Fuego en la Sangre

Fuego en la Sangre is the greatest Mexican soap opera of the last decade. Like all soap operas, the storyline is unoriginal. What matters then is the way you present this cliché story. Because of this, you only need to see three or four episodes to understand it. The storyline is this: Boy likes girl, boy gets girl, loses girl, loses his memory, gets memory back but does not like the girl anymore, falls in love again, and finally gets the girl. If you exclude the partial nudity, violence, and some language, this show is for all audiences. One of the greatest benefits to watching this is that you might learn some Spanish, although you would not want to use in around the table.  A couple lines, though, you could use to woo your love. Stonewall Jackson called Spanish “the language meant for lovers”. A phrase that would sound too cheesy in English is suddenly turned into the most romantic love phrase in the universe. For example, “Hey, te acabo de conocer, y esto es una locura, pero aquí está mi número, así que llámame, tal vez.”  Which in English means: “Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy, but here's my number, so call me, maybe?”