telenovela

noun

tel·e·no·vela ˌte-lə-nō-ˈve-lə

: a soap opera produced in and televised in or from many Latin American countries

Examples of telenovela in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Bolado is a regular director on long-running Mexican telenovela La Reina del Sur. —

Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 11 July 2024 But in a twist worthy of a telenovela, Rivera disinherited Chiquis just two months before her death. —

Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024 Globo’s telenovela had 51 episodes; Boutique and SPi’s rolls off this huge IP but weighs in as an eight-part historical drama. —

John Hopewell, Variety, 18 June 2024 The region possesses a diversity of TV fiction offerings, ranging from commercial telenovelas to an increasing number of premium TV dramas, and is rapidly opening up to international partnerships. —

Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 18 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for telenovela

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