The telenovela Lalola is not a typical telenovela, which is probably why Fox wants to produce an English-language pilot of the show for U.S. audiences. No doubt they want to follow up on the success of imported shows like Ugly Betty, imported from Colombia. The premise of the show is that one morning Lalo, a machista, extremely successful Argentine man, awakes to discover that he is a woman: Lola. He then must deal with the myriad challenges of being a woman in both the business and social world. The show began recently, in August 2007, and there had already been a derivative series released in Chile. Currently, Lalola is nominated in16 categories at the 2008 Martin Fierro Awards. They will be held later this month in Buenos Aires.
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[...] Soap operas are often laughed at as vacuous forms of entertainment, but the Argentine soap opera “Robadas†(“Stolen Livesâ€) is serious business. According to Reuters, this show is based on the real life experience of Susana Trimarco, an Argentine woman from the province of Tucuman. Trimarco lost her 23-year-old daughter Marita in 2002, probably to human trafficking. Marita simply disappeared and ever since then Trimarco has been searching for her—the search and the fight against human trafficking became the premise of the show. When it started in March it was just another nighttime soap, but now it is causing a lot of talk around Argentina’s water coolers about a previously ignored subject. In this way, Trimarco is helping to ensure that her daughter’s story is heard. Use me: Print this Post Add to Favorites Share me! [...]