What even is telenovela?
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
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Jay (Ed O'Neill) settles down reluctantly to watch a "telenovela" with Gloria (Sofía Vergara), when Manny (Rico Rodriguez) takes delivery of a package and quickly runs upstairs to his room without explaining what it is. Jay begins to get absorbed in the "telenovela", while Gloria begins to worry about what Manny's package might be. She is offended by Jay's suggestion that