Dame Chocolate (2007) Review

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(More customer reviews)*****This review is in Spanish and English!*****
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Dame Chocolate fue una telenovela de muchísimo éxito que atrajo a un publico enorme a través de los Estados Unidos. Esta historia muy original, escrita por Perla Ferias, se trate una joven Mexicana llamada Rosita Amado (Génesis Rodríguez). Rosita es muy humilde y muy buena, pero la pobre también es increíblemente fea y ingenua. Muy pronto, la vida de la Rosita y su familia cambian cuando Juan Amado (Héctor Suarez), el abuelo de Rosita, muere. Juan tenia una fabrica de chocolates en Miami y al morir, el dejo a su nieta encargada de la receta secreta del chocolate mágico. Rosita y su familia se van a vivir a los Estados Unidos para mantener a la fabrica de Juan, pero para una familia que ha vivido en la pobreza toda su vida - esto es un gran cambio! Desafortunadamente, Juan Amado no era el único dueño de Chocolate Supremo. Grace Remington (Kristina Lilley) y su hijo, Bruce Remington (Carlos Ponce), también son dueños de la fabrica. Y aunque Rosita y Bruce empiezan a sentir sentimientos por cada uno, Grace se siente superior a ellos y esta dispuesta a hacer todo -incluso matar- por conseguir la receta secreta y sacar a los Amados de América. Las cosas se ponen peor cuando Ángel Pérez (Khotan), un malvado hombre de México que Rosita cree ser su amigo, también llega a los Estados Unidos y se alía con Grace. Después de emoción, confusión, y traición, todos dan a Rosita por muerta después de un incidente trágico...pero ella a regresado como Violeta Hurtado. Ahora, una Rosita mucho mas inteligente lleva puesta la mascara de belleza para vengarse de los Remington y recuperar la fabrica de su abuelo Juan. Ella tiene una nueva receta de chocolate, y una nueva receta para el amor...
Lo que hizo esta novela mas popular que las miles otras que habían en el momento (aparte de su final completamente inesperado) era la imaginación que tuvo la escritora. Dame Chocolate combina el romance con el misterio y el suspenso con la fantasia. Esta no es una novela común e corriente porque hay religión y cultura Maya involucrados en esta producción. Hay bastante suspenso y humor, y a la mitad de la serie, la novela toma un giro extraordinario que solo sigue demonstrando que buena fue esta novela. Maria Antonieta de las Nieves (actriz del famoso programa de Chespirito, "El Chavo del Ocho") y Mauricio Ochmann actuan en este obra de arte clásica. Dame Chocolate es una novela muy bien escrita que merece ser comprada por TODOS los fanáticos (los hombres tambien) que la vieron en televisión, y por gente que disfruta ver buenas historias. Cinco de cinco!ENGLISH:
Dame Chocolate ("Give Me Chocolate") was a very successful soap opera that attracted a large public across the United States. This original story, written by Perla Ferias, is about a young Mexican woman named Rosita Amado (Génesis Rodríguez). Rosita is very humble and very nice, but she's incredibly ugly and extremely oblivious. Soon enough, everything changes for Rosita and her family when Juan Amado (Héctor Suarez), Rosita's grandfather, passes away. Juan had a chocolate factory in Miami and when he died, he left his granddaughter in charge of the secret formula for the magic chocolate. Rosita and her family move to the United States to maintain Juan's chocolate factory running, but this is a big change for a family who's lived in poverty all their life! Unfortunately, Juan Amado wasn't the only owner of the factory Chocolate Supremo (Supreme Chocolate). Grace Remington (Kristina Lilley) and her son, Bruce Remington (Carlos Ponce), are also owners of the factory. And even though Rosita and Bruce start having feelings for each other, Grace's feeling of superiority gets the best of her and she intends to steal the secret formula and kick the Amados out of America and back into Mexico. She id even willing to kill... Things start to worsen when Ángel Pérez (Khotan), a bad guy from Mexico that Rosita mistakenly considers her friend, follows her into the U.S. and befriends the evil Grace. After emotions, confusion, and betrayal, everyone believes Rosita to be dead after a quite tragic incident...but she is alive and is now back to seek revenge on the Remingtons. Now a clever Rosita, now disguised as the beautiful Violeta Hurtado, is determined to win back her grandfather's factory and punish those who humiliated her for her intelligence and ugliness. She has a new recipe for chocolate and new recipe for love...
What made this particular soap opera so much more popular than the other millions of soaps out there (besides its totally cool, totally unexpected ending) was the imagination of the author. Dame Chocolate combines romance with mystery and suspense with fantasy. This is not your ordinary soap opera, as Mayan culture and magic make their own appearance in this popular show. There's a lot of suspense and humor in this series, and then plot takes an unexpected turning point with its own twist that only further proves how good this story is. Maria Antonieta de las Nieves (an actress from Chespirito's famous Spanish TV show, "El Chavo del Ocho") and Mauricio Ochmann participate in this classic. Dame Chocolate is very well written and deserves to be bought by those who watched it on TV, and for those who enjoy watching a good show - men, too! 5/5 stars!

