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A telenovela is a Latin American version of a soap opera.
A telenovela ( or ; , ), ) is a type of limited-run television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America.
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Telenovela
A telenovela ( or ; , ), ) is a type of limited-run television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines "tele", short for "televisión" or "televisão" (Spanish and Portuguese words for "television"), and "novela", a Spanish and Portuguese word for "novel". Similar genres around the world include teleserye (Philippines), téléroman (Canada, specifically Quebec), or simply dramas (Asia and the rest of the Arab World). In Spain, they are also called "culebrones" ("long snakes") because of the convoluted plots. Commonly described using the American colloquialism Spanish soap opera, many telenovelas share some stylistic and thematic similarities to the soap opera familiar to the English-speaking world.
Soap opera
A soap opera or soap, is a serial drama on television or radio that examines the lives of many characters, usually focusing on emotional relationships to the point of melodrama. The term "soap opera" originated from such dramas in the past being typically sponsored by soap manufacturers. The first serial considered to be a "soap opera" was "Painted Dreams", which debuted on October 20, 1930 on Chicago radio station WGN. Early radio series such as "Painted Dreams" were broadcast in weekday daytime slots, usually five days a week, when most of the listeners would be housewives; thus, the shows were aimed at and consumed by a predominantly female audience.
List of soap operas with LGBT characters
The following is a list of soap operas which feature lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ("LGBT") characters, sorted alphabetically. "All My Children" is an American television soap opera broadcast by the American Broadcasting Company, which aired between January 1970 and September 2011. "Amar en Tiempos Revueltos" is a Spanish soap opera broadcast by Televisão Independente between 2005 and 2012. "América" is a Brazilian telenovela broadcast by Rede Globo between March 2005 and November 2005. "Antes muerta que Lichita" is a Mexican telenovela broadcast by Canal de las Estrellas, which aired between August 2015 and February 2016.
Lucía Méndez
Lucía Leticia Méndez Pérez (born January 26, 1955) is a Mexican born telenovela and film actress, top model and singer. Méndez was born January 26, 1955 in León, Guanajuato, Mexico. She began her career in 1972 when a very important newspaper from Mexico City "El Heraldo" launched her as "El Rostro" meaning "the face", she won this title; she also appeared in an uncredited role in a film named "Vuelven los campeones justicieros" also known in the USA as "The Champion Five Return". While she would appear in a handful of films throughout the seventies, including "The Children of Sanchez" (1978), with the Mexican legends Anthony Quinn and Dolores del Río, Mendez truly came into her own in Mexican television starting with a small part in "Muchacha italiana viene a casarse" (1971) with Angelica María.
Kimberly Dos Ramos
Kimberly Dos Ramos De Sousa (born April 15, 1992) is an actress, entertainer, model, and singer from Venezuela. The actress began her career in commercials and promotions on the Venezuelan television station Radio Caracas Television (RCTV com abbreviated acronym). She then acted in telenovelas in starring roles on RCTV International such as "Eugenia Alcoy Del Casal" on "La Trepadora", and as "Karen Montero" on "Que el Cielo Me Explique". She was later known throughout all of Latin America as "Matilda Roman" in the Nickelodeon television series "Grachi" with her best friend Maria Gabriela de faria.
Todd Manning
Thomas Todd Manning is a fictional character from the American daytime drama "One Life to Live" ("OLTL"). Created by writer Michael Malone, the role was originated in 1992 by actor Roger Howarth. Todd was a college student and fraternity brother to Kevin Buchanan, Zach Rosen, and Powell Lord. In 1993, following a storyline in which he becomes acquainted with Marty Saybrooke, he initiates a gang rape on her with the help of Zach and Powell. The storyline was considered groundbreaking by television critics. Its main players—Howarth, Susan Haskell (Marty), and Hillary B. Smith (Todd's lawyer Nora Hanen)—won Emmys in 1994, as did Malone and his writing team.
Arturo Peniche
Arturo Peniche (born Arturo Peniche Suárez on May 17, 1962 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican telenovela actor who became popular in Latin America during the 1990s. He is the brother of actor Flavio Peniche, who appears in the telenovela "La Traición". Peniche struggled as an actor for many years before reaching stardom. Although he graduated from the famous Televisa school of actors, he found himself competing against other actors such as Guillermo Capetillo, Andrés García, Jaime Garza and Salvador Pineda, among others. Peniche acted in several commercials during that period, experience that would later on help him land top roles at Televisa's telenovelas.