4 Mexican soap operas dubbed by SBT to watch on Globoplay

Mexican soap operas have won the hearts of the Brazilian public and Globoplay has a catalog full of them

It’s no news that Mexican soap operas are popular in Brazil. Known for their exaggerated and often caricatured plots, these productions became famous here thanks to SBT, which since the early 1980s began broadcasting serials from Televisa, one of Mexico’s largest audiovisual companies.

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In recent years, with the explosion of streamingmany of these stories also ended up in the Globoplay catalogue, which in addition to TV Globo’s soap operas, has a collection of foreign productions.

To make you miss these classics or even watch them for the first time, the Canaltech put together a list of four SBT Mexican soap operas available dubbed on Globoplay. The selection is sorted by the release year of each plot. Watch!

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4.Marimar

With Thalia, who has become the most surprising face of these serials in Brazil, Marimar is a 1994 soap opera, first broadcast on SBT in 1996. Part of the Marie Trilogy – how soap operas became famous Maria Mercedes, Marimar AND Maria do Bairro -, its plot is based on the Venezuelan telenovela, The indomitable (1974).

Success all over the world, Marimar tells the story of a humble young woman who lives on a fishing island with her grandparents and falls in love with a rich young man. Although she is reciprocated, Marimar begins to be mistreated by the family of her heir, who puts her in prison for a crime she did not commit, leading the young woman to seek revenge.

3.Maria do Bairro

Another success from Thalia, Maria do Bairro is a Mexican soap opera based on the serial Even the rich loran (1979). Starring Fernando Colunga, one of the biggest heartthrobs of Mexican productions, the story originally aired in 1995, but was first broadcast on SBT in 1997, replacing Marimar.

Divided into three phases, the serial follows in the footsteps of Maria do Bairro, a garbage collector who, after the death of her godmother, begins working as a maid in the villa of a wealthy family. In love with the couple’s son, the young woman bonds with the boy, having to deal with the anger and contempt of her family and with a tragedy involving her son.

In addition to the protagonist couple, the plot was also very famous for the presence of Soraya Montenegro, one of the most iconic villains of Mexican soap operas. Played by actress Itatí Cantoral, the character dreams of marrying the Del La Vega heir at any cost.

2. The Usurper

Remake of the Venezuelan telenovela of the same name, The usurper is a melodrama directed by Beatriz Sheridan (Emerald) for Televisa. Presented in Mexico in 1998 and on SBT in 1999, the serial replaces Black Pearl on Silvio Santos’ channel, enjoying enormous success and receiving countless reruns.

Starring Gabriela Spanic, another famous Mexican actress, and Fernando Colunga, the plot tells the story of two physically identical young women: Paulina, a poor and humble young woman, and Paola Bracho, a rich and ambitious woman.

In the plot, after accidentally crossing paths, Paola blackmails Paulina into living with her husband’s family for a year, so that she can escape her responsibilities. The young woman, with no way out, ends up accepting the exchange and sees her life change drastically, as well as that of all the inhabitants of the Bracho mansion.

1. Rebel

One of TV’s biggest teen hits, Rebel is a Mexican soap opera launched in 2004 and broadcast on SBT in 2005, which has more than 430 episodes. A global phenomenon, the plot received a Brazilian version in 2011, also very popular in the country, and a reboot made by Netflix in 2022.

Set at the Elite Way School, the production revolves around six young people, from completely different backgrounds and contexts, who study in the same class at the prestigious Mexican elite school. Although they are very different from each other, the students are passionate about music and, amidst the ups and downs of their teenage routine, they form a band called Rebelde.

Have you already chosen which of these productions you will start your marathon with?

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