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Rebelde: Tercera Temporada (2007) Review

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(More customer reviews)Everyone knows the phenomenon of RBD, aka Rebelde. La tercera temporada is a must have. You can re-live all the great memories that Rebelde brought you. It includes 3 DVDs which you can play on both sides.It has more footage than the other 2 seasons. Rebelde, the 3rd season has a lot of great scenes. Watch Anahi,Alfonso,Dulce,Christopher,Maite,and Christian which was the start of them becoming international superstars! Sit back, relax, and enjoy the comedy as well as the drama Rebelde brought into our households.

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The series is set at the Elite Way School, a prestigious private boarding high school near Mexico City (In Rebelde Way it was a middle school). The school's faculty and the parents often have their own subplots as well. One feature of the show is the random use of English words and phrases, commonly used by fresas. One of the series' major plot lines revolves around a group of students forming a pop band. The actors, who play the members of this band, are also in a real band, abbreviated as RBD to distinguish it from the show. RBD performs most of the music used on the show, and has been extremely successful in its own right, becoming one of the highest-grossing acts in Mexico and touring internationally.

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Clase 406: Season 1 (2003) Review

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(More customer reviews)This novela was the first teenage soap with the season's format in Mexico... the executive producer is the same from Rebelde..Pedro Damian... the original story is from Colombia and it called "Francisco The Mathematician"... in this novela we see some of the actors from the succesful novela "Rebelde".. Dulce Maria, Alfonso Herrera, Cristian Chavez and other teenage actors... Anahi (Mia on Rebelde) doesn't appear in this dvd,.. she came to the show until the 3rd season...
this novela is very different than others soaps.. all the characters are in a dangerous gang,.. Francisco is one of the teachers who take care of these unrestless kids... the soundtrack its good,.. all of the actors of Clase sing the songs
..very good Novela,.. if you like Rebelde you love Clase 406

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Pasion de Gavilanes (2003) Review

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(More customer reviews)Having viewed Pasion de Gavilanes in real time, I found the DVD to be a wonderful recap of the story. Naturally, in the allowed time it would be impossible to see all of my favorite scenes, but in a "cliff note" fashion I was able to see the couples coming together and to follow the storyline. As a non-hispanic, the fact that the caps were available in English only made the experience more enjoyable. Given the number of times I have rewatched PDG, and translating from the caps, I should know the dialog by heart. The behind the scenes clips and interviews were a treat and I was very pleased with that. Finally, the quality of the DVD picture was superb. I found myself wishing Telemundo would release the novela to the public in its "total" package (30+ DVDs) and let us worry about how to pay for it. LOL

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El Privilegio de Amar (2005) Review

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(More customer reviews)One more double-sided disk would make this a 5-star release, especially since, as with ABRAZAME MUY FUERTE, some of the missing elements are explained later. Anyone who didn't see the TV series (155 episodes) will probably not get some of what is going on in this story. Also, certain character subtleties are lost, especially with regard to the story's archvillain, Ana Joaquina, and its male villain, Nicolas Obregon.
For those who did see the series, there are several great confrontations missing including the first one between Ana Joaquina and Luciana in the latter's office and a later one between Ana Joaquina and Andres. We also miss some scenes that emphasize the tremendous stress put on Padre Juan over a year and a half of the characters' lives after his mother commits one of her abuses of the confessional. In spite of that, the great Cesar Evora's performance doesn't suffer that much. Nor do those of Helena Rojo, Adele Noriega, or Rene Strickler.
Better abridgement than others, but I hope Televisa starts making these longer.

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El Manantial (2003) Review

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(More customer reviews)I had not seen a telenovela since 1997..and honestly the only reason why I bought this DVD was for one reason...the incomparable and talented DANIELA ROMO played Doña Margarita Ramirez, the bitter and evil woman in "El Manantial".

