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Bermúdez (telenovela)
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Bermúdez is a 2009 Colombia
n telenovela
produced and broadcast by Caracol TV
. It was initially released as Todas odian a Bermúdez ("All women hate Bermúdez").
), a sports journalist
who works for Hechos, a Bogotá
-based weekly current issues news magazine. Bermúdez, who excels as a journalist, nevertheless is regarded as an annoying person, who tends to make disrespectful remarks and jokes, especially toward women. The former editor-in-chief of the magazine quit because of Bermúdez's behaviour.
Hechoss owner, Gonzalo Lleras (Diego Bertie
), who returns to Colombia in order to run his businesses, appoints Silvia Vargas (Valentina Rendón
) —at the moment editor-in-chief of an evening
newspaper
— as the new publisher of the magazine. Both Lleras and Vargas are college classmates of Bermúdez, who jokingly refers to Silvia as cuatrolámparas ("four-lamps", because Silvia used to wear glasses
during her college years).
Bermúdez, who thought he would become the new editor-in-chief of the magazine as he was friends with then publisher Aníbal Fernández (Alberto León Jaramillo), is transferred by Silvia from the sports section to the "home and women's issues" section instead, as a punishment for an article by Bermúdez published on the magazine during Aníbal's tenure, criticizing the role of women in the Police
, responsible for security at football stadia during matches (incidentally, Silvia's older sister, Lina, a police official, was harshly criticized by Arturo in the article), which prompted a backlash among readers and advertisers. Silvia makes Bermúdez rectify the article. Therefore, he is decided to not allow Silvia to "humiliate" him, trying to make Silvia feel bad or angry, with little success. Instead, Vargas ends up helping Bermúdez when he needs it.
Unknowingly, Silvia and Arturo have a friendship via internet
. On night hours, they chat
using the nicks
Solitaria and Solitario respectively (both meaning "lonely"). Their anonymity allows them to pour out and support honestly each other, unlike real life.
Silvia has a crush
on Gonzalo, whom he calls in secret the jefe papito, because of his looks and apparent gentlemanliness. On the other hand, since college Bermúdez has had a crush on Lucía Congote (Andrea Nocetti
), who works at a television network
owned by her family, and Gonzalo's ex girlfriend. Lucía uses Bermúdez in order to upset Silvia, whom she hates (referring to her despectively as Gatúbela
, Batichica
or Mujer maravilla
), blaming her for "stealing" Gonzalo's love.
s, between the initial press releases and related promotional material issued by Caracol TV to the media and the actual broadcast of the telenovela. In one episode, outgoing Hechos publisher Aníbal introduces most of the staff to his successor, Silvia. The most notorious case is Luz Adriana ("Archila" as for the press releases, "Giraldo" as for episode 3, "Jiménez" as mentioned by Gerardo Bermúdez in another episode). .
Source:
s declined because Todas odian a Bermúdez was competing against El último matrimonio feliz
, rival network RCN TV
strongest telenovela at the time. Caracol TV removed the "todas odian a" from the title and Bermúdez was moved to a time slot later in the night, with shorter episodes. Ratings slowly improved, but RCN TV's own ratings crisis before and after El último matrimonio feliz ended 22 April 2009 and Caracol TV's primetime overall performance helped Bermúdez to stay on the air (whereas rival RCN TV pulled or cut most of its shows premiered in the first quarter of 2009).
On April 2009, El Tiempo claimed Bermúdez had been cut from 120 to 80 one hour episodes and that tapings
would end by mid-April. On the L.A. Screenings 2009, held late May in Los Angeles
, Bermúdez was introduced as a 80 episode serial.
Diego Bertie told a Peru
vian newspaper that Bermúdez was cut from 120 to 100 episodes, stating that "competition is very hard [in Colombia]." Ana María Arango told El Tiempo she was "sad" it was cut because the character she was playing did not become a journalist "as the scripts stated". As of 14 May 2009, Bermúdez ratings were higher that any programme broadcast by RCN TV in primetime.
(at the time known as Las mujeres del cartel). In Colombia the 80 hours filmed (42 minutes plus commercials each) were not completely broadcast.
