A corazón abierto (Colombian TV series)

*A corazón abierto*
A corazón abierto
Genre	Telenovela
Created by	Fernando Gaitán
Based on	Grey's Anatomy; by Shonda Rhimes
Written by	Sandra Gaitán; Fernan Rivera; Mauricio Guerra; Mauricio Miranda; Cecilia Percy; Elkin Opina;
Directed by	Sergio Osorio
Creative director	Lucas Jaramillo Vélez
Starring	Rafael Novoa; Verónica Orozco; Carolina Gómez; Jorge Enrique Abello; Jorge Cao; Rolando Tarajano; Juan Pablo Espinosa; Santiago Moure; Aída Morales; Natalia Durán; Juan Manuel Mendoza; Sandra Hernández; Marlon Moreno; Carolina Guerra; Iván López; María Lara;
Music by	Juan Gabriel Turbay
Opening theme	"A corazón abierto" by Verónica Orozco
Country of origin	Colombia
Original language	Spanish
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	169
Production
Executive producers	Leonardo Aranguibel; Jaime Sanchez Cristo; Fernando Barbosa;
Producer	Silvia Durán
Production location	Bogotá
Cinematography	Yon Franco
Editors	César Barreto; Marcela Vázquez;
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Production company	Vista Productions
Original release
Network	RCN Televisión
Release	April 26, 2010 –; August 11, 2011
Related
	A corazón abierto (Mexican telenovela)

A corazón abierto is a Colombian telenovela premiered on RCN Televisión on April 26, 2010, and concluded on August 11, 2011. The series is created by Fernando Gaitán based on the American medical drama created by Shonda Rhimes, entitled Grey's Anatomy.

Plot

Season 1 (2010)

The aspiring surgeon María Alejandra Rivas (Verónica Orozco) is admitted to the program for interns at the Hospital Universitario of Santa María. Daughter of one of the most famous surgeons of her time, now Alzheimer's diseased, Maria Alejandra should bear the responsibility that gives her his last name. His group of new friends, Jorge Viana (Juan Manuel Mendoza), Cristina Solano (Natalia Durán), Isabel Henao (Sandra Hernández) and Augusto Maza (Juan Pablo Espinosa), will from now on become their new family. María Alejandra faces the loneliness helped by these new people and by the sentimental relationship that she establishes with Andrés Guerra (Rafael Novoa), one of the best surgeons of the hospital.

Cast

Main

Rafael Novoa as Andrés Guerra
Verónica Orozco as María Alejandra Rivas
Carolina Gómez as Alicia Durán
Jorge Enrique Abello as Mauricio Hernández
Jorge Cao as Ricardo Cepeda
Rolando Tarajano as Javier Burgos
Juan Pablo Espinosa as Augusto Maza
Santiago Moure as Germán de la Pava
Aída Morales as Miranda Carvajal
Natalia Durán as Cristina Solano
Juan Manuel Mendoza as Jorge Viana
Marlon Moreno as Juan Felipe Becerra (season 2)
Sandra Hernández as Isabel Henao
Carolina Guerra as Violeta Botero (season 2)
Iván López as Rafael Gómez (season 2)
Rodrigo Abed as Javier Burgos
María Lara as Claudia Torres (season 2)

Recurring

Juliana Gómez as Enfermera Nelly
Jean Paul Leroux as Sebastián Cárdenas
Alejandro López as Santiago
Brian Moreno as Rolando
Diego Trujillo as Marcos Perdomo
Jacques Toukhmanian as Daniel Duque
Carlos Kajú as Jeison Campos
Jordana Issa as Usnaby
Marcela Posada as Laura Cruz
Lina Castrillón as Sandra Galindo
María Elvira Arango as Elvira

Premiere

On April 26, 2010, A Corazón Abierto premiered in Colombia to excellent ratings. With a 20.4 rating and 48 share, almost half the television viewing audience in Colombia watched the premiere.^[1]

References

^ Seidman, Robert (April 27, 2010). "ABC Press Release: "Grey's Anatomy" Adaptation "A Corazón Abierto" Premieres to Huge Ratings In Colombia". TVbytheNumbers.com. Archived from the original on 29 April 2010. Retrieved April 27, 2010.

[1] Seidman, Robert (April 27, 2010). "ABC Press Release: "Grey's Anatomy" Adaptation "A Corazón Abierto" Premieres to Huge Ratings In Colombia". TVbytheNumbers.com. Archived from the original on 29 April 2010. Retrieved April 27, 2010.

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