The story follows 2 rivaling families who continually bicker about the piece of land they own. As both their children grow up and eventually fall in love a'la "Romeo and Juliet"..they soon discover that their love can't be, as gradually hidden drama surfaces. Lots of suspense and never a dull moment on this soap opera. Adela Noriega plays, yet again, a sweet girl who is tormented by another individual and suffers. I guess we can't expect anything else from Adela, as she's been playing the same character for years. Mauricio Islas was not very convincing as the hunk male lead, but luckily the story rarely revolves around him.

The storyline that stole the novela, in my opinion, are that of the Ramirez (Mauricio's character's parents) estate. Justo Ramirez (Alejandro Tomassi) and Margarita Ramirez (Daniela Romo) own a big estate in their town and possess alot of control over it. Justo's incredibly cold and heartless to everyone, including his own wife, who for unknown reasons secretly hates him, and as the story unfolds we'll realize why. Margarita's character, played AMAZINGLY WELL by Daniela Romo, is the most layered of all characters. She's calculating but at the same time compassionate. She knows how to get what she wants but at the same time still feels for Adela's character, whom her son is in love with. Towards the end of the movie, Margarita suddenly shifts from villain to heroine.

I have read complainnts about this DVD being too short. I for one can guarantee that I never felt that it was short. If anything, it's a good thing that this DVD has been edited to only 7 hours, as they have cut out all the filler scene. Anyone who has seen telenovelas can tell you this, they prolonge story lines and dialogue to stretch out the telenovela's run and to have more room for advertisments. That's the nature of the business and I am glad that this DVD has NO FILLER, ALL KILLER scenes. You shan't be discouraged. And yes, they have taken out the Luis Miguel theme song "Amor Amor Amor" as they didn't get permission from WEA Mexico. It's OK, we can do without it.

Buy this DVD, you won't regret it. I found it hard to stop watching after a while. I hope they release more entertaining and trashy soap operas with consequential drama like "El Manantial". BRING ON "CUNA DE LOBOS"!


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Nina...Amada Mia (2003) Review

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(More customer reviews)Es una de las telenovelas que mas me ha gustado, la recomiendo 100% eso si es un poco corta pero muy buena, y hay unos grandes actores. YO he disfrutado mucho viendola. Totalmente recomendada. Si quieres una buena novela no lo dudes!!

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Antorcha Encendida (2005) Review

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(More customer reviews)Televisa makes it very difficult for me to take them seriously when they release chopped up versions of their best telenovelas in one disappointing DVD box set. I'm not a big fan of most of their contemporary telenovelas (especially their recent ones), but I love their period pieces and costume dramas and La Artorcha Encendida (The Lit Torch -- it has a better ring to it in Spanish) is right up there in quality and romance as Amor Real (Real Love), Corazon Salvaje (Savage Heart), Ramona, Yo Compro Esa Mujer (I Shall Buy that Woman) and Alborada (Break of Dawn) -- the latter of which is currently on the air here in the US. I loved watching this intense love story set against the backdrop of the Mexican war for independence in early nineteenth century starring a younger Leticia Calderon, Ernesto Laguardia and Humberto Zurita (who was brilliant as a villain in his most recent period piece called Los Plateados). I also got to see other heavyweights like Enrique Rocha, Carmen Salinas and Juan Ferrara. The brilliant Christian Bach is also featured in this telenovela, but most of her scenes must have been cut off or something because she scarcely appears in this DVD. The scenes are choppy and uneven, the music score is different from the one I remember when it aired on Univision and, if you can believe it, the ending is cut off. We are left high and dry when it comes to knowing what happens to the villains. All in all, this has got to be the worst DVD box set Televisa has ever released. I give five stars to the actual serialized novel because it is one of the best stories I have seen, but I give one star to the actual DVD. I'll be very wary of picking up DVD sets from the popular Mexican production company next time. I hope they will release unabridged or better edited box sets in the future because I like the idea of owning my favorite telenovelas.

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Set against the backdrop of the Mexican War for Independence, this sprawling telenovela tells the story of Mariano Foncerrada and Teresa Muniz, two lovers who defy their families and social classes to be together while fighting for their country’s freedom. The film depicts Mexico’s struggle against the Spanish crown, with each episode focusing on a key event in the war, starting with the increasing political friction between Spain and Mexico, and ending with the newly independent nation’s efforts to establish its own government.

