Today in Soap Opera History (August 29)

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1974: Christopher Allport aired for the final time as Tim McGowan in ANOTHER WORLD.

1984: Lionel Lockridge (Nicolas Coster) made his first appearance in SANTA BARBARA.

1996: Miriam Parrish aired for the final time as Jamie Caldwell in DAYS OF OUR LIVES.  She is currently married to her former DAYS co-star, Robert Kelker-Kelly.

2006: On DAYS OF OUR LIVES, Sami and Austin's wedding continued.

TELENOVELA WATCH: POR ELLA SOY EVA, PABLO ESCOBAR First Thoughts Plus, UNA MAID EN MANHATTAN, CORAZON APASIONADO

POR ELLA…SOY EVA (weeknights at 8 p.m. ET on Univision) premiered this week, a Televisa comedy telenovela that breaks up the similarly toned, mostly dramatic telenovelas currently on Univision’s primetime schedule.  I confess, I’m generally not a fan of Televisa’s comedies, and through three episodes of POR ELLA, that hasn’t really changed.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Ana Brenda Contreras On Her Career, The Telenovela Process & More!

Actress and singer Ana Brenda Contreras is an up and coming star most recently playing the lead in the Televisa soap opera LA QUE NO PODIA AMAR which aired on Univision.

In 2002 at age 15, Ana Brenda moved from Texas to Mexico City to participate in the reality show POP STARS.  In 2005 she began starring in telenovelas playing supporting characters over the next four years: Juanita in BARRERA DE AMOR, Claudia in DUELO DE PASIONES, Violet in JURO QUE TE AMO, and Maura in SORTILEGIO.

In 2010, she portrayed Aurora in the remake of TERESA which lead to her being cast as Ana Paula, the lead protagonist in LA QUE NO PODIA AMAR.

We Love Soaps recently spoke with Ana Brenda about her career to gain some insights into the life of an up-and-coming telenovela star.  She told us she always wanted to be an entertainer.

Today in Soap Opera History (August 29)

On this date in...

1984: Lionel Lockridge (Nicolas Coster) made his first appearance on SANTA BARBARA.

2006: On DAYS OF OUR LIVES, Sami and Austin's wedding continued.