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- noun Plural form of
telenovela .
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Examples
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In the world of soap operas, Latin American telenovelas are the most popular, with an audience of more than two billion people worldwide.
As The World Turns 2009
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And despite the long reign of "The Bold and the Beautiful," Latin American telenovelas now attract larger audiences around the world than US soap operas.
Nathan Gardels and Mike Medavoy: Hearts and Minds vs. Shock and Awe at the Oscars 2008
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"Drawing on influences ranging from Latin American telenovelas to classic Hollywood weepies and on an iconography of female endurance that includes Anna Magnani and Joan Crawford, Mr Almodóvar has made yet another picture that moves beyond camp into a realm of wise, luxuriant humanism," writes AO Scott in the New York Times.
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Another perspective to telenovelas is that they are enjoyed by many, if not all viewers, regardless of race, or blend of races, for that matter.
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Another perspective to telenovelas is that they are enjoyed by many, if not all viewers, regardless of race, or blend of races, for that matter.
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- ABC seems to be first out of the gate in the race to adapt popular Latin American telenovelas into English-language primetime soaps.
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- ABC seems to be first out of the gate in the race to adapt popular Latin American telenovelas into English-language primetime soaps.
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- ABC seems to be first out of the gate in the race to adapt popular Latin American telenovelas into English-language primetime soaps.
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- ABC seems to be first out of the gate in the race to adapt popular Latin American telenovelas into English-language primetime soaps.
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- ABC seems to be first out of the gate in the race to adapt popular Latin American telenovelas into English-language primetime soaps.
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