Netflix's 21 Best Spanish Shows

Netflix's 21 Best Spanish Shows

If you haven't checked out Netflix's international offerings, you're not getting your subscription's worth. The streaming giant has built an impressive catalog of TV series from around the world, and over the past few years several Spanish, French (open in new tab), and Korean (open in new tab) hits have made the U.S. top 10.

Netflix's Spanish-language programming is a must-see for telenovela fans, with classics of the genre as well as newer productions that defy beloved conventions. Even if you didn't watch your first Spanish-language show in high school, Netflix has several Spanish-language shows that will remind you of old favorites, from "Gossip Girl" to "Sex and the City" to "Ted Russo". Let's get started and check out Netflix's Spanish-language programming.

One of Netflix's most popular foreign productions, this tale of masked robbers trying to steal 2.4 billion euros from the Royal Spanish Mint won fans over with its high-octane thrills and intriguing backstories of code-named characters.

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Told mostly in English with Spanish dialogue, this popular crime drama depicts the rise of the cocaine trade in Colombia in the late 1980s, with bigwigs leading the industry, including Pablo Escobar, and their The film follows both the industry tycoons, including Pablo Escobar, and the law enforcement agencies trying to take them down. There is also a series about the Mexican drug war. [Reminiscent of "Gossip Girl," this is a coming-of-age drama about the haves and have-nots. Unlike "Gossip Girl," the clash between the rich and the working class turns into a murder case, and in the first season, all the students are framed as suspects.

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Also the first Spanish show produced by Netflix, this historical drama follows four female employees of a communications company in 1920s Madrid. Over the course of five seasons, Alba, Ángeles, Carlota, and Marga tackle the challenges faced by working women and the political issues of the time.

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Netflix has remade this beloved 00s telenovela set in a prestigious elite way school outside Mexico City. In this series, a new group of six young musicians must deal with a secret organization called the Lodge, which will stop at nothing to throw their dreams off track.

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This Mexican dark comedy follows the wealthy and dysfunctional De la Mora family. The De la Mora family runs a prestigious flower store called "House of Flowers" and a struggling cabaret. Known as the "millennial telenovela," the show explores the hypocrisy of contemporary Mexican society while also featuring LGBTQ+ characters and stories.

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Last year's surprise hit follows Alex, who lives happily as a young man until his sister Sara is murdered and a rich family manipulates him into taking her place. released from prison after serving 18 years, Alex uses his skills and expertise in explosives, he is determined to find out who killed Sara and bring down his former rich friend.

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In this post-World War II Agatha Christie-style mystery, a Spanish aristocrat and his crew are caught up in a murder mystery aboard a luxury cruise ship.

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A must-see Spanish drama for "Sex and the City" fans. Valeria, a writer working on her first novel, her friend Laura, who is dating a married man, Carmen, who is in a relationship at work, and Nerea (Teresa Riott), who is living with her parents in the closet, get into a friendship and sexual entanglement that SATC fans will love.

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Ana Maria has lived away from her family and their shady tequila hotel empire for 20 years. Shortly after returning to Mexico, her father is murdered, and the estranged daughter decides to remain in Mexico, infuriating her brothers Joaquin and Andres. The three try to maintain their lives as a family in the midst of turmoil, falling on several different opposing sides of the conflict, including whether to liquidate the business and whether to share ownership.

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In this erotic thriller, a married college professor has a one-night stand with a young man, thinking her husband is having an affair. Soon the young man becomes involved in her life, and she discovers that their one-night stand could not have been a coincidence. [This period drama dates back to Madrid in the 1720s and is adapted from the novel of the same name by Fernando J. Muñiz. Clara, who has developed a phobia of squares after the death of her father, becomes the cook to the Duke of Castamar, a widower who has just returned to society after the death of his pregnant wife. The two eventually develop an enraptured love story.

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This reality documentary follows the glamorous life of Georgina Rodriguez, a businesswoman and longtime partner of soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.

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In this period romance set in 1950s Spain's fashion world, a working seamstress falls in love with the heir to a fashion empire.

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Longtime telenovela queen Kate del Castillo plays Teresa, a young girl who becomes a ruthless drug dealer known as "La Mexicana" The original season in 2011 was so popular that the U.S. remake ("Queen of the South" on USA Network) and spawned both a remake and a 2019 renewal in which Teresa is drawn back into the world she supposedly left.

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"Ted Lasso" was preceded by a Mexican drama about a billionaire Mexican brother and sister who feud over the family-owned soccer team after their father's death. Club de Cuervos also has an enthusiastic fan base because of its balance of laugh-out-loud comedy and heartbreaking drama.

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Set in the reggaeton music industry of Medellín, Colombia, the drama follows Yaymee, a talented singer-songwriter. Yeamie's young dreams are dashed when she is framed and imprisoned for attempting to smuggle drugs into the United States.

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A Spanish thriller about three exotic dancers from different backgrounds who are forced into prostitution. After a failed attempt to kill the three club owners-turned-pimps, the girls go on the run.

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A high school mystery featuring Sofia, a loner who lost her father at an early age. When a hacker begins leaking dirty secrets throughout the school, Sophia sets out to stop him before something catastrophic happens.

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The drama begins when Emilia Urquiza, the first lady of Mexico (another role played to perfection by Kate del Castillo), leaves her husband, the president. When the president is murdered shortly thereafter, Emilia is framed and must work with a new ally to save herself and her country.

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Hugo, a male stripper, has served seven years for a crime he did not commit. He confronts a wealthy family and tries to prove that Hugo's former lover killed her husband and framed him. With even his up-and-coming lawyer doubting him, Hugo's only allies are his best friends and fellow strippers (yes, there are flashbacks to their shows).

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This mouth-watering documentary delves deeply into tacos, introducing the history and different preparations of the six styles of tacos, from al pastor to guisado (stewed). What sets "The Taco Chronicles" apart from other foodie shows is the narration by different actors personifying the different types of tacos featured in each episode.

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