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Telenovela - Season 1
The comedy is about the daily life of the over-the-top glamorous center of a long-running telenovela who does not speak Spanish, despite being the center of attention from her co-stars and the crew around her.
2 April 1973, San Juan, Puerto Rico
30 March 1980, Los Angeles County, California, USA
20 April 1985, Puerto Rico
December 07, 2015
Longoria and most of the cast are charming; if you're looking for well-performed, lightweight entertainment, here it is.
December 09, 2015
A comedy that strains for fizzy yet comes off as frantic, like so many other network comedies this show wastes great actors -- in particular the divine Eva Longoria -- on bad writing.
December 09, 2015
While Telenovela employs a lot of Latin actors, it doesn't give them enough good lines to make the latest entry in the Too Much Television universe worth your time.
December 07, 2015
Fun, light, colorful and original.
December 03, 2015
Writers Chrissy Pietrosh and Jessica Goldstein, from "Cougar Town" and "My Name Is Earl," find a way to create an ensemble of characters around Longoria who are broad caricatures and yet recognizably human.
December 07, 2015
Silly and eccentric but not quite graceful enough to be considered irreverent, producer/star Eva Longoria's eager commitment to the premise still allows Telenovela to crackle with great jokes and solid physical comedy.
December 31, 2015
Telenovela may not have depth, but watching Longoria mug for the camera ain't a bad way to spend half an hour.
January 07, 2016
Although Telenovela takes its name from an exuberantly dramatic genre of soap opera, its plots are mundane.