Latin America has the best soap operas

[GRLMGC]

I grew up on a steady diet of these. They rock. The Brazilian ones are a bit pornographic but that's okay. It's ALLLLLL good.

[Taverner]

1. Personally I liked "Maria" back in its day

Although here's a downer for you - most of the Latin American soaps are filmed in Miami :(

[GRLMGC]

2. Really?

That sucks. :( I mean, I know they portray upper classes but you'd think they'd bother to shoot them in Latin American capitals.

[Taverner]

3. Yeah kinda bummed me out when I first heard it too

Of course I always wondered why so many of the guys on those shows had Cuban accents - now I know why...

[RagingInMiami]

7. There's been a few filmed in Colombia

I know because when I was just there, my family had a habit of pointing out locations throughout Bogota where such-and-such novela was filmed.
At one restaurant outside Bogota, built to look like a ranch in a small pueblo, we even stopped to take photos because the novela was so popular.
I, of course, can't remember the names to any of the novelas they were talking about.

[RagingInMiami]

4. I can't stand them

But my mom thrives on them. I think they are way overdramatic, but the women are just so gorgeous.

[GRLMGC]

6. That's what makes them fun

They're not high art but they're entertaining. They don't pretend to be something they're not.

[stpalm]

5. it's fun to provide your own hilarious narration with friends

the terrible acting adds to the humor of your narration

[Sandpiper]

8. Brazilian "Novelas" are as good as soft core porn

But they're really not a big deal to Brazilians because they aren't prudish like Americans.

[GRLMGC]

9. They broadcast them

dubbed into Spanish on the local Spanish tv station. Pixelation galore! It was beautiful :evilgrin:

[jellybelly]

10. What soap opera was Thalia in?

I think I was 9 years old when I first saw her...I loved her...

[GRLMGC]

11. Which one?

Maria Mercedes
Marimar
Maria Del Barrio
Quinceanera

My roommate is an expert

[jellybelly]

12. I can't remember...I was too young

She was a little chubby and had long, curly hair...:shrug:

[GRLMGC]

13. It was probably Maria Mercedes

That was the one I remember her from and I watched telenovelas when I was younger so it should be around that time

[jellybelly]

14. I'll ask my dad tomorrow..

where did everybody go? I just got back and nobody's here...sleepy hippies:grr:

[GRLMGC]

15. haha, cool nt