Words cannot begin to describe how I excited I was to listen to Alberto Gomez talk today! He wrote one of the first telenovelas that I ever watched on Univision (back before Dish Network entered my life): Gata Salvaje.
But here's what seemed so interesting to me: if I had not been in this class I would have never known that the writer of this guilty-pleasure telenovela was Venezuelan. Not that Gata Salvaje was loyal to any particular culture or accent, I remember being surprised that everyone seemed to have a different accent and that the scenery reminded me of Miami (that because it was filmed in Miami!). I think that Alberto Gomez's ability to write telenovela's rosas that appeal to all cultures is why his works like Gata Salvaje do so well outside of the spanish-speaking world.
If I recal correctly, someone does give away a child and, though we griped and tried to act disinterested, my entire household was always near the television when it was time for Gata Salvaje!
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Sofia-I am a little jealous that you have seen one of Gomez's telenovelas! I want to see one now, and not just the abridged version. I had never even watched a telenovela before this class started and I still have only seen bits and pieces of telenovelas besides Rubí, which I watched on DVD. I wonder how this class was different for you since you had already seen telenovelas with your family. I am sure it is a very different experience to watch a telenovelas with your family or other people around. I watched Rubí mostly on my own and on my little computer. I also would watch like 2 hours of abridged drama and then take a break for a few days. I feel like part of the telenovela experience is the nightly ritual with friends and family together and being able to collectively experience and comment on all the drama.
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