Meerkat's Den

i love soap operas in *any* language

So, the lineup on cable TV this evening was so positively dreadful, so yawn-inducing (c.f., men's figure skating on ESPN number whatever) or stomach-churning (c.f., The 700-lb. Man on Discovery Health Channel), that I found myself watching Univision's newest mini-series soap opera, Alborada. What made me really stop surfing the channels was that I noticed everyone was wearing colonial Mexican dress. Oooh, a period drama! My heart always skips a beat for those. I just loved looking at the pretty costumes and soaking in the melodramatic over-acting. Who cares if I only understand every 5th word? I'm such a sucker for period dramas as well as soap operas. This is both! Besides, some of the guys were hotties, in a kind of cheesy, feathered-hair, Latin heart-throb way. And I somehow realized that the plot had something to do with this chick's son. So I found a plot summary and review from a Florida newspaper online and now I'm all caught up. Basically. I'll be speaking Spanish in no time!

Oh, I forgot to include on yesterday's resolutions -- improving my Spanish skills. Univision to the rescue!

posted by meerkat35 @ 7:13 PM