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[[File:Simplemente_Rita_5264.jpg|frame|Nothing says love like being yanked by the arms.]]
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"Simplemente Rita" (Simply Rita) was a very unusual combination of a telenovela (Latin American [[Soap Opera]]) and a [[Animated Series|cartoon show]]. A scathing parody of Telenovela clichés (as well as of the life of immigrants in the United States), it was produced by a Colombian animation company for the International Telemundo network from 2001 to 2003. It was in Spanish and ran for 30 episodes. It still reruns on some Telemundo affiliates.
''[[Simplemente Rita]]'' (''Simply Rita'') was a very unusual combination of a telenovela (Latin American [[Soap Opera]]) and a [[Animated Series|cartoon show]]. A scathing parody of Telenovela clichés (as well as of the life of immigrants in the United States), it was produced by a Colombian animation company for the International Telemundo network from 2001 to 2003. It was in Spanish and ran for 30 episodes. It still reruns on some Telemundo affiliates.


The story was about a young woman named Rita who goes to New York City to try to achieve her dream of becoming a famous singer. She falls in love with a clueless former rich brat named José Gabriel who is also an immigrant, and her musical career is manipulated by Pete Duke, a candidate for city mayor who is desperately trying to earn the votes of the Hispanic community. [[Hilarity Ensues]].
The story was about a young woman named Rita who goes to New York City to try to achieve her dream of becoming a famous singer. She falls in love with a clueless former rich brat named José Gabriel who is also an immigrant, and her musical career is manipulated by Pete Duke, a candidate for city mayor who is desperately trying to earn the votes of the Hispanic community. [[Hilarity Ensues]].


You can watch it online (in Spanish) here [http://www.adnstream.com/video/TeZlVerYas/Simplemente-Rita-ep1\].
You can watch it online (in Spanish) [http://www.adnstream.com/video/TeZlVerYas/Simplemente-Rita-ep1\ here].

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=== Tropes in ''Simplemente Rita'': ===
* [[American Dream]]
* [[American Dream]]
* [[An Immigrant's Tale]]: Most of the cast.
* [[An Immigrant's Tale]]: Most of the cast.
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* [[Gonk]]: The Narrator, in an intentional contrast to his [[Wicked Cultured]] personality (he's broadcasting from a booth while wearing an undershirt and smoking a cigar.)
* [[Gonk]]: The Narrator, in an intentional contrast to his [[Wicked Cultured]] personality (he's broadcasting from a booth while wearing an undershirt and smoking a cigar.)
** Subverted in that he had surgery to look handsome for the woman he loved, only to discover she was ugly too.
** Subverted in that he had surgery to look handsome for the woman he loved, only to discover she was ugly too.
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: José Gabriel.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: José Gabriel.
* [[Just a Stupid Accent]]: Every character speaks in an exaggerated version of his national accent (including the American characters). This is a [[Take That]] to many actual Telenovelas where the actors [[Not Even Bothering With the Accent|don't bother to adapt their accents to the setting]].
* [[Just a Stupid Accent]]: Every character speaks in an exaggerated version of his national accent (including the American characters). This is a [[Take That]] to many actual Telenovelas where the actors [[Not Even Bothering with the Accent|don't bother to adapt their accents to the setting]].
* [[Limited Animation]]
* [[Limited Animation]]
* [[Medium Awareness]]: The characters occasionally mention the fact that they are on a TV show.
* [[Medium Awareness]]: The characters occasionally mention the fact that they are on a TV show.
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* [[Smug Snake]]: Pete Duke.
* [[Smug Snake]]: Pete Duke.
* [[Tsundere]]: Rita, especially with José Gabriel.
* [[Tsundere]]: Rita, especially with José Gabriel.
* [[Upperclass Twit]]: What José Gabriel used to be. Now he's a lower class twit.
* [[Upper Class Twit]]: What José Gabriel used to be. Now he's a lower class twit.
* [[X Meets Y]]: Soapy TV show meets wacky cartoon.
* [[X Meets Y]]: Soapy TV show meets wacky cartoon.
* [[Zany Scheme]]: Several, by both the good and the bad guys.
* [[Zany Scheme]]: Several, by both the good and the bad guys.


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[[Category:Turn of the Millennium/Western Animation]]
[[Category:Western Animation of the 2000s]]
[[Category:Supernatural Soap Opera]]
[[Category:Supernatural Soap Opera]]
[[Category:Western Animation]]
[[Category:Western Animation]]

Latest revision as of 21:30, 4 January 2020

Nothing says love like being yanked by the arms.

Simplemente Rita (Simply Rita) was a very unusual combination of a telenovela (Latin American Soap Opera) and a cartoon show. A scathing parody of Telenovela clichés (as well as of the life of immigrants in the United States), it was produced by a Colombian animation company for the International Telemundo network from 2001 to 2003. It was in Spanish and ran for 30 episodes. It still reruns on some Telemundo affiliates.

The story was about a young woman named Rita who goes to New York City to try to achieve her dream of becoming a famous singer. She falls in love with a clueless former rich brat named José Gabriel who is also an immigrant, and her musical career is manipulated by Pete Duke, a candidate for city mayor who is desperately trying to earn the votes of the Hispanic community. Hilarity Ensues.

You can watch it online (in Spanish) here.

Tropes used in Simplemente Rita include:
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