One day before the final episode was broadcast, Juliana Tabares, journalist for Doble vía (a programme of the Caracol TV defensoría del televidente [viewer ombudswoman's office]), claimed that recordings of Bermúdez had ended on 30 April and that, despite its short run, it had not been cut not having a different ending to "the one already agreed". A week later, Amparo Pérez, the network's viewer ombudswoman, recognized that "the final episodes were cut and [Bermúdez] was given a fast end where there were even edition flaws", adding that the opinions from the viewers were sent to the Caracol TV "production departament".
(52MX), Venezuela
(RCTV
) and Ecuador
(Teleamazonas
). Unlike its original run on Caracol TV, the 80 hours produced were broadcast on their entirety in these countries.
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)
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
produced and broadcast by Caracol TV
Caracol TV
Caracol Televisión is a Colombian private national television network, owned by Julio Mario Santo Domingo.- History :Caracol Televisión started in 1954 when Organización de Radiodifusora Caracol offered to afford national television costs, then state-run, through commercial spots...
. It was initially released as Todas odian a Bermúdez ("All women hate Bermúdez").
Plot
The telenovela tells the story of Arturo Bermúdez (Víctor Hugo CabreraVíctor Hugo Cabrera
Víctor Hugo Cabrera is a Colombian actor, born 1968.Cabrera is son to Ecuadorian artist Víctor Hugo Cabrera y Cácerez, member of musical theatre group Los Chaparrines, and radio actress Concha Potier....
), a sports journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
who works for Hechos, a Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
-based weekly current issues news magazine. Bermúdez, who excels as a journalist, nevertheless is regarded as an annoying person, who tends to make disrespectful remarks and jokes, especially toward women. The former editor-in-chief of the magazine quit because of Bermúdez's behaviour.
Hechoss owner, Gonzalo Lleras (Diego Bertie
Diego Bertie
Diego Felipe Bertie Brignardello is a contemporary Peruvian actor of British and Italian descent. He studied at Markham College in Lima, Peru...
), who returns to Colombia in order to run his businesses, appoints Silvia Vargas (Valentina Rendón
Valentina Rendón
Valentina Rendón Escobar is a Colombian actress and singer, born 14 August 1975 in Manizales.Ms Rendón studied Industrial Design at the Universidad Autónoma de Manizales but, after winning a scholarship offered by RCN TV, went to live to Bogotá in order to become an actress. She was the lead voice...
) —at the moment editor-in-chief of an evening
Evening
Evening is the period between the late afternoon and night when daylight is decreasing, around dinner time at 6pm. Though the term is subjective, evening is typically understood to begin before sunset, during the close of the standard business day and extend until nightfall, the beginning of night...
newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
— as the new publisher of the magazine. Both Lleras and Vargas are college classmates of Bermúdez, who jokingly refers to Silvia as cuatrolámparas ("four-lamps", because Silvia used to wear glasses
Glasses
Glasses, also known as eyeglasses , spectacles or simply specs , are frames bearing lenses worn in front of the eyes. They are normally used for vision correction or eye protection. Safety glasses are a kind of eye protection against flying debris or against visible and near visible light or...
during her college years).
Bermúdez, who thought he would become the new editor-in-chief of the magazine as he was friends with then publisher Aníbal Fernández (Alberto León Jaramillo), is transferred by Silvia from the sports section to the "home and women's issues" section instead, as a punishment for an article by Bermúdez published on the magazine during Aníbal's tenure, criticizing the role of women in the Police
Colombian National Police
The National Police of Colombia is the national police force of Colombia. Although the National Police is not part of the Military of Colombia , it constitutes along with them the "Public Force" and is also controlled by the Ministry of Defense. They are the largest police force in Colombia...
, responsible for security at football stadia during matches (incidentally, Silvia's older sister, Lina, a police official, was harshly criticized by Arturo in the article), which prompted a backlash among readers and advertisers. Silvia makes Bermúdez rectify the article. Therefore, he is decided to not allow Silvia to "humiliate" him, trying to make Silvia feel bad or angry, with little success. Instead, Vargas ends up helping Bermúdez when he needs it.
Unknowingly, Silvia and Arturo have a friendship via internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
. On night hours, they chat
Online chat
Online chat may refer to any kind of communication over the Internet, that offers an instantaneous transmission of text-based messages from sender to receiver, hence the delay for visual access to the sent message shall not hamper the flow of communications in any of the directions...
using the nicks
Nickname
A nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....
