(UPDATED WITH BONUS MUSIC) Most Amercians probably resort to Telemundo for the uber-dramatic and extremely formulaic close up scences and ominous music found in every telenovela. But while you may have expected Reymundo to break off his engangement to Daniela so he could elope with her transexual sister, Luisa (formerly Luis, obviously), you may not have noticed that the NBC-owned Spanish-speaking network was off the air during the Venezuelan elections yesterday.

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Say what you will about Hugo Chávez, that man is insane. Living la vida loca (What? Too late for a Ricky Martin reference? Or was there never a right time for one?) seems to have caught up with Venezuelan president.

One of the South American country’s most prominent newspapers, El Universal, came out with a brain-picking piece that describes Chávez’s latest campaign for the Dec. 3 election as remarkably conservative. Well, as conservative as a man who invites Castro to his birthday parties can be.

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