Best movies & TV Shows like Rafaela

Cuidado Con El Ángel is a Telenovela distributed by Televisa starring Maite Perroni and William Levy. The telenovela, a production of Nathalie Lartilleux, premiered on June 9, 2008 and finished its broadcast March 6, 2009. It had millions of viewers worldwide, and broke records in America.

Cuna de lobos is a Mexican soap opera produced by Televisa and broadcast by Canal de las Estrellas in 1986 to 1987. The serial, about the struggle for power within a wealthy Mexican dynasty, was enormously popular in its native Mexico. It was also a hit in several foreign countries, including the United States, Germany and Australia. The soap opera starring antagonistically María Rubio as the main villain interpreting the evil "Catalina Creel", with Gonzalo Vega, Diana Bracho, Alejandro Camacho and Rebecca Jones.

Alborada is a telenovela made by the Mexican TV network Televisa. It is an historical drama, set in colonial Panama and Mexico a few years before Mexican Independence from Spain. The series was broadcast from December 2005 to April 2006 on Univision in the United States. Alborada won the TV y Novelas award for best telenovela of the year.

Acorralada is an American telenovela produced by Venevisión. Univision aired Acorralada from January 2007 to October 2007 on weekday afternoons at 2 pm central. It was rebroadcast in late 2011 through April 2012 on Univision's sister network, Telefutura. It was filmed in Miami, Florida, and lasted about 187 episodes. It is the second long-running telenovela that Venevisión Productions has produced without its former co-producer Fonovideo.

La Fuerza del Destino is a Mexican telenovela produced by Rosy Ocampo for Televisa. Sandra Echeverria and David Zepeda star as the main protagonists, while Laisha Wilkins, Gabriel Soto, Rosa Maria Bianchi, and Juan Ferrara star as the main antagonists. La Fuerza del Destino won 5 awards in Premios TVyNovelas: Best first actress, best original story or adaptation, best male antagonist, best lead actress, and best telenovela of the year. The theme song is sung by Marc Anthony and Sandra Echeverria. Portions of their performance in the recording studio are periodically shown in the closing credits. Canal de las Estrellas aired La Fuerza del Destino from March 14 to July 31, 2011 Univision had announced that La Fuerza del Destino would air on the network as part of the 2011-2012 programming schedule, and was broadcast from August 2 to December 26, 2011, with La que no podía amar replacing it in both countries. It was awarded"The Best Telenovela of 2012" by Premios TVyNovelas.

En Nombre Del Amor is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa. It is a remake of Cadenas de Amargura. En Nombre Del Amor was produced by Carlos Moreno, and filming began on August 4, 2008. It premiered in the United States July 7, 2009 on Univision and ended its run on March 7, 2010 in a two-hour grand finale on a Sunday. Starring for Allison Lozz and Sebastián Zurita, as adult stars Victoria Ruffo, Arturo Peniche with Leticia Calderón as the villain protagonist and main villain, co-starring for Laura Flores, Alfredo Adame, Víctor Cámara, and the participation of Altair Jarabo as youth antagonist.

La Gata is an upcoming Mexican telenovela to be produced by Nathalie Lartilleux for Televisa. It is a remake of the Venezuelan telenovela La Gata, produced in 1968 and Mexican telenovela Rosa Salvaje produced in 1987.

Gata Salvaje is a telenovela which aired first on Venevisión in Venezuela on May 16, 2002 and some days later was released on the Spanish language U.S. station Univision from mid-summer of 2002 until May 2003, and later aired in Mexico on El Canal De Las Estrellas from January 2003 to December 2003. It starred, Mexican actress Marlene Favela and Cuban actor Mario Cimarro. This telenovela marked a milestone in the history of Spanish language television, for it became the first and to date the only telenovela ever to be filmed in the United States and later released in Mexico, in contrast to the original process in which they are filmed in Mexico and then later are released in the United States. Also, this is one of two telenovelas starring Marlene Favela and Mario Cimarro as the main protagonists, the other being Los Herederos Del Monte, airing in Telemundo from 2011.

