To escape a forced marriage to a wealthy businessman, a dedicated teacher leaves her city life behind for a transfer to a remote rural village. There, she discovers a gifted young dancer and vows to nurture her talent. When a corrupt politician threatens to close down the underfunded village school, she joins forces with passionate fellow teachers and a kind-hearted local entrepreneur. Together, they rally the community to save the school, while she fights to protect mistreated village children and resist her family's relentless pressure to return home.
Where the Heart Is was an American soap opera telecast on the CBS television network from September 8, 1969 to March 23, 1973. Created by Lou Scofield and Margaret DePriest, the program ran for 25 minutes, the remaining five minutes of its timeslot ceded to a CBS news break.
Scofield and DePriest were the original head writers. A year after the soap’s premiere, they were succeeded by Pat Falken Smith. In 1972, Smith was replaced by Claire Labine and Paul Avila Mayer. The series was produced by Tom Donovan and directed by Richard Dunlap.
In the tiny poor town of Asa Branca, in the middle of Brazilian Northeast, Roque Santeiro is worshiped as a saint. He was supposedly killed by a bandit, 18 years ago, trying to save the local church. After his disappearance, local leaderships such as landowner Sinhozinho Malta and mayor Florindo, took profit on that to control the humble population. They even make up a widow, Porcina, who should have married Roque secretly before his death. What they don't expect is that Roque is alive, and he's back to, allegedly, "save his people". Now Malta, Florindo, Porcina, and others must hold him down and explain the "truth" to their commoners, in a desperate attempt to save their own bottoms. Meanwhile, mysterious facts surround Asa Branca, such as a Werewolf, a film crew who are trying to shoot a movie about Roque's story, and violent murderers.
Beatriz, a spoiled young woman who, after consulting with the fortune teller Custodia, discovers that she needs to change to find happiness and love Dante, an honest man married to Clarice.
When Pars discovers his biological father is alive, he leaves his poor life in Adana to join a wealthy Istanbul family. Forced into an arranged marriage with Asya, he struggles to forget his first love, testing whether old wounds can truly heal.
Maricruz and Beatriz are school friends; Beatriz comes from a well-to-do family, whereas Maricruz belongs to a lower socioeconomic stratum. Both are on the verge of turning fifteen and are preparing to leave childhood behind. Issues within their family and social environments affect them directly; for Beatriz, her parents' marital breakdown becomes the primary obstacle to overcome, compounded by a sexual awakening fraught with taboos and misinformation. Meanwhile, Maricruz must contend with her mother's overprotectiveness and prejudices, as well as the tension caused by a neighbor who is obsessed with her.
What is the recipe for true love? Ysabella is an ordinary young girl who has an extraordinary passion, and skill for cooking! As such, she has always dreamt of becoming a chef. Her life makes a turn when her mother commits a mistake, making Ysabella evaluate what the ingredients for a fulfilling life are. Despite this, she remained passionate to her craft, and promised herself never to fall prey to the so-called evils of love.
Jose Inocencio had innocence only as part of his name, but only those who new him well could notice this. But nobody knew him. He was a storyteller, and he was always the main character in the stories he told. He managed not only to create stories about himself, he managed to create a legend. The story of this powerful cacao farmer; Maria Santa, the beloved wife who died; and their four children is the main theme of 'Renascer'.