Shows Like Los Parientes Pobres

If you liked Los Parientes Pobres (1993), a drama and soap series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

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Mi Pequeña Traviesa (1997)
★ 7/10Also soap and drama
Mi Pequeña Traviesa is a Mexican youth and family telenovela produced and directed by Pedro Damián for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from December 8, 1997, to April 24, 1998. It is an…
2
I Don't Trust Men Anymore (2014)
★ 7/10Also drama and soap
Yo no creo en los hombres (I don't trust men anymore) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Giselle González for Televisa. It is based on Yo no creo en los hombres (1991), produced in México.
3
Los ricos también lloran (1979)
★ 6/10Also drama and soap
Popular telenovela produced in Mexico in 1979, starring Verónica Castro, Rogelio Guerra and Rocío Banquells. Castro also sang the theme Aprendí a Llorar, a song written by Lolita de la Colina. The telenovela was…
4
The Return (2013)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and soap
La Patrona is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by United States-based television network Telemundo Studios, Miami and Mexican Argos Comunicación. The telenovela is a remake of the Venezuelan telenovela La Dueña…
5
Corazón salvaje (1992)
★ 8/10Also drama and soap
A telenovela that dramatizes the romances and rivalries between two brothers and two sisters in Mexico between the years 1885 and 1900.
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Shadows of the Past (2014)
★ 7.3/10Also soap and drama
Two very different families live in the village of Santa Lucía who are involved in a whirlwind of passion, pain, and revenge. The rivaling families are the Mendozas and the Alcocers. Severiano Mendoza and Candela…
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Burden of Guilt (2009)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and soap
Paulino Córdoba, Gabino Roura, Rodolfo Huerta, and Matías Quiroga have been friends since childhood; however, as adults, their priorities shifted, and a sin now threatens to destroy their friendship. Paulino owns the…
8
The Impostor (2014)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and soap
La Impostora, is a Spanish-language telenovela presumably to be produced by United States-based television network Telemundo Studios, Miami.
9
Lola… Once Upon a Time (2007)
★ 8/10Also soap and drama
Lola... Érase Una Vez is a teen targeted Mexican melodrama telenovela produced by Televisa that is an adaptation of the Argentine global phenomenon and teenage telenovela Floricienta. The show tells the story of a…
10
La hija del Mariachi (2006)
★ 8.1/10Also soap and drama
Emiliano, a wealthy Mexican businessman, is ripped off by his friends and partners. Hidden in Bogotá, he receives help from Rosario, a mariachi singer. She does not know Emiliano’s background and that he is wanted by…
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Amor Real (2003)
★ 7.8/10Also soap and drama
True love threatens to tear a family apart in this epic Mexican serial set in the 1800s. Rich and beautiful Matilde falls in love with Adolfo, but her mother, Augusta, disapproves of the relationship when she learns…
12
El Privilegio de Amar (1998)
★ 7.1/10Also soap and drama
Juan de la Cruz, a young seminarian, visits the home of his mother, Ana Joaquina—a religious zealot who has always imposed her will on her son and instilled in him a calling to serve God. Working in Ana Joaquina’s…
13
Inocente de Ti (2004)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and soap
Inocente de Ti is a Miami-based 130 episode telenovela that first aired on the Univision network in 2005. It features Camila Sodi, Valentino Lanús, and Helena Rojo.
14
La Malquerida (2014)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and soap
La malquerida is a Mexican telenovela produced by José Alberto Castro for Televisa. It is an adaptation of the play "La malquerida", written by Spanish playwright Jacinto Benavente. Victoria Ruffo and Christian Meier…
15
Rosalinda (1999)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and soap
Having to serve a sentence for a murder she did not commit but took the blame for, a woman gives her baby to her sister to be raised without knowing the truth. 20 years later she is freed and try to be once again part…
16
Unforgettable (1999)
★ 7.2/10Also soap and drama
Nunca te olvidaré is a Mexican telenovela produced by Juan Osorio for Televisa in 1999. It is based on a novel by Caridad Bravo Adams and starring Edith González, Fernando Colunga and antagonistic interests of Alma…
17
Burning for Revenge (2008)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and soap
Fuego en la sangre is a telenovela that began transmissions on January 21, 2008, through Mexico's Canal de las Estrellas network. Starring Adela Noriega, Eduardo Yáñez, Diana Bracho, and Guillermo García Cantú. It is…
18
The Lady from Vendaval (2012)
★ 7.4/10Also soap and drama
La Mujer Del Vendaval is a 2012 Mexican telenovela produced by Mapat L. de Zatarain for Televisa. It is a remake of the Venezuelan telenovela Un Esposo para Estela. Ariadne Díaz and José Ron star as the main…
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Amores verdaderos (2012)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and soap
Victoria Balvanera owns a vast expanse of land and a prestigious advertising agency. She is married to the landowner Nelson Brizz. Following an attempted kidnapping, she finds love with José Ángel—her rescuer and the…
20
What Life Took From Me (2013)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and soap
The beautiful young Montserrat is forced to marry a man she does not love in order to save her family from ruin and maintain their social standing.