Series like Viviana

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   Mi segunda madre

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   1989 · 23 min · Drama · Soap

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   The story tells the story of Diana (Maria Sortè), a highly successful fashion designer married to an unreliable and lying man, Giacomo, and of Gianluca (Enrique Novi), a widower with a 10-year-old girl, Arianna. Diana, after discovering that Giacomo has another wife and two children, Davide and Chicco, abandons him, and leaves for a cruise with her friend Gloria. On the ship he meets Gianluca in the company of Viviana, who is actually staying with him for money. The meeting between Gianluca and Diana is one of those that are not forgotten and, what seemed only physical attraction, turns into true love. Diana is introduced by Gianluca to her daughter and immediately wins her sympathy.

   Why it connects

   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • shared themes: romance and telenovela
   • shared network: Las Estrellas

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   Simplemente Maria

   Same creator

   1989 · 60 min · Drama · Soap

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   The story begins in a small town in rural Mexico, home to Maria López—a humble, dreamy young woman of indigenous descent—who decides to leave her village for Mexico City in search of work and a better life. Upon arriving in the capital, she begins working as a domestic helper in mansions across wealthy neighborhoods, using her earnings to pay for sewing classes. At one of these homes, she meets Juan Carlos del Villar, a playboy who seduces and wins her over.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • the same creator
   • strong genre and series-style overlap

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   Vida robada

   Shared themes

   1991 · 44 min · Drama

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   Gabriela is a good and generous young woman studying at a university, without knowing who pays for her education since she has no family. After a series of circumstances, she decides to replace a classmate Leticia, a rich and vicious girl who after escaping never returned home.

   Why it connects

   • shared themes: romance and telenovela
   • substantial genre overlap

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   Cristina Bazán

   Same creator

   1978 · Soap

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   The plot revolves around Cristina Bazán, a young woman who grew up in a boarding school with her sister Âmbar, an evil and envious woman. Cristina believes that her mother is a successful and busy woman, however, she does not know that in the past, her mother was forced to abandon her after going to prison. Âmbar is Rodolfo's fiancée, however, she cheats on him with her best friend Miguel Ângelo, a doctor in medicine. Submissive to her sister and stepmother, Cristina is silently in love with Rodolfo, who little by little begins to see the young woman with the same eyes, while she is always mistreated by her sister and stepmother Rosaura.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • the same creator
   • substantial genre overlap

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   The Soul Has No Color

   Shared themes

   1997 · Drama

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   The plot told the story of Guadalupe, the eldest daughter of the Roldans, a traditional bankrupt family: to solve the family's financial problems, the father forces Guadalupe to marry a man she doesn't love.

   Why it connects

   • shared themes: romance and telenovela
   • substantial genre overlap

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   El Privilegio de Amar

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   1998 · 44 min · Drama · Soap

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   Juan de la Cruz, a young seminarian, visits the home of his mother, Ana Joaquina—a religious zealot who has always imposed her will on her son and instilled in him a calling to serve God. Working in Ana Joaquina’s household is Luciana, an innocent, dreamy young woman who falls in love with Juan de la Cruz. One night, swept up in the passion of youth, they give in to their feelings with tenderness and innocence. Upon discovering this, Ana Joaquina throws Luciana out; by then, Luciana is already pregnant with Juan de la Cruz’s child. When the time comes to give birth, she leaves her daughter at a stranger's doorstep, hoping the child will be raised there, but the baby is instead taken to an orphanage. To survive, Luciana becomes involved with a series of unsavory men—including Pedro Trujillo, a brutal man who beats and abuses her.

   Why it connects

   • strong genre and series-style overlap

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