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Cuerpo Del Deseo (2005) Review

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(More customer reviews)Mexico's most talanted actress ever Lorena Rojas(Como en el cine) and Telemundo's hotest male star Mario Cimarro(Pasion de gavilanes) are coupled in a mysterious story of passionate, death defeating love! The chemistry between Rojas and Cimarro, as newspaper Miami Herald wrote, "makes the chemistry in Mr. & Mrs. Smith seem like kindergarten frolic".
This great telenovela was writen by Colombia's "master of mystery" writer Julio Jimenez, same one who wrote hits like Pasion de gavilanes, La viuda de blanco and Yo amo a Paquita Callego and it's the story of a man who comes back from the dead in a new body for the woman he loves only to find that she is with another(and always has been!). A love-hate relashionship with drive them to a passionate afair and the revalation of secrets that will leave you with an I-did-not-see-this-one-coming look!
Lorena Rojas is simply enchanting as the obscure Isabel, she provokes, intrigues and leaves you breathless with her brilliant acting! From the other hand the villano of the telenovela Martin karpan with his strong, passionate acting is sure to shake the viewer up!
Many other big telenovela and Latin cinema stars take part in the telenovela with Roberto Moll, Pablo Azar, Diana Osorio and Jeannette Lehr standing out!

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Jennifer Lopez Presents: Como Ama Una Mujer (2007) Review

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(More customer reviews)The novela is based on Jennifer Lopez' Spanish song, "Como Ama una Mujer".
First, the song is amazing; the acting is pretty good but, the story is not very original. Of course, there are no similarities whatsoever between Jennifer Lopez' life and this mini-series (insert cynical eye-roll here). Joking aside, the series is very (extremely) reminiscent of Jennifer López' life plus a little bit of "The Bodyguard (Special Edition)" thrown in the mix (namely the stalker and the bitter assistant).
I was quickly drawn into the story and was happily surprised by Leonor Varela's performance. You may remember Leonor Varela from her performance in the "Cleopatra" miniseries. Rebecca Jones and Rocío Verdejo also did a good job.
The series plainly showcases Jennifer López and there is a lot of product placement (way too obvious) but, it is good, entertaining.
The novela tells the story of a famous singer and actress who is trying to find true love; in this case is trying to decide between two men-child. Both Diego (Raúl Méndez) and Andrés (Christián de la Fuente) play the most self-absorbed, egocentric and selfish men ever. By the third episode I was wishing she would just stay alone and move on without them.
Although the mini-series lasts four hours, I found that the story was hurried and not well-developed. It shows a immature work that hurries to tell a story without really digging in. The characters actions did not seem to go with the story. Everyone tells Sofía that she is the most selfish person ever (and at one point she thinks so herself) and yet, we see her as the only one really giving herself to the one she loves. Diego is constantly questioning her love for him and can't seem to outgrow his childish jealousy outbursts. And Andrés is in self-wallowing misery, blaming everyone but himself.
This DVD has no Special Features whatsover and yes, no subtitles.


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Studio: Sony MusicRelease Date: 12/18/2007

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La Otra Mitad del Sol (2005) Review

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(More customer reviews)I really enjoyed watching "La Otra Mitad del Sol". I have watched several telenovelas offered by Amazon to practice my Spanish. This one was edited perfectly, I did not feel that something was missing (obviously cut out) as in some other edited soaps. The story is interesting, different and original, one of the best I have seen.

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AN IRRISISTIBLE ROMANCE... A LOVE THAT WILL LAST FOREVER In this powerful story of romantic destiny, popular Mexican film and soap opera actor Demián Bichir (The Argentine, Guerrilla, TV's Weeds, Bendito infierno, Sexo pudor y lágrimas) stars as Felipe, a married man drawn to a mysterious woman in his dreams. Seeking help for his restlessness, Felipe is startled to meet psychotherapist Mariana (Anette Michel, Cuando seas mia), who bears a striking resemblance to his dream woman. The counseling sessions become a soul-searching journey for both therapist and patient as hypnosis uncovers a strong bond from the past.
UN ROMANCE IRRESISTIBLE... UN AMOR QUE SERÁ PARA SIEMPRE En esta impactante historia de romance y destino, el popular actor mexicano de cine y telenovelas Demián Bichir (The Argentine, Guerrilla, TV's Weeds, Bendito infierno, Sexo pudor y lagrimas) protagoniza a Felipe, un hombre casado atraído hacia una mujer misteriosa en sus sueños. Al buscar ayuda para su inquietud, Felipe se sorprende al conocer a la psicoterapeuta Mariana (Anette Michel, Cuando seas mía), quien tiene un extraordinario parecido con la mujer que aparece en sus sueños. Las sesiones de psicoterapia se convierten en un trayecto de introspección tanto para la terapeuta como para el paciente, quienes bajo hipnósis descubren un fuerte lazo que une sus pasados.