La Mujer Del Vendaval is a 2012 Mexican telenovela produced by Mapat L. de Zatarain for Televisa. It is a remake of the Venezuelan telenovela Un Esposo para Estela. Ariadne Díaz and José Ron star as the main protagonists, while Chantal Andere, Marco Muñoz, Manuel Flaco Ibañez and Florencia del Saracho as the main antagonists.

Corazón indomable is a Mexican telenovela produced by Nathalie Lartilleux for Televisa. It is a remake of Marimar, produced in 1994, and starring Thalía and Eduardo Capetillo. Ana Brenda Contreras and Daniel Arenas star as the protagonists, while Ingrid Martz, Elizabeth Álvarez, Carlos de la Mota and René Strickler star as the antagonists.

La Madrastra is a Mexican telenovela. It was produced by Televisa and broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas in Mexico from 7 February 2005 through 29 July 2005. The program became an unexpected success, garnering ratings in excess of 30 points. Starring Victoria Ruffo and César Évora, who last appeared together in 2000's Abrázame muy fuerte, La madrastra tells the story of María, a woman who lost twenty years of her life after being falsely accused of murder and who returns to Mexico to exact revenge on her husband and friends who abandoned her and to see her beloved children once more. La Madrastra is fourth in a series of remakes of the 1981 Chilean production of the same name. The program aired five nights a week, Monday through Friday, at 9 pm for 25 weeks. A follow-up special, La madrastra: años después, aired shortly after the finale on 30 July 2005.

Piel de otoño is a Mexican telenovela that was produced by Televisa and broadcast on El Canal de las Estrellas in Mexico from 9 May 2005 through 23 September 2005 in Mexico, and from October 10, 2005, through February 17, 2005, in the United States. Starring Laura Flores and René Strickler as the series' protagonists, the show tells the story of Lucía Villarreal de Mendoza, a woman who seeks refuge from her husband and children's abuses in the friendship of a stranger on the Internet, who signs his messages only as "wind". Piel de otoño is a remake of the 1986 Televisa telenovela Cicatrices del alma. The program aired weekdays at 5 pm for twenty weeks.

La Verdad Oculta is a Mexican telenovela, fusion and remake of two telenovelas, one of which is El Camino Secreto; the other is Al Final del Arco Iris, a novela produced by Ernesto Alonso in 1982, written by María Zarattini and José Rendón. Probably because the telenovela is a fusion, there are two sets of protagonists: The actors playing the protagonists of La Verdad Oculta are Galilea Montijo, Gabriel Soto, Alejandra Barros and Eduardo Yáñez, and one of the antagonists is played by Julio Alemán. The telenovela was under the production of Emilio Larrosa. Mexico's Canal de las Estrellas aired the telenovela from February 27, 2006 to August 11, 2006. Univision aired it from August 31, 2010 to March 7, 2011 at 12am central. The story is distinctive in that three artifacts are practically characters in their own right and have their own stories: 1 a piece of paper with writing on it, 2 diamonds, and 3 a pair of cuff links. The story of these artifacts gets quite complicated.

Libre para amarte is a Mexican telenovela produced by Emilio Larrosa for Televisa. It is based on Colombian telenovela Los canarios. Gabriel Soto, Eduardo Santamarina star as the protagonists, with the stellar performance of the singer and actress Gloria Trevi for first occasion in a soup opera as Aurora Valencia, while Harry Geithner, Jacqueline Andere and Luz Elena González star as the antagonists.

