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Colombian TV Soap Operas Resume Production Post-Pandemic Shutdown

Telenovelas Production Back in Action in Colombia Soap opera television production in Latin America is being revived in one of the continent’s largest industry references Colombia after the onset of the covid-19 pandemic shut down filming. Cafe, a remake of the 90s Colombian classic Café con aroma de mujer written by Fernando Gaitán, is being shot in Chinchiná, Caldas with coronavirus-prevention measures such as asepsis, covid-19 tests, restricted seating, mask-wearing and anti-fluid suits put in place and all against tight production budgets in light of the health crisis. A far cry from the romance depicted on screen.

TV kisses return, despite pandemic

Kissing is back in all its steamy glory on Columbian TV

Social distancing is a near-impossibility in an industry that relies on close contacts. Photo: Handout Dozens of peasants wearing face masks remain immobile under the baking midday sun in a coffee plantation in central Colombia. Suddenly a voice shouts out: Face masks off, we re going to roll! Colombia s popular daytime soap operas – or telenovelas in Latin America – were forced off the screens by the coronavirus pandemic. But after six months of silence, they are back in all their steamy and corny glory – kisses included. Filmed in the central-western Caldas region Coffee With The Scent Of A Woman is operating under strict restrictions in terms of staffing capacity, the use of masks, personal protective equipment and regular Covid-19 testing.

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