The Best TV Shows on Telemundo

Every Telemundo Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Across the timeline from 1993 to 2025, Telemundo has presented audiences with over 20 captivating shows. Notable series such as El peñón del amaranto and Guadalupe from Telemundo first graced the screens in 1993 and 1993. Our curated list, current as of June 2025, showcases over 20 of Telemundo’s highest-rated series.

  • Guadalupe
    Guadalupe (1993)8.5

  • El Señor de los Cielos
    El Señor de los Cielos (2013)7.9

    Set in the 1990s, these are the life and times of Amado Carrillo Fuentes, a man who became the head of the Juárez cartel. Nicknamed “El Señor de los Cielos” (Lord of the Skies) because of the large fleet of airplanes he used to transport drugs, he was also known for washing more than $200 million through Colombia to finance his huge fleet. He is described as the most powerful drug trafficker of his time.

  • El Clon
    El Clon (2010)7.8

    Lucas falls for a young Arab girl named Jade. She is caught between modern values and her Islamic upbringing. They separate and two decades pass. Then a strange turn of luck brings the pair together. Then Jade meets a clone, who is just like Lucas, but twenty years younger. She must choose between the man she loved and the memory she cherishes.

  • La Reina del Sur
    La Reina del Sur (2011)7.8

    After years of blood, sweat and tears, a woman of humble origin ends up becoming a drug trafficking legend, with all that that means...

  • Senora Acero
    Senora Acero (2014)7.8

    The adventures of Vicenta Acero, the feared coyote who now leads the dynasty of illicit dealings once under the control of her father.

  • Jenni Rivera: Mariposa de Barrio
    Jenni Rivera: Mariposa de Barrio (2017)7.8

    This drama reveals the difficult rise to fame of the Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera, from her past of abuse to success as a band leader.

  • La Jefa
    La Jefa (2025)7.8

    Gloria's perfect life shatters when hitmen kill her fiancé at their wedding. Abandoned by family, pursued by enemies, and stripped of assets, she must enter the money laundering world to protect her son.

  • Doña Bárbara
    Doña Bárbara (2008)7.7

    Doña Bárbara is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo, Sony Pictures Television International and RTI Colombia. Edith González and Christian Meier star in this adaptation of the 1929 novel by Venezuelan author Rómulo Gallegos.

  • Silvana Sin Lana
    Silvana Sin Lana (2016)7.7

    A high society woman loses everything and has to move with her three daughters, and her mom to a middle-class neighborhood.

  • Pasión de Gavilanes
    Pasión de Gavilanes (2003)7.6

    The Reyes-Elizondo's idyllic lives are shattered by a murder charge against Eric and León.

  • Sin senos sí hay paraíso
    Sin senos sí hay paraíso (2016)7.6

    A young woman born in a mafia-controlled town seeks revenge on those who wrongfully harmed and imprisoned her family.

  • False Identity
    False Identity (2018)7.5

    Isabel and Diego, two complete strangers, must assume the identity of a married couple in order to flee the state of Sonora.

  • La Doña
    La Doña (2016)7.4

    A story of revenge and ambition, seduction and betrayal; all told from the perspective of an offended and abused woman named Altagracia. Altagracia represents the hundreds of thousands of Mexican women who have been victims of the violence by faceless men who are protected by impunity. But Altagracia, transformed into a strong-willed, ruthless man-eater known as La Doña, will seek out each and every one of these men to bring them to justice.

  • My Heart Beats for Lola Volcán
    My Heart Beats for Lola Volcán (2011)7.3

    Mi Corazón Insiste… en Lola Volcán is a Spanish language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo. Telemundo aired the serial from May 23 to November 28, 2011 at 8pm central. As with most of its other telenovelas, the network broadcasts English subtitles as closed captions on CC3. It is a remake of Colombian telenovela of 1998-1999 Yo amo a Paquita Gallego by Julio Jimenez.

  • Facing Destiny
    Facing Destiny (2012)7.0

    A youth named Diego (David Chocarro) was released from prison, 20 years after being incarcerated. He was unjustly accused of a school massacre. Soon after his release, he finds himself entangled in a series of conspiracies and intrigues. With the help of his psychiatrist, Antonia(Maritza Rodriguez), he begins to uncover the mysteries surrounding the massacre.

  • Los Herederos del Monte
    Los Herederos del Monte (2011)5.3

    Los Herederos Del Monte is a Spanish-language telenovela to be produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo and RTI Colombia, with Colombia as location. It is a remake of Chilean telenovela Hijos del Monte produced by TVN in 2008.

  • Te voy a enseñar a querer
    Te voy a enseñar a querer (2004)2.0

    The Mendez family owns a cattle farm, breeding horses and bulls of Lydia and a construction company. The family is composed of Alejandro Méndez and Isabel Garrido, with his sons Pablo and Helena.Félix Garrido, the Isabel's father also lives with them. The Mendez family is very respected and beloved in the region, although they have a declared enemy, Milciades Contreras, a wealthy cattle rancher, who is also its nearest neighbour. The reason for the enmity with Milciades is due to that it was always in love with Elizabeth, who refused and preferred to Alejandro. Since then, Milciades has dedicated to commit all kinds of outrages in the people and also against the Méndez, who have remained on the sidelines to promote peace.

  • El peñón del amaranto
    El peñón del amaranto (1993)N/A

  • Sofía dame tiempo
    Sofía dame tiempo (2003)N/A

  • Niños Ricos, Pobres Padres
    Niños Ricos, Pobres Padres (2009)N/A

    Niños Ricos, Pobres Padres is a Colombian telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo. It debuted on July 7, 2009 at 9:30 pm Eastern Time, taking over the second half of El Rostro de Analía until Friday, July 17, when it completely replaced it in the 9–10 pm slot. The story revolves around Alejandra Paz, a beautiful 17-year-old girl and her mother, Lucía, an illegal US immigrant who is deported from Miami back to Bogotá, Colombia; desperate and broke, they are forced to move in with Lucía's hostile sister, Verónica. On the first day, Alejandra is invited to Isabela's party, Esteban's girlfriend. While putting a drug on Alejandra's drink. Alejandra is suddenly raped by Matías, Esteban's friend. Suddenly Alejandra and her mother are submerged into a world of intrigue and betrayal where money is no object and people are not who they seem to be. High school drama soon ensues as Esteban and David fight to win Alejandra's heart. While Esteban and Alejandra date, they are then separated by lies and betrayal made by Mónica and Isabela. Soon Isabela gets pregnant by Gabriel, Rocio and Martha's brother. Later, Isabela lies to Esteban that she is pregnant by him in order to separate him by Alejandra. Suddenly, David learns that he has the opportunity to be with Alejandra, while Alejandra can't forget Esteban and still loves him.