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
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Botero is a former TV presenter and Colombian telenovela star with numerous credits to her name.
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Jan. 2026
And with microdramas and their fast-paced, high stakes storytelling often compared to soap operas and telenovelas, Nic Westaway, who played Kyle Braxton in 368 episodes of the Australian soap Home and Away, has found virtually non-stop work on microdramas since arriving in Vancouver.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 18 Dec. 2025
In the evenings, when Cuban television’s biggest channel broadcasts the next chapter of its telenovela, households across Miami follow along via satellite.
—Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 9 Dec. 2025
The Real Drama About Microdramas What do Colombinas watch most, linear TV, powered by telenovelas, or global streaming services, led by Netflix?
—John Hopewell, Variety, 1 Dec. 2025
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Jan. 2026
And with microdramas and their fast-paced, high stakes storytelling often compared to soap operas and telenovelas, Nic Westaway, who played Kyle Braxton in 368 episodes of the Australian soap Home and Away, has found virtually non-stop work on microdramas since arriving in Vancouver.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 18 Dec. 2025
In the evenings, when Cuban television’s biggest channel broadcasts the next chapter of its telenovela, households across Miami follow along via satellite.
—Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 9 Dec. 2025
The Real Drama About Microdramas What do Colombinas watch most, linear TV, powered by telenovelas, or global streaming services, led by Netflix?
—John Hopewell, Variety, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Telenovela.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telenovela. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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