The Scent of Passion
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The Scent of Passion
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A Lot or a Little?
The parents' guide to what's in this TV show.
What Parents Need to Know
Families need to know that The Scent of Passion (Café con aroma de mujer) is a Colombian soap opera and is a remake of another Colombian telenovela of the same name from 1994. This revival maintains the focus on the difficulties faced by the main characters, a poor coffee picker and the heir to the rich family owner of the coffee plantation. But it also highlights the empowered role of women coffee pickers and makes minor references to social and political realities of the country. There are suggestions of sex, but it's not shown, and there's lots of infidelity between couples. Issues of racism, class struggle, homophobia, and women's abuse are addressed. Characters drink at social gatherings. Beyond the typical dramatic themes of any telenovela, there's a positive message around farming the land as a sign of identity and shared values, regardless of class differences.
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What's the Story?
In THE SCENT OF PASSION, Sebastián Vallejo (William Levy), a member of the rich family that owns the Casablanca coffee plantation, falls in love with the nice and honest coffee picker Teresa Suárez (Laura Londoño), known as La Gaviota. But their romance is full of difficulties because Sebastián has a girlfriend, Lucía Sanclemente (Carmen Villalobos), who's with him only for his money. The Vallejo family doesn't like Gaviota because they consider her unworthy of Sebastián, as she's a simple coffee picker. What will happen with their relationship?
Is It Any Good?
The new version of The Scent of Passion (Café con aroma de mujer) maintains the same premise as the 1994 telenovela of the same name, which was a hit throughout Latin America and made its star, Margarita Rosa de Francisco, a global star. The 2021 Café con aroma de mujer was also a hit with audiences, and was streamable in all Spanish-speaking markets. Laura Londoño may not have Margarita Rosa de Francisco's captivating personality, but she plays Gaviota with charisma and far surpasses the performance of her counterpart, Cuban-born heartthrob William Levy. The care and time that the telenovela devotes to the secondary plots and the rest of the cast helps a lot. The balance between drama and humor, and the references to Colombian reality are also appreciated.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about why they think soap operas continue to be so popular among the Latino population. Why do you think these dramatic stories are so beloved?
In The Scent of Passion (Café con aroma de mujer) there are infidelities, betrayals between siblings, lies and murders. Are these values to imitate? Are soap operas a good or bad influence?
Coffee is an important theme in this telenovela. Do you know why Colombian coffee is so appreciated? Did you know how it is harvested?
This is a remake of the famous 1994 telenovela. Did you see the original soap opera? What do you think has been changed, and what do you think they kept the same?
TV Details
- Premiere date: May 10, 2021
- Cast: William Levy
- Network: Netflix
- Genre: Drama
- Character Strengths: Perseverance
- TV rating: NR
- Last updated: February 14, 2023
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