Soap Operas: 'An Integral Part of Mexico' Josue Andavert - Al Jazeera
go to original December 3, 2013

What are the tensions and real life dramas facing the actors, writers and producers of a successful Mexican soap opera? (AlJazeeraEnglish)

For two years we have been developing the idea of Soapbox Mexico, with the intention of showing just how influential TV can be in shaping our lives and how we communicate. This is especially true in the (fast) developing world. And where better to start than in the birthplace of world-conquering melodramas or telenovelas?

From the beginning we wanted Soapbox to be an entertaining and educational insight into what Mexico was really like. Of all the hit shows in the country, one stuck out.

What Women Don't Say is made largely by women seeking to raise awareness about women's rights and other social issues through melodrama. TV Azteca, a commercial television station, kindly opened its doors to us and allowed us unprecedented access to the production of their hit telenovela, What Women Don't Say.

Our aim was to make our series authentic and entertaining - and to do it the hard way, in a pure observational style. That meant our production team in Mexico City had to match the pace of the Mexicans' frenetic productions. We filmed everything - from the research and development process to the making of the episodes, and everything else in between.

We all quickly fell in love with our characters.

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