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On the evening of December 28, 1992, a young telenovela actress is found brutally murdered on the side of a road. Her mother, a well-known telenovela writer, sets out on a journey for justice. Brazilian audiences are shocked by the crime, but the final blow comes when they learn the identity of the murderers.  

Today, we return to the seductive coffee plantations of Colombia. Gaviota is pregnant, Lucia is pissed off, and Sebastian is overwhelmed with family's problems. But don't worry, they only get worse. Join us on this highly caffeinated, wild ride!  Cast:  Gloria De Leon (IG: gloriatheactress) Guest: Gabriela Paciel (IG: gabrielapaciel) Noveleando theme song written, performed, and produced by: Shireen Amini Find us on Instagram @NoveleandoPodcast Contact: If you would like to contact us, please email us at NoveleandoPodcast@gmail.com

Today, we travel to the delicious coffee fields of Colombia, where a coffee picker nicknamed La Gaviota, will steal your heart the way she stole the hearts of millions of telenovela viewers across Latin America. This beautiful love story comes to us from Colombian screenwriter Fernando Gaitan, several years before giving us our beloved, Yo Soy Betty, La Fea. Cast:  Gloria De Leon (IG: gloriatheactress) Guest: Gabriela Paciel (IG: gabrielapaciel) Sound Mixing: ClearNight Studios (IG: ClearNight Studios) Noveleando theme song written, performed, and produced by: Shireen Amini Find us on Instagram @NoveleandoPodcast Contact: If you would like to contact us, please email us at NoveleandoPodcast@gmail.com

We continue with this modern, "Modern Prometheus" story by Brazilian screenwriter Gloria Perez. In El Clon: Part 2 we will dive into the sexy side of ethics, as we follow Jade's love story with Lucas and what happens when she runs into Lucas' clone, Daniel.  Cast:  Gloria De Leon (IG: gloriatheactress) Guest: Karina Contreras (IG: kmarksthespot) Sippin Short Film IG: sippin_short_film Noveleando theme song written, performed, and produced by: Shireen Amini Find us on Instagram @NoveleandoPodcast Contact: If you would like to contact us, please email us at NoveleandoPodcast@gmail.com

Happy Halloweeeeeeen! On this very special episode, we talk hair, make-up, outfits, and all the boobage that goes into creating iconic novela looks. What's your favorite novela cosplay? Whatever it is, put it on and join us as we delve into the world of costumes!  Cast:  Gloria De Leon (IG: gloriatheactress) Ely Meza (IG: tiny_shenanigans) Mal de Amores film (IG: maldeamoresfilm) Noveleando theme song written, performed, and produced by: Shireen Amini Find us on Instagram @NoveleandoPodcast Contact: If you would like to contact us, please email us at NoveleandoPodcast@gmail.com

This modern-day "Frankenstein" tale comes from the brilliant mind of Brazilian screenwriter Gloria Perez. Set in contemporary America and Morocco, El Clon, makes us ask ourselves the age old questions, "Is it right for a man to create another man in a laboratory?", "What happens to a man created in such a way?", "Will Saúl Lisazo's eyebrows ever age?". Ponder away.  Cast:  Gloria De Leon (IG: gloriatheactress) Guest: Karina Contreras (IG: kmarksthespot) Sippin Short Film IG: sippin_short_film Noveleando theme song written, performed, and produced by: Shireen Amini Find us on Instagram @NoveleandoPodcast Contact: If you would like to contact us, please email us at NoveleandoPodcast@gmail.com

Shout out to the Mexicanos! Written by the queen of historietas, Yolanda Vargas Dulché, Maria Isabel is a story about an indigenous woman searching for her place, caught between two cultures. It’s also about how sexy Mexico is with all its glistening pools and luscious waterfalls making everybody wet all the time. Cast:  Gloria De Leon (IG: gloriatheactress) Guest: Christina Noveleando theme song written, performed, and produced by: Shireen Amini Find us on Instagram @NoveleandoPodcast Contact: If you would like to contact us, please email us at NoveleandoPodcast@gmail.com

In this episode we talk about the only Mexican novela to star an American actor: Dos Mujeres Un Camino, starring Erik Estrada of CHiPs fame. This novela written by Emilio Larrosa, Alejandro Pohlenz, and Veronica Suarez, was a hit sensation, due in part, to it's star studded cast that featured everyone from Laura Leon to Selena (RIP). The main storyline is chauvinistic and sleezy as fuck, but it's also hilariously terrible. Honestly, you can save yourself the trouble of watching it, and just listen to our recap. You're welcome.  Cast:  Gloria De Leon (IG: gloriatheactress) Delia Gomez (IG: itsdeliagomez) Noveleando theme song written, performed, and produced by: Shireen Amini Find us on Instagram @NoveleandoPodcast Contact: If you would like to contact us, please email us at NoveleandoPodcast@gmail.com  

