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Viva Hollywood!

(Rated TV-14, Reality TV, Starring Maria Conchita Alonso, Carlos Ponce, Where to watch: VH1)
  • Is it age appropriate?

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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 iffy 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.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Viva Hollywood!

Parents need to know that this reality competition series features adult competitors who are willing to do anything -- including punching, slapping, and swearing at each other -- as long as it's part of a telenovela scene that could potentially make them famous. Sex is also a big part of the subject matter when it comes the situations these wannabe actors are asked to portray on camera. And since all of these attractive men and women are packed into a Hollywood mansion that contains an open bar and a hot tub, the stage is essentially set for several weeks of drunken debauchery.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the differences between Spanish-language telenovelas and American soap operas. How do the content, characters, and storylines compare? Are telenovelas steamier than English-language soaps? Are they any more or less violent? Are women portrayed any differently? What about men? Parents might also want to stress that most telenovelas are meant to be taken as escapist entertainment, not as a model of how people should act in everyday life.

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