Telenovelas Satire

An action/crime series such as Narcos or Metastasis seemed to always be the easiest genre to attract both United States and Latin America. The attraction from the series comes from the action and thriller rather than the script and chemistry. However, in order to attract the Latino community with series that are comedy, romance or drama, the show needs to bring somewhat of a resemblance to a Telenovela and familiarity.

Telenovelas are the reflection to what Latinos are currently interested in. Currently, what is most favorable is the realistic fiction/non-fiction genre. Stories that deal with drug trafficking, the life of a drug lord or the life and death of a notable singer. Latinos are not interested in watching a slapstick comedy that mocks telenovelas or contains the stereotypical female characters. As stated previously, a big portion of the success in telenovelas is the change in character of the female lead. Telenovelas to this day are …show more content…
Although the show had general favorable reviews, the show was cancelled after one season due to low ratings. NBC executives were excited about the series and predicted the series to be a hit success opening more doors to latin themed content in the network. The show was expected to be favorable for two main reasons: it had an all latino cast and,although the main actress did not speak Spanish, the show contained “a lot of latin culture”. Even though the show had an all latino cast, the show somewhat mocked telenovelas by using slapstick comedy and exaggerated melodramatic characters. Perhaps if the show depicted a more realistic behind the scenes of a Spanish telenovela, maintaining the comedy on the lines rather than the mannerisms and exaggerated personalities of the characters, the show may have lasted for another