Following the timeline of telenovelas, we pass through many historical events in the world. If we go all the way to the creation of telenovelas, we can discover the history of women’s strong role in Cuba’s cigar business. From then on is the philosophy of the domino effect. After the Cuban Revolution and Castro’s fierce policies, occurred the large migration of Cubans, specifically telenovela writers who prospered their skills in other countries, like Brazil, Venezuela, and Mexico. After they made successful telenovelas there, following the technology revolution, that country created their own unique style of melodramas, and the rest was history.
Telenovelas have been the downfall of generations of women in the Caballero-Ramirez family. My personal favorite telenovela was Mi Corazon es Tuyo. My mom hasn’t fully recovered since El Señor de los Cielos, and my grandma is still hung up on Marimar. All unique in their own ways, telenovelas hold so much power and truly use every trick in the book to reveal all types of emotions in the audience. Currently, I’m watching Rubi, where she seems to be the main antagonist in the show, although being the main character. It also follows the basic construction of any telenovela: she’s poor, a virgin, beautiful, and has internal struggles. However, interestingly, she also seems to be “falling in love with a rich man”, but for different reasons than usual. As of now, I feel that Rubi is very two faced and it can be a bit hard to tell when she’s being sincere or faking it. Her friend, Maribelle, is taking more of the protagonist role. Although she comes from a rich family, she is not into money and is more than happy to help those in need and struggles with personal, physical issues.
Blog post by Katherine Caballero
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