The show started off with a wonderful wedding between the two
main characters, but then quickly turned into a mystery. Every few minutes,
there is a new twist on the mystery and plot of the storyline. The main mystery
is to figure out who killed Hugo, once a husband of Ignacia. Ignacia’s new husband,
Gonzalo, seems to always be one step behind with information as he is unaware
of his new family’s past, reputation, and current problems. He begins to
confide in a neighbor, Pilar, who is married to one of his coworkers, Javier. Javier
is secretly having an affair with Ignacia, and they just found out they are
going to have a baby. Pilar and Gonzalo are falling in love, but Javier is
becoming more controlling and abusive with her because of her relationship with
Gonzalo. It’s very tangled and complicated. Even the maids are involved in the
mystery and have secret love affairs with each other and members of the family.
Many things we discussed in class such as the role of the women
in the household and the love triangle affairs are all apparent in La Familia
de al Lado. You can see how Pilar is treated by her husband and how she is
afraid to stand up for herself to him. All of the men are very controlling with
their wives and family, and they demand to be in control of everyone in the
house. Gonzalo is the only one that seems to be straying from that stereotype. The
love triangle is also apparent in almost every single relationship in the
telenovela. No one in the show can be in love with just one person. There is
always 3 people, whether it is a man in love with two women or a woman in love
with two men. I think that many times in real life, there are love triangles,
but the telenovelas simply heighten the drama and give a worst case scenario in
the shows. Of course, the messier the relationships are, the more drama that
occurs. And the more drama that occurs, the more the audience gets sucked into
the show and is able to sympathize with the characters.
The best part about telenovelas is that they don’t lay out the
story for you; it’s up to you to figure out who the characters are and what
their importance is in the show. It’s like a game that you have to play to
understand the show. After a few episodes, you understand everything and are
waiting for the next twist to appear. It seems like there are at least 5 new
mysteries/discoveries in each episode, making the story more and more
complicated. I’m only three episodes in, but I am sitting on the edge of my
seat wanting to sit in my room all day and watch all 100+ episodes. I love it!
Hola Montana!
ReplyDeleteHe visto algunas capítulos de esa telenovela durante mi tiempo en escuela secundaria. Sin duda esa telenovela pertenece a la categoría de la telenovela "rosa". De repente hay drama, drama, drama con los triángulos de amor, y muertos sospechosos. Sientes la drama con la música que se tocan cada vez que una persona entra un cuarto. Algo interesante de esa telenovela es que parece que enfoca en el misterio de Ignacia y su pasado...para mi es refrescante que la protagonista-o antagonista- es alguien que obviamente es inteligente en vez de ser ingenua como la mujer típica. El hecho que hay muchas historias dentro del plot será interesante para ti porque provee muchas perspectivas- de las mujeres ricas, los que trabajan para la familia, y también los hombres que maltratan a las mujeres versus de Gonzalo quien quiere saber la verdad y tratar a las mujeres con respeto- pero todos se van a unir. Espero que disfrutes!