATV and Panama’s Telemetro, as …

NEW YORK: Ana Lorena Sánchez, the star of Sweet Thing, discusses the new novela in this video interview.   Produced by Venevision Productions, Sweet Thing (Cosita Linda) tells the story of two families from opposite worlds: one wealthy and privileged, the other simple and hard working. A love blossoms between …

SÃO PAULO: Globo has sold three of its telenovelas into Pakistan in the first deal the Brazilian outfit had made in that country. Free-to-air channel Plus Max, part of Pakistan’s Business Recorder Group, has picked up The Life We Lead, The Enchanted Tale and India: A Love Story. The first …

MIAMI: The Love Curse, a telenovela from Cisneros Media Distribution (CMD) that is part of the company's MIPTV offerings, premiered in Panama last week. The Venevision-produced program aired March 26 on Panama’s TVN network. It’s already been broadcast throughout Latin America, including in Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras and …

MIAMI: Ecuador's TC Televisión has picked up the classic telenovela Emerald Heart from Cisneros Media Distribution (CMD). The program, which is produced by Venevision, premiered yesterday. The telenovela stars former Miss Venezuela Irene Esser as Beatriz Elena Beltran, a young ecologist committed to protecting the environment. She embarks on a …

SÃO PAULO: The popular Brazilian telenovela Brazil Avenue is set to make its French debut tomorrow during prime time on the France Ô channel. The drama, which originally aired on Brazil’s Globo network, follows young Nina (Débora Falabella) as she struggles to recover the life stolen by her stepmother Carminha …

SÃO PAULO: Brazilian broadcaster Globo has licensed its latest telenovela, Brave Woman, to channels across South America and Africa. In Latin America, Uruguay’s Teledoce and Chile’s Canal 13 will air the 140×45-minute program. Over in Africa, Angola’s TPA1 and Mozambique’s STV have snapped up the show’s rights. Brave Woman tells …

MIAMI: Telemundo Studios has begun production on its new prime-time telenovela Reina de Corazones, starring Paola Núñez, Eugenio Siller, Juan Soler and Catherine Siachoque. The novela is set in Las Vegas, and tells the story of a love that must overcome the obstacles of memory. The show marks Núñez’s debut …

SÃO PAULO: Globo is set to present Caribbean Flower and Side by Side, two of its most popular telenovelas, at this year’s NATPE in Miami. Caribbean Flower, a 120×45-minute series created by Walter Negrão, tells the love story between a fighter pilot (Henri Castelli), a tour guide (Grazi Massafera) and …