Comments on: Question of the week: Telenovelas

By: Sandra

Sandra — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:15:13 +0000

Quick intro: I found your blog a couple days ago and am fascinated! You certainly are an orgullo latino. =)

With that said, I love novelas. They were’nt necessarily pushed upon me, but I do enjoy watching them even if it is just to critique the acting. Recently though the novela Fuego en la sangre has got me hooked! But then again, all Adela Noriega novelas get me.

By: TacoSam

TacoSam — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:32:39 +0000

I just got into Telenovelas over the last year. Previously, they were just background noise to me in the Latino household. I started watching to improve my Spanish and learn new words and phrases. I got hooked on Destilando Amor, which Lo described as La Jimadora. The plot was good, and you even learned about Tequila and how its made. It was based on the Columbian novela Cafe con aroma de Mujer. After that, I vowed never to get hooked again because I kept rushing home from wherever I was to be in front of the TV by 9 p.m. (it wasn’t the same watching it on the DVR).

Some of the words and phrases I have learned from Telenovelas:

1. “Ojalá que se lo coman los coyotes.” – “I hope he’ll get eaten by coyotes.”

2. “Ese cuento no se lo come nadie.” – “Nobody is eating (buying) this story.”

3. “Se puso un energúmeno.” – “He went apeshit.”

4. “Mis chicharrones son los que truenan.” = My toasted pig skin is the crunchiest (I am the boss).

5. “Me caes como higado encebollado.” = You make me want to puke.

6. “Me agarré con las manos en la masa.” = I was caught with my hands in the masa (tortilla dough, i.e. cookie jar)

and my favorite:

7. ‘Pueblo chico, Infierno Grande” – Small town, Big Hell

By: lo

lo — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:52:23 +0000

the word i added to my verbal arsenal many years ago thanks to telenovelas is GOLFA- although my Mom encouraged me to quickly forget it, i loved it instantly. Manu Chao must too, he is wearing it across his chest on his latest album cover.

thanks to my parents tivo skills i was able to watch the telenovelas of the year in compact version- La Jimadora (the tequila one), Passion (the Pirate one), currently looking forward to the end of Al Diablo con los Guapos!

By: César

César — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:58:44 +0000

n’hombre… olividate!

By: mooch16

mooch16 — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:13:36 +0000

i was hooked on Topacio when i was a kid and the last novela i watched was, hmm, don’t remember the name but Ricky Martin’s ‘vuelve’ was the theme song.
Don’t watch them, i get hooked, i got off them cold turkey.

By: Claudia

Claudia — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:36:14 +0000

Victoria isn’t over yet… stay tuned!

By: Wendylicious

Wendylicious — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:48:20 +0000

wait, Ay Dios Mio shoud be ADM!

By: Wendylicious

Wendylicious — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:47:54 +0000

omg! or should i say AYM!!! — Ay Dios Mio!!! look, im starting to text lingo.
i loved telelenovelas! to this day, quality time with my mother is watching novelas. since im not working, i spend an hour with her every day watching “ruby”. she is a women whose beauty is her curse, her quest to get out of the barrio and marry a wealthy man caused her to backstab her best friend, marry her fiance, leave her lover and kill her mother. its very good! the theme song “mujer tan bella, mujer tan mala, mujer que me arrebata!” haha! Right now, Ruby is starting to realize all she has gained may not be worth what she has lost… and as she admits her mistakes… she realizes… it may be too late… TAN TAN TAN! we will see what happens.

my favs while growing up: Rosa Salvaje, MariMar, Quiceanera, and El Extrano Retorno de Diana Salazar! which is on YouTube!

By: Mamirosa

Mamirosa — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:29:02 +0000

haha! Funny you mention this because for a while, I quit watching them. All the stories seemed lame… the ol’ school ones were better! I watched, “Amor en Silencio” “Dulce Desafio”, “Los Parientes Pobres” (the novelas with LUCERO were always my favorite ones). I even liked the older OLDER ones like “Tu o Nadie” and “La Fiera”. THOSE were the best!

I recently got into “Al Diablo con Los GUAPOS”. Now mind you, it’s the most retarded novela ever. The plot is so stupid. LOL But the characters are hillarious! They have me crackin’ up so I watch it. I even got my hubby watching it now. He thought it was stupid too but he can’t stop watching it with me either.

We’re losers, I know. haha

By: tin

tin — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:45:16 +0000

las telenovelas son pa’ no-velas (not to see). yeah, they have always been on. is hard not to watch them now and then when my mom or Ale are watching them, but I try not to. En que se acabo Victoria? =)