Teatro Popular Caracol
Encyclopedia
Teatro Popular Caracol was a Colombia
n television
anthology drama series, broadcast between 1972 and 1978 in state-owned channels Primera Cadena
and Segunda Cadena
. It was produced by Caracol TV
.
The programme was intended to "popularize the works of great writers of the universal literature, including Colombian writers, played by the most important figures at the time" in Colombian television. It received a Premio Ondas
in 1975.
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 television
Television in Colombia
Television in Colombia or Colombian television is a media of Colombia. It is characterized for broadcasting telenovelas, series, game shows and TV news. Until 1998 it was a state monopoly...
anthology drama series, broadcast between 1972 and 1978 in state-owned channels Primera Cadena
Canal Uno
Canal Uno is the first Colombian national television channel. It started 13 June 1954 on Channel 8 in Bogotá. It is state-owned, operated by Radio Televisión Nacional de Colombia, and privately-run, with programming companies known as programadoras bidding for time slots with the Colombian...
and Segunda Cadena
Canal A
Canal A was a Colombian state-owned privately run national television channel. It was launched March 27, 1972 as Segunda Cadena, since it was the second television channel in Colombia, and replacing Tele 9 Corazón...
. It was produced 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...
.
The programme was intended to "popularize the works of great writers of the universal literature, including Colombian writers, played by the most important figures at the time" in Colombian television. It received a Premio Ondas
Premios Ondas
The Premios Ondas have been given since 1954 by Radio Barcelona, a subsidiary of Cadena SER, in recognition of professionals in the fields of radio and television broadcasting, the cinema, and the music industry.Past winners have included R.E.M., U2, The Corrs, Eric Clapton, the Red Hot Chili...
in 1975.