My Telenovela Happiness

So the telenovela I am currently ADDICTED to is Fuego en La Sangre (Fire in the Blood). I have been watching it now for about six months. I love Mexican Telenovelas because the experience is very much like reading a juicy novel on a warm summer night! It reminds me of when I was a pre-teen and my sister and I would spend our summers reading Harlequin Romance Novels that we bought at the thrift store for a dime. There is always an amazing main actress. In this case it is Adela Noriega - my favorite protaganista! There is always a strong and GORGEOUS leading man (hello Juan - yowza). Always a villian, or two, and tragedies and challenges along the way. And with almost all Telenovelas, their love conquers all. That is usually how it goes. I love the scenery. This novela was filmed in Puebla, Mexico. Beautiful. I love the language -so romantic. The entire cast is talented and passionate. What I love most is that it is on five days a week and it ENDS. It is not the ridiculous lifelong committment like U.S. Soap Opera watching. These last 5 - 9 months. The final episode is always epic and very much like the last chapter of a novel. When I watch a Telenovela I forget about everything else. It truly is like getting lost in a good book. I fall in love with the characters and I feel like I get to be part of their lives for a time. When the Telenovela ends, I actually feel sad that the characters are gone for good. The only thing that makes me feel better is the prospect of the beginning a new Telenovela. It is one of my simple pleasures. I am so glad that I allow them. I even added the theme song for your listening pleasure!

Sofia and Juan in "Fuego"