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Latin America

GatoGordo

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3. Been watching for over 25 years.

Reply to Croney (Reply #2)

Thu Aug 9, 2018, 01:36 PM

Aug 2018

Always the same plots... everyone is gorgeous (as are all soap opera actors) and rich. But great resource for learning inflection and nuance.

The downside is lots of physical violence. Women slapping women/women, men shaking women.

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Does anyone watch telenovelas? [View all] Croney Aug 2018 OP

Its the next best thing to immersion to learn Spanish GatoGordo Aug 2018 #1

She's right! Have you started one yet? Croney Aug 2018 #2

Been watching for over 25 years. GatoGordo Aug 2018 #3

Yes, some of them are extremely violent. Croney Aug 2018 #6

I do, with my mother. El Clon is a classic. Those Brazilian Telenovelas lunamagica Aug 2018 #4

Thank you for the tips! Croney Aug 2018 #5

A couple of links lunamagica Aug 2018 #7