Solitaria and Solitario respectively (both meaning "lonely"). Their anonymity allows them to pour out and support honestly each other, unlike real life.
Silvia has a crush
Puppy love
Puppy love is an informal term for feelings of love or infatuation felt by young people during childhood and adolescence, so-called for its resemblance to the adoring, worshipful affection that may be felt by a puppy. 'Simple infatuation is often called a "crush" or "puppy love"...
on Gonzalo, whom he calls in secret the jefe papito, because of his looks and apparent gentlemanliness. On the other hand, since college Bermúdez has had a crush on Lucía Congote (Andrea Nocetti
Andrea Nocetti
Andrea María Nocetti Gómez is a Colombian model, actress, and former Miss Colombia, born 18 March 1978 in Cartagena de Indias....
), who works at a television network
Television network
A television network is a telecommunications network for distribution of television program content, whereby a central operation provides programming to many television stations or pay TV providers. Until the mid-1980s, television programming in most countries of the world was dominated by a small...
owned by her family, and Gonzalo's ex girlfriend. Lucía uses Bermúdez in order to upset Silvia, whom she hates (referring to her despectively as Gatúbela
Catwoman
Catwoman is a fictional character associated with DC Comics' Batman franchise. Historically a supervillain, the character was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, partially inspired by Kane's cousin, Ruth Steel...
, Batichica
Batgirl
Batgirl is the name of several fictional characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, frequently depicted as female counterparts to the superhero Batman...
or Mujer maravilla
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman is a DC Comics superheroine created by William Moulton Marston. She first appeared in All Star Comics #8 . The Wonder Woman title has been published by DC Comics almost continuously except for a brief hiatus in 1986....
), blaming her for "stealing" Gonzalo's love.
Cast
Apart from the four main characters, there have been some inconsistencies regarding the other characters' last nameLast Name
"Last Name" is the title of a song composed by country singer Carrie Underwood, Hillary Lindsey and Luke Laird. It is the third single from Underwood's second studio album, Carnival Ride. It was released in the United States on April 7, 2008, by which point the song had already charted...
s, between the initial press releases and related promotional material issued by Caracol TV to the media and the actual broadcast of the telenovela. In one episode, outgoing Hechos publisher Aníbal introduces most of the staff to his successor, Silvia. The most notorious case is Luz Adriana ("Archila" as for the press releases, "Giraldo" as for episode 3, "Jiménez" as mentioned by Gerardo Bermúdez in another episode). .
- Víctor Hugo CabreraVíctor Hugo CabreraVíctor Hugo Cabrera is a Colombian actor, born 1968.Cabrera is son to Ecuadorian artist Víctor Hugo Cabrera y Cácerez, member of musical theatre group Los Chaparrines, and radio actress Concha Potier....
as Arturo Bermúdez - Valentina RendónValentina RendónValentina Rendón Escobar is a Colombian actress and singer, born 14 August 1975 in Manizales.Ms Rendón studied Industrial Design at the Universidad Autónoma de Manizales but, after winning a scholarship offered by RCN TV, went to live to Bogotá in order to become an actress. She was the lead voice...
as Silvia Vargas - Diego BertieDiego BertieDiego Felipe Bertie Brignardello is a contemporary Peruvian actor of British and Italian descent. He studied at Markham College in Lima, Peru...
as Gonzalo Lleras - Andrea NocettiAndrea NocettiAndrea María Nocetti Gómez is a Colombian model, actress, and former Miss Colombia, born 18 March 1978 in Cartagena de Indias....
as Lucía Congote - Isabel Cristina Estrada as Paola Ramírez / Paola Rincón (Silvia's best friend, journalist)
- Cecilia Navia as Luz Adriana Archila / Luz Adriana Giraldo / Luz Adriana Jiménez (journalist, appointed editor-in-chief by Silvia)
- Carlos BarbosaCarlos Barbosa (actor)Carlos Barbosa Romero is a Colombian theatre and television actor, born 15 January 1944 in Bogotá. Mr Barbosa majored in Architecture at the Universidad del Valle in Cali, where he joined a theatre group which would become its Scenic Arts Department...
