I know from watching a condensed version of a Mexican telenovela that the hot babe observation is true.
The other aspect is the format. The telenovela doesn’t go on for 30 years.
And this is how I rank Asian dramas/lakom/teleserye/etc for hot babes.
1) Thailand—oh, those half Thais
2) China—so many cute as a button
3) Philippines—oh, those half Pinays
4) Japan
5) Vietnam—I see hotter Vietnamese women wandering around this US town, though
6) Korea—a lot of homely types among the beauties
Yeah you are right
Mexican soap only last like 3 or 6 month
My mom watch those soaps she understand Spanish she been watching Spanish soaps ever since Veronica Castro was on in late 1970s into early 1980s
My brother is married to a Filipina and whenever I’m with them watching Filipino shows (he couldnt understand them but the women are hot so he just nods), it’s more lively than what we have here.
Eh... better watch it with those Thai "women of the second kind."