TY - JOUR PY - 2005// TI - Cultural Identity: Between Reality and Fiction JO - Television and new media A1 - Pérez, María de la Luz Casas SP - 407 EP - 414 VL - 6 IS - 4 N2 - This article reviews the concept of cultural identity vis-à-vis the viewing of soap operas, or telenovelas, within the Mexican context. The patterns of viewing, role modeling, narrative, and other characteristics are reviewed to define the ways in which this audiovisual genre contributes to the building of cultural elements within Mexican society.
LA - SN - 1527-4764 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1527476405279956 ID - ref1 ER -