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Las Juanas: Season 2 (2008) Review

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(More customer reviews)Las Juanas Season 2 is the Mexican version.
The soap opera does not intend to be serious and in some way they are taking the piss out of the telenovela's industry by being overly cheesy at times (maybe I see it that wat because I am Mexican), so it has to be enjoyed for what it is.
Wish it had the subtitles for the English speakers but I guess it is a good way to practise for those who had a reasonable level of Spanish (beside the native speakers of course)


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Studio: Laguna Productions IncRelease Date: 08/12/2008Run time: 3360 minutes

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Sortilegio (2009) Review

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(More customer reviews)Sortilegio is one of my all-time favorite telenovelas. The show features your typical telenovela hallmarks; with the over-the-top plot points, evil twins, kidnappings and classic lines. The production value is excellent--great scenery (makes me want to go to the Yucatan) and the chemistry between Jacky and William as Maria Jose and Alejandro is second to none.
As somebody whose Spanish is not their first language (or second, or third); I always purchase the novela DVDs to get the English subtitles. And, like all novela DVDs, 95+ hours of the original run show has been cut down to 17 hours. While I knew that the slashing of the novela was going to happen; I was keeping my fingers crossed that some of my favorite scenes/parts/plot lines wouldn't get cut. Overall; the flow/comprehension of the storyline is good and what they cut made sense, but I was still seriously disappointed that some of (in my mind) the best scenes were left out. I am slightly biased towards the love story between Maria Jose and Alex, and some of their best scenes were omitted (ie. hotel scene, cenote) and some of the lighter moments with son Tony heavily glazed over. I would have preferred to have those scenes included and some of the parts with the b-storyline and secondary characters get the axe.
I'm not sure who decides to make the dvd 17 hours long; but a few more hours would have made the world of a difference in my mind--I've seen other novela sets with 20 hours or so, so it's do-able.
The extras include bloopers, "music video" to Il Divo's interpretation of the theme song (which you will hear over and over and over and over and over and over throughout all the discs) and a "making of" feature which basically is various vignettes that were created to promote the show. I wished novela dvds had some of the more higher-end features/elements of other TV show dvds...would have found some type of commentary interesting.
All in all, the DVD is a must have for Sortilegio fans. The story of Maria Jose and Alex is my favorite and always brings a smile to my face!

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Studio: Uni Dist Corp (music)Release Date: 09/07/2010

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Cuidado Con El Angel (2008) Review

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(More customer reviews)Yeah, there's a few telenovelas out there. But they don't seem to be very well packaged or distributed. This year, it looks like that's going to change. I don't know why or how, but Cuidado Con El Angel has taken off like a rocket. It's talked about in the same breath as shows like Desperate Houswives or Lost. Think about it. It's not marketed to the general public. It's a household name in Hispanic/latin-american communities, but it went rogue and caught the attention of an audience who had never before paid attention to those sorts of shows before. Just like back in 1999 when Latin-American music artists came into vogue, I think 2010 will bring us another Latin explosion -- this time of soap opera stars. Something fun to watch out for.
3 January 2010 (after having watched the DVDs)
CAVEAT EMPTOR: UTTERLY DISEMBOWELED SERIES
Disemboweled. Dessicated. Dissembled. Deteriorated. Disintegrated. Disjointed. Disfigured. Discordant.
Joyless. Juiceless. Jejune.
I have been completely cheated by this DVD set. HANG ON TO YOUR VHS TAPES OR DV-Rs BECAUSE HOURS OF PLOT HAVE BEEN CUT OUT WITH A DULL BUTTER KNIFE.
An appalling offering.


