Delia Fiallo, ‘Mother of the Telenovela,’ Dies at 96
Ellise Shafer administratorDelia Fiallo, an author and screenwriter known as the “mother of the Latin American telenovela,” has died, according to the Associated Press. She was 96.Fiallo’s caregiver told the AP that she died Tuesday at her home in Coral Gables, Fla., just five days before her 97th birthday.