Sin Senos No Hay Paraíso vs. Gossip Girl

versus

tue 2/3/2009

name	Sin Senos No Hay Paraíso.	Gossip Girl.
the story of	A public school student in Colombia becomes a prostitute in order to pay for breast implants to attract a drug smuggler.	A group of wealthy private school students in New York City enjoy being ultra-rich. A few compete for popularity.
based on	The novel Sin Tetas No Hay Paraíso by Gustavo Bolívar Moreno and a mini-series in Colombia.	The Gossip Girl novel series by Cecily von Ziegesar.
inspired by	The true tale of a teen prostitute from Colombia who augumented her breasts to marry a drug lord.	The author's real-life experiences at the private prep-school Nightingale.
in the author's words	Gustavo Bolívar: "It broke my heart to see two girls dedicating their lives to getting a pair of silicone breasts."	Cecily von Ziegesar: "Even though they're rich and spoiled on the surface, they're still just like everyone else."
watch it on	mun2 .	The CW.
filmed in	Bogotá, Colombia and Sinaloa, México.	New York City.
fashion	Tight skirts, short shorts and lots of cleavage.	Jazzed up uniforms by day, designer fashions by night.
slogan	La obsesión tiene un precio. (Obsession has a price).	You're nobody until you're talked about.
lead character	Catalina (Carmen Villalobos), the good girl who wants to be bad.	Serena (Blake Lively), the former bad girl gone good.
head b*tch in charge	Yésica (María Fernanda Yépez).	Blair (Leighton Meester).
good guy	Albeiro (Fábian Ríos).	Dan (Penn Badgley).
bad boy	Bayron (Juan Diego Sánchez).	Chuck (Ed Westwick).
hot mom	Catalina's mother, Doña Hilda (Catherine Siachoque).	Serena's mother, Lily (Kelly Rutherford).
bad influence	Lorena (Aylín Mújica).	Georgina (Michelle Trachtenberg).
soundtrack	Reggaetón, pop and ballads by Miguel de Narvéz and Héctor Cardona, Jr.	Rock and pop by The Kills, Phantom Planet, Crystal Castles, The Republic Tigers and The Ting Tings.
controversy	Criticized for portraying Colombian women negatively.	Parents Television Council said the show's racy "OMFG" ad campaign would "corrupt young viewers."
success	Telemundo's highest-rated telenovela.	One of The CW's highest rated shows.
the critics	La Música.com: "We know that life is stranger than fiction, but its enough to watch and read the news, the papers and the internet and then get home and hear dialogue that makes the world of drug dealers, prostitues and hired killers seem like the best way to make a living."	The Washington Post: "At times, it's overboard and maybe a bit giggle-inducing, like watching little kids play dress-up. But overboard is exactly where 'Gossip Girl' wants to be – and what viewers must embrace when taking the guilty plunge."
branching out	NBC is developing Sin Senos as a primetime drama. A movie based on the telenovela is in development.	Countless tomes of books, spin-offs as well as the TV series being distributed internationally in more than 50 countries.