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The following is a list of telenovelas produced by Televisa in the 1990s. The 1990s represented a period of global expansion and commercial success for Mexican telenovelas, as they became one of the country's most visible and influential cultural exports. Televisa continued to dominate production, refining its signature style with high production values, glamorous casts, and emotionally charged storytelling. The decade was characterized by a balance between traditional melodramas and modernized plots that incorporated contemporary social themes. One of the defining phenomena of the 1990s was the success of the Trilogía de las Marías starring Thalía, which included María Mercedes (1992), Marimar (1994), and María la del Barrio (1995). These telenovelas followed the classic "rags-to-riches" storyline and became massive international hits, especially in Eastern Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Their success helped make Thalía an international star and a symbol of the era.
Other influential titles from the 1990s include La usurpadora (1998), starring Gabriela Spanic in a dual role, which became one of Televisa's most widely exported productions, and Esmeralda (1997), which gained popularity for its blend of classic romantic tropes and dramatic twists. Meanwhile, telenovelas like Cañaveral de pasiones (1996) and El privilegio de amar (1998) showcased a more cinematic style, thanks to producers like Carla Estrada, who introduced deeper character development and more elaborate production techniques. The 1990s also marked the rise of major telenovela actors such as Fernando Colunga, Lucero, Leticia Calderón, and Eduardo Santamarina. Many of these stars would go on to become enduring icons of the genre.
By the close of the decade, Mexican telenovelas had not only conquered prime-time television across multiple continents but also influenced global television formats, paving the way for future adaptations, spin-offs, and co-productions. The 1990s firmly established Televisa’s brand of telenovelas as a dominant force in global pop culture.
Title | Producer | Original Air date | Ref. | |
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1990 | ||||
Yo compro esa mujer | Ernesto Alonso | 20 January – 7 September 1990 | ||
Días sin luna | Juan Osorio | 14 May – 31 August 1990 | ||
Alcanzar una estrella | Luis de Llano Macedo | 14 May – 21 December 1990 | ||
Mi pequeña Soledad | Verónica Castro | 14 May – 21 December 1990 | ||
Destino | Carlos Sotomayor | 21 May – 30 November 1990 | ||
La fuerza del amor | Gonzalo Martínez Ortega | 4 June 1990 – 4 January 1991 | ||
Cenizas y diamantes | Eugenio Cobo | 4 June 1990 – 18 January 1991 | ||
Ángeles blancos | Carlos Sotomayor | 3 September 1990 – 1 February 1991 | ||
Amor de nadie | Carla Estrada | 10 September 1990 – 14 June 1991 | ||
En carne propia | Carlos Téllez | 3 December 1990 – 16 August 1991 | ||
1991 | ||||
Cadenas de amargura | Carlos Sotomayor | 1 January – 24 April 1991 | ||
Alcanzar una estrella II | Luis de Llano Macedo | 21 January – 7 June 1991 | ||
Madres egoístas | Juan Osorio | 4 February – 7 June 1991 | ||
Milagro y magia | Florinda Meza | 29 – 30 April August 1991 | ||
Yo no creo en los hombres | Lucy Orozco | 10 June – 30 September 1991 | ||
Al filo de la muerte | Emilio Larrosa | 17 June 1991 – 21 February 1992 | ||
Muchachitas | Emilio Larrosa | 24 June 1991 – 27 March 1992 | ||
Atrapada | Ernesto Alonso | 19 August 1991 – 24 April 1992 | ||
La pícara soñadora | Valentín Pimstein | 2 September – 20 December 1991 | ||
