I am really excited to be a part of this class as I love watching telenovelas. As Dr. Acosta-Alzuru said telenovelas are something we start watching since we are little. According to my mom, the first telenovela I saw was called Carita de Angel. It was for children and it was about a boarding school, to be honest, I don't remember much about it, I was around 3 years old. Ever since then, I kept watching telenovelas. The first telenovela I actually remember and still LOVE is Floricienta. It is an Argentinian children/teens telenovela and it is like the Latin American version of 'The Nanny'. The music is so good, that even nowadays I still play the music while I shower (and sing it to the top of my lungs).
"Que vendria a buscarla con sus flores amarillasss"
They even went on tour and she was the first concert I ever went to. The second telenovela I remember is called Patito Feo. It was an Argentinian children/teens telenovela and it was a high school version of 'Betty la fea'. It had a lot of drama, bullying, love, and amazing music. I remember that when Disney (yeah, they showed telenovelas in the Latin Disney) started advertising for this show I cried and begged my mom, like this:So she would let me stay awake until 10 p.m because my bedtime was at 9:30 p.m and the show was from 9 p.m to 10 p.m, after Hannah Montana, which I also watched (primetime). I got away with it.
Nowadays, every time I meet a Hispanic friend I ask them if they watched telenovelas when they were little. First, I ask them for Floricienta, the majority says that they didn't watch it. Then I ask them if they watched Patito Feo, some say yes, some say no, but I still do the 'Las Divinas' dance.
"Nadie pasa de esta esquina, aqui mandan las divinas, porque somos gasolina, gasolina de verdad"
The last telenovela I ask them about is 'Rebelde' and EVERYONE has watched Rebelde. Rebelde is THE teens telenovela. I watched it when I was like 6 because my sister was 15 and I snuck into her room to watch a telenovela that probably wasn't appropriate for a 6-year-old but who cares. Rebelde is THE show of my childhood and my sister's teenage years. I am pretty sure many other teens in Latin America agree. It also has AMAZING music that I still sing to the top of my lungs, sometimes with my Mexican friends. We played it so many times last semester.
"Y soy rebelde, cuando no sigo a los demas y soy rebelde"
Fun fact: She is the same actress from the first gif, she acted in OITNB too
Nicole Andreina García Sanchez
Hi Nicole! You have no idea how excited I got when I saw the telenovelas you talked about. I ADORE Rebelde so if you ever want to talk about it I am always ready! I think a telenovela I listed called Atrévete a Soñar is a remake of Patito Feo. You wrote out the lyrics and I could suddenly hear it in my head!
ReplyDeleteHi Nicole, I am so happy to hear you have watched Rebelde! I thought about watching it because it is on Netflix, but I can't bring myself to. It seems like it isn't mature enough for me because it was made for teens, but Angelique Boyer is in it which makes me want to watch it, but I am not sure if it is worth it. You should enlighten me next week!
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