NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with New York Times reporter Natalie Kitroeff in Mexico City about the surge in audience numbers for Mexican telenovelas during the pandemic, after years of declining ratings.

In a casting coup for Telemundo, NBCUniversal Spanish-language network has enlisted Mexican telenovela superstar Fernando Colunga to star in several original productions. The deal kicks off with ...

(JTA) — Iconic Mexican telenovela producer Valentin Pimstein, whose serial dramas were dubbed and subtitled in dozens of languages and shown around the world, has died Pimstein died on Tuesday at the ...

Carmen Salinas, whose long career in Spanish language television and film spanned 60 years, died Thursday night. She had been in a coma since suffering a stroke in November, and her death was ...

Dismissed as too old-fashioned to compete with streaming services, the melodramas have seen viewership surge from Mexicans seeking the familiar in a distressing time. By Natalie Kitroeff MEXICO CITY — ...

MEXICO CITY (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A Mexican soap opera that debuts on Sunday is set to make television history as the country's first telenovela to feature a gay couple as the leading ...

MEXICO CITY — For Mexican broadcasters, Mipcom will be all about sales, with a keen eye toward new trends, rather than filling slots. Mexico’s dominant net Televisa and smaller rival TV Azteca are ...

José Contreras grew up infatuated with the drama and steamy romance of telenovelas. He swooned over the Venezuelan soap opera star Fernando Carillo – Contreras even took part of the actor’s name when ...

The Mexican actress landed the lead role in “Siempre Tuya Acapulco” when she was 23. By Bee Shapiro Melissa Barrera Age: 29 Hometown: Monterrey, Mexico Now Lives: Ms. Barrera divides her time among a ...

Carmen Salinas, whose long career in Spanish language television and film spanned 60 years, died Thursday night. She had been in a coma since suffering a stroke in November, and her death was ...