The Most Beautiful Ugly

When looking at the different international websites, and when viewing how different media is from country to country or even state to state I found myself searching all of the internet for different aspects of media other than news. One of the aspects in television that I found interesting, and of course a bit humorous, was the Spanish Soap Operas. Non-Spanish speaking, and many Spanish speaking, Americans have a tendency to stop on the programs to laugh or chuckle at the flamboyant approach to entertainment.

That is exactly how this form of media serves the Spanish speaking countries, as their main form of entertainment. Soap Operas are the largest form of entertainment, and are aired daily during prime time hours from 7-10:00 pm. Each soap opera runs for an hour, Monday through Friday, making three television shows dominating all of the prime time slots. Later at 10:00 pm they have shows that run as our night time television does.

One show in particular has now actually been transformed into a U.S. version because of its popularity. The show is La Fea Mas Bella, and it revolves around a young woman trying to survive in the demanding lifestyle of the business world. She has braces, and glasses and has difficulty finding a job because of her looks. The U.S. version is called Ugly Betty, and is also popular. Therefore, the soap operas that were once chuckled at maybe offered with a different approach in the U.S., but are offering the same messages to two different communities.