Amar sin límites is a Mexican telenovela that was produced by Televisa and broadcast on that company's El Canal de las Estrellas. The program debuted on 16 October 2006 at 7:30 pm; the first ten episodes were only thirty minutes long, with the program expanding to an hour long on 30 October and taking over the 7:00 time slot previously occupied by Duelo de Pasiones. After 135 episodes, the telenovela completed its run on 20 April 2007, and was subsequently replaced with Muchachitas como tú. In the United States, Amar sin límites aired on Univisión from 17 July 2007 through 18 January 2008 at 8:00 pm. This limited-run serial is a remake of the 2003 Argentine telenovela Resistiré; it is the first such remake, as a second adaptation, Watch Over Me, was created for MyNetworkTV in the United States and debuted in December 2006. Amar sin límites stars as protagonists Karyme Lozano and Valentino Lanús, whose characters, Diego and Azul, endure a tortured romance that becomes entangled in the world of organized crime thanks to Azul's fiancé, Mauricio, portrayed by René Strickler.

Dos Hogares is a Mexican telenovela produced by Emilio Larrosa for Televisa. Anahí, Carlos Ponce, Sergio Goyri, Alfredo Adame, Laura León, Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo, Joana Benedek, Víctor Noriega, Claudia Álvarez, Abraham Ramos, Malillany Marín and Olivia Collins in the leading roles. Canal de las Estrellas aired Dos Hogares from June 27, 2011 to January 20, 2012, with Abismo de Pasión replacing it. From October 31, 2011 to May 29, 2012., Univision broadcast Dos Hogares at 3pm central, replacing one hour of Ni Contigo Ni Sin Ti.

La Fea Más Bella is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa. It is the second Mexican version of the popular Colombian telenovela: Betty la fea. La Fea más Bella stars popular actress/singer/comedian Angélica Vale and actor/singer Jaime Camil, with one of the most diverse and popular supporting casts ever assembled in Mexico, including Angélica María, José José, Sergio Mayer, Elizabeth Álvarez, Patricia Navidad and many others. Univision broadcast 2 hour episodes of La Fea Más Bella from September 13, 2010 to April 15, 2011 La Fea Más Bella also won the TV y Novelas award for best telenovela of the year. In 2009 it was dubbed into Arabic and aired on MTV Lebanon as Letty instead of La Fea Más Bella. "The Best Telenovela of the Year 2007".

Mujer de Madera is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa in 2004. One unusual feature of this telenovela is that the main character is played by different actresses before and after her stay in hospital due to a forest fire.

Alma de Hierro is a 2008–2009 Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa. It is a remake of the Argentinian soap opera Son de Fierro, with the character's names rewritten and adapted to the Mexican audience. The main actors were Blanca Guerra, Alejandro Camacho, Christian Vega, Flavio Medina, Lisardo and Alejandra Barros, with Jorge Poza, Zuria Vega, Adamari López, Angelique Boyer, Eddy Vilard, Martha Julia and Luz María Aguilar playing supporting roles. The show earned 8 awards at the "TV y Novelas" award celebration, becoming the highest-awarded production of the 2009 season.

Sacrificio de Mujer is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by Venevisión International. Marjorie de Sousa and Juan A. Baptista star as the main protagonists with Mariana Torres and Pablo Azar as co-protagonists. Luis Jose Santander,Flor Núñez, Géraldine Bazán, Arnaldo Pipke and Ximena Duque star as the main villains. Filming took place in Miami, Florida in 2010. From April 18, 2011 to June 17, 2011, Univision aired double episodes weekday afternoons at 12pm/11am central. From June 20, 2011 to July 7, 2011, the remaining episodes aired for one hour weekday afternoons. As of September 21, 2011, Venevisión is currently airing Sacrificio de Mujer at 10pm.

La Otra is a Mexican telenovela that was produced by Televisa and aired on El Canal de las Estrellas from 20 May through 20 September 2002. It aired on Univision in the United States from October 14, 2002 through February 28, 2003. It stars Yadhira Carrillo as both Carlota Guillen Sáenz and Cordelia Portugal, identical strangers whose lives collide upon becoming involved with Álvaro Ibáñez. "The Best Telenovela of the Year"

Dos mujeres, un camino is a Mexican telenovela, produced by Televisa, which originally aired from August 2, 1993 to July 1, 1994, on Canal de las Estrellas.

