MIAMI - In Spanish, there is the saying "Madre solo hay una"—there's only one mother, and for certain telenovela characters, it's a blessing! The creativity of scriptwriters in crafting despicably terrible mothers appears boundless.
These mothers are malevolent not just to others but also endanger their own children with inconceivable and perilous schemes. Consider the supremely evil Catalina Creel from "Cuna de Lobos" and Altagracia Sandoval in "La Doña," who made life hellish for many, among other telenovela matriarchs who are worse than any mother-in-law or archenemy.
