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Catalina is excited to find out a new student, Esmeralda, has joined her third-grade class at Valle Grande Elementary School. But despite Catalina's attempts to introduce herself, Esme won't talk to anyone but her own cousin, Jazmín. Could Jazmín be keeping Esme from making new friends? According to Catalina's frenemy Pablo, it's just like what happened to the secret princess in the telenovela hit The Hidden Crown! With Tía Abuela's magical...
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It is a story about love, romance, encounters, disagreements and several funny entanglements between two families with absolutely nothing in common but who are yet forced to live in the same house: on one side "The Ruizpalacios", a lineage, millionaire family, and on the other "The Menchacas", a typical ghetto family.
3) Sortilegio
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When industrial magnate Antonio Lombardo dies in a car accident, he leaves his fortune to his son Alejandro. But Bruno, his jealous brother, plots to murder him and take his fortune. His scheme partially works and Alejandro returns from a terrible accident to find that he is married to Maria Jose, an innocent girl who was lied to by Bruno as part of his scheme. Doctors tell Alejandro he suffers from memory loss but he is convinced he never met Maria...
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Salam is an amateurish young Palestinian man who becomes a writer on a popular soap opera after a fortuitous meeting with an Israeli soldier. His artistic career is on the rise until the soldier and the show's financial sponsors disagree about how the show should end, and Salam gets caught in the middle.
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A documentary film about the taboos, stereotypes, and struggles of black actors in Brazilian television "soaps. " Based on his own memories and on a sturdy body of research evidence, the director analyzes race relations in Brazilian soap operas, calling attention to their likely influence on Black people's identity-forming processes.
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After her parents' death, Paloma is forced to live with her two spinster aunts, Macarena and Carlota. They guard a secret that could change everything for her and the entire family. Macarena is kind and loving while Carlota seems to enjoy making Palomas̀ life miserable. Carlota is responsible for ending Palomas̀ relationship with Inaki. Just when she was about to give up on love, Paloma falls for Emiliano which could mean trouble since he is her...
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Ivan's mother takes a job as a servant for the Lomeli Curiel family. One of the Curiels' daughters seduces Ivan and becomes pregnant, and the daughter's mother sends men out to beat him. During the brawl, one of the men is killed and Ivan is wrongfully accused of the crime. Having nothing to lose, Ivan crosses the border illegally into the U.S. where he meets an older businessman who adopts him and pays for his education. After eleven years, he returns...
11) Mi pecado
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The seven deadly sins play out among four friends and their families in a small town. Young lovers Lucrecia and Julian are caught between their feuding families. They are torn apart by the tragic death of Lucrecia's brother Cesar which her mother, Rosario, unjustly blames on Julian.
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Corinna Chapman, talented baker and reluctant investigator, accepts an offer from a caterer friend to do the baking for the film set of a new soap called "Kiss the Bride." While on the other side of town, a young woman is being unmercifully bullied by her corporate employers -- employers who spend a lot of time cooking the books.
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Valentina and Sebastian are 'Camaleones.' Controlled by an unknown mastermind, 'El Amo,' they pretend to be teachers in a school named Colegio San Bartolome, so they can avenge all the murders, injustice, and frauds, committed by Augusto Ponce de Leon, the school owner and director. Solange and Ulises will be the key that will help the Cameleonesto catch evil Augusto.
16) Tootsie
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Michael Dorsey is a talented actor, but his demanding nature and stubborn temperament have antagonized every producer in New York. Now his agent insists no one will hire him. But Michael needs money - eight thousand dollars to be exact - and to earn it, he's willing to play the role of a lifetime.
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A poor young woman reinvents herself to get revenge on the family of the man she loves. Maricruz fell in love with Octavio; however his snobbish family mistreated her and forced her to run away to Mexico City. A rich man takes her under his wing and transforms her into a successful business woman. Now, with her new identity, wealth and power, Maricruz returns for revenge. Will the love she shared with Octavio be rekindled, and can it tame her vengeful...
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He has started one more course at Eliteway High School with him a new and exciting episode in the life of all the rebels. Some questions still need to be answered, such as: What is the true origin of Roberta (Sweet Maria)? Or, what will happen to the love of Ma̕ and Miguel, who tries to be destroyed by the ruthless Sabrina? In addition, you will know the secret past of Jos ̌Lujǹ, the atrocious plans that Len̤ Bustamante has for Diego, the destiny...
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After faking his own death, Juan transforms himself into Eva to be close to Helena, the woman he loves. Eva then befriends Helena and sets out on a quest to find proof against the man who has framed him. Thinking Juan is dead, Helena moves on with her life and plans to marry Plutarco, the man responsible for framing Juan. Will Juan risk telling Helana the truth even though he will hurt her again, or will he continue to lead a double life in the hopes...
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"There is a vast cultural movement emerging from beyond the Western world. Truly global in its range and allure, it is the biggest challenge yet to Hollywood, McDonald's, and blue jeans. This is a book about these new arbiters of mass culture arising from the East-India's Bollywood films, Turkish soap opera, or dizi, and South Korean pop music. Carefully packaging not always secular modernity with traditional values in urbanized settings, they have...
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