discussion Latinos: is 'Teresa' the most iconic telenovela of recent times?

[Itz_Dani!]

 

I feel like in recent times this has been the most iconic novela. The most talked about at the time it was released and still very much talked about. I still see viral posts about it from time to time on TikTok, X, IG.
 

So many iconic scenes. 
 

Teresa showing us how to hustle the rich men & be an efficient homewrecker. 

Edited July 16 by Itz_Dani!

[bliaz]

It is Televisa's latest classic. Since that telenovela they have not had another success like it. And even though it's been more than ten years since its original broadcast it's still very popular, as you said. It was recently rebroadcast at 2:30 p.m. (as I recall) in Mexico and had higher ratings than the prime time telenovelas 

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[GentleEarthquake]

Never heard of it, Betty La Fea >>>>

[Ale]

YEESS. 

 

"Entre ser y no ser, yo soy." Fucking iconic 

[bliaz]

36 minutes ago, GentleEarthquake said:

Never heard of it, Betty La Fea >>>>

Recent times* Betty is from 1999.

 

Betty is a case apart, it is the most successful telenovela of all time. After her, the same phenomenon has not been repeated. Recent telenovelas, such as Teresa (2010), is from the new era of telenovelas, which although it was successful, its popularity does not compare at all to Betty nor to many classic telenovelas that Latin America has created. Nowadays, telenovelas no longer work the same way and their popularity has been declining. Teresa has been one of the few telenovelas of the last twenty years that have achieved great popularity, it has become a classic in the genre, but, I repeat, nothing will ever match Betty. Never. 

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[BrokenMachine]

37 minutes ago, Itz_Dani! said:

I still see viral posts about it from time to time on TikTok, X, IG

Same and I don't even know why. I thought it was re-released or something, but seems like it just got its Betty La Fea moment and everyone is watching it right now I guess 

[Carla Rosón]

Aside from Betty la Fea and Pasion de Gavilanes it's probably the most iconic/popular telenovela of all time

[James_Dean]

Sebastián Rulli and his big ol' titties always had little me WEAK 

[BrokenMachine]

31 minutes ago, bliaz said:

Recent times* Betty is from 1999

Well, still I'm not sure how popular Teresa is in Latin America, maybe it was too local, unlike Betty 

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[Technicolor]

Along with Avenida Brasil 

[dopamina]

[goverm3nth0ker]

Maria la del barrio is also iconic like

 

MALDITA LISIADA

[Darkgalord]

It's so Iconic with a huge cultural impact to this date. 

It goes viral on TikTok and Instagram all the time. 

[bliaz]

16 minutes ago, BrokenMachine said:

Well, still I'm not sure how popular Teresa is in Latin America, maybe it was too local, unlike Betty 

I have no idea, to be honest. I don't even know if it was successful in Brazil, in that country Mexican telenovelas have been very popular. I can only speak for Mexico, because I live here, and I have seen that it is still very popular despite being a novela from 2010. But in the genre of telenovelas globally it is one of the most popular. I recently saw a reddit thread of people learning Spanish watching telenovelas and that was one of the most popular. The Betty phenomenon is a very movie-like case, she is loved even by people who don't usually watch telenovelas. Generally Teresa is within the taste of those who love that genre. 

 

Espero me hayas entendido porque mi inglés escrito no es muy bueno 

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[Darkgalord]

15 minutes ago, BrokenMachine said:

Well, still I'm not sure how popular Teresa is in Latin America, maybe it was too local, unlike Betty 

Betty La Fea is untouchable. I think it's the most successful 'novela' of all time. 

 

[LOTF]

It's had a cute resurgence as of late but I am not sure I'd name it one of the most iconic though 

[BrokenMachine]

1 minute ago, bliaz said:

I have no idea, to be honest. I don't even know if it was successful in Brazil, in that country Mexican telenovelas have been very popular. I can only speak for Mexico, because I live here, and I have seen that it is still very popular despite being a novela from 2010. But in the genre of telenovelas globally it is one of the most popular. I recently saw a reddit thread of people learning Spanish watching telenovelas and that was one of the most popular. The Betty phenomenon is a very movie-like case, she is loved even by people who don't usually watch telenovelas. Generally Teresa is within the taste of those who love that genre. 

 

Espero me hayas entendido porque mo inglés no es muy bueno 

Yeah, I understood it all. And same here, I'm from Mexico and I can definitely tell from my own experience that Teresa was huge and still is a huge phenomenon. Still, I can't tell how it did in other Latam countries 

[bliaz]

8 minutes ago, BrokenMachine said:

Yeah, I understood it all. And same here, I'm from Mexico and I can definitely tell from my own experience that Teresa was huge and still is a huge phenomenon. Still, I can't tell how it did in other Latam countries 

¡Saludos, paisano/a! 

 

Are there any Brazilians here who can at least tell us if Teresa was successful in their country? 

 

In Brazil, Mexican telenovelas  have a large audience; they say that La Usurpadora has been the most successful foreign telenovela in that country.

But, as I said above, telenovelas have been on the decline, not only in Mexico, but all over the world. 

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[NoOneDiesFromLove]

well yes!

[Xantalli]

Rubi (2004) is better 

[popmusicisdead]

Filipinos only know Rubí i'm afraid 

[Starchild]

2 hours ago, Xantalli said:

Rubi (2004) is better 

 

3 hours ago, goverm3nth0ker said:

Maria la del barrio is also iconic like

 

MALDITA LISIADA

Those are way older, of course they're iconic but Teresa was really the last great telenovela, the finale was an EVENT here, even me and my friends would group call together every day to see the new episode. Idk if there's been any after like it 

[Starchild]

4 hours ago, Itz_Dani! said:

 

I feel like in recent times this has been the most iconic novela. The most talked about at the time it was released and still very much talked about. I still see viral posts about it from time to time on TikTok, X, IG.
 

So many iconic scenes. 
 

Teresa showing us how to hustle the rich men & be an efficient homewrecker. 

Speak the truth sis! 

Edited July 16 by Starchild

[terrijoe]

in the trilogy..

 

teresa

maria la del barrio / tbh all the maria novelas fall in this slot

la usurpadora 

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[terrijoe]

3 hours ago, Xantalli said:

Rubi (2004) is better 

its really not meme worthy.. noone uses her.. 

Edited July 16 by terrijoe