TV series

Doña Bárbara

2008–2009 · 1 season

A sweeping, passionate melodrama where heartbreak and secrets simmer against a rugged rural backdrop, easy to sink into episode after episode.

Overview: Doña Bárbara is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo, Sony Pictures Television International and RTI Colombia. Edith González and Christian Meier star in this adaptation of the 1929 novel by Venezuelan author Rómulo Gallegos.
How it feels: Romantic, melancholic, tense and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Love, betrayal, trauma, power
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
betrayal
trauma
power
family
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild