Soy Luna
2016
Original language: Spanish
- soap
- family
- mystery
- comedy
The story
Luna Valente lives with her family in Cancún, Mexico. She goes to school, has her own group of friends, has a job, and loves to skate. However, her life changes when her parents are given a job offer that moves them to Buenos Aires, Argentina. There she finds a new skating rink (named Jam & Roller), learns freestyling, makes new friends, and even falls in love.
What it’s like
Bright, saturated daylight and warm interiors give this teen telenovela a sunny, storybook sheen, with the skate rink's colored lights and street-level Buenos Aires streets adding bursts of energy. Camera work is bouncy and busy, with plenty of close-ups on faces and quick cuts during skating and dance sequences, and the soundtrack is upbeat pop and Latin-pop, so the music often sets the pace. The vibe is cheerful, sincere and a little melodramatic: sunny optimism with soap-opera twists and romantic stakes played big. Scenes of family dinners, school hallways and friend hangouts feel warm and low-stakes, while the emotional register swings between giddy and earnest. Intensity is mild: some arguments and emotional outbursts, a few tense moments, and no real violence, gore or sexual content. It suits a lazy weekend afternoon, background viewing with kids, or a comfort rewatch for anyone who likes music, dance and romance wrapped in a bright, gentle package. It is aimed at tweens and teens, and at adults who enjoy feel-good family telenovelas.
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