Érase una vez... pero ya no

Spanish TV is well known for not being inclusive and not including people of color in their telenovelas , movies, or media in general, especially as main characters. Now, there is a Black protagonist and I browsed IMDB to find info on who she is and there's no picture of her!

I watched much of it with either a smile on my face or my mouth agape. A fantastic fairytale told in a true Latin fashion. Hyper saturated colors and romantically staged settings. Greed, infidelity, Spanish operatic musical numbers, lots of nudes, sex and a blue dragon told with a healthy dollop of absurdity. What's not to like?

The visuals of the series are really a delight to watch. It is very colorful and the animation wasn't bad and it added a nice touch so just for the visuals I had to give a high score The story was kind of weird thought and a lot of times I was confused if it is a childish series for kids or a series for adults I had to skip a lot to make it through but all in all it wasn't too bad Just weird and a little too dramatic and characters went back and forth a lot which became really confusing like do you love the other person or not?

But I'm not used to Spanish TV so maybe I just don't understand the way a spanish series is supposed to be...

This serie looked promising as it's produced by Manolo Caro, who tends to be quirky and satirical and has a done a couple of good series before. However, I couldn't go past the first episode of the show. The whole story seemed to be all over the shop and I couldn't keep watching Sebastian Yatra's horrid performance. I like him as a singer but he has no talent acting whatsoever. The characters are lose, the story is convoluted and I couldn't quite figure out who was who was who in the zoo.

It is a disappointment as I feel some actors like Rossy de Palma and Mariana Trevino - who are wonderful- would have made worth the time watching. Unfortunately, I just don't feel giving it a second chance.

I'm not one to leave reviews, but I didn't want people to be turned away by the low rating. This series is original and magical with hints of humours. It's not going to be to everyone's taste, but to those who give it a chance, they might find themselves smiling at the silliness going on and the corny (but cute) songs and story.