as Gerardo Bermúdez (Arturo's father) - Consuelo Moure as Lola Ortiz de Vargas / Lola Angarita de Vargas (Silvia's mother)
- Claudia Liliana GonzálezClaudia Liliana GonzálezClaudia Liliana González is a Colombian actress, born 1970 in Cali.Ms González studied Architecture but decided to become an actress after taking some acting courses while at college. She started to play small roles in television until 1994, when she played Daniela Reyes in the successful RCN TV...
as CaptainPolice captain- France :France uses the rank of capitaine for management duties in both uniformed and plain-clothed policing. The rank comes senior to lieutenant and junior to commandant....
Lina Vargas (Silvia's older sister, police official; referred to as Carmenza in promotional material, not in actual broadcast) - Andrés Felipe Martínez as Rodrigo Mejía (Arturo's best friend, sales chief)
- María Angélica Mallarino as Olga Guerrero (journalist, international editor, former teacher of Silvia)
- Ana María Arango as Marinita González
- Carmenza Cossio as Albita (Silvia's secretary)
- Claudio Cataño as Diego Medina (Lucía's best friend, photojournalist)
- María Isabel Henao as Ana Fernanda Ramírez (journalist, national and economy editor)
- Manolo Orjuela as Manuel Aguilar (journalist, art-and-design editor)
- Natalia Reyes as Marcela Delgado (from episode 18)
- Néstor Alfonso Rojas as Yiyo (moneylender, Gerardo Bermúdez gets intro trouble with him)
- Gloria Echeverry as Stella (Gonzalo Lleras's secretary)
- Kepa Amuchastegui as Lorenzo Castillo (university law professor, love interest of Lola)
- María Cecilia Botero as Cecilia Arbeláez de Lleras (Gonzalo's mother, from episode 81)
- Taliana VargasTaliana VargasTaliana María Vargas Carrillo is a Colombian actress, fashion model, television personality, Miss Colombia 2007 and Miss Universe 2008 first runner-up. Vargas is a Colombian student of Journalism at the Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria, Virginia.Vargas is of Greek descent...
as Robin Arzuaga (executive from a SpaniardSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
publishing company) - María Claudia Torres as Astrid (until episode 15)
- Alberto León Jaramillo as Aníbal Fernández (until episode 4)
- Marion Zapata as an unnamed personal trainer (episodes 75 to 78)
- Mauricio Sarmiento as Danilo Tocarruncho (episodes 77 and 78)
- Andrés Martínez as Manuel Albornoz, aka Manueca (boss of a thief gang, helps Silvia to get a gift for Arturo, involved with a politician, from episode 81)
Episodes
Only the first 2 episodes were around 1 hour long. From episode 3 onwards, episodes last around half hour. It must be noticed that, since the telenovela is being broadcast in Colombia with half hour or even shorter episodes, the numbering has no relation with the 80 hours produced.| No. | Episode title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bermúdez y Silvia, unidos por Gonzalo Lleras | 2009-02-02 |
| 2 | Arturo Bermúdez empezó a sufrir | 2009-02-03 |
| 3 | Silvia acabó con los sueños de Arturo | 2009-02-04 |
| 4 | Arturo, el experto en generar polémica | 2009-02-05 |
| 5 | El futuro de Bermúdez, en las manos de Silvia | 2009-02-06 |
| 6 | Bermúdez no tiene salida | 2009-02-09 |
| 7 | Bermúdez mostró su lado bueno | 2009-02-10 |
| 8 | Silvia le cubrió la espalda a Bermúdez | 2009-02-11 |
| 9 | Bermúdez intenta conquistar a Silvia con flores | 2009-02-12 |
| 10 | Silvia le dio una segunda oportunidad a Arturo | 2009-02-13 |
| 11 | Bermúdez se quedó en la calle | 2009-02-16 |
