Mexican soaps on Naija televisions

Presently we have ten or more of these Spanish / mexican telenovelas showing at diferent times on television stations in Nigeria.

African Independent Television, one of the frontline television stations in Nigeria is showing CATALINA & SEBASTIAN, ESMERALDA the story of a blind girl and a dashing young and rich doctor and THE TRAVAILS OF WOMEN. The travails of women chronicles the pains of women in marriages, relationships, childbirths, work places etc.

Siverbird television known for entertainment and youth oriented programmes shows REVENGE. This is a story of two sisters who unfortunately fall in love with the son of the man who killed their father. Will they revenged the death of their father or will love conguer?

Galaxy television shows LA USURPADORA and CUERPO DEL DESEO (SECOND CHANCE ). The Usurper is the story of two sisters who switched position in matrimony. The real wife Paula Bracho is adventurous, carefree and daring. Always on the move since she is easily bored while the sister Paulina is quiet, responsible, committed and loving. The husband, Carlos Daniel is the one that is at the receiving end of everyones' manipulation. Easily manipulated and weak most times to take firm decisions on issues affecting him and his children. The telenovela is full of intriques and suspense.
Second Chance is about a man second chance at life. Pedro Jose Donoso was an old trusting man who believed everyone loved and cared for him except his daughter, Angela. He died with that understanding only to come alive in a younger persons body to realise all was a lie.

Minaj Broadcasting shows REBECCA, RUBI and 'All ABOUT CAMILLA. Rebecca and Camilla had to go through so much betrayal, sufferings and set up because of love. Rubi on her own was the one setting people up all in her bid to achieve her goal of marrying a rich young man and to live a life of affluence.

Nigeria Television Authority is showing ESMERALDA and Ms Hermades. More on this later.

Gotel, the link television shows Second Chance, LORENZO's WIFE and the WOMAN OF MY LIFE. Two main characters in The Woman of my life, Mario Cimarro and Anna Silvetti are starring also in Second Chance.
In Lorenzo's wife, three women are in for a contest on who will win Lorenzo's affection. Laura, the wife had it and lost it when she flirted and fell in love with the gigolo called Alex the trainer.

Finally, Lagos Television shows THE GARDENERS DAUGHTER . This is the story of a naive school girl that fell in love with the heir to the Gomez banking empire. She had to contend with Jennifer, the famous and rich supermodel who was a one time Miss Universe.

Most of these telenovelas have the same storyline and plot. The story is always shrouded in mystery, secrets and revenge. We always have a villian or villians and the innocent or naive entity who is always the main character. There are always innocent, kind, trusting and virgins even if there are twenty five.
The main character most times start poor and end up rich by inheritance or chance. There is always love that is possessive and destructive and there is always love that is pure and easily manipulated. There is always distrust, deception and back stabbing. There is always imprisonment of the naive and ever forgiving protagonist, Rebecca in REBECCA, Luisa Fernandez in The gardeners daughter, Camilla in ALL ABOUT CAMILLA etc.

RUBI and SECOND CHANCE are refreshingly different.

I love watching mexican telenovelas because they have depth and storyline that are real and almost African.