Arcelia Ramírez

Valentin is Acapulco's resident playboy, until a former fling leaves a baby on his doorstep and him heading with her out of Mexico.

Tita is passionately in love with Pedro, but her controlling mother forbids her from marrying him. When Pedro marries her sister, Tita throws herself into her cooking and discovers she can transfer her emotions through the food she prepares, infecting all who eat it with her intense heartbreak.

Cielo is a mother whose teenage daughter is kidnapped in Northern Mexico. When the authorities offer no support in the search, Cielo takes matters into her own hands and transforms from housewife into a vengeful militant.

An epic love story spanning decades is sparked by a chance encounter between two men in provincial Mexico. Based on a true story, ambition and societal pressure propel an aspiring chef to leave his soulmate and make the treacherous journey to New York, where life will never be the same.

In a country with hundreds of missing people, Alejandra, a frivolous, divorced mother of two children, faces the disappearance of her brother Salvador, a documentalist of the ecological depredation of a Canadian mining company. Life becomes more difficult with job and family losses. Alejandra will fight to protect her family and learn that love conquers all.

Refugio, a romantic dreamer whose years long quest to find true love takes him from the circus life in Mexico to the nightlife of New Orleans, where he unexpectedly falls for a beautiful exotic dancer with a complicated past and a dangerous ex-lover who refuses to let her go.

Composed of eight stories with comic overtones, all share the central theme of "love" and the extremes to which people will go to achieve it: unrequited love, deception and lust. They all offer a different take on the most difficult of human emotions: love.

Yessica is a rebellious girl who forms an unlikely friendship with quiet schoolmate Miriam. Yessica's home life is ruled by her brutal stepfather and her amoral stepbrother, Jorge, while Miriam shares a calm, loving household with her mother. The girls' friendship is shattered after Jorge arranges to have one of his friends rape Yessica.

Gilberto Cortés is an actor in a theatre play about a father fighting to save his son from the death penalty. Years later, he faces the same dilemma in real life when his own son is accused of the murder of a child molester.

Benjamin is an old bachelor who lives with his sister. One day he falls in love with the young Natividad. Seeing that the love letter strategy doesn't work with the girl, Benjamín decides to kidnap her.

A family gathers and sells waste. One day, the mother finds a cylinder in an abandoned hospital and takes it home. The family situation becomes worse when, without them realizing it, the cylinder begins to change them from within.

Dámaso Pérez Prado, known as "el rey del mambo", came back from the dead to look for the love of his life.

Roberto is a young man trying to find his way back home to his family. His desire to push forward despite facing seemingly insurmountable obstacles is at the heart of his odyssey. Along his journey, Roberto is constantly faced with the temptation to quit and give in to defeat. However, it is the voice of those who came before him that fuels his passion for legacy.

A volcano scientist (Issabela Camil) arrives in Mexico to study the Popocatepetl volcano. The journey will change her whole life

A female Psychologist who has stopped practicing medicine, decides to take the case of Veronica de la Serna, a young woman whose previous therapist has mysteriously disappeared.

Separated from his father after illegally crossing the Mexico-U.S. border, young Teo and his new friend, Chuy, set off on a dangerous quest across the desert to find his dad in this touching tale of courage, adventure and friendship.

Miriam teaches sign language in the mornings and is part of a professional theater production in the afternoons, maintaining a stable and passionate relationship with her girlfriend Lola. Although her life is very much connected to the routine of a deaf person, her world begins to crumble when she discovers that she is losing her hearing.

An anodyne environment and a perennial lack of affection, push Lucia and Braulio to turn in the fiction world; to materialize their dreams. Neither inclement reality can stop them.

A view of the end-of-the-century Mexican family. A father who comes back home after a long absence, but who would rather be somewhere else. A daughter suffering from a trapped pain. A son full of guilt and recriminations. A little kid who soaks up all the tension in the house, like a sponge, and a self-effacing mother who would like to go away and leave everything behind.

Three friends have a special mission: find some keys lost in a pile of dead leaves. It may seem a simple task, but it will turn into an odyssey when it confronts them to their fear to grow up. This afternoon, as trivial as it may sound, could change the course of their lives.

"Cilantro y perejil" is a comedy about couples from the same family, hit by the economic crisis in Mexico. The plot turns around the eternal question of whether it is worth it to live as a couple. The conclusions are fun, unpredictable and very human. After ending a ten-year marriage, Carlos and Susana try to fall in love with other people without success. As the days go by, Carlos realizes that without Susana he is unable to do many things, including distinguishing cilantro from parsley.

Over more than thirty years, a department of the Condesa in Mexico City, is the setting in which they are carried out ten stories, mixed, form one whose only constant is the rupture. The passage of time and the outside world only guess through the windows and objects that come with the characters. The set is a great solitude, possible in a city of the blind.

Two wrestlers decide to go to a hotel in order to meet two prostitutes.

Rebeca murders her sister Adriana to end up with the man she loved, and becomes the step mother of her niece Lucía. Nora, Lucía's half sister and daughter of Rebeca, resents Lucía for the same reasons Rebeca hated Adriana, as history repeats itself.

