Commentary: NBC’s ‘Telenovela’ ‘Takes Ownership’ Of Latino Stereotypes
By Cynthia Leonor GarzaCommentary: NBC’s ‘Telenovela’ ‘Takes Ownership’ Of Latino Stereotypes
By Cynthia Leonor Garza
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NBC’s new comedy, Telenovela, parodies a Spanish-language soap opera. Commentator Cynthia Leonor Garza says it’s an attempt at bringing Latin culture into the mainstream — but it could do it better.
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