A telenovela is a Latin American version of a soap opera
soap operas seem so bad to me.
I know right, in Spain they call them"culebrones" which translates as long snakes
thats a weird name for it to have.
telenovelas are shorter than a regular tv series but longer than a mini series
longer in season or episode length?
longer in season the average show length is between 30-45 minute unless its a final episode
ahh ok so long episodes and such ok.
Telenovela
A telenovela is a type of a limited-run television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines "tele" (for "television") and "novela" (meaning "novel"). Similar genres around the world include teleserye (Philippines), téléroman (Canada, specifically Quebec), or simply dramas (Asia and the rest of the Arab World). 
Commonly described using the American colloquialism Spanish soap opera, many telenovelas share some stylistic and thematic similarities to
the soap opera familiar to the English-speaking world. 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. This makes them shorter than most other television series, but still much longer than a miniseries. This planned run results in a faster-paced, more concise style of melodrama compared to a typical soap opera. Episodes of telenovelas usually last between 30 and