Translation of "Operas" in Spanish

South American telenovelas dream of being called soap operas.

A las telenovelas sudamericanas se les suele llamar culebrones.

They air nothing but soap operas on TV all through the afternoon.

Durante toda la tarde solo dan telenovelas en la televisión.

Why in Spain we are known as the "soap operas" and they see our grandmothers after eating.

Eso que en España conocemos como los “culebrones” y que ven nuestras abuelas después de comer.