Onza Distribution also announces the sale of two telenovelas: Payback has been sold to Pasión Novelas, runned by Alshana, and Cacao will soon be available across Sub-Saharan Africa.
Onza Distribution’s latest addition to its catalog is The Color of Love (A Fazenda, 120×60’), a telenovela from TVI set to premiere this November.
Filmed in both Angola and Portugal, The Color of Love highlights the stunning landscapes and vibrant culture of Angola, creating a backdrop where traditional African heritage intersects with the modern corporate world.
“The Color of Love is set to closely follow in Cacao’s footsteps and become a highly successful telenovela,” says Carlos Garde, Onza’s Managing Director. “We’re very excited; this telenovela showcases spectacular cinematography and captivating African scenery that enhances a story filled with love, luxury, and tension.”
The Color of Love is a story of passion and conflict, centered around the forbidden love between a Portuguese woman, Eva, and an Angolan man, Talu, whose lives are changed by a controversial inheritance. When Gaspar, a Portuguese businessman based in Angola, dies unexpectedly, he leaves his entire estate to three Portuguese women. Eva and her sisters, who had been struggling financially, inherit an unexpected fortune that includes one of the largest agricultural estates in Angola. However, Talu, a young Angolan engineer, and Gaspar’s protégé is shockingly excluded from his will in favor of the sisters. Despite their strong attraction, Eva and Talu soon find themselves on opposing sides in a heated estate dispute, trapped in a web of conspiracies that tests their loyalties.
On the other hand, Onza Distribution has also confirmed the sale of two other popular TVI-produced telenovelas, further strengthening its reach in the African market. Both telenovelas are available in the international sales agency’s catalog for MIP Cancún: Cacao and Payback (Ouro Verde).
The telenovela Payback (S1: 110×50’, S2: 131×50’), winner of the 2018 International Emmy Award for Best Telenovela, has been acquired by Pasión Novelas, a thematic channel owned by Alshana. The telenovela will be broadcast across various French-speaking African countries, including Senegal, Mali, Benin, Togo, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Gabon, Mauritania, Niger, and Burkina Faso. It will also be available in La Réunion, a French overseas territory (DOM TOM).
Meanwhile, the hit telenovela Cacao (239×50’) will also expand its audience, as it will be available soon across all Sub-Saharan Africa.
