El Rostro de Analía: Revisiting a Piece of My Childhood
During our lecture this past week, I experienced one of the most nostalgic feelings I've had in a while.
Growing up in a Hispanic household, telenovelas have always been a part of my daily life, whether it be my aunts and uncles discussing the previous episode of their favorite telenovela or my mom calling me into the living room to watch the trailer for one that was just announced.
Some of the earliest memories I can recall are of my mom and I sitting on the floor in the living room at 9 pm every weekday night watching a telenovela I vividly recall to this day: El Rostro de Analía.
Looking back now, I was definitely too young to be watching a show of that kind and can totally see why my mom would skip around a good bit - I was only 6 years old. After all, this was following the life of an undercover cop and her cover as a stripper... moving along.
Aside from the sometimes questionable scenes, this was definitely a bonding experience: A moment at the end of the day when we would get together to pickup where the cliffhanger left us off the previous day. El Rostro de Analía was just the beginning of the lifelong fascination I would carry for telenovelas.
Additionally, I found myself looking up to some of the characters I would encounter throughout these telenovelas. Specifically with this one, Analía was like an idol to me. I was too young to really realize the questionable times I previously mentioned. All I saw was a strong women who was an undercover cop, whether it was the true Analía or the mistaken Mariana. I truly think this is where my interest sparked for criminal justice and law enforcement careers.
When I signed up for this seminar, I shared my excitement with my mom. I told her I hope to hear something about Analía, even if it was just a trailer. I honestly doubted it: Of the various people I have mentioned this telenovela to when the topic arose, I had yet to encounter someone who recalled it. I have searched for ways to rewatch the series but have had no luck with finding it on streaming services, not even on Telemundo.
Needless to say, as soon as I heard that iconic theme song play in the clip we watched, my heart filled with joy.
This was definitely an exciting introduction to the class for me and I can't wait to see what other pieces of my childhood I come across.
Hi Fatima, unlike you I did not grow up in a hispanic household so it is very interesting to hear your perspective. When you mentioned the "questionable" scenes that were kinda awkward that reminded me of watching stuff with my dad. When my mom wasn't around my dad would let me watch whatever he was watching, but when my mom was lurking he made sure to have a quick trigger finger on the remote control. As for the part where you mentioned not being able to find the show these days, I've had many similar moments where I randomly remember a show from my childhood and I look it up on the internet to make sure I didn't hallucinate it into reality haha.
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