Idola: Renata Medina

Oh, Renata*. You sinister yet seductive dark angel/devil of Malparida, the greatest Argentine novela ever.

I've watched you from your humble beginnings as a girl from the wrong side of the tracks intent on avenging your mother's death:



to coming closer to your fulfilling your mission to marry your scorned mother's ex-lover, plotting to kill him by breaking his heart:


while sleeping with his hot, married son along the way:


and his evil, younger brother.


As I watch you descend deeper into the madness brought on by your thirst for revenge, I realize that if I were a character in a prime-time South American soap opera, I would totally want to be you. Who else can look this good tossing their enemy's unconscious body into a construction ditch while using stiletto booties to kick a barrel onto their head?


And while we're on the subject, you were totally killin' it in that white suit at the Megabrokers yacht party a couple of weeks ago.


I've also been rockin' one of your hairdos lately. Just for practice.


So just keep on being beautiful and berserk and I'll faithfully keep on watching and rooting for the dark side via internet. You've made 126 episodes fly by like 126 seconds.

*Just to be clear, I'm talking about Renata Medina, the fictional character, not the actress who plays her. Because honestly, I've seen interviews and she seems kind of like a spoiled brat.