Telenovela

their generalizations. In the Pilot episode of the CW hit-show Jane the Virgin, an adaption of the Venezuelan telenovela Juana La Virgen, through plot, and…

I grew up in a household filled with Hispanic influences, telenovelas in the evening, rice and bistec for dinner and an old towel on the end of a stick to mop the floor. As a child, I was always extremely proud of my heritage despite being considered a “Gringa” among family and close friends. My interests to be a liaison between Latin America and the rest of the world as a foreign correspondent not only come from familial ties but also a sense of purpose. Just because all Hispanics speak Spanish…

Personal Statement Tristan Hines, Mexico, English Teaching Assistant I have felt like growing up in a small town hindered my capacity to explore different communities with unique perspectives. My experiences were limited to my town and the same people for most of my life. By the time I entered college, I was starved for opportunities to expand my horizons. My studies in Spanish and International Studies turned my desire to learn about the world into a passion for International Relations. After…

The seductress/dark lady considered by Ramirez Berg as the female Latin lover was originally played by the beautiful Dolores Del Rio (Pg.76). Her discovery came about after Film director Edwin Carewe saw her dancing and offered her a role in one of his films. Del Rio was seen as one of the most beautiful women of her era. Del Rio was born Durango, Mexico and came from a Spanish-Basque heritage. Hollywood already at an early age had established what they felt was a universal representation of all…

Cisneros has received many awards for her literature, including the MacArthur Foundation Fellowship in 1995 and the Texas Medal of the Arts Award in 2003. Some of her literary works include “Caramelo, My Wicked Wicked Ways, Loose Woman, Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories.” (Cisneros) The book Cisneros is most famous for is her book “The House on Mango Street,” and dedicated this book “A las Mujeres,” “To the Women.” (Cisneros) The House on Mango Street is centered on one of Cisneros main…

Drug trafficking as become a big issue that affect young adult in our society. Most of the time those young adult get influence from cartel leaders that are see as heroes. Those individuals get influenced by “Narco-lifestyles,” a life of glamorized, money, women, cars, houses and power that leaves the drug trafficking. I use the social learning theory to understand and describe drug trafficking in young adults. Social learning theory describes deviant behaviors or act by learning from one…

It has become a big role in the formation for the contemporary Brazilian popular culture. It was introduced in 1950 by Assis Chateaubriand and remains the country's most important element of mass media that showed the telenovelas as the marking feature in Brazilian television, usually the show being broadcast in prime time on most major television networks. The other popular culture in Brazil was the Brazilian folklore; it includes many stories, legends, dances, superstitions…

SHUGA; Love, Sex, and Money “THE TALK” Pick out a SINGLE IMAGE / MOMENT of sexuality or violence from film or TV that had a memorable impact on you before the age of 12. In your essay, discuss that image and the effect it had on you at the time and continues to have on you today. At the beginning of 2009 a Kenyan production series “Shuga” was gaining quite a peculiar popularity among the teenagers and youths in Nairobi city. Parents were also on the forefront arguing that the series was too…

I grew up Caguas, Puerto Rico and in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico. My house in Toa Alta shaped me to be more social since I had friends there that we used to go out and play together. In Caguas, which was my grandmothers house, I didn’t went out and play. My sister and I always stayed inside to play or watch TV. My earliest memory I can recall been on the phone with my parents at my grandmother’s house and then going to my room in my grandmother’s house and crying because I missed my parents and then…

Latinos are the fastest growing population in the United States. It is important to know Latino population is comprised of many nationalities includes Mexico, Central America, South American, and islands in the gulf. “The Hispanic population reached a new high of 55.4 million in 2014 (or 17.4% of the total U.S. population), an increase of 1.2 million (2.1%) from the year before” (Krogstad, & Lopez, 2016). As the Latino population increase and becomes older there will be need to better…