Stefan Ruiz: The Factory of Dreams: Inside Televisa Studios

Over the past six years, Stefan Ruiz (born 1966) has gained special access to Mexico''s Televisa studios, known as "The Factory of Dreams," where nearly 50,000 hours-worth of telenovelas (soap operas) are produced and exported annually to more than 100 countries. These intriguing tales of revenge, love, money and despair are one of Mexico''s largest exports, popular throughout Latin America as well as in Africa, Asia and Europe. Former Televisa stars turned Hollywood favorites include Salma Hayek and Gael Garcia Bernal. Rogelio Guerra, who starred in "Los Ricos Tambien Lloran" ("The Rich Also Cry")--a show whose finale was watched by 70 percent of the population of Russia--once delivered the Russian New Year''s presidential address when Boris Yeltsin fell ill. Stefan Ruiz''s photographs of the factory and its people reveal a behind-the-scenes look at this special place with humor and aff