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Maria

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Country
Kenya

How it feels

A romantic drama set in Kenya. It follows Maria, an adopted woman from the ghetto, and her relationships with Luwi, a wealthy heir, and Sofia, his wife who seeks the family fortune.

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What happens

Maria is a Kenyan prime-time romantic television drama directed by Julian S. Mwanzele. It stars Yasmin Said depicting the eponymous character, alongside Brian Ogana and Bridget Shighadi, in their first television series. It premiered on 10 October 2019, and the last episode aired on 18 March 2021 after 374 episodes. The series aired weekdays on Citizen TV in its 7:30 PM time slot EAT (UTC +03:00) and on Viusasa. The romantic drama camps around three characters Maria, a prepossessing adopted ghetto girl; Luwi, the firstborn son of the wealthy Hausa family and Sofia, his wife whose motive is acquiring her connubial family fortune. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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