Hechizo de Amor is a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venevisión. The show lasted 130 episodes and was distributed internationally by Venevisión International.
The series proposes a new look at the human bonds of the new century. Each of the chapters develops a unique story. They are focused on the conflicts that their characters face in the face of the resistance of a society that often does not fully accept new realities, a product of the transformations that are currently being experienced.
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.
Pittaya is a spoiled little rich girl who gets everything her way, but Soodapa. Pittaya is stubborn and shows her love in childish ways, to get the attention of her father's adopted son, Soodapa, she does everything to get his attention, even get in his way of love. Through her manipulation and Rawee's parents constant disapproval of Soodapa, Rawee begins to doubt Soodapa's good nature and kind heart. Because of media scandal, Soodapa marries Pittaya in order to save Pittaya's reputation and show his gratefulness for his adopted father. Soodapa promises Rawee that after he divorces Pittaya, he will come back to ask Rawee's hand in marriage. But once Rawee is forced to engage to Poowadon, Soodapa must try his best to save her, while he is falling in love with Pittaya. Will Pittaya be able to confess her love to Soodapa? Will Soodapa choose Pittaya or Rawee?
Many years ago, a young married couple moved to an old house. The house is filled with items and statues used to worship the snake clan especially snake queen Gorgon. The wife was so disgusted that she destroyed them all. This enraged the ancient spirits and they placed a curse on her. At that time, she was pregnant with her twin daughters. So the curse was transferred to one of them, leading her to be the next Gorgon's descendant.
Keng is a young and pretty young girl who’s often mistaken for a boy because she’s a bit of a tomboy. She meets Yokhin, a popular and handsome author. Yokhin quickly takes a liking to Keng because she’s obviously hardworking, honest and brave; she works very hard to take care of her sick mother, her grandmother and her indebted father but never gets out from the right path. Yokhin invites Keng to work for him, mistakenly believing she’s a boy. Keng lets him think so because she’s afraid he won’t let her work for him if he knows she’s a girl.
Families was a daytime soap opera produced by Granada Television and created by Kay Mellor. It followed two families; the Thompsons, based in Cheshire, England, and the Stevens, living in Sydney, Australia. It was produced and recorded at Studio 6 at Granada Studios in Manchester.
The link in the storyline was businessman Mike Thompson, who walked out on his family on his birthday and flew to Australia to be with his true love Diana Stevens, whom he had left years earlier. Unbeknownst to Mike, Diana had given birth to his son Andrew and as complications ensued over the abrupt life changes for both families, Andrew travelled to England, where he met Mike’s daughter, Amanda, by his English wife Sue, and they fell in love, not realising that they were half-brother and sister. This plot line was somewhat similar to the opening storyline of the popular Australian soap opera Sons and Daughters which had successfully aired on ITV daytime since 1983.
It was broadcast twice a week at 3.20pm with the first episode br