Small towns hide big secrets in Pueblo Chico, Infierno Grande (written by Mario Hernandez).  Novela Plot: 24:25 Cast:  Gloria De Leon (IG: gloriatheactress) Delia Gomez (IG: itsdeliagomez) Noveleando theme song written, performed, and produced by: Shireen Amini Find us on Instagram @NoveleandoPodcast Contact: If you would like to contact us, please email us at NoveleandoPodcast@gmail.com  

All the passion comes together in Mulheres Apaixonadas, the Brazilian novela by Manoel Carlos.  Cast:  Gloria De Leon (IG: gloriatheactress) Delia Gomez (IG: itsdeliagomez) Noveleando theme song written, performed, and produced by: Shireen Amini Find us on Instagram @NoveleandoPodcast Contact: If you would like to contact us, please email us at NoveleandoPodcast@gmail.com  

In this episode we talk about the 2019 remake of Cuna de Lobos, by the same name. This re-write takes Carlos Olmos' original work and re-creates the drama in a modern setting. Like the original, this tale surprises us at every turn, and we are LIVING for the fiercest villain of all time: Catalina Creel.  Plot: 8:27 Vilma vs Miguel: 51:23 Maria Rubio vs Paz Vega: 52:09 Manu Diaz YouTube 53:19 Last Podcast on the Left 1:01:47 Diana Bracho vs Paulette Hernandez: 1:04:13 Nailea Norvind (and her mom Eva Norvind): 1:09:35 FAT + SKETCH = FATCH Comedy Cast:  Gloria De Leon (IG: gloriatheactress) Delia Gomez (IG: itsdeliagomez) Noveleando theme song written, performed, and produced by: Shireen Amini Find us on Instagram @NoveleandoPodcast Contact: If you would like to contact us, please email us at NoveleandoPodcast@gmail.com  

In this episode we talk about Cuna de Lobos, the novela that introduced us to the most dangerous novela villain ever created, Catalina Creel. In this work by Mexican playwright, Carlos Olmos, we explore the depths of human greed, and how far some people will go to maintain their social status.  Carlos Olmos: 12:10 The Anniversary: 14:05 The Music/Entrada: 25:10 Plot: 27:25 Cast:  Gloria De Leon (IG: gloriatheactress) Delia Gomez (IG: itsdeliagomez) Noveleando theme song written, performed, and produced by: Shireen Amini Find us on Instagram @NoveleandoPodcast Contact: If you would like to contact us, please email us at NoveleandoPodcast@gmail.com  

In this episode we talk about the historical fiction novela, Ramona, based on the novel by Helen Hunt Jackson, by the same name. We discuss the turmoil of California in the 1850s, as countless Mexican and Native people were displaced by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, and we'll explore how racial discrimination plays a part in the story of Romona and Alejandro.  Plot and History: 9:00 A Love Letter to California: 41:30 Helen Hunt Jackson: 46:30 Ramona the novel: 49:30 The Ongoing Battle for Native Rights: 57:00 Sexytimes: 1:02:49 Kate Del Castillo: 1:04:40 FATCH goes to San Fran Sketch Fest!: 1:09:15 FATCH Comedy Cast:  Gloria De Leon (IG: gloriatheactress) Delia Gomez (IG: itsdeliagomez) Noveleando theme song written, performed, and produced by: Shireen Amini Find us on Instagram @NoveleandoPodcast Contact: If you would like to contact us, please email us at NoveleandoPodcast@gmail.com  

In this episode, we talk about our favorite huerfanita: Luz Clariiiiitaaaaaaa. This lovable tale by Abel Santa Cruz stole our hearts and brightened our days, and we're here for all of it!  La Entrada: 5:10 Abel Santa Cruz: 11:35   Plot: 17:13 Luz Clarita, the symbolic ray of Hope: 44:00 Why she so white??? Colorism and the Luz Clarita Whitewash Effect: 45:24 Daniela Lujan: 54:43 Ximena Sariñana: 57:23 Ximena Sariñana Rolling Stone Article FAT + Sketch: FATCH Comedy: 59:45    Cast:  Gloria De Leon (IG: gloriatheactress) Delia Gomez (IG: itsdeliagomez) Noveleando theme song written, performed, and produced by: Shireen Amini Find us on Instagram @NoveleandoPodcast Contact: If you would like to contact us, please email us at NoveleandoPodcast@gmail.com