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Amor Real (2004) Review

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(More customer reviews)I, like so many of you, adored Amor Real when it was on TV, and a part of me would love to own the whole thing. However, the part of me that lives in the real world doesn't have the time or money to own a 120-hour soap on dvd. I have a friend who does dvd authoring for a living, and she said that the entire series would take up maybe 15-20 discs. If the 2-disc version costs $20 or $25, how much would a 20-disc version cost? Probably a lot more than anybody would want to spend, even if they could afford it. And it would take months to watch.
Besides, this version has English subtitles, so my friends, the majority of whom don't speak Spanish, can get in on the fun. Fabulous outfits aside, it's just no good if they can't follow the plot!
I personally would be thrilled to have a compact, affordable version of my favorite soap. Anything beyond this would be overkill.

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This magnificent 19th century drama tells the story of Matilde Peñalver y Beristain - proud, beautiful and aristocratic, who falls in love with penniless soldier Adolfo Solis, though her mother Augusta is determined that she marry a rich man.After creating a rift between the two lovers, Augusta forces her daughter to marry Manuel Fuentes Guerra – honorable, handsome and heir to a vast fortune.Unhappy in her marriage, Matilde continues her romance with Adolfo, creating a triangle that threatens everyone involved, including Matilde’s unborn child.

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Abrazame Muy Fuerte (2001) Review

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(More customer reviews)I guess I should have known better!!!
This is one of my favorite soap operas and yet this dvd was horrible!!!
Don't waste your money!
I realize they were trying to save time and money by editing pretty much EVERYTHING, but it was ridiculous!
The theme song was changed and the soap opera itself was butchered!
When I first heard of this soap coming out on dvd, I hoped that it would be just like every other series you buy. UNCUT with EXTRAS!
However, it was an incredible disappointment and you are better off waiting until the soap repeats late at night on Grandes Historias and recording it then!
I will never waste money on something like this again.

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Rosalinda (2000) Review

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(More customer reviews)Here comes a bit a plot-spoiler, so please be advised:
The story is that 20 years before, Rosalinda's mother, Soledad, is imprisoned for a crime she did not commit, the murder of José Fernando Altamirano. In jail, she gives her daughter over to her sister and asks that she never tells anyone. So Rosalinda grows up not knowing that her mother is in reality her aunt. Rosalinda has two sisters (cousins), Fedra and Lucy, and a brother (Cousin) Beto.
Rosalinda works in a flower shop. One day she is delivering flowers to a restaurant where she meets Fernando José ---- the son of the guy her mother is in prison for murdering!
Rosalinda's mother (aunt) dies and her real mother comes out of prison. She poses as aunt Marta. That is when the problems begin.
The villain of the story is Valeria, Fernando José's stepmother, who will tell him that Marta is actually Soledad. So Fernando José leaves Rosalinda and Valeria steals Rosalinda's baby, and Rosalinda goes crazy.... She is sent to a hospital, that later burns down. Everyone believes her dead, but instead she is now living as Paloma Dorantes, who becomes a singer.
Well, as you see the plot is all you can expect of a telenovela.
The acting by Fernando Carrillo (Fernando José) is terrible, but Thalia isn't that bad in this one. Nora Salinas is convincing as Fedra, Rosalinda's cousin and a villain of the story.
I also noticed there is no singing at all, even though Rosalinda becomes a singer. And the song "Ay Amor!" (Rosalinda)
is missing all together. The additional material is nothing almost, just a short video in which Thalia lip-synchs the song and a "Best Kisses" special (which I didn't watch).
All together, I give it three stars. If you like telenovelas in DVD, Rosalinda is an okay one.
It is 550 minutes long and it has an English subtitle option.
Rosalinda comes in two DVDs, both two-sided and is divided into 16 chapters.


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Thalia ("Marimar", "Maria Mercedes", "Maria la del Barrio") stars as Rosalinda, a decent, beautiful young woman who works in a flower shop to pay for her education while aspiring to become a great singer. One day, while delivering flowers to a restaurant, she meets Fernando Jose Altamirano, a pianist and composer. Rosalinda instantly falls in love with Fernando Jose and tells him of her dream of becoming a singer. Though they are soon wed, circumstances force them apart. Maybe it’s because Rosalinda discovers that her birth mother, long believed to be dead is actually serving a prison sentence-for the murder of Francisco Jose’s father! The film also stars Fernando Carrillo ("Maria Isabel", "Primavera"), Angelica Maria ("La Antorcha Encendida"), Manuel Saval ("¡Vivan los ninos!") and Lupita Ferrer ("Soledad").

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