novelas
Latin dramatic series
Novelas is the Spanish word for novels, but in English it almost always refers to telenovelas—Spanish-language television melodramas characterized by dramatic plot twists, passionate romances, and over-the-top acting.
Unlike American soap operas, novelas typically run for a limited time and reach a definite conclusion: My grandmother never missed her novelas.
The term carries affectionate connotations of guilty pleasure entertainment.
Latin American melodramatic serials
- melodramaSensational, emotionally overwrought drama
- serialOccurring in ordered succession
- episodesDistinct parts of a series
- cliffhangerSuspenseful unresolved ending
protagonist · antagonist · love triangle · betrayal · revenge · family secrets · plot twist · finale
Storyline or land parcel
- charactersPersons in a narrative
- storylineSequence of fictional events
- conflictOpposition between parties
- tensionStretched or strained state
resolution · arc · backstory · flashback · foreshadowing · subplot · development · climax
Broadcast viewing device
- seriesOrdered set of related items
- primetimeTelevision's highest-viewership period
- ratingsEvaluative scores assigned
- episodesDistinct parts of a series
streaming · binge-watching · syndication · season · network · cable · scheduling · premiere
Intense fond attachment
- passionIntense emotional drive
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- heartthrobObject of romantic admiration
- forbidden loveRomance society prohibits
desire · seduction · infatuation · jealousy · devotion · reconciliation · wedding · affair
telenovelas
Latin American melodramatic serials
- melodramaSensational, emotionally overwrought drama
- serialOccurring in ordered succession
- episodesDistinct parts of a series
cliffhanger · protagonist · antagonist · love triangle · betrayal · revenge · family secrets · plot twist · finale · villain
plot
Storyline or land parcel
- charactersPersons in a narrative
- storylineSequence of fictional events
- conflictOpposition between parties
tension · resolution · arc · backstory · flashback · foreshadowing · subplot · development · climax · motivation
television
Broadcast viewing device
- seriesOrdered set of related items
- primetimeTelevision's highest-viewership period
- ratingsEvaluative scores assigned
episodes · streaming · binge-watching · syndication · season · network · cable · scheduling · premiere · finale
love
Intense fond attachment
- passionIntense emotional drive
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- heartthrobObject of romantic admiration
forbidden love · desire · seduction · infatuation · jealousy · devotion · reconciliation · wedding · affair · lovers
Latin America
Romance-speaking Western Hemisphere
- MexicoNorth American southern nation
- BrazilLargest South American nation
- primetimeTelevision's highest-viewership period
tradition · export · dubbing · subtitles · viewership · ratings · cultural phenomenon · Thalia · regional · identity
- narrativasagas, romances, dramas, oral, populares
- publicacioneslibros, documentos, comic, tomo, newsletters
- Spanish-language mediaUnivision, Telemundo, telenovelas, noticias, Thalia
- Spanish mediatelenovelas, Spanish radio, Univision, Telemundo, ABC
novelasfeature films
Standard-length theatrical movies
short films · live broadcasts · anthology series · documentaries · theatrical releases
novelasart house films
Independent, aesthetically-driven movies
kitchen sink realism · cinéma vérité · neorealism · social realism · cinema verité
- Victorian novel1837-1901 British long-form fiction
- romance novelistAuthor of love stories
- mystery novelFiction solving a crime
- graphic novelBook-length illustrated sequential narrative
- detective novelFiction solving a crime
- romance novelFiction about romantic love
novela, novel, novels, novelette, novelettes, novelist, novelists, novelistic, novelize