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Tuba Büyüküstün Tuba Büyüküstün . Tuba Büyüküstün, Turkish actress, in 2012

Tuba Büyüküstün is a Turkish actress, born on July 5, 1982 in Istanbul, Turkey. She is considered one of Turkey’s most talented actresses, and her popularity helped her gain a following outside Turkey. She rose to fame in 2003 with her leading role in the television series “Cemberimde Gul Oya.” Since then, she has appeared in numerous successful TV shows such as “Ask-i Memnu,” “20 Dakika” and “Kara Para Aşk,” which have made her a household name in Turkey and the Middle East.

One of the reasons for Tuba Büyüküstün’s success is her natural beauty and her ability to transform herself for every role she takes on. Her talent as an actress has helped her embody every character she portrays, and her performances are always convincing. She has received numerous accolades for her work, including Best Actress at the 37th International Emmy...

After conquering eyeballs in the Middle East, Latin America and Europe, Turkish TV dramas are now reaping stellar ratings in the U.S. on Spanish-language media giant Univision.

And at its recent upfront Univision announced it’s set to serve up more of the often female-centric skeins known in Turkey as “dizi.”

Since its U.S. launch in February, Turkish romancer “Sefirin Kizi” (The Ambassador’s Daughter) known as “La Hija del Embajador” to Hispanic viewers – who account for 19% of the U.S. population, or 63 million people – has now reached more than 9.2 million total monthly viewers, making Univision the No. 1 U.S. network among Hispanics and bilinguals and outperforming ABC, CBS, NBC, Telemundo and all cable networks in the weeknight 10 p.m. slot, Univision says.

On Univision’s UniMas network the recent premieres of female empowerment drama “Fatmagul” (pictured) retitled “Qué Culpa Tiene Fatmagül?,” which turns on its titular young woman...

Univision released its programming slate for the 2021-22 TV season today, as part of its “Grow with Us”-themed upfront presentation. The Spanish-language broadcaster has set a mix of new and returning scripted and reality series and live “event” programming, along with news and sports.

Check out the full-season lineup below.

Highlights include the premiere of series including Las Mil y Una Noches (A Thousand and One Nights), drama S.O.S. Me Estoy Enamorando (S.O.S. I’m Falling in Love), comedy Soltero con Hijas (Single with Kids) and Turkish import Amor Prohibido (Forbidden Love) — along with such returning fare as anthology Vencer el Pasado (Overcoming the Past) and the Eugenio Derbez-created Vecinos (Neighbors), which will return for its 10th and 11th seasons.

“Univision is the gateway to U.S. Hispanics and represents an untapped opportunity for brands to deliver current and future growth,” said Donna Speciale,...

As we watch Netflix's Selena: The Series, we really can't help but dance to all of the late Tejano star's greatest hits. "Como la Flor," "Amor Prohibido," and "No Me Queda Más" are some of Selena's most iconic songs, and they were actually written by someone very close to the singer's heart. Selena's brother and bassist A.B. Quintanilla is responsible for countless songs in her repertoire, from the band's early days as Selena y Los Dinos all the way to her biggest career successes.

Up until Selena's fifth and final studio album, Dreaming of You, an American pop crossover album that enlisted a new team to showcase her to the English-speaking market, A.B. was always her main producer and songwriter. Involved in every step of her music career, A.B. went from her accompanying bassist in restaurant gigs to penning songs that would eventually rise to the top of the charts.

With the release of “Selena: the Series” on Netflix, a wave of nostalgia has hit fans of all generations and introduced the Texas singer to countless others who may not have been familiar with her music or her tragic story. The show portrays how the “Queen of Tejano Music” became an icon in Latino culture both in the United States and beyond. With Christian Serratos playing Selena Quintanilla, the series details in surprising granularity the many steps she and her family took to grow the singer’s following from local sensation to global superstar and to shape her musical identity.

Just as when the film “Selena” was released in 1997, with Jennifer Lopez portraying the artist — a defining role in her career in that it launched her successful run in movies — Selena’s most famous tracks are celebrated throughout the series with Serratos performing along to the artist’s most popular...

You may know Noemí González as Soli Gomez from East Los High or Mia Rosales from The Young and the Restless, but you'll soon get to see her on the drums as Suzette Quintanilla in Netflix's Selena: The Series. That's right - the 32-year-old Mexican actress will be starring as the sister of late Tejano music icon Selena Quintanilla, and she's well aware of how big of a feat that is.

While speaking with Popsugar, González recalled the moment she found out she booked the part, saying she was at home when she got the call from her reps. "I was laying down and my body jumped up . . . and I was like, 'I'm sorry, what?' I just remember really enjoying having that personal moment of, 'Oh my God, did this just happen?' And processing it on my own," González said. "Then, I went to celebrate with a...

25 years ago, Selena Quintanilla was on the precipice of superstardom. As the Queen of Tejano, a traditionally male-dominated genre of music born in Texas by combining Mexican-Spanish vocal traditions and Czech and German dance, she'd risen to fame over the course of four solo Spanish-language studio albums. The youngest of a musical family—and former frontwoman of family band Selena y Los Dinos—she'd achieved a commercial success with LPs like Entre a Mi Mundo and Amor Prohibido that helped put the genre on the "mainstream" map. By 1995, she and her label were hungry for more and work began on an English-language crossover album that would no doubt catapult her into the upper...

1970: The Hortons gathered for Thanksgiving on Days of our Lives.

1989: Peter Bergman debuted as Jack Abbott on The Young and

the Restless. 1997: General Hospital's Quartermaines were robbed

on Thanksgiving, thanks to Tracy. 1997: The Port Charles

interns made sure Ellen and Jake had a Thanksgiving meal."The best prophet of the future is the past."

― Lord Byron

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

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1964: On Another World, Bill Matthews (Joseph Gallison) and Missy Palmer (Carol Roux) shared a kiss on the bridge.

1970: On Days of our Lives, the Hortons celebrated Thanksgiving. "Bless this food, and give us the courage and strength to live to the fullest...

Few weeks ago, we had reported that Sanjay Kapoor is all set to return to the small screen after his last outing ‘Karishma: A Miracle of Destiny’ which featured him opposite Karisma Kapoor. The actor will play the lead role in the forthcoming show Ishq Gunaah which is remake of the Turkish drama Ask-i Memnu.Read More

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