Saramandaia is a Brazilian telenovela originally written by Dias Gomes in 1976. It's considered remarkable because of the Magic Realism (used by the author to subtly criticize the Military Regime of the time) and had 160 chapters.
The story centers on the name change that the city undergoes, promoted by the younger citizens and reviled by the older ones. It also focuses on the lives of the city's quirky residents.
16-year-old city girl Nikki wants to find her biological father. She moves to her mother's native village and befriends a group of young people from the village. She soon discovers that nothing is as it seems.
Lona, a young advertising entrepreneur with a turbulent and mysterious past, is struggling with her own emotions and a troubled relationship with Luc. She lives in Milan, where she owns a building with a view of the city.
During King Ekkathat’s reign, the mischievous Mang Mao repeatedly escapes arranged dates, only to clash with Sri Khan Thin—unaware he is actually Khan Thong, a young man in disguise investigating his parents’ mysterious deaths—leading to chaos, hidden identities, and unexpected encounters.
Roy Fun Tawan Duerd is the second part of The Rising Sun Series - it is about Ryu who already has Mayumi as his fiancé, but as it happened, she was too young for him at the time and although he liked her a lot he was afraid that she would be his Achilles heel. He thus ignored her for many years until he thought she might slip out of his hands, he eventually came back and claimed that she was his and the gangster problem started all over again. Will Mayumi accept Ryu love or not?
Nit's father passed away so she left school and looked for work. She was then referred to a job by an old friend. The job just happened to be working for Phu's farmland. At the beginning, they started out arguing, but later ended up having feelings for each other. But his sister always tries to make trouble with Nit because she believes that every girl around Phu only wants him because he's rich. Later on Phu's ex-girlfriend shows up and confronts Nit. She tells Nit that Phu only liked her because she looked like her, which made Nit very confused about Phu's feelings from her because he never once told her he loved her.
On her way to sign a business contract, Rattawan and her son were kidnapped by two men who took them to an island. They were saved by the island's owner, Naboon. Initially distrustful of each other, Rattawan eventually reveals her true identity, sparking feelings between them. However, Rattawan is still married, so Naboon can only offer moral support. Naboon promises to protect her and her son, sending them back to Bangkok to investigate if her husband orchestrated the kidnapping. Naboon also sends his people to protect her and follows to manage his duties at Nara Hotel. Back in Bangkok, Rattawan confronts her husband, while their relationship and Naboon’s is tested by his ex-wife's return.
Chun, a wealthy young man unfamiliar with love, discovers its true meaning with Wan while studying hotel management in Switzerland. Despite this newfound love, Chun's greedy girlfriend follows him to Switzerland, causing a rift between him and Wan. Upon returning to Thailand, Wan discovers she's pregnant. While Chun suspects he's the father, Wan denies it. Will they reconcile and find their way back to each other?
The night before her wedding, Julia, a young pediatrician with a promising future, vanishes without leaving a trace behind.
Five years later, in the middle of the road, a college student discovers a woman in a wedding gown, alone and confused. The boy takes her to the nearest hospital. On the way, the woman gets to reveal her name: Julia Borges.
Julia has no memory on what happened to her in those five years. All she has is an image she just can’t get out of her mind: A man she doesn’t recognize who promises to always look after her.
Mauricio, Julia’s fiancée, has moved on believing she is death. He is married and has a one year old kid. His new wife: Camila, Julia’s conflictive little sister.
The only person who got his hopes up about finding Julia was Tomás, her best friend and workmate. Tomás has invested all his money, ruined his marriage, and almost went bankrupt trying to discover her whereabouts. The reason? He has always been in love with her.
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A naive young woman moves into the mansion that belongs to her new husband, a rich widower. She soon realizes the memory of his deceased first wife maintains a grip on her husband, as well as the staff of servants.
Prakaidao (Dao) is a modern, independent career woman and a confirmed bachelorette looking to have a child through in vitro fertilization and without getting married. Chai Jan is both rich and attractive, but is also very focused on his career. He is a perfectionist and has impossibly high standards for a future wife, which is why he still remains single at 35. Dao starts searching for the best biological father for her child and finds that Chai Jan meets her exacting standards. She decides to become friends with him in order to verify his viability, but luck isn't on her side and through a series of unfortunate incidences he sees her as a troublesome woman and distrusts her. Will she manage to achieve her goal of having a child with Chai Jan without the entanglements of a relationship?