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El Maleficio

2023–2024 · 1 season

A slow-burning, ominous melodrama where romance and occult menace coil around a wealthy family, keeping you tense and unsettled.

Created by
Fernanda Villeli
Genres
Drama
Starring
Fernando Colunga, Marlene Favela, Sofía Castro
Overview
El Maleficio is a Mexican telenovela produced by José Alberto Castro for TelevisaUnivision and originally broadcast on Las Estrellas from November 13, 2023, to March 3, 2024. It is a remake of the classic 1983 telenovela of the same name created by Fernanda Villeli. Adapted by Leonardo Bechini, the telenovela was directed by Carlos Cock Marín and stars Fernando Colunga, Marlene Favela, Julián Gil, Sofía Castro, Chantal Andere, Jacqueline Andere, Rafael Inclán, and Julio Vallado. The story follows Enrique de Martino, a wealthy and powerful businessman who secretly practices dark magic to achieve success and control those around him. After marrying the widowed Beatriz Almazán, he draws her family into a dangerous world of supernatural forces, occult rituals, and hidden conspiracies. As terrifying events unfold, Beatriz and her loved ones must confront evil, uncover long-buried secrets, and fight to break the curse that threatens to destroy their lives.

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Created by
Fernanda Villeli
Genres
Drama
Starring
Fernando Colunga, Marlene Favela, Sofía Castro
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • obsession
  • family
  • love
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour1
Realism4
Romance6
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Fernanda Villeli
Starring
Fernando Colunga, Marlene Favela, Sofía Castro, Jessica Coch, Jaume Mateu, Mark Tacher, Jacqueline Andere, Rafael Inclán
Length
1 seasons, 82 episodes, 45 min each
Network
Las Estrellas
Country
United States of America, Mexico
Languages
Spanish

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