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Soap operas have been with us for too long, dating back in the early nineteen thirties. Well, there are a myriad of facts that are hidden regarding these shows that are perceived ladies oriented. Here are the facts, I am sure you will be amazed with how much you did not know.
Fact 1:
It's itself the name soap opera. The shows were dubbed that way due to the number of soap related adverts that were aired in between them. They were aimed at women, house wives who were by then cleaning their houses in the morning.
Fact 2:
Soap operas were broadcasted during the day, before mid-day, unlike today when they are scheduled on prime time. The idea was men at that time could be busy working and kids schooling. Guess who was left home alone at such times.
Fact 3:
Soap operas were first aired on radio. Yes, on radio. Imagine that. This is said to be in the 1930's. Painted Dreams was the first soap to be heard on radio. Clara, Lu and Em were the first soaps that got a national broadcast on radio.
Fact 4:
There existed live on air soap operas. In 1946, Faraway Hill was aired live. It is also the first prime time soap opera in history.
Fact 5:
If you thought The Bold and Beautiful by KBC was the only longest soap opera in the 90's then you could be dismayed. Peyton Place was the longest. It had 5 seasons and 514 episodes unlike the present soaps like La Gata which has only 121 episodes and is being aired on Citizen TV.
Fact 6:
Coronation street is to date the longest soap opera in the world, running for 50 years, with actors who first debuted aged at over 75 years.
Fact 7:
Soap operas are not only a preserve for the ladies. That is a mere fiction. There are men too who watch and phantom soap operas. Any soap opera featuring Maite Perroni Beorlegui, William Levy, Leticia Calderon, Allison Lozz are my best.
Fact 8:
Maite Perroni is a singer. In most of her featured TV novelas, she has performed the theme songs. La Gata's Vas A Querer Volver literally You're Going To Want To Come Back, Mi Pecado, Triumph Of Love's A Partir De Hoy are some of the themes by Maria Desamparada, role in Triumph of Love or present Esmeralda in La Gata and Lichita in Antes Muerta Que Lichita.
Kenya's media is at pace with the latest telenovelas produced by Mexicans and the viewership at prime time is huge, that no "lady" will afford to miss their best Soap Opera. But there are other issues that have been raised regarding them, especially on morals. Are they fit for all, including minors - meaning less than 18 years? That is a discussion for another day.