Papá soltero was a series on the Televisa network that began on February 11, 1987 and ended on July 6, 1994. It was produced by Luis de Llano Macedo and broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas It was starred by César Costa, along with Luis Mario Quiroz, Edith Márquez, Gerardo Quiroz, with stellar performances by José Luis Cordero, Aurora Alonso and Octavio Galindo.

Mujeres engañadas is a Mexican telenovela that was produced by Televisa and broadcast on El Canal de las Estrellas from October 25, 1999, to April 7, 2000. Produced by Emilio Larrosa, the novela stars Laura León and Andrés García as well as an ensemble cast and tells the story of four couples who live in the same apartment building.

Ni contigo... ni sin ti is a Mexican telenovela produced by Martha Patricia López de Zatarain for Televisa. Erick Elías and Eduardo Santamarina are the main protagonists, while Ricardo Franco and Andrea Torre are the main antagonists. Ni contigo ni sin ti won "best female revelation" at Premios TVyNovelas. Canal de las Estrellas aired the series from February 28 to August 26, 2011, Univision aired 2 hours of Ni contigo ni sin ti from October 18 to October 28, 2011, and then it aired in 1 hour from October 31, 2011 to April 6, 2012 at 2pm/1c. As of September 18, 2013, Univision is broadcasting reruns of Ni contigo ni sin ti every Tuesday to Saturday mornings at 1am/12c, replacing Zacatillo, un lugar en tu corazón.

Zacatillo, un lugar en tu corazón is a Mexican telenovela produced by Lucero Suárez, starring Ingrid Martz, Jorge Aravena and antagonistic involvement of Laura Zapata, Alejandro Ibarra and Carmen Becerra. Univision aired single episodes of Zacatillo weekdays, from May 10, 2011 to August 5, 2011 at 3pm/2pm central, replacing Mar de amor. From August 8, 2011, Zacatillo aired double episodes at 2pm/1pm central weekdays on Univision. From September 6, 2011 to October 17, 2011, Esperanza del Corazón replaced one hour of Zacatillo at 2pm central, and aired at 3pm central. From March 19 to September 17, 2013, Univision broadcast reruns of Zacatillo, un lugar en tu corazón every Tuesday to Saturday mornings at 1am/12c, replacing Mar de amor. The last episode was broadcast on September 17, 2013 at 1am/12c, with Ni contigo ni sin ti replacing it.

Amorcito Corazón is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa by Lucero Suarez. Rehabilitation of the Venezuelan RCTV telenovela Trapos Intimos. It stars Elizabeth Álvarez, Diego Olivera, Africa Zavala and Daniel Arenas, involving Fabiola Campomanes, Gerardo Murguia and Macaria as the main villains and stellar performances by the leading lady Mariana Karr, and Grettell Valdez. Canal de las Estrellas broadcast Amorcito Corazón from August 29, 2011, to June 10, 2012, with Cachito de Cielo replacing it. Univision confirmed an afternoon airing of Amorcito Corazón, and is currently seen weekday afternoons at 2pm central. Previously, Univision broadcast it at 3pm, replacing Dos Hogares from May 30 to June 15, 2012.

Angela is a Mexican telenovela, which was produced by Televisa and broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas in 1998. The series was first debuted on May 17, 1999 on Univision in the United States, replacing that year's hit La Mentira, and ended on September 9, 1999, being replaced by Tres Mujeres. It aired a second and a third time on Galavisión on March 15, 2000 and May 8, 2001, and ended a second and a third time on July 1, 2000 and August 24, 2001. It aired a fourth time back to Univision's late night "Grandes Historias" lineup, aired on October 28, 2003, and ended on February 27, 2004. It aired a fifth time on TeleFutura on September 18, 2006, and ended on January 8, 2007. This telenovela contained 78 episodes.

