| Genre: | Soap opera |
| Runtime: | 24 min |
| Country: | Latvia |
| Language: | Latvian |
| Network: | TV3 Latvia, TV3 Life |
| Director: | Sigita Račka (Season 1-8), Māris Bezmers (Season 9-10) |
| Starring: | Karīna Tatarinova Andris Bulis Evija Skulte Lauris Dzelzītis Elīna Vāne Alise Polačenko Inita Sondore Kārlis Neimanis Jānis Vimba Kristīne Nevarauska |
| Num Seasons: | 10 |
| Num Episodes: | 702 |
| Producer: | Rimvīds Martinaitis |
| Theme Music Composer: | Žilvins Lili - "Meitenes vēl pasakām tic" |
Viņas melo labāk ('They [females] Lie Better') is a Latvian summer daytime soap opera broadcast by TV3 Latvia. It ran on TV for 10 seasons and has featured well-known Latvian actors including Andris Bullis, Lauris Reiniks, Evija Skulte, and Karīna Tatarinova.
The show was created by Sigita Račka and Rimvīds Martinaitis, and was watched by 784,000 Latvian residents on TV and video platforms in the first 4 weeks of airing.
On May 27, 2019, the show's seventh season began airing from Mondays through Thursdays.[1]
The first series of soap opera “Viņas melo labāk” began on July, 2013 which was broadcast on TV3 Latvia. At the time, “Viņas melo labāk” was the only daytime soap opera after “UgunsGrēks” ended on TV3 Latvia. “Viņas melo labāk” new series airs each summer on weekdays.[2]
When Viņas melo labāk began in 2013, the TV series was about the lonely Kristīne, who is single, her friend Marta, who has been married, but spends time with other men, workaholic Margo, and Jolanta, who came to Riga from a small town in search of happiness. The women encounter unexpected adventures when many other characters join the soap opera. Within the first four weeks of the series, “Viņas melo labāk” achieved success on TV screens and on video streaming platforms and applications after it became watched by 784,000 Latvian residents.[3]
In the first season of “Viņas melo labāk,” there were four main female characters – Marta, Margarita, Jolanta and Kristīne. In season 6, there were 30 characters. In 5 years, including the current characters, there have been 47 actors who have appeared on this soap opera, including the well-known Latvian singer and actor Lauris Reiniks.[4]
| Character[5] | Actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Margarita Sirmā | Karīna Tatarinova | |
| Māris Krauze | Andris Bulis | |
| Marta Kļava | Evija Skulte | |
| Arvis Šmēdiņš | Lauris Dzelzītis | |
| Kondrāds Savickis | Kārlis Neimanis | |
| Kārlis Vasalnieks | Lauris Subatnieks | |
| Baiba Damberga | Elīna Vāne | |
| Jolanta Jurkute | Alise Polačenko | |
| Konstantīns Ēķis | Kristians Kareļins | |
| Olga | Sarnīte Rubule | |
| Kristīne | Inita Sondore | |
| Silvestrs Sirmais | Arnis Līcītis | |
| Jānis | Juris Hiršs | |
| Dainis | Artis Robežnieks | |
| Roberts Šņoriņš | Māris Bezmers | |
| Irēna Šņoriņa | Velta Līvija Straume | |
| Ričards | Juris Strenga | |
| Marija Šmēdiņa | Anete Krasovska | |
| Simona | Ērika Eglija | |
| Mārtiņš | Ģirts Luiziniks | |
| Reinis Blūms | Gints Aidžāns | |
| Dina Blūma | Ieva Florence | |
| Gatis Būms | Normunds Laizāns | |
| Artūrs | Ivars Auziņš | |
| Fēlikss Šmakovs | Juris Bartkevičs | |
| Ketija Šmakova | Lelde Dreimane | |
| Artis Duklāvs | Dainis Gaidelis | |
| Jekaterina Lovčenko | Maija Doveika | |
| Lauris | Jurijs Djakonovs | |
| Igors (Zobs) | Lauris Reiniks | |
| Liāna Strēle | Agnese Zeltiņa | |
| Sandra | Maija Arvena Ozoliņa | |
| Viesturs | Ainārs Ančevskis | |
| Samanta | Kristīne Belicka | |
| Markus Larsens | Mārtiņš Upenieks | |
| Lauma Vilmane | Inga Tropa | |
| Raivo (Mellais) | Gints Grāvelis | |
| Madara | Zane Dombrovska | |
| Ligita | Dita Lūriņa | |
| Sandis | Edijs Zalaks | |
| Samanta Sokpāne | Liene Sebre | |
| Agnese | Anete Bendika | |
| Nauris | Jurģis Spulenieks | |
| Indulis | Jānis Ārmanis | |
| Arnis | Ivars Kļavinskis | |
| Katrīna | Inga Krasovska | |
| Toms | Kaspars Zāle |
Director – Sigita Račka[6]
Producer – Rimvīds Martinaitis
Assistant – Gatis Upesleja
TV Operators – Sandris Polis and Igors Stāds
Sound engineer – Ainars Ašmanis
Costume and make-up artist – Kristīne Anderosne
Each season has started with the title song “Meitenes vēl pasakām tic” (“Girls Still believe in Fairy Tales”). The song is composed by Lithuanian composer Žilvins Lili, written by Guntars Račs, arranged by Gints Stankevičs and performed by Latvian singers Ieva Karēvica and IGO (Rodrigo Fomins).[7] [8]