Soap Operas In Latin America

Soap Operas in Latin America

1. 1 A typical soap opera is shown five or six days a week in the evening, and has about 75 to 150 chapters over the course of 3 to 6 months. Unlike American soap operas which go on forever (or until they are cancelled), Latin American soap operas roll to definite climatic, nation-paralyzing endings.

There is a huge export market for soap operas, not only in the Americas, but also in Western Europe, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

The two Spanish-language networks in the USA do not produce their own soap operas, but rely exclusively on imports from Mexico, Venezuela and Colombia, in that order.

2. 2 Today, Latin Americans have become the masters of soap operas. Tremendous audience interest and advertiser support allow to generate big-budget. High-quality productions that can be seen all over the world

3. 3 Within the country of origin, soap operas are extremely popular, with ratings usually in excess of 30% of the population. Advertising rates on the top soap operas are usually set at a premium. Even so, the advertising spots are always sold out months in advance.

4. 4 Soap operas are much more important in Latin America that in the United States, due to structural differences in the entertainment industry. In the United States, the pinnacle for an entertainment worker is to reach Hollywood and hence achieve fortune and worldwide fame. In Latin America, the movie industry is small, whereas soap operas (which are really 100-hour movies shown in 1 hour segments) form a booming multimillion industry with worldwide distribution. Soap operas may be the pinnacle of the career of a Latin American actor/actress.

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Telenovelas en América Latina

1. 1 Una telenovela típica se muestran cinco o seis días a la semana por la tarde, y tiene alrededor de 75 a 150 capítulos en el transcurso de 3 a 6 meses. A diferencia de las telenovelas estadounidenses que van para siempre (o hasta que sean cancelados), las telenovelas latinoamericanas a rodar, terminaciones nación que paraliza climáticas definidas.

Hay un enorme mercado de exportación de telenovelas, no sólo en América, sino también en Europa Occidental, Europa Oriental, Oriente Medio y Asia.

Las dos cadenas de televisión en español en los EE.UU. no producen sus propias telenovelas, sino que se basan exclusivamente en las importaciones procedentes de México, Venezuela y Colombia, en ese orden.

2. 2 Hoy en día, los latinoamericanos se han convertido en los amos de las telenovelas. Interés de la audiencia tremenda y apoyo anunciante permiten generar gran presupuesto. Producciones de alta calidad que se pueden ver en todo el mundo

3. 3 Dentro del país de origen, las telenovelas son muy populares, por lo general

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