Telemundo Unveils Novela Based on ‘Maid in Manhattan’ for Next Season

3:54 PM PDT 5/17/2011 by Georg Szalai

A weekend variety show with Cristina Saralegui - aka ‘Spanish Oprah’ - is also in the works.

NEW YORK - Spanish-language broadcaster Telemundo, part of Comcast’s NBCUniversal, on Tuesday unveiled a slew of new programming for the 2011/2012 season, including a telenovela co-produced with Sony Pictures based on its movie Maid in Manhattan – its first novela adapted from a film.