Vida robada | Carlos Sotomayor | 2 October 1991 – 17 January 1992 | ||
Valeria y Maximiliano | Carlos Sotomayor | 26 December 1991 – 1 May 1992 | ||
1992 | ||||
El abuelo y yo | Pedro Damián | 6 January – 26 June 1992 | ||
La sonrisa del Diablo | Ernesto Alonso | 24 February – 31 July 1992 | ||
Baila conmigo | Luis de Llano Macedo | 30 March – 14 August 1992 | ||
Carrusel de las Américas | Valentín Pimstein | 20 April 1992 – 12 October 1992 | ||
De frente al sol | Carla Estrada | 4 May – 11 September 1992 | ||
Ángeles sin paraíso | Pedro Damián | 29 June 1992 – 29 January 1993 | ||
Triángulo | Ernesto Alonso | 3 August – 20 November 1992 | ||
Las secretas intenciones | Lucy Orozco | 17 August – 27 November 1992 | ||
María Mercedes | Valentín Pimstein | 14 September 1992 – 5 January 1993 | ||
Tenías que ser tú | Carlos Téllez | 23 November 1992 – 12 March 1993 | ||
Mágica juventud | Emilio Larrosa | 30 November 1992 – 30 April 1993 | ||
1993 | ||||
Capricho | Carlos Sotomayor | 11 January – 18 June 1993 | ||
Entre la vida y la muerte | Angelli Nesma Medina | 11 January – 2 July 1993 | ||
La última esperanza | Eugenio Cobo | 1 February – 14 May 1993 | ||
Clarisa | Juan Osorio | 15 March – 11 June 1993 | ||
Los parientes pobres | Carla Estrada | 3 May – 13 August 1993 | ||
Sueño de amor | José Rendón | 17 May – 20 August 1993 | ||
Valentina | José Alberto Castro | 21 June 1993 – 28 January 1994 | ||
Corazón salvaje | José Rendón | 5 July 1993 – 18 February 1994 | ||
Dos mujeres, un camino | Emilio Larrosa | 16 August 1993 – 1 July 1994 | ||
Buscando el paraíso | Luis de Llano Macedo | 8 November 1993 – 1 April 1994 | ||
Más allá del puente | Carla Estrada | 8 November 1993 – 25 March 1994 | ||
1994 | ||||
Marimar | Verónica Pimstein | 31 January – 26 August 1994 | ||
Prisionera de amor | Pedro Damián | 28 March – 22 July 1994 | ||
Agujetas de color de rosa | Luis de Llano Macedo | 4 April 1994 – 26 May 1995 | ||
El vuelo del águila | Ernesto Alonso | 4 July 1994 – 20 January 1995 | ||
Volver a empezar | Emilio Larrosa | 25 July 1994 – 10 February 1995 | ||
Imperio de cristal | Carlos Sotomayor | 29 August 1994 – 17 February 1995 | ||
Caminos cruzados | Herval Rossano | 5 December 1994 – 12 April 1995 | ||
1995 | ||||
Alondra | Carla Estrada | 23 January – 1 September 1995 | ||
María José | Juan Osorio | 13 February – 18 May 1995 | ||
Si Dios me quita la vida | Pedro Damián | 20 February – 11 August 1995 | ||
Bajo un mismo rostro | Christian Bach | 17 April – 25 August 1995 | ||
La dueña | Florinda Meza | 22 May – 29 September 1995 | ||
La paloma | José Rendón | 29 August 1994 – 17 February 1995 | ||
María la del Barrio | Angelli Nesma Medina | 14 August 1995 – 26 April 1996 | ||
El premio mayor | Emilio Larrosa | 4 September 1995 – 24 May 1996 | ||
Acapulco, cuerpo y alma | José Alberto Castro | 4 September 1995 – 12 April 1996 | ||
Morelia | Carlos Sotomayor | 29 May 1995 – 19 April 1996 | ||
Pobre niña rica | Enrique Segoviano | 2 October 1995 – 5 January 1996 | ||
Lazos de Amor | Carla Estrada | 2 October 1995 – 23 February 1996 | ||
Retrato de familia | Lucy Orozco | 23 October 1995 – 19 January 1996 | ||
1996 | ||||
Azul | Pinkye Morris | 8 January – 22 March 1996 | ||
Marisol | Juan Osorio | 22 January – 9 August 1996 | ||
Morir dos veces | José Rendón | 26 February – 10 May 1996 | ||
Confidente de secundaria | Luis de Llano Macedo | 25 March – 27 September 1996 | ||
Para toda la vida | Lucero Suárez | 15 April – 2 August 1996 | ||
Cañaveral de pasiones | Humberto Zurita | 22 April – 6 September 1996 | ||
