The latest in Spanish-language soap operas, or telenovelas, have encased more than typical romance and personal scandal, debuting some very clear messages on health care for Latinos in the U.S., ...

Eva Longoria is back and there’s nothing desperate about her latest gig. Longoria stars in and executive produces “Telenovela,” her first regular role since “Desperate Housewives” ended in 2012.

Night after night, in households from Puebla to Pico Rivera, tens of millions of loyal viewers tune in to their Spanish-language telenovelas, gasping at the seductions and betrayals on tear-jerkers ...

Imagine all the deceit, blackmail, murders and sex of the first two seasons of "Desperate Housewives" crammed into 13 steamy weeks. That's the image three big TV companies are conjuring as they look ...

A telenovela or novela is a Spanish language soap opera. Telenovelas seem to be the opiate of the masses in Latin America. The first telenovelas were produced in Brazil, Cuba and Mexico in the 1950s.

Here’s your first look at Eva Longoria in her new NBC sitcom, “Telenovela.” In the sitcom, given a special sneak-preview Dec. 7 following “The Voice,” Longoria plays actress Ana Sofia Calderon, who’s ...

Carrie Kahn reports on how Spanish-language television network Telemundo is refreshing its slate of prime-time soap operas, called telenovelas, in hopes of climbing out of its perennial second-place ...

The viewer demographics in the United States are changing. Aug. 16, 2012— -- Telenovelas, those drama-soaked, tear-filled roller coaster TV soap operas, were traditionally produced in Mexico, but ...

Night after night, in households from Puebla to Pico Rivera, tens of millions of loyal viewers tune in to their Spanish-language telenovelas, gasping at the seductions and betrayals on tear-jerkers ...

On Spanish-language streaming platforms, call soapy drama what you like. Just don’t use the term “telenovela.” That’s because the venerable genre — traditionally associated with inexpensive hour-long ...