| 12 | El 'jefe papito' visita inesperadamente a Silvia | 2009-02-17 |
| 13 | Gerardo Bermúdez está en peligro | 2009-02-18 |
| 14 | Gerardo Bermúdez recuperó la libertad | 2009-02-19 |
| 15 | Astrid le devolvió el dinero a Bermúdez | 2009-02-20 |
| 16 | Bermúdez vuelve a atacar | 2009-02-23 |
| 17 | Silvia invita a cenar a la familia Bermúdez | 2009-02-25 |
| 18 | 'Yiyo' le pide un último favor a Bermúdez | 2009-02-26 |
| 19 | Bermúdez y Lucía, unidos por el trabajo | 2009-02-27 |
| 20 | Lucía Congote no soporta a Bermúdez | 2009-03-02 |
| 21 | Gonzalo y Silvia tienen un acercamiento | 2009-03-03 |
| 22 | Paola cree que está embarazada | 2009-03-04 |
| 23 | Paola Rincón descarta su embarazo | 2009-03-06 |
| 24 | Bermúdez respira por la herida | 2009-03-09 |
| 25 | Lucía intenta suicidarse, pero ni para eso es buena | 2009-03-10 |
| 26 | Bermúdez es condecorado como un héroe | 2009-03-11 |
| 27 | Doña Lola y Bermúdez, dos enemigos en la misma mesa | 2009-03-12 |
| 28 | ¡Buen trabajo, Bermúdez! | 2009-03-13 |
| 29 | Arturo pide aumento de sueldo | 2009-03-16 |
| 30 | Bermúdez sale a buscar trabajo | 2009-03-17 |
| 31 | Lucía acabó con la paz de Bermúdez | 2009-03-18 |
| 32 | Bermúdez sufre un grave accidente | 2009-03-19 |
| 33 | — | 2009-03-20 |
| 34 | La tentación de Silvia se llama Gonzalo Lleras | 2009-03-26 |
| 35 | A Bermúdez le floreció el talento | 2009-03-27 |
| 36 | Lucía, la nueva aliada de Bermúdez | 2009-03-30 |
| 37 | Comienza la operación conquista de Arturo | 2009-03-31 |
| 38 | Lola, de malas en el amor y de malas en el juego | 2009-04-01 |
| 39 | Arturo no acepta la derrota profesional | 2009-04-02 |
| 40 | Lola vive un romance a los 50 años | 2009-04-03 |
| 41 | Bermúdez, un conquistador innato | 2009-04-06 |
| 42 | Bermúdez, cada vez más lejos de la verdad | 2009-04-07 |
| 43 | Silvia y Gonzalo se acercan cada vez más | 2009-04-08 |
| 44 | Un admirador está por ser descubierto | 2009-04-13 |
| 45 | Ana Fernanda le arruina la vida a Luz Adriana | 2009-04-14 |
| 46 | Gonzalo siente celos de Bermúdez | 2009-04-15 |
| 47 | Lola quiere que capturen a Gerardo Bermúdez | 2009-04-16 |
| 48 | Luz Adriana se cansa de las burlas de Ana Fernanda | 2009-04-17 |
| 49 | Todos creen que Bermúdez es gay | 2009-04-20 |
| 50 | Los dos amigos caen en un chisme de pasillo | 2009-04-21 |
| 51 | Bermúdez le arruinó el primer trabajo periodístico a Marcela | 2009-04-22 |
| 52 | Lucía dejó plantado a Bermúdez | 2009-04-23 |
| 53 | Los Bermúdez no se dan por vencidos | 2009-04-24 |
| 54 | Bermúdez pretende arruinar a Silvia | 2009-04-27 |
| 55 | Silvia le pone freno a Bermúdez | 2009-04-28 |
| 56 | Silvia no comprende el juego de Gonzalo | 2009-04-29 |
| 57 | Lola y Gerado, camino a la universidad | 2009-04-30 |
| 58 | Todos se preparan para una noche de sorpresas | 2009-05-06 |
| 59 | El malévolo plan de Lucía está en marcha | 2009-05-07 |
| 60 | No contaban con su nobleza | 2009-05-08 |
| 61 | Los planes de Lucía Congote fracasan | 2009-05-11 |
| 62 | Más parecidos de lo que creen | 2009-05-12 |
| 63 | El amor duele... y mucho | 2009-05-13 |
| 64 | El destino los sigue uniendo | 2009-05-14 |
| 65 | El que persevera, ¿alcanza? | 2009-05-15 |
| 66 | Vaya sorpresa que se lleva la jefa | 2009-05-18 |
| 67 | Gonzalo Lleras vs. 'La Furia' Bermúdez | 2009-05-19 |
| 68 | Del ring a la estación de policía | 2009-05-20 |
| 69 | Lo cortés no quita lo valiente | 2009-05-21 |
| 70 | Echando a perder se aprende | 2009-05-22 |
| 71 | Don Gerardo se hace sentir | 2009-05-26 |
| 72 | Este fotógrafo tenía su rollo muy bien guardado | 2009-05-27 |
