Gül Dirican

Ali is 18. His feet are firmly off the ground. The very idea of marriage seems like a game. But the bride's parents are ready and willing. Business ventures will be set up between the families; the arrangement will pay off all round. Ali, meanwhile, is more interested in playing with puppets and dressing up as a rooster for the travelling theatre. His fiancée has only so much patience... So what should his parents do? What was that? Hire a Borrowed Bride? Meaning exactly what? Well just that: borrow a bride, as the title of the film suggests......

Several directors from countries of the region were invited to create stories taking place in and around the beautiful city of Istanbul, in the vein of “Paris, je t’aime” and “New York, I love you”. They come together to remind viewers that Istanbul’s history does not belong only to the people of Turkey.

Me Atrevo a Amarte is a Mexican telenovela produced by Salvador Mejía Alejandre for TelevisaUnivision and originally broadcast on Las Estrellas from February 24 to June 22, 2025. Based on the Turkish series Asi (2007), created by Şebnem Çıtak and Gül Dirican, it was adapted by Enna Márquez, Julián Aguilar, and Carolina Mejía Lartilleux. Directed by Fernando Nesme, Claudia E. Aguilar, and Carolina Mejía Lartilleux, it stars Kimberly Dos Ramos, Rodrigo Guirao, Marlene Favela, Karyme Lozano, Horacio Pancheri, Christian de la Campa, and Mariluz Bermúdez. The story follows Victoria Pérez-Soler, a young woman from a wealthy family who falls in love with Alejandro Sánchez-Guerra, a man from a rival family. Their romance is threatened by old grudges, secrets, betrayal, and family conflicts. As the truth about their pasts emerges, Victoria and Alejandro must overcome pain and resentment to fight for their love and bring peace between their families.