My Newfound Obsession with Telenovelas

     Before I started my telenovela and societies class, my knowledge of telenovelas went as far as La Reina del Sur, and it stopped there. Now, I have watched multiple episodes of several telenovelas like el Clone, Falsa Identidad, and my personal favorite at the moment, Pasión de gavilanes. This world of telenovelas hasn't ceased to amaze me yet. The fact of there's a whole continent devouring these programs not only from their country and native language but from others like Turkish dramas (Drizis) and Brazilian telenovelas while some countries are entering this world more recently like Korean dramas and Syria.
     I have learned that telenovelas weren't made for just one set of people like most shows in the U.S. are made. They span throughout social classes and countries and languages unlike any media I've ever witnessed. In a documentary over telenovelas, some people value these episodes so much they sell (what we deem as) necessary household items just to buy a television set to watch these telenovelas. Both severely impoverished and extremely rich people love these actors and the storylines showing just how engaging and diverse these shows are yet still being categorized the same.