what is Telenovela all about?
Generally speaking, Telenovela is just a television drama (or soap) from Latin America
really, so from the name, it looks like a combination of television and novel, am i right?
Yup. It's intuitively named. 'tele' for television and 'novela' for novel
ok, so am right then, when did it start existing?
To be honest I'm not sure :) But, the episodes are usually between 30-45 minutes
ok, so if its more than 1 hour, its no longer telenovela?
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
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