On Spanish-language streaming platforms, call soapy drama what you like. Just don’t use the term “telenovela.” That’s because the venerable genre — traditionally associated with inexpensive hour-long ...

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If you speak a little Spanish, you know that "telenovela" translates to "a whole lot to love." Alright, so it actually translates to "television novels," but the point still stands -- if you love ...

A telenovela or novela is a Spanish language soap opera. Telenovelas seem to be the opiate of the masses in Latin America. The first telenovelas were produced in Brazil, Cuba and Mexico in the 1950s.