Wednesday, January 25, 2012
La Fella Mas Bella
For my televnovela I have chosen to watch the Mexican version of a telenovela we spoke about in class; La Fella Mas Bella. The first thing that I noted about this telenovela was the upbeat appearance of the set, background music, and humor used in the first episode. This surprised me due to the fact that Mexican telenovelas are well know for their drama. Immediately after the start of the first episode I was able to see a common theme used in many telenovelas. Fernando, the future president of a commercial company, is a very handsome and stunning character who is way out of the league of the other main character; Leti la Fea. The two characters meet for the first time whilst she is spying on him behind a clothes rack. This provides both a humorous first encounter and the stage for their first obstacle. Soon after introducing Fernando and Leti, we are introduced to Alicia, who is the "sexy and seductive," woman who is to be hired as Fernando's secretary. Behind the major plotline, however, I noticed a subplot with one of Leticia's friends whose husband walked out on her and is now in danger of losing her job because she has no one to watch over her kids. From the beginning of the telenovela the plot quickly thickens and leaves me wanting to watch more.
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This is actually sounds very similar to Betty la Fea. The introduction into your telenovela sounds a bit more humorous. For example, the way Leti and Fernando meet is very silly, even goofy, whereas in the Columbian telenovela Betty and Fernando meet during Betty's second interview. It is rather sad, Betty's nervousness is obvious and to top that off, she is literally compared to her competition, the sexy, seductive, other secretary. Nevertheless it sounds like both telenovela versions come to the same conclusion: the makeover of Betty/Leti, and their coming into themselves. The way each telenovela unravels however, is a direct reflection of the culture they were produced in.
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