La antorcha encendida | Ernesto Alonso | 6 May – 15 November 1996 | ||
Canción de amor | Luis de Llano Macedo | 13 May – 13 September 1996 | ||
La sombra del otro | Julissa | 27 May – 16 August 1996 | ||
Bendita mentira | Jorge Lozano Soriano | 5 August – 6 December 1996 | ||
La culpa | Yuri Breña | 12 August – 11 October 1996 | ||
Sentimientos ajenos | José Alberto Castro | 19 August 1996 – 3 January 1997 | ||
Tú y yo | Emilio Larrosa | 2 September 1996 – 21 March 1997 | ||
Luz Clarita | Mapat L. de Zatarain | 30 September 1996 – 21 February 1997 | ||
Te sigo amando | Carla Estrada | 18 November 1996 – 25 April 1997 | ||
Mi querida Isabel | Angelli Nesma Medina | 9 December 1996 – 25 April 1997 | ||
1997 | ||||
Alguna vez tendremos alas | Florinda Meza | 6 January – 28 November 1997 | ||
Pueblo chico, infierno grande | José Alberto Castro | 6 January – 1 August 1997 | ||
Los hijos de nadie | Mapat L. de Zatarain | 24 February – 20 June 1997 | ||
No tengo madre | Carlos Sotomayor | 10 March – 2 May 1997 | ||
Gente bien | Lucy Orozco | 28 April – 15 August 1997 | ||
La jaula de oro | José Rendón | 28 April – 1 August 1997 | ||
Esmeralda | Salvador Mejía | 5 May – 28 November 1997 | ||
El alma no tiene color | Juan Osorio | 23 June – 7 November 1997 | ||
María Isabel | Carla Estrada | 4 August 1997 – 6 February 1998 | ||
Salud, dinero y amor | Emilio Larrosa | 4 August 1997 – 2 January 1998 | ||
Amada enemiga | Carlos Sotomayor | 18 August – 5 December 1997 | ||
Huracán | Alejandro Camacho | 13 October 1997 – 27 March 1998 | ||
Desencuentro | Ernesto Alonso | 17 November 1997 – 3 April 1998 | ||
El secreto de Alejandra | Jorge Lozano Soriano | 1 December 1997 – 2 January 1998 | ||
Sin ti | Angelli Nesma Medina | 8 December 1997 – 10 April 1998 | ||
Mi pequeña traviesa | Pedro Damián | 8 December 1997 – 24 April 1998 | ||
1998 | ||||
La Usurpadora | Salvador Mejía Alejandre | 9 February – 24 July 1998 | ||
Una luz en el camino | Mapat de Zatarain | 30 March – 31 July 1998 | ||
Vivo Por Elena | Juan Osorio | 6 April – 11 September 1998 | ||
Rencor apasionado | Marcia del Rio | 20 April – 10 July 1998 | ||
Preciosa | Pedro Damián | 27 April – 28 August 1998 | ||
La Mentira | Carlos Sotomayor | 13 July – 27 November 1998 | ||
El Privilegio de Amar | Carla Estrada | 27 July 1998 – 26 February 1999 | ||
Gotita de amor | Nicandro Díaz González | 3 August – 20 November 1998 | ||
Soñadoras | Emilio Larrosa | 31 August 1998 – 30 April 1999 | ||
Camila | Angelli Nesma Medina | 14 September 1998 – 15 January 1999 | ||
El diario de Daniela | Rosy Ocampo | 23 November 1998 – 16 April 1999 | ||
Ángela | José Alberto Castro | 30 November 1998 – 19 March 1999 | ||
1999 | ||||
Nunca te olvidaré | Caridad Bravo Adams | 18 January – 28 May 1999 | ||
Rosalinda | Salvador Mejía Alejandre | 1 March – 18 June 1999 | ||
Tres mujeres | Martha Carrillo | 22 March 1999 – 14 April 2000 | ||
El niño que vino del mar | Olga Ruilopez | 19 April – 27 August 1999 | ||
Amor gitano | María Eugenia Cervantes | 3 May – 16 July 1999 | ||
Por tu amor | Caridad Bravo Adams | 31 May – 1 October 1999 | ||
Infierno en el paraíso | Nora Alemán | 21 June – 22 October 1999 | ||
Alma rebelde | Hilda Morales de Allous | 19 July – 19 November 1999 | ||
Serafín | Salvador Sánchez | 30 August – 17 December 1999 | ||
Laberintos de pasión | Caridad Bravo Adams | 4 October 1999 – 21 January 2000 | ||
Mujeres engañadas | Emilio Larrosa | 25 October 1999 – 7 April 2000 | ||
DKDA: Sueños de juventud | Carmen Sepúlveda | 22 November 1999 – 28 April 2000 | ||
Cuento de Navidad | Eugenio Cobo | 20 December 1999 – 7 January 2000 |