The Best TV Shows on RCTV

Every RCTV Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Premiering in 1984 and 1988, Topacio and Señora are among RCTV’s most celebrated shows. A broadcaster of distinction, RCTV has aired more than 20 shows between 1984 and 2009. Check out the most acclaimed shows on RCTV, with a catalog of over 20 series updated for May 2025.

  • Llovizna
    Llovizna (1997)10.0

    Llovizna is a 1997 telenovela from Venezuela, starring Scarlet Ortiz and Luis Fernandez. It was produced by the now defunct RCTV. This telenovela contained 145 episodes.

  • La mujer de Judas
    La mujer de Judas (2002)8.0

    La Mujer de Judas or The Wife of Judas is a telenovela produced by RCTV in Venezuela in 2002. Astrid Carolina Herrera, Chantal Baudaux, Juan Carlos Garcia are playing the main characters and it was directed and created by Martin Hahn. It consists of 126 episodes.

  • My Sweet Fat Valentina
    My Sweet Fat Valentina (2002)7.6

    A loving overweight woman must overcome the obstacles in the way between her and her true love.

  • Toda una dama
    Toda una dama (2007)7.2

    Toda una dama is a successful Venezuelan telenovela produced and broadcast on RCTV International in 2007. The telenovela is a remake of Señora, an original story written by renowned telenovela author José Ignacio Cabrujas. This new verison was adapred by Iris Dubs and starred Christina Dieckmann and Ricardo Álamo as the main protagonists with Nohely Arteaga starred as the main antagonist.

  • Topacio
    Topacio (1984)6.8

    Topacio is a 1984 Venezuelan telenovela produced and broadcast by Radio Caracas Televisión. It is a remake of Esmeralda, a 1970s telenovela produced by rival network Venevisión, which in turn has been remade twice. Topacio was written by Benilde Avila, Milagros del Valle, Ana Mercedes Escámez, and Delia Fiallo and directed by Luis Alberto Lamata and Luis Manzo. This telenovela lasted 181 episodes and was distributed internationally by RCTV International. It was also aired in Mexico's Canal 5 at 8 p.m. in 1985 and throughout Latin America, Spain and other countries.

  • Ser bonita no basta
    Ser bonita no basta (2005)1.2

    Ser Bonita No Basta is a 2005 Venezuelan telenovela produced by RCTV and distributed internationally by RCTV International. Marjorie De Sousa and Ricardo Álamo star as the main protagonists while Fedra López and Hugo Vasquez star as the main antagonists.

  • Señora
    Señora (1988)N/A

    Señora is a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and broadcast on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión. It was written by José Ignacio Cabrujas, Ibsen Martínez, Cristina Policastro, and Eliseo Morales and directed by Luis Alberto Lamata and Aura Guevara. The series lasted 229 episodes and was distributed internationally by RCTV International.

  • Caribe
    Caribe (1990)N/A

    Caribe is a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión. The original idea for this telenovela was by Mariela Romero. Carlos Alfredo Sanchez was in charge of scenery, Carlos Bolivar was in charge of general produccion, Genaro Escobar was the executive producer, and Ibrahím Guerra, and Reinaldo Lancaster were its directors. This telenovela lasted 176 episodes and was distributed internationally by RCTV International.

  • Por Estas Calles
    Por Estas Calles (1992)N/A

    Por Estas Calles is a telenovela broadcast by Radio Caracas Televisión between 1992 and 1994. It was extremely popular in Venezuela, due to its very realistic approach to the day-to-day life of the country and local tone. It was the first Venezuelan program to give a realistic view of the corruption in political life, as well as the first to show the day-to-day life in the poor barrios. For example, it showed the impact on poor people's lives of the intermittent water supply, showing community meetings and lovers' trysts cut short by the news that the water was on, sending everyone running to fill storage tanks and barrels. It was considered by the Spanish edition of the magazine Rolling Stone as the 8th best show between the 100 Best TV Shows Ever in all Latin America. It is believed to be the longest telenovela ever produced in Venezuela.

  • Dulce Ilusión
    Dulce Ilusión (1993)N/A

    Dulce Illusion is a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión. It was written by Mariela Romero. This telenovela lasted between 198 and 92 episodes and was distributed internationally by RCTV International. This was the first telenovela to use Venezuelan cartoons with real people, in fact, it’s the only one in the history of Venezuelan soap operas, and the great success of this RCTV’s material is partly due to the big innovation of the cartoons. The animated characters were developed by the legendary animator Felix Nakamura and his team.

  • Alejandra
    Alejandra (1994)N/A

  • De Oro Puro
    De Oro Puro (1994)N/A

    De Oro Puro is a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión. Julio Cesar Mármol came up with the idea for De Oro Puro. José Antonio Mendez was the general producer, Jhonny Pulido was the executive producer, and Rafael Suarez was the director. De Oro Puro lasted 113 episodes and was distributed internationally by RCTV International. De Oro Puro is better known for having been a notorious flop in the history of Venezuelan television, which was worsened by being broadcast in the same time slot that was previously occupied by the very popular and long lasting Por Estas Calles. Despite the production values and the big names behind the series, the public became confused by the complicated plot and storyline, and the ratings were poor. It has been postulated that De Oro Puro contributed to the downfall of RCTV in late 1990s. RCTV publicised De Oro Puro, in an effort to attract viewers, but these efforts failed. When the plot become more confusing and the ratings further lowered, the channel aired a series of shorts where famous first actress Amalia Pérez Díaz resumed and explained the plot in a didactic way. This effort backfired when people began to perceive De Oro Puro as being difficult to understand to the extent that it had to be explained, and Ms. Pérez Días' apparitions became the subject of mockery.

  • Queen of Hearts
    Queen of Hearts (1998)N/A

    Marlene Paez is a beautiful model who transcended many levels of pain and misery to reach international success. But fame is not enough, and her empty heart is divided both by her love for Santiago Porras and her search for the truth about her past.

  • Viva la Pepa!
    Viva la Pepa! (2000)N/A

  • Mis 3 hermanas
    Mis 3 hermanas (2000)N/A

  • La niña de mis ojos
    La niña de mis ojos (2001)N/A

  • Mujer con pantalones
    Mujer con pantalones (2004)N/A

  • Y los declaro marido y mujer
    Y los declaro marido y mujer (2006)N/A

    Y los declaro marido y mujer was a Venezuelan telenovela produced and broadcast by RCTV between 2006 and 2007 and distributed internationally by RCTV International. Marjorie de Sousa and Juan Pablo Raba starred as the main protagonists with Veronica Schneider, Hugo Vasquez and Christina Dieckmann accompanying them as co-protagonists. Marlene De Andrade and Carlos Guillermo Haydon starred as the main antagonists.

  • Camaleona
    Camaleona (2007)N/A

  • Calle luna, Calle sol
    Calle luna, Calle sol (2009)N/A

    Calle Luna, Calle Sol is a soap opera Venezuela produced and broadcast by RCTV. It began broadcasting from March 18, 2009. The title is the subject of Willie Colón and Héctor Lavoe from the album "Lo Mato" 1973. The main theme of the telenovela is a version sung by this time 'Victor Munoz. Written by José Vicente Quintana, 'Calle Luna, Calle Sol' is a love story inspired by Marielena, by Manuel Muñoz Rico transmitted in 1979 and starring Maria Conchita Alonso and Jean Carlos Simancas . 'Calle Luna, Calle Sol' is a story of contrasts, with joy in the midst of tragedy, is a history very intimate and everyday. On Monday June 8, from 9:00 to 10:00 pm, this story won an average of'16, 15points' versus'13, 9 'the mysteries of love, Venevisión.