Freddie Mac Embraces Telenovelas

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BOSTON Forget about story arcs based solely on the typical soap opera themes of romance, jealousy and greed.

The new Spanish “telenovela,” Nuestro Barrio (Our Neighborhood), also will address more realistic problems: Money management, building credit and home ownership will be among the central plot themes in this new Spanish-language series.

That’s why one of the nation’s largest investors in residential mortgages, Freddie Mac, saw fit to underwrite the production of the 13-episode soap opera series, which portrays Hispanic life in the United States.



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