This is the 10606th most frequent Spanish word.
culebrón
A "culebrón" is a long-running, melodramatic television soap opera.
Here, 'culebrón' is metaphorically describing a complex, ongoing situation filled with dramatic twists.
Ese escándalo político es todo un culebrón que parece no tener fin.
That political scandal is quite a soap opera that seems to have no end.
Here, 'culebrón' refers to a long-running, dramatic television series.
El culebrón de la televisión duró varios meses.
The soap opera on television lasted several months.
In this sentence, 'culebrón' is used metaphorically to describe an event filled with exaggerated drama.