16 Telenovelas You Can Stream That Will Make You Go "¡Ay Dios Mío!"

One of the indisputable queens of Telenovela, Araceli Arambula, stars in this Mexican Telenovela as Altagracia Sandoval, a powerful property mogul who seeks revenge from the men who killed her family and abused her when she was a child. The plot is based in a 1929 novel by

This Mexican version starring Barbara del Regil is based on Jorge Franco's novel and the original Colombian Telenovela that was a big hit. Del Regil's admirable abs and the soundtrack are two more reasons you're going to be hooked to this one.

A spin-off of the original "Sin Senos No Hay Paraiso," in this sequel, the sister of the main character seeks vengeance on the mafiosos who destroyed her family. Expect beauty pageants, action-packed scenes, and a lot of drama.

Angelique Boyer and Sebastián Rulli star in Lo Que La Vida Me Robó about a woman who sacrifices herself for the well-being of her family. She is forced to marry a man she doesn't love, but as their relationship blossoms, she finds out he is only with her to destroy her. The chemistry between the lead couple is so magical it ended up becoming real when Angelique and Sebastián confirmed they were dating after production wrapped in 2014.

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Kate del Castillo shows what a badass she is on La Reina del Sur, portraying Teresa Mendoza, a cartel leader who revolutionized the drug trafficking world in Spain. The action-packed series is one that completely transformed Latin television when it first premiered due to its fast-paced storytelling. This is the perfect telenovela to binge, because once you start, you won't be able to stop.

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Rebelde defined a generation of teenagers and young adults when it aired, making its stars household names. The series was about a group of privileged kids at boarding school who form a band called RBD. That same musical group caught on IRL thanks to their catchy tunes. With the popularity of the band, they were able to tour internationally and play at legendary locations like Madison Square Garden in New York City and the Maracanã Stadium in Brazil. Anahí, Maite Perroni, Dulce María, Alfonso Herrera, Christopher Uckermann, and Christian Chávez star in the Televisa production that made us all want to wear school uniforms.

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We love a good antihero, and Teresa is one of the best ones to ever be in a telenovela. Angelique Boyer shows off her acting chops, portraying an ambitious and vulnerable woman that won't let anything get in the way of her dreams of being rich. This was Angelique's first starring role and it catapulted her into telenovela fame thanks to her skillful portrayal.

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One of the telenovela productions that put the modern-era Telemundo on the map was Pasión de Gavilanes. The series starred a trio of sexy men, Mario Cimarro, Michel Brown, and Juan Alfonso Baptista, as well as three beautiful women, Danna García, Paola Rey, and Natasha Klauss. The story is about these three men avenging the death of their younger sister by romancing the daughters of the culprit.

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Bárbara Mori has had a prolific career in television and cinema, but the role that she is best known for is Rubí, the lead character in the telenovela of the same name she starred in back in 2004. The story by Yolanda Vargas Dulché, which first came to the limelight as a comic, revolves around an ambitious woman climbing the social ladder without any regard about who she has to step on to rise to the top. With an untypical telenovela heroine, Rubí is one of the classics that fans still adore today.

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Before Adela Noriega and Thalía were regarded as telenovela queens, they both starred in Quinceañera, a coming-of-age story about two friends from different social statuses. The story has been remade numerous times after, but the original is one you can't miss.

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The first season of La Querida del Centauro, starring Ludwika Paleta and Humberto Zurita, is about a single mother who is wrongfully accused and jailed. In a mixed prison site, she meets the head honcho there, El Centauro, and soon finds herself as the object of his affection. The action-packed thriller leaves you wanting more after every episode, and makes it easy to binge straight through.

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Carlos Ponce got his first starring role on a telenovela with Sentimientos Ajenos back in 1996 after breaking out on Univision's Control. The series, which also stars Yolanda Andrade and Chantal Andere, is about a conniving woman that interferes with her sister's marriage because she fell in love with her husband.

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Before she was the First Lady of México IRL, and got her nickname of La Gaviota for her role on Destilando Amor, Angélica Rivera was known as La Dueña. The telenovela is about a woman who is left at the altar by her fiancé and adopts a stone cold personality to guard her heart and to never be deceived by a man again.

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We love a telenovela with a strong female lead, and La Patrona offers viewers a woman that returns to her hometown to unmask all the people that conspired against her to send her to jail. Aracely Arámbula is the lead actress and is exquisite in a role where she shares scenes with the legendary Christian Bach.

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Televisa is known for their melodramas, and although El Color de la Pasión is a newer telenovela, its story takes us back to basics.

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David Zepeda and Sandra Echeverría star in La Fuerza del Destino, a passionate story with love, betrayal, and intrigue that will have you glued to your seat.

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Telemundo and Globo produced Marido en Alquiler, adapting the Brazilian telenovela Fina Estampa. The story revolves around a single mother that works as a handywoman to make ends meet and put her children through college. Sonya Smith, Maritza Rodríguez, and Juan Soler star in this fun telenovela.

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A remake is always difficult to achieve when the original was highly successful. Based on Catalina y Sebastián, Contrato de Amor is almost a carbon copy of the original, but updated with higher production values. The story revolves around a family that forces the daughter to marry a rich man to revive their social status, and stars Ximena González Rubio and Leonardo García.

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