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| True Newbie United States Joined 6276 days ago 4 posts - 4 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 1 of 12 24 July 2008 at 5:34pm | IP Logged | ||
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After hearing on this forum several times that telenovelas were great practice for Spanish listening/comprehension, I've decided to to try them out and see how it works. The only problem is that I have no idea where to order them from, or which ones are any good. I'm hardly a fan of soap operas in English, so you can imagine my expertise with the ones in Spanish.
So, here's how you can help me out. Could someone please tell me, one, what is a good website to order these from (Amazon?), and two, some recommendations for ones that are at least mildly interesting and contain English/Spanish subtitles. Much appreciated y gracias de antemano. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| workerbee Senior Member United States Joined 6852 days ago 173 posts - 178 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish Studies: Russian, German | Message 2 of 12 24 July 2008 at 8:49pm | IP Logged | ||
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I like Rubi. It has been a while since I have seen it, so I can't remember about the subtitles but it is pretty interesting. You can order a lot of different ones from Amazon used or new for pretty cheap!
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| TheMatthias Diglot Senior Member United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 6247 days ago 105 posts - 124 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Mandarin | Message 3 of 12 24 July 2008 at 10:06pm | IP Logged | ||
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Rebelde
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| Frisco Triglot Senior Member United States Joined 6857 days ago 380 posts - 398 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Norwegian, Italian, Turkish, Mandarin | Message 4 of 12 25 July 2008 at 1:58am | IP Logged | ||
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Pedro Damián's had some good ones if you like high school settings with cute girls. Clase 406 & Rebelde are the big two. Rebelde was hugely successfully and spawned one of the world's worst yet most popular bands (RBD). His current telenovela is Lola Érase una Vez, which is kind of a cinderella story.
If you're in the US, I don't see why you would really need to buy DVDs. You should have access to at least a couple of Spanish language stations. Telenovelas are on all the time. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| lastlife Diglot Groupie United States Joined 6474 days ago 85 posts - 93 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Japanese | Message 5 of 12 28 July 2008 at 2:02pm | IP Logged | ||
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I've been watching a drama from Argentina by the name of "Epitafios."
It's a dark story about a serial killer who plans his victim's tombstone epitaphs before elaborately murdering them. The story is almost unbelievable at times but the theme stands out well in a sea of typical tasteless trash telenovelas. Message me if you want to see all of Epitafios. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Jake Day Newbie United States Joined 5030 days ago 30 posts - 35 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 6 of 12 19 March 2011 at 7:37am | IP Logged | ||
Lots of smaller towns in the US, even a few close to the border, don't have access to Spanish-language over-the-air TV channels. This lack of access could make ordering necessary. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| translator2 Senior Member United States Joined 6920 days ago 848 posts - 1862 votes Speaks: English* | Message 7 of 12 19 March 2011 at 3:30pm | IP Logged | ||
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Definitely Epitafios: You can buy it on-line. There is a second season now playing on HBO:
Link to Epitafios Anita No Te Rajes (Spanish telenovela filmed and set in the U.S.): Link to Anita no te rajes La reina del sur is brand new and supposed to be really good (based on a popular novel): Link to trailer for La reina del sur 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| psy88 Senior Member United States Joined 5592 days ago 469 posts - 882 votes Studies: Spanish*, Japanese, Latin, French | Message 8 of 12 20 March 2011 at 10:20pm | IP Logged | ||
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I have used various telenovelas for a few years now. Where I live there are at least three different Spanish networks that offer them. My question is what do you like? Action? Romance? Humor? Some are geared towards younger or older audiences. Also, some are rather racy and adult oriented while others are quite suitable for younger audiences.
Re: La Reina del Sur- there is a lot of action, but the main character is Mexican, living in exile in Spanish North Africa. The other characters react to her Mexican accent: some find it sexy, some cute, and, some see her as low class. One character who has befriended the main character has helped her in learning the "new" words. I have found this helpful as a cross referencing of the two variations in the languages. For example "chamba" is Mexican for "job" or "work" (from the verb "chambear", "to work", while the Spain characters use the verb "currar" for "to work" rather than "trabajar"). The show also has characters speaking Arabic, a little French, and,some characters who are Gallegos (Galician)and they seem to speak with a mixture of Spanish and Portuguese. Also, the Mexican characters who are thugs speak with a lot of slang and words "cut off", e.g. "pa" for "para". If you are just starting out, this may be difficult for you. PS I also would never ever watch a "soap opera" but these shows are really novels that have stories that eventually end. They are based on novels, including famous novels (e.g. Doña Barbara), as well as some written just for the small screen. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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