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The Best Spanish TV
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Discover top-rated Spanish-language series from Spain, Mexico, Colombia, and Argentina. Crime dramas, novelas, thrillers, and comedies — all ranked by live TMDB audience data.

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Most Popular Spanish Shows of 2026

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Flinderella - Spanish TV show
1
8.1
2004

Flinderella

Florencia is a singer and orphan, who falls in love with Federico, a businessman. They will be able to overcome all obstacles, but their love will take an unexpected turn.

El Señor de los Cielos - Spanish TV show
2
8.0
2013

El Señor de los Cielos

Set in the 1990s, these are the life and times of Amado Carrillo Fuentes, a man who became the head of the Juárez cartel. Nicknamed “El Señor de los Cielos” (Lord of the Skies) because of the large fleet of airplanes he used to transport drugs, he was also known for washing more than $200 million through Colombia to finance his huge fleet. He is described as the most powerful drug trafficker of his time.

Rebelde Way - Spanish TV show
3
8.0
2002

Rebelde Way

Four teenagers at an elite school in Buenos Aires are drawn together by their love of music, despite their differing social and economic backgrounds.

El Capo - Spanish TV show
4
7.7
2009

El Capo

El Capo, the most wanted drug dealer in Mexico, has been intercepted while hiding with his trusted men, his wife and his lover. During his escape, he declares war on the government and his own past.

La tormenta - Spanish TV show
5
7.4
2005

La tormenta

La Tormenta is a Colombian 2005 telenovela produced by RTI Colombia and broadcast by Telemundo and Caracol TV, starring Natalia Streignard and Christian Meier. Maria Teresa is a woman accustomed to living in the city, but she has to move to live at ‘La Tormenta’, her family’s estate, to try to save her family from financial ruin. The family is facing economic problems and she thinks La Tormenta will save them from bankruptcy.

Wild Angel - Spanish TV show
6
7.2
1998

Wild Angel

An orphan who's working in a Mansion, falls in love with the owners' son.

Doña bella - Spanish TV show
7
7.4
2011

Doña bella

Bella Cepeda is a woman whose beauty is transformed into condemnation when a powerful businessman kidnaps her to make her his concubine. After achieving his freedom and returning to his village, he finds rejection from his community and distrust of his true love.

Elite - Spanish TV show
8
8.0
2018

Elite

When three working class kids enroll in the most exclusive school in Spain, the clash between the wealthy and the poor students leads to tragedy.

Carrusel - Spanish TV show
9
7.8
1989

Carrusel

Based on the 1966 Argentine telenovela *Jacinta Pichimahuida, la maestra que no se olvida*, the story centers on a group of second-grade students at the Mundial School. Together, they discover the ups and downs of life and seek to resolve their problems with joy and a lighthearted attitude, always with the help and affection of Teacher Helena, who was like a second mother to them.

Corazón salvaje - Spanish TV show
10
7.9
1992

Corazón salvaje

A telenovela that dramatizes the romances and rivalries between two brothers and two sisters in Mexico between the years 1885 and 1900.

Pa Quererte - Spanish TV show
11
9.3
2020

Pa Quererte

Corazon Valiente - Spanish TV show
12
7.7
2012

Corazon Valiente

Angela and Samantha were best friends when they were little, but a trap of fate separated them for many years. An unmissable story of loyalty, friendship, courage and love.

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