Soraya Montenegro is the villainess of Maria do Bairro (1995), the Televisa telenovela starring Thalia, and the third part of the Maria Mercedes trilogy. Played by Itati Cantoral, Soraya became a cultural icon whose screams, slaps and schemes were turned into countless memes across Latin America and Brazil, where the show is known as Maria do Bairro. Compilations titled Os Ataques de Soraya collect her most explosive scenes, and short clips from them now circulate online as reaction sounds whenever someone wants to mock a dramatic meltdown.