| 73 | Los chismes delatan a Paola | 2009-05-28 |
| 74 | Crea fama y échate a dormir | 2009-05-29 |
| 75 | Los despechados de la revista | 2009-06-01 |
| 76 | Dos mujeres peleándose por Arturo | 2009-06-02 |
| 77 | ¡Qué cita tan larga! | 2009-06-03 |
| 78 | Silvia corre en ayuda de su jefe | 2009-06-04 |
| 79 | ¡Misión cumplida! | 2009-06-05 |
| 80 | Estos solitarios quieren conocerse | 2009-06-09 |
| 81 | A Gonzalo le exigen matrimonio e hijos | 2009-06-10 |
| 82 | Gerardo insiste en conquistar a Lola | 2009-06-11 |
| 83 | El regalo ideal | 2009-06-12 |
| 84 | Caras vemos, corazones no sabemos | 2009-06-16 |
| 85 | Primero está la salud mental | 2009-06-17 |
| 86 | Una tarde de esparcimiento en la revista | 2009-06-18 |
| 87 | En la revista lo cortés no quita lo valiente | 2009-06-19 |
| 88 | Los Bermúdez son todos unos conquistadores | 2009-06-23 |
| 89 | ¿Nunca es tarde? Parece que sí | 2009-06-24 |
| 90 | El amor todo lo puede | 2009-06-25 |
| 91 | Robin Arzuaga, hermosa e inteligente | 2009-06-26 |
| 92 | Encuentran a Gonzalo muy acaramelado con Robin | 2009-06-30 |
| 93 | Silvia cela a Gonzalo | 2009-07-01 |
| 94 | Lucía termina su amistad con Diego | 2009-07-03 |
| 95 | ¿Arturo y Silvia compartirán otra noche juntos? | 2009-07-06 |
| 96 | Una noche en la que la soledad es la protagonista | 2009-07-07 |
| 97 | Amor cibernético | 2009-07-08 |
| 98 | Bermúdez saca de sus casillas a Paola | 2009-07-09 |
| 99 | La vida de Silvia es revisada con lupa | 2009-07-10 |
| 100 | Cecilia da su concepto sobre Silvia | 2009-07-13 |
| 101 | Marcela reta a Ana Fernanda en un juego de billar | 2009-07-14 |
| 102 | Le sale muy mal la broma a Gerardo | 2009-07-15 |
| 104 | Una visita sorpresiva de Robin | 2009-07-16 |
| 105 | ¿A quién le caerá la flecha de Cupido? | 2009-07-17 |
| 106 | Rodrigo, entre la espada y la pared | 2009-07-21 |
| 107 | A Rodrigo no le basta con embriagarse para olvidar las penas de amor | 2009-07-22 |
| 108 | Gonzalo Lleras está entre la espada y la pared | 2009-07-23 |
| 109 | Silvia, como siempre, tan servicial | 2009-07-24 |
| 110 | Los buenos consejos nunca sobran | 2009-07-27 |
| 111 | Arturo se queda con los crespos hechos | 2009-07-28 |
| 112 | Gonzalo saca su mejor carta | 2009-07-29 |
| 113 | Una cita que trae sorpresas | 2009-07-30 |
| 114 | El destino se encarga de unirlos | 2009-07-31 |
| 115 | Don Gerardo tiene razones de peso | 2009-08-03 |
| 116 | Paola le da su merecido a Arturo | 2009-08-04 |
| 117 | Un nuevo problema de celos en la revista | 2009-08-05 |
| 118 | Se destapa una olla podrida | 2009-08-06 |
| 119 | Lucía acepta salir con Arturo | 2009-08-10 |
| 120 | Fernanda confiesa que tiene problemas con el juego | 2009-08-11 |
| 121 | Ahora sí se enloqueció Bermúdez | 2009-08-12 |
| 122 | Elemental, mi querido Bermúdez | 2009-08-13 |
| 123 | Arturo cumple su sueño | 2009-08-14 |
| 124 | [Special 100 minutes episode] | 2009-08-17 |
| 125 | A lo hecho, pecho | 2009-08-18 |
| 126 | Rodrigo le propone matrimonio a Paola | 2009-08-19 |
| 127 | Por fin se besan Arturo y Silvia | 2009-08-20 |
| 128 | ¿Serán felices? (final episode) | 2009-08-21 |
Source:
Reception
Though its first episode was the most watched programme in the Colombian primetime on 2 February 2009, ratingAudience measurement
Audience measurement measures how many people are in an audience, usually in relation to radio listenership and television viewership, but also in relation to newspaper and magazine readership and, increasingly, web traffic on websites...
