The literary myth of the double in entertainment media content

This article discusses how the myth of the literary double stands in entertainment media, becoming a recurrent gure of cinema productions, and, later on, of soap operas, the main entertainment vehicle in latin-american countries. Frequently, the image of the double or stunt-man, in literature and soap opera productions, has been directly associated with the creature’s desire of becoming creator, and that myth is the main focus of discussion in this article.