Comments on: Culture Guide: Telenovelas!

By: shelli

shelli — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:36:29 +0000

I have such fond memories of high school spanish… we used to watch a PBS version telenovela called “Los Destinos”. I still remember the plot about Don Fernando Castillo and “el secreto” which the characters whispered so mysteriously every time the phrase was uttered.

By: Rob Yonan

Rob Yonan — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:11:55 +0000

I missed my calling…

By: Jessica Shewan

Jessica Shewan — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:59:18 +0000

Telenovelas are definitely big here in Kenya. I just took a trip outside of Nairobi with a Kenyan friend…we stayed in a house with no electricity, and the thing my friend missed most was his TV…he kept wondering what was happening with “Catalina y Sebastian.”

By: Jim M

Jim M — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:52:40 +0000

Well, now you’ve done it. Next time I am surfing, trying to find the weather channel (is it 8 or 18), and I pass by a telenovela I will undoubtedly stop, and try to see something of value…Barry, somehow I think I’m gonna have trouble seeing it through your eyes on this one.

By: Dave Rod

Dave Rod — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:38:59 +0000

“their thick black chest hair can sway majestically in the wind…” ….ew…!

I’m going to say the General = B and Anabella = A Right? Is this an interactive web site? Unless of course they came from an ironic telenovela.

Funny thing is that I thought the whole American Idol concept had the most international cross over. I stand corrected.

By: Curtis Honeycutt

Curtis Honeycutt — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:33:35 +0000

Barry, I just found a funny list of Mexican telenovelas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mexican_telenovelas

My favorites are:
Al Diablo con los Guapos – “To Hell with the Handsome”
El Vuelo del Aguila- “The Flight of the Eagle”
La Fea Más Bella – “The Prettiest Ugly Woman”

…and my favorite: Yo Compro Esa Mujer – “I’ll Buy That Woman”