In this super spooky, Halloween episode, we talk all about the villains! We talk about the craziness, the creepiness, and all-around evilness of the characters that make us genuinely scared to leave our homes.  Cast:  Gloria De Leon (IG: gloriatheactress) Delia Gomez (IG: itsdeliagomez) Noveleando theme song written, performed, and produced by: Shireen Amini Find us on Instagram @NoveleandoPodcast Contact: If you would like to contact us, please email us at NoveleandoPodcast@gmail.com

In this episode, we talk about Alcanzar Una Estrella II, the novela that brought us fun teenage pop group "Muñecos de Papel". Learn all about our obsession with Ricky Martin, right from where it began. Plot: 6:14 Jeans and Long Hair: 13:08 Sequels??? 18:01 Muñecos de Papel: 22:30 Mariana Garza's Deep, Dark, Secret: 25:45 Pedro Fernandez: 29:01 Ricky Martin: 40:03  Cast:  Gloria De Leon (IG: gloriatheactress) Delia Gomez (IG: itsdeliagomez) Noveleando theme song written, performed, and produced by: Shireen Amini Find us on Instagram @NoveleandoPodcast Contact: If you would like to contact us, please email us at NoveleandoPodcast@gmail.com

In this episode we talk about the teen classic Alcanzar una Estrella, by Rita Macedo. This tale of teenage romance, written by a cinema icon,  set our dreams on fire with a star studded cast that included members of the pop sensation Timbiriche.   Veronica Castro Update: 4:24 Plot: 12:27 Ugly Duckling Syndrome: 16:30 Rita Macedo: 25:19 Perspectives on Suicide: 29:30 Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 The Hours by Michael Cunningham Hollywood Heights: 47:46 Cast:  Gloria De Leon (IG: gloriatheactress) Delia Gomez (IG: itsdeliagomez) Noveleando theme song written, performed, and produced by: Shireen Amini Find us on Instagram @NoveleandoPodcast Contact: If you would like to contact us, please email us at NoveleandoPodcast@gmail.com

In this episode we talk about the novela that started it all, El Derecho De Nacer, by Felix B Caignet, based on the radionovela by the same name. It's a Cuban story, transplanted to Mexico, and as culturally relevant today as it was in 1948.  We talk about how this story about unconditional love, challenges racial and societal barriers and why it's message continues to move audiences to tears.  Plot: 5:12 Felix B. Caignet: 15:25 Grandfather to the Children of the World: 19:33 The Right to be Born: 21:13 The Wives of Christ: 23:50 Maria Dolores - The Outsider Heroine: 30:53 The Importance of Storytelling: 38:00 Veronica Castro: 45:29 La Casa de Las Flores / The House of Flowers: 46:56   Cast:  Gloria De Leon (IG: gloriatheactress) Delia Gomez (IG: itsdeliagomez) Noveleando theme song written, performed, and produced by: Shireen Amini Find us on Instagram @NoveleandoPodcast Contact: If you would like to contact us, please email us at NoveleandoPodcast@gmail.com

In this episode we talk about La Pícara Soñadora, based on the 1956 film of the same name, by Abel Santa Cruz. It's the only novela ever written about the luxuries of squatting. Lupita is young woman living her dreams, even if it requires her to set aside her morals (at least until she can afford to have a conscience).    Abel Santa Cruz: 2:15 Plot: 5:15 Where would YOU live?: 7:32 1956 Film: 13:15 Secret Prince: A Riches to Rags Story: 16:12 A Department Store Palace: 30:00 The Curse: 34:00     Cast:  Gloria De Leon (IG: gloriatheactress) Delia Gomez (IG: itsdeliagomez) Noveleando theme song written, performed, and produced by: Shireen Amini Find us on Instagram @NoveleandoPodcast Contact: If you would like to contact us, please email us at NoveleandoPodcast@gmail.com

In this episode we talk about the coming-of-age classic Quinceañera, based on the 1960 film of the same name, written by Jorge Duran Chavez, Alfonzo Rosas Priego, and Edmundo Baez Felix. The story dealt with some pretty adult topics both on screen and behind the scenes, and it's the novela that launched the careers of Adela Noriega and Thalia.    Classic Quinceañera Traditions: 3:12 The 1960s film Quinceañera: 4:45 Plot: 5:15 La Entrada (la super, super, awkward entrada): 8:45 On Screen Innocence/Off Screen Scandals: 13:19 Female Stories from the Perspective of the Male Gaze: 17:23 More Quince Traditions: 19:23 The Metamorphosis that Never Happened: 24:20 El Elenco (Were are they now?): 29:14 #MeToo: 34:39    Cast:  Gloria De Leon (IG: gloriatheactress) Delia Gomez (IG: itsdeliagomez) Noveleando theme song written, performed, and produced by: Shireen Amini Find us on Instagram @NoveleandoPodcast Contact: If you would like to contact us, please email us at NoveleandoPodcast@gmail.com