Lo que la gente cuenta (2005– ) User Reviews

Great concept... mediocre execution.

[insomniac_rod · 5/10 · 18 August 2006]

"Lo que la gente cuenta" has become a quick success by TV Azteca but I would say that it does not deliver expectations.

This program is based on horror tales that people have experienced; stories told by people through generations maybe. Mèxico is a country were Horror urban myths and legends are very popular so Azteca tried to capitalize it.

The result is rather mediocre. The cinematography is in the likes of a cheap soap opera so you can say that the visuals aren't even good. The editing may be the worst thing about it. EVERY single scene in the show is intended to be "shocking". You can say it because of the sounds and weird camera angles. Let me tell you something TV AZteca; in order to create a scary, unsettling Horror show you need to create a tense and dark atmosphere. "Lo que la gente cuenta" relies it's scariness on the shocking images and sounds. That's it.

The acting is mostly atrocious and it seems that most actors and actresses feel uncomfortable.

This is a really good idea because Mèxico is a traditionally rich country in scary stories told by people. The sad thing is that this t.v. show is highly overrated but the reality is that it's very mediocre.

I'm pretty sure that people who think this is a QUALITY show, is people from TV AZTECA or people that do not know what's t.v. quality.

This is crap at it's finest. Avoid it! Mexicans, don't let them give us MEDIOCRE pieces of trash like this.

You have GOT to be kidding me!

[marlenrf · 1/10 · 1 September 2008]

This series is plain awful. I actually saw two episodes of this crap. The only reason I didn't stop watching after a couple of minutes is because I was laughing so hard at the supposedly scary scenes.

The stories are so dumb and illogical. I mean, there's no common sense, non whatsoever. Nothing scares you, maybe just the lack of talent of the people involved in this. You can never get involved with the story, because you're constantly asking yourself questions like: "How can those guys believe they found an expensive necklace in that old creepy house? (The so-called necklace is made of cheap plastic and it shows!) Why those guys can walk for hours to get to a relatives' house without knowing where it really is and give up a few blocks (or so) away? Why are they SO dumb? Why do people that go on vacation NEVER leave their dusty hotel for sightseeing at all for days (and stay there just walking through the corridors)? etc., etc."

The camera movements and the attempt of lighting are ludicrous. Just one example (of too many): in one scene of an episode about a haunted hotel you can actually see for over a minute a clear reflection of the camera man…doing a traveling!

The acting is appalling. Evangelina Sosa gives the worst performance of her career in the episode "Callejón…" something. Seriously, she should apologize to her audience.

I truly believe any film student can produce (even on his or her first semester at school) a much better product than this mediocre and pathetic excuse for a show.