• Is it age appropriate?

  About our ratings

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  Not age appropriate for kids under 15, age appropriate for kids over 99; suggested age 15.

• Is it any good?

  3.0

• Common Sense says

  Ay, dios mio! Reality show big on sex, violence.

Why We Rated This for Ages 15–18

What to watch out for

• Messages:

  Some contestants behave in iffier ways than others. But, in general, this isn't the place to go shopping for positive role models. On the plus side, the wannabe soap stars do come from a variety of ethnic backgrounds, including Mexican, Dominican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban.
• Violence:

  Contestants regularly abuse each other on camera in professionally choreographed fight scenes that include slapping, punching, hair-pulling, and breakaway glass. They also push each other into furniture and throw drinks in each other's faces. The cherry on this sundae of ham-handed violence? Contestants aren't just eliminated ... they're "killed" off.
• Sex:

  Lots of shirtless men and scantily clad women (the back of a hostess' dress is so sheer you can actually make out her buttocks). One contestant admits he had his first sexual experience with a woman at age 9. In typical telenovela fashion, male and female characters are also shown seducing each other and, sometimes, making out.
• Language:

  Terms like "whore" and "bitch" are used as weapons in verbal attacks. Stronger words (like "f--k") are bleeped.
• Consumerism:

  The Telemundo network is prominently featured, as are many of its Latino stars.
• Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

  The mansion has a fully stocked bar, and contestants are shown doing shots and drinking to drunkenness. They're all of age.

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