s declined because Todas odian a Bermúdez was competing against El último matrimonio feliz
El Último Matrimonio Feliz
El Ultimo Matrimonio Feliz is a Colombian telenovela aired since January 21, 2008 on Colombian network RCN. It has a unique format among the current aired telenovelas in Colombia because of its ensemble cast...
, rival network RCN TV
RCN TV
RCN Televisión , is a Colombian private television network. It started as a production company in 1967...
strongest telenovela at the time. Caracol TV removed the "todas odian a" from the title and Bermúdez was moved to a time slot later in the night, with shorter episodes. Ratings slowly improved, but RCN TV's own ratings crisis before and after El último matrimonio feliz ended 22 April 2009 and Caracol TV's primetime overall performance helped Bermúdez to stay on the air (whereas rival RCN TV pulled or cut most of its shows premiered in the first quarter of 2009).
On April 2009, El Tiempo claimed Bermúdez had been cut from 120 to 80 one hour episodes and that tapings
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would end by mid-April. On the L.A. Screenings 2009, held late May in Los Angeles
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, Bermúdez was introduced as a 80 episode serial.
Diego Bertie told a Peru
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vian newspaper that Bermúdez was cut from 120 to 100 episodes, stating that "competition is very hard [in Colombia]." Ana María Arango told El Tiempo she was "sad" it was cut because the character she was playing did not become a journalist "as the scripts stated". As of 14 May 2009, Bermúdez ratings were higher that any programme broadcast by RCN TV in primetime.
The end
On early August 2009, Caracol TV advertised the last episodes of Bermúdez, though the plot of the telenovela was not foretelling its end, because its main characters were just starting to get closer. On 17 August (a holiday in Colombia, where telenovelas are not broadcast on holidays), Caracol TV broadcast a little advertised 100 minute special. The next day, its final episode was announced for 21 August. Hundreds of viewers protested on the network's website because of the sudden end of its run, which only solved, in a fast-paced way, the situation of the main characters, leaving the stories of the other characters without conclusion. Apparently, Caracol TV needed to make room for reality show Desafío 2009 and the series Las muñecas de la mafiaLas muñecas de la mafia
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(at the time known as Las mujeres del cartel). In Colombia the 80 hours filmed (42 minutes plus commercials each) were not completely broadcast.
One day before the final episode was broadcast, Juliana Tabares, journalist for Doble vía (a programme of the Caracol TV defensoría del televidente [viewer ombudswoman's office]), claimed that recordings of Bermúdez had ended on 30 April and that, despite its short run, it had not been cut not having a different ending to "the one already agreed". A week later, Amparo Pérez, the network's viewer ombudswoman, recognized that "the final episodes were cut and [Bermúdez] was given a fast end where there were even edition flaws", adding that the opinions from the viewers were sent to the Caracol TV "production departament".
International broadcasting
The telenovela has been broadcast, under the title Todas odian a Bermúdez, on MexicoMexico
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(52MX), Venezuela
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(RCTV
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) and Ecuador
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(Teleamazonas
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). Unlike its original run on Caracol TV, the 80 hours produced were broadcast on their entirety in these countries.
External links
Official website} Bermúdez on the Caracol TV Internacional catalogue 3, 2, 1, grabando, features a behind the scenes of Bermúdez and Vecinos
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