As recently as 2018, Globo was publicly chided for airing a telenovela with an almost all-white cast, despite being set in Bahia, Brazil’s blackest state.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/20/brazil-telenovelas-black-characters-race-soap-operas

“For me this is like watching a telenovela or soap opera playing out in front of me,” added the Austrian.

Source: https://cyprus-mail.com/2023/09/20/mercedes-boss-says-f1-risks-disarray-if-massa-succeeds-in-title-bid/

Hope is popular for her lead role on Showmax’s hit telenovela as Busisiwe, aka Mabusi.

Source: https://www.citizen.co.za/entertainment/celebrity-news/dj-sabby-and-nomalanga-shozi-to-host-sama29/

The local adaptation of the Telemundo telenovela La tormenta stars Carolina Miranda (1.6 million followers), Mariana Seoane (1.6 million), Sofia Castro (1.2 million) and Andrés Palacios (821,000).

Source: https://worldscreen.com/mexican-celebrity-big-brother-leads-june-wit-list/