''Decisiones'' (, ''Decisions'') is a

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-produced Spanish-language

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of steamy melodramas about passion and sex in the modern world. The hour-long series features impassioned people thrust into amorous adventures and pushed to their breaking points. Unlike much Spanish-language dramatic fare, each show contains a complete story. According to

, these fervid tales are "inspired by real-life cases of everyday heroes". The network bills the show as a mix of drama and reality.

also broadcast English subtitles of many episodes as closed captions on CC3. ''Decisiones first aired on

from May 9 to August 8, 2005 with Candela Ferro hosting. It returned to the prime-time schedule from September 26, 2005 to April 13, 2007, when it made room for the serial '' Sin Vergüenza'' ("''No Shame''"). A third run began in daytime on August 22, 2007 with the title ''Decisiones de mujeres'' (''Decisions of Women'') hosted by Rashel Diaz. On September 4, 2007, a 50-episode season of ''Decisiones'' began production in Puerto Rico by a division of Telemundo,

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. The season debuted on November 12, 2007, hosted by

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. As of April, 2008, over 500 episodes of this series had been produced. Spanish TV buffs sometimes derisively refer to this show as "Sexiciones," due to what they consider crass, excessive eroticism. It is currently in reruns on

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in the U.S.

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External links

Telemundo Decisiones
official site (Spanish)
Decisiones Puerto Rico
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