history: I love watching Telenovelas.
knowledge: A telenovela ( or ; , ), ) is a type of limited-run television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America.
response: So you love those limited-run TV serial soap operas or dramas?
history: I love watching Telenovelas.
So you love those limited-run TV serial soap operas or dramas?
Yes, my grandma calls them something else but I can't remember it.
knowledge: In Spain, they are also called ''culebrones'' (''long snakes'') because of the convoluted plots.
response: Is she Spanish? They call it "culebrones" which happens to mean "long snakes" due to their complicated plots.
history: I love watching Telenovelas.
So you love those limited-run TV serial soap operas or dramas?
Yes, my grandma calls them something else but I can't remember it.
Is she Spanish? They call it "culebrones" which happens to mean "long snakes" due to their complicated plots.
Yeah that's the term! I wonder if telenovels are a Spanish/Latino thing only?
knowledge: Similar genres around the world include teleserye (Philippines), téléroman (Canada, specifically Quebec), or simply dramas (Asia and the rest of the Arab World).
response: No, they have them in Canada too, there they are called téléroman.
history: I love watching Telenovelas.
So you love those limited-run TV serial soap operas or dramas?
Yes, my grandma calls them something else but I can't remember it.
Is she Spanish? They call it "culebrones" which happens to mean "long snakes" due to their complicated plots.
Yeah that's the term! I wonder if telenovels are a Spanish/Latino thing only?
No, they have them in Canada too, there they are called téléroman.
Interesting. Any other information you would like to share?
knowledge: The significant difference is their series run length; telenovelas tell one self-contained story, typically within the span of a year or less whereas soap operas tend to have intertwined storylines told during indefinite, continuing runs.
response: Well, between a telenovela and soap opera is their series length. Telenovela's stories are self-contained and are told within a year.