MsFortis

This show depicts very well the awful reality of Chernobyl (as much as we could envision it). This is one of the largest crimes against Ukraine, USSR and mankind as a whole that was committed in modern history. I am from one of the countries that the radiation cloud passed over. However, my country ranked highest in post-disaster contamination, because our own communist government didn't deem it to be necessary to notify people what happened (until more than a week later) or to tell them to take basic safety measures (ever). They were importing food and water for themselves while regular people were eating contaminated vegetables and meat. As a direct result, we are high in all cancer statistics in Europe and this guilt will be handed over to next generations who won't even have a vague idea of what the USSR was.

This telenovela reminds me of my childhood - I was 8-9 years old when it was on TV in my country and me and my parents were absolutely obsessed by it. I think it was one of the reasons why I decided to learn Spanish at a later point in my life. Thalia's performance is outstanding, and overall this is a very sad telenovela, straight from the 1st episode. I stumbled across it now, I don't know how many years later, and it has again caught my attention. It is very impressive how a lot of the character names reflect their stories, in ex. "Rosalinda" - "Beautiful Rose", "Soledad" - "Solitude", "Dolores" - "Pains / Sufferings". It is one of the very few soap operas that remain unforgettable up to this day, even though it has all classic twists and turns - but also a lot of unexpected ones.