While The Bachelor and its spin-off Bachelor in Paradise have captivated American TV audiences and seem to now be synonymous with drama, we can't help but feel like telenovelas still reign supreme with their over-the-top and borderline-cheesy plot lines.
Sure, the roses, sexy hookups, and Chris Harrison leave everyone tuning into the long-running ABC show, but our favorite Spanish-language soaps have even more captivating qualities: namely, the drama — hot guys, mean girls, epic staredowns, and total turmoil — Eva Longoria so perfectly re-created for her NBC show, Telenovela. Keep scrolling to discover all the ways novelas make The Bachelor seem arguably tame.
Mini-movies worthy of an Oscar for best drama on their own. And the catchy theme songs that, to this day, we still can't forget.
Who? What? When? Where? Why? HOW?! Don't try to guess, because you'll be wrong.
Thanks to those crazy storylines, the chisme is extra juicy.
*faints*
So. Many. Slaps.
And subsequent camera zooms.
Like Gonzalo García Vivanco . . .
. . . and David Chocarro.
Hotter than anything you'll see anywhere else, no doubt.
Who will blink first?
No one can compare.