7.9
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Pasión prohibida (2013)
Pasión prohibida (2013)
Overview
Pasión Prohibida is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by United States-based television network Telemundo Television Studios, Miami. It is a remake of the Turkish telenovela Aşk-ı Memnu by Ece Yörenç and Melek Gençoğlu. It has been adapted from Halit Ziya Uşaklıgil's novel Aşk-ı Memnu, published in 1900, but takes place in the modern-day Miami, instead of the novel's late 19th century setting. Jencarlos Canela and Mónica Spear starred as the protagonists.
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Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.9
Overview
Pasión Prohibida is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by United States-based television network Telemundo Television Studios, Miami. It is a remake of the Turkish telenovela Aşk-ı Memnu by Ece Yörenç and Melek Gençoğlu. It has been adapted from Halit Ziya Uşaklıgil's novel Aşk-ı Memnu, published in 1900, but takes place in the modern-day Miami, instead of the novel's late 19th century setting. Jencarlos Canela and Mónica Spear starred as the protagonists.
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Center
Primary
The film's genre as a telenovela primarily focuses on melodramatic interpersonal relationships and forbidden romance, which are inherently apolitical themes. While social issues like class differences may be present, they are typically explored through individual emotional conflicts rather than explicit ideological critiques or endorsements, leading to a neutral political stance.
The movie features a cast that reflects visible diversity, typical of a Spanish-language production, without explicitly recasting traditionally white roles for DEI purposes. Its narrative focuses on interpersonal drama, framing traditional identities neutrally or positively without explicit critique.
Secondary
The telenovela uses Christian themes and cultural references as a moral framework for its dramatic narrative. While characters may struggle with sin or exhibit hypocrisy, the story typically condemns these flaws, thereby affirming the underlying virtues and dignity of the faith.
The telenovela "Pasión prohibida" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative is centered on heterosexual relationships and family conflicts, resulting in no depiction of queer identity within its storyline.
Based on available plot summaries and character descriptions for the telenovela "Pasión prohibida," no identifiable transsexual characters or themes are present. The narrative primarily focuses on forbidden love and family drama.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Pasión prohibida is an adaptation of the Turkish novel "Aşk-ı Memnu." All primary characters maintain the same genders as established in the original source material and previous adaptations, with no instances of gender swapping.
The show is an adaptation of a Turkish novel and series, localizing the characters from Turkish to Latin American. This represents a shift in ethnicity and nationality rather than a change in broader racial category, thus not meeting the definition of a race swap.
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