20 best Mexican TV series: part 2

Series from Latin America have always stood out for their exciting plots, passions, romance, and vivid characters. The list contains the best Mexican series. Here you will find intricate plot twists, stunning secrets and intrigues, conflicts with drug cartels, and, of course, stories about beautiful and invincible love.

Love to death (2018 – 2019)

Love to death (2018 - 2019)
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Genre: Drama
Cast: Angelique Boyer, Michel Brown, Alejandro Nones, Arturo Barba, Macarena Achaga

Country: Mexico
Rating: IMDb – 8.5


The Mexican melodrama presents a fascinating story of the transmigration of souls. On his wedding day, Mexican TV mogul Leon Carbajal is brutally murdered, while bandit Macario Valdez is executed in the electric chair. However, both of their souls remain in the world of the living and accidentally move into other people’s bodies. Carbajal’s soul suddenly finds Valdez’s body, and Valdez’s soul moves into the body of an anthropology professor. The incredible event, despite its fantastic nature, is presented so plausibly that it makes the audience believe in the reality of what is happening on the screen.

Narcos: Mexico (2018 – 2021)

Narcos: Mexico (2018 - 2021)
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Cast: Scoot McNairy, José María Yazpik, Alejandro Edda, Alfonso Dosal, Fermín Martínez, Diego Luna

Country: United States
Rating: IMDb – 8.4


The Mexican series is set in 1980s Mexico. Felix Gallardo decides to create a criminal empire by uniting independent drug producers and dealers. His path crosses with an agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Kiki Camarena. The series is based on real events and has a high rating, being included in the list of the best Mexican series. Felix Gallardo is currently in a Mexican prison serving a 37-year sentence for his crimes.

Laws of Love (2018 – 2019)

Por amar sin ley (2018 - 2019)
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Genre: Drama
Cast: David Zepeda, José María Torre, Julián Gil, Ana Brenda Contreras, Víctor García

Country: Mexico
Rating: IMDb – 7.1


This is a story about two lovers who are brought together by fate at a difficult time for both of them. On the day of Alejandra’s wedding, Carlos, her fiancé, is unjustly arrested on charges of murdering a prostitute. Now he faces a long sentence for a crime he did not commit. At the same time, Ricardo is planning a divorce from his cheating wife, but he wants to preserve his rights to communicate with his children. As he enters the legal battle, Ricardo meets Alejandra by chance.

Ingobernable (2017 – 2019)

Ingobernable (2017 - 2019)
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Cast: Kate del Castillo, Leah Allers, Eréndira Ibarra, Alberto Guerra, Álvaro Guerrero

Country: Mexico
Rating: IMDb – 7.0


The newly elected president of Mexico becomes a huge disappointment to the people and his own wife. She finds out that her husband is involved in illegal affairs and has betrayed her. One day, the first lady becomes the main figure in a high-profile scandal. Now she is faced with the need to find a way out of the deception, political intrigue, and everything that followed.

Caer en tentación (2017 – 2018)

Caer en tentación (2017 - 2018)
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Genre: Drama
Cast: Silvia Navarro, Carlos Ferro, José Manuel Rincón, Gabriel Soto, Adriana Louvier, Ela Velden

Country: Mexico
Rating: IMDb – 8.2


The remake of the Argentine telenovela Love After Love continues to be popular among the top Mexican series. The main characters, Raquel and Damian, live a happy life with two children. One day, Damian meets Carolina, a married woman, and a forbidden passion arises between them. Unable to hide their feelings any longer, they decide to confess their infidelity to their loved ones. But their plans are ruined by a terrible car accident, which leaves Damian miraculously alive and Karolina mysteriously disappearing.

Amazonas (2016)

Amazonas (2016)
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Cast: Victoria Ruffo, Danna García, César Évora, Grettell Valdez, Mariluz Bermúdez, Saraí Meza

Country: Mexico
Rating: IMDb – 7.9


A Mexican drama series that tells the story of a landowner and businessman, Victoriano Santos, who is the father of three daughters. Due to circumstances, he was forced to divorce his beloved wife Inez and devote his life to raising his three daughters: Diana, Constanza and Cassandra. Each of the sisters is very different, but they all have their own dreams of happiness and follow their own paths to achieve them. Soon, however, they will learn of a secret that will shake the whole family to its core.

Italian Bride (2014 – 2015)

Italian Bride (2014 - 2015)
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Cast: Livia Brito, José Ron, Isela Vega, Ela Velden, Paula Marcellini, Mike Biaggio, Nailea Norvind

Country: Mexico
Rating: IMDb – 6.3


The Mexican series will tell the story of Fiorella Bianca, an Italian woman who came to Mexico to fulfill her father’s last wish. Before he dies, he marries her off to a Mexican man. When Fiorella sees her fiancé, she realizes that he is too old and refuses the marriage. Later, her friend commits suicide and leaves a note with dirt on Pedro Angeles. It is at this point that Fiorella needs a large sum of money, and she decides to blackmail the rich Mexican.

What Life Took from Me (2013 – 2014)

What Life Took from Me (2013 - 2014)
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Cast: Angelique Boyer, Sebastián Rulli, Luis Roberto Guzmán, Osvaldo Benavides

Country: Mexico
Rating: IMDb – 8.0


The family of the beautiful Montserrat Mendoza is facing a serious financial crisis. Because of this situation, her mother, Graciela, makes a deal with the wealthy billionaire Alejandro Almonte. In exchange for unreconciled debts, the woman arranges for her daughter to marry Alejandro. Despite the fact that Montserrat already has a lover, Jose Luis, the treacherous Graciela and Alejandro go to extreme lengths to separate the couple in love.

Rosa Diamante (2012 – 2013)

Rosa Diamante (2012 - 2013)
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Genre: Romance
Cast: Tsuria Díaz, Sofia Ruiz, Carla Hernández, Mauricio Ochmann, Lupita Ferrer, Patricio Castillo

Country: Mexico
Rating: IMDb – 7.8


The contemporary Mexican series is an adaptation of the Argentine TV show Black Pearl. A mother leaves her daughter in a prestigious boarding school, paying for her education with eighteen white diamonds and one pink diamond. When the girl grows up, she will receive the pink diamond. Years later, Rose becomes a beautiful woman and befriends Eva. After Eva’s tragic death in an accident, Rose vows revenge and falls in love with Jose Ignacio, the object of her vengeance.

Don’t Mess with an Angel (2008 – 2009)

Don't Mess with an Angel (2008 - 2009)
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Cast: Maite Perroni, William Levy, Argiris Pavlidis, Tania Palaiologou, Erik Corona, Helena Rojo

Country: Mexico
Rating: IMDb – 6.5


Marichui, a 14-year-old girl, runs away from an orphanage and starts living on the streets, forced to steal and earn small amounts of money. One night, she is attacked and raped by an unknown man, and this terrible event leaves deep wounds in her soul, filling her with disgust for men. One day, however, Marichui meets Juan Miguel, and true love arises between them. They decide to get married. But on their wedding night, Marichui remembers the face of her rapist and runs away from her husband in fear.

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