I just started watching telenovelas lol they are pretty good
Those are serial dramas produced in latin america, right?
Yes with good looking stars and a good plot 
There are some others like teleserye from the Phillipines and teleroman from Canada.  You may like those as well.
Really? What can you tell me about them?
I know that one significant difference is that they are usually about on self-contained story whereas the soap operas we have here go on and on.
Yeah the telenovelas are limited in length
But apparently it makes for a much more fast-paced more concise style.  So I think people like them specifically for that reason.
Yes it seems the plot moves faster which holds my attention better
So I guess they end up being shorter than the series here in the US but then longer than a miniseries.