Despite my criticisms of Marimar, I gotta admit I enjoyed rewatching it. So I decided to move on and watch the telenovela that started it all, Maria Merecedes. This telenovela launched Thalia's acting career and is the first of the "las tres Marias" or the Maria triology. It of course stars Thalia and features Arturo Peniche as the male lead.
Honestly, I don't think my criticism of this Thalia novela will end any time soon and I'm already on the third disc of the three disc abridged DVD version. There is no chemistry whatsoever between the main couple. Whereas with Marimar I enjoyed watching after her transformation, there seems to be none in Maria Mercedes and I'm still having to force myself to watch this novela. I'm not really sure how this was a "telenovela de gran exito" or how this was able to launch Thalia's career. Getting ready for my consumption report, I keep reading comments that this is the worst of the three and so far I have to agree. This telenovela pales in comparison to Marimar and it's making me rethink Arturo Peniche as a decent male lead. Let's hope Maria la del Barrio ends the three Marias on a good note.
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