Un Bandido Honrado

It's good to see that some of the streaming sites are investing in a "new" genre of Telenovelas, that are almost satires for the genre itself. This is one such offering from Colombia, the other is "House of Flowers" from Mexico. The Spanish spoken is difficult to understand (and usually Colombian Spanish is one of the more grammatical and easily understood varieties) but a lot of street slang is used that is specific to Colombia so that makes it hard at times. I guess this is to add authenticity to the character roles. Overall, it's funny enough to keep you watching, and the characters are weird enough to keep the viewer engaged.

Unfortunately, as with many of the Colombian Telenovelas, this one goes on for too long, and loses it's satirical edge, becoming more like a standard silly Telenovela, replete with a lot of crying, sickly sweet background music that drowns out voices, and thoroughly spoiled children whose bad behavior seems to be celebrated rather than corrected. That is not a recipe for success in the global market, and something that the creators of this series will need to address if they wish to have their series taken seriously on a global streaming platform.