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At the mention of ‘Don’t mess with an angel,’ names like Juan Miguel, Marichuy, and Estefania, among others, flood our minds, causing us to reminisce about the days when the series was shown on TV.
It was shown on Adom TV and had a huge viewership base probably due to the fact that the characters ‘spoke’ one of the local languages – twi to be precise.
This Spanish-language Mexican TV series, originally known as Mar de Amor, began premiering in Ghana in 2009 on one of the major TV stations.
This series revolved around a few powerful themes including heartbreak, love, seduction, depression among others that collectively made it more enticing and enjoyable.
It was shown on TV3 which was known to be the lead broadcaster of such TV series at the time.
It had a wonderful storyline which portrayed two of the main characters, Mara and Clara, separated after birth with one of them being raised up in a rich home and the other in a poor home.
It portrayed the themes of love, betrayal, death, and rivalry, among other themes in a dramatic way that captivated viewers.
It is also the series that spent the most time on the screens, spanning over a period of approximately 3 years.
It was eventually nicknamed Maricruz, after one of the major characters in the show and was the talk of every day that it was shown.
El Cuerpo del Deseo, popularly known as Second Chance, is one of the earliest shown Spanish telenovelas in Ghana..
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