telenovela
noun
tel·e·no·vela
ˌte-lə-nō-ˈve-lə 
: a soap opera produced in and televised in or from many Latin American countries
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Victoria was born in December 2011 — and the actress almost missed her birth due to filming a telenovela in Mexico.
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Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Santos says a sea change among those people will happen in other ways — possibly when a major modern telenovela is set during the time, attracting the genre’s audiences of tens of millions.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
One, in particular, is Mexican pop culture and the melodrama of telenovelas.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
An extremely camp shoot-out Drag Race Mexico goes full telenovela in Three Marias, a reference to the three ’90s series starring the iconic Latin pop star and actress Thalía: Maria Mercedes, Maria la del Barrio, and Marimar.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
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Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Santos says a sea change among those people will happen in other ways — possibly when a major modern telenovela is set during the time, attracting the genre’s audiences of tens of millions.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
One, in particular, is Mexican pop culture and the melodrama of telenovelas.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
An extremely camp shoot-out Drag Race Mexico goes full telenovela in Three Marias, a reference to the three ’90s series starring the iconic Latin pop star and actress Thalía: Maria Mercedes, Maria la del Barrio, and Marimar.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Telenovela.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telenovela. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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