La Hora Marcada was a 1986 Mexican television anthology series famous for its horror and science fiction themes in the vein of the Twilight Zone. Although virtually unknown outside the country, it achieved a popular and critical success in Mexico. It had a series of rotating writers and directors, among them Emmanuel Lubezki, Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuarón.

An anthology series featuring women from different walks of life who are driven to violence and murder because of circumstances varying from mental illness and domestic violence to humiliation and manipulation.

Luisa Fernanda Pérez, a beautiful, 18-year-old student, has two passions: mastering the violin and gardening, a skill she learned from her father, Pedro, the former groundskeeper of the wealthy Altamirano family’s estate. A chance encounter with destiny alters her life after she is injured in a car accident caused by Luis (her biological father), a playboy lawyer and falls for his stepson, Carlos, an attractive, young doctor treating her at the local hospital.

Isabella is a sweet woman whose greatest dream is to become a mother. After the sudden death of her husband, she meets Eugenio, a generous man. Their lives take an unexpected turn when an angelic being appears, offering them the chance to become parents.

Pueblo chico, infierno grande is a Mexican historical telenovela produced by José Alberto Castro for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from January 6 to August 1, 1997. Created by Javier Ruán and adapted by Javier Ruán, Mario Hernández, and Sergio Schmucler, the telenovela is based on a true story about Leonarda Ruán. It stars Verónica Castro, Juan Soler, and Guillermo Capetillo. The story is set in the late 19th century and follows Leonarda Ruán, a wealthy widow from the town of Nahuatzen who falls in love with Genaro Onchi, a young man from a humble background. Their relationship faces strong opposition from society, family conflicts, jealousy, and the return of people from Leonarda's past who try to separate them. As secrets and rivalries emerge, Leonarda and Genaro fight to protect their love against the judgment and traditions of their small town.

A respected and renowned businesswoman and philanthropist, considered one of the most sought-after brides in the country, who is left at the altar on her wedding day. Humiliated, betrayed, and turned into a target of public scrutiny, Doménica decides to flee and take refuge in one of her parents’ old estates. There, marked by pain, she faces new challenges and meets Luis Fernando, the owner of the neighboring estate, who also carries a painful past. Between them, an explosive relationship develops, marked by pride, misunderstandings, and growing attraction, where land disputes intertwine with their shared desire to rebuild, heal, and give new meaning to their lives.

The story of the Baladro sisters, known as “Las Poquianchis”, who built a brothel empire and became merciless killers in 1960s Mexico.

Follow one man's epic journey as he transforms from wily underage drug smuggler to one of the world's most infamous cartel leaders.

After losing all her loved ones fifteen years ago and believing her babies were killed at the hands of the father of her first love, Leona Bravo embarks on a journey of justice against all those who hurt her. In this process, Leona discovers that her children are actually alive and is reunited with an old friend with whom she finds true love. As a result, she will be torn between her desire for justice and rebuilding her bond with her two children, as well as regaining her faith in love.

Álex Moncada is a screenwriter from the United States who married a woman named Carolina Valtierra. However, a few days after her wedding, Carolina passes away in strange circumstances. Shortly after, Álex is wrongly accused of the murder of a woman during a trip and imprisoned for it, but manages to escape from prison thanks to a fire. Álex decides to investigate the death of his wife to discover her real murderer. To do this, he decides to contact Carolina's family; among them is Oriana, his twin sister.

La calle de las novias is a Mexican telenovela produced by TV Azteca and Zuba Producciones. Directed by Jaime Humberto Hermosillo, it stars Silvia Navarro and Juan Manuel Bernal as protagonists.

Fernando Barrientos, Head of the National Security Directorate, Mexico's Secret Police, is trying to reach the highest position in the country. On his way, he'll have to manipulate, betray, and kill, and he's well prepared for it. However, his path will be full of obstacles. Nobody, not even his family, will be immune to the chaos left in his quest for total power.

The story of Daniel Arizmendi's rise, the corruption and fear that allowed his gang to terrorize Mexico in the 1990s, where he became known as "el mochaorejas" for his shady crimes

Dealing with the pressure of his father and his need to be someone, Pablo decides to start a new shady, tricky business that will lead him to some happy but tragic experiences.

Vencer el Miedo is a Mexican telenovela produced by Rosy Ocampo for Televisa and originally broadcast on Las Estrellas from January 20 to March 22, 2020. It is the first installment of the Vencer anthology series. Created by Rosy Ocampo, the telenovela was written by María J. Cervantes, with collaboration from a team of writers, and stars Paulina Goto, Danilo Carrera, Arcelia Ramírez, Jade Fraser, Emmanuel Palomares, Alejandra Barros, and Alberto Estrella. The story follows Marcela Durán, a shy and insecure teenager whose life changes after an unexpected pregnancy. As she struggles with domestic violence, social prejudice, and emotional abuse, the women around her—including her mother Inés and sister Cristina—also confront their own fears and personal challenges. Together, they learn to overcome trauma, rebuild their lives, and find strength through solidarity, resilience, and hope.

Biographical miniseries about the late Mexican singer Joan Sebastian.

She was a self-taught scholar and a nun. And she refused to apologize for being a woman born into a man's world.