Soraya Montenegro is the villain played by Itatí Cantoral in the 1995 Mexican telenovela María la del Barrio, starring Thalía. Her theatrical outbursts later became a staple of Latin American meme culture, shared widely in Brazil and Spanish-speaking communities as reaction audio. Short scream clips taken from her most dramatic scenes circulate on soundboards and in WhatsApp groups, where the intensity is played for comedy rather than real fear. The sound remains popular because that telenovela performance is instantly recognisable and deliberately excessive.