El Derecho de Nacer is a Mexican telenovela that was produced by Televisa and broadcast on El Canal de las Estrellas from 5 February 2001 to 25 May 2001. A remake of the popular 1981 telenovela of the same name, it stars Kate del Castillo and Saúl Lisazo.

Esperanza del Corazón is a Mexican telenovela produced by Luis de Llano Macedo for Televisa. It is a merger of Aguetas de Color de Rosa and Confidente de Secundaria, produced by Luis de Llano Macedo in 1994 and 1996, respectively. Bianca Marroquin and Patricio Borghetti star as the main protagonists, while Lucía Méndez and Lisardo Guarinos star as the main antagonists. Esperanza del Corazón won 1 award in Premios TVyNovelas: Best co-star actress. Canal de las Estrellas aired Esperanza del Corazón from July 18, 2011 to February 3, 2012, with Un Refugio para el Amor replacing it. Univision aired Esperanza del Corazón at 2pm central from September 6 to October 14, 2011, replacing one hour of Zacatillo, un lugar en tu corazón. It was later seen at 1pm central from October 17, 2011 to March 9, 2012, replacing Rafaela. From March 12 to March 23, 2012, Univision moved "Esperanza del Corazón" to 12pm central, due to El Talismán airing at 1pm central.

Alma Indomable is a telenovela produced and distributed by Venevisión International. Filming took place in Miami, Florida. It premiered on Univision on October 19, 2009 in the 1/12c timeslot. The telenovela was written by Alberto Gomez and stars: Scarlet Ortiz, José Ángel Llamas as the protagonists and Lilibeth Morillo and Luis José Santander as the antagonists.

El Talismán is a telenovela co-produced by Venevision and Univision Studios, starring Blanca Soto and Rafael Novoa as the main protagonists, and Aarón Díaz, Lola Ponce, and Marcela Mar as the main antagonists. Univision had announced that El Talismán would air on the network as part of the 2011–2012 programming schedule, and was confirmed to air in 2012 on November 11, 2011. Though 120 episodes were planned to be produced, the episode count was reduced to a total of 98 due to low ratings. From January 30 to February 3, 2012, Univision aired El Talismán at 8pm central, replacing one hour of Una familia con suerte, and later at 9pm central from February 6 to March 9, 2012. Though El Talismán was seen by 5 million viewers during its premiere day, viewership declined overtime during its prime time airings. As a result, Univision aired El Talismán at 1pm central from March 12 to June 15, 2012.

Corona de Lágrimas is a 2012 Mexican telenovela produced by José Alberto Castro for Televisa. It is a remake of Corona de Lágrimas, produced in 1965 and starring Prudencia Grifell and Jorge Lavat. Victoria Ruffo, Africa Zavala and Mané de la Parra star as the protagonists, while Adriana Louvier, Ernesto Laguardia, Martha Julia and Alejandro Nones star as the antagonists.

The Argentine author Mario Schajris wrote Cachito de Cielo, a Mexican telenovela produced by Roberto Gomez Fernandez and Giselle Gonzalez for Televisa. The start of the story is based on the movies "Here Comes Mr. Jordan" and Heaven Can Wait, produced in 1941 and 1978. Maite Perroni and Pedro Fernández star as the protagonists, while Rafael Inclán, Jorge Poza, and Esmeralda Pimentel are antagonists.

Cosita Linda is an upcoming Spanish-language telenovela to be produced by Venevisión International in conjunction with Univision Studios. The telenovela will be an adaptation of the 2003 Venezuelan telenovela Cosita Rica written by Leonardo Padrón. Ana Lorena Sánchez and Christian Meier will star as the main protagonists while Pedro Moreno and Zuleyka Rivera will portray the main antagonists. Official production of Cosita Linda began on May 31, 2013.