Shows Like Curse by the Sea

If you liked Curse by the Sea (2009), 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.

1
Don't Mess with the Angel (2008)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and soap
When Marichuy was born, her mother—believing she was on the verge of death—handed her over to a priest, who took her to an orphanage. At the age of fourteen, Marichuy ran away from the institution and began wandering…
2
Mujer de Madera (2004)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and soap
Mujer de Madera is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa in 2004. One unusual feature of this telenovela is that the main character is played by different actresses before and after her stay in hospital due to a…
3
Amar a Muerte (2018)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and soap
Amar a Muerte is a Mexican telenovela produced by W Studios for Televisa and originally broadcast on Las Estrellas from October 29, 2018, to March 3, 2019. It is based on the Colombian telenovela En Cuerpo Ajeno…
4
Marimar (1994)
★ 7/10Also drama and soap
Story of love between Marimar and Sergio. Sergio is from a wealthy family, and Marimar lives with her poor grandparents in a hut in front of the ocean.
5
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…
6
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…
7
Apuesta por un amor (2004)
★ 7/10Also drama and soap
Apuesta por un Amor is a Mexican telenovela produced by Angelli Nesma Medina for Televisa in 2004. Patricia Manterola and Juan Soler starred as the protagonists, while Alejandra Ávalos, Roberto Ballesteros and Fabián…
8
María la del Barrio (1995)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and soap
A brave, poor young girl is welcomed into a rich family and develops a romance with their misogynist youngest son, driving a woman already in love with him to go to great lengths to destroy their relationship.
9
Distilling Love (2007)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and soap
A romance blossoms between a young country woman and the grandson of the late owner of a tequila company. The young man promises to return and marry his girlfriend once he finishes his studies abroad, unaware that she…
10
Contra viento y marea (2005)
★ 7.2/10Also soap and drama
Contra viento y marea is a Mexican telenovela aired from April 25 until November 4, 2005. This was also the last acting role of Beatriz Sheridan, who died in 2006 of a heart attack.
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The Color of Passion (2014)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and soap
Rebeca murders her sister Adriana to end up with the man she loved, and becomes the step mother of her niece Lucía. Nora, Lucía's half sister and daughter of Rebeca, resents Lucía for the same reasons Rebeca hated…
12
Dulce Desafío (1988)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and soap
Dulce Desafío is a Mexican telenovela starring Adela Noriega and Eduardo Yáñez.
13
Quiero Amarte (2013)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and soap
Karyme Lozano, Cristian de la Fuente and Adriana Louvier will star as the protagonists, while Diana Bracho, Flavio Medina and Salvador Zerboni will star as the antagonists, and with the stellar participations of…
14
Wild at Heart (2013)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and soap
Mistreated by the Narváez family, the poor and innocent Maricruz is humiliated, abandoned, and imprisoned, losing everything. Upon discovering her true origins, she transforms into a wealthy and powerful woman. Driven…
15
Maria Mercedes (1992)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and soap
María Mercedes, a poor girl who sells lottery tickets, meets a rich man who hates his own family and sees in María Mercedes an opportunity to make their lives miserable.
16
Ask God For Forgiveness... Not Me (2015)
★ 7/10Also drama and soap
The story of Renata Flores del Angel, a young woman from a wealthy family who falls for Pablo Ramos, the foreman of her father's estate.
17
Teresa (2010)
★ 7.7/10Also soap and drama
Teresa Chavez is a young woman with an obsession for money and ambition. Despite her beauty and the fact that she was raised in the bosom of a loving family, she is resentful; her one desire is to leave her humble but…
18
Sed de Venganza (2024)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and soap
Eugenio uses Fernanda for revenge against the Del Pinos, but she changes all.
19
Atrévete a Olvidarme (2001)
★ 6.9/10Also soap and drama
Atrévete a Olvidarme is a Mexican telenovela produced by Roberto Hernández Vázquez for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from August 6 to September 7, 2001. Created by Martha Carrillo, Roberto…
20
Esmeralda (1996)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and soap
Esmeralda is a telenovela that was released by Televisa in 1997. It is a remake of a 1970 Venezuelan telenovela of that same name, and was itself remade in Brazil in 2004. Another version is Topacio from Venezuela in…