Sin Tetas No Hay Paraíso

Infobox Television
show_name = Sin Senos No Hay Paraíso


caption = Series Intro
genre = Drama
creator = Caracol TV
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country = flagicon|ColombiaColombia
language = Spanish
num_seasons = One
num_episodes = 30
producer =
location = Pereira, Bogota, Cali, Cartago, Colombia
runtime = 60 min (approx. 42 min without commercials)
network = Canal Caracol
first_aired = September 2006
last_aired = October 13, 2006
website = http://canalcaracol.com/plant_contenido.asp?hid_id_menu=206:"For the NBC version, see Without Breasts There Is No Paradise. For the Telemundo remake, see Sin Senos no hay Paraíso"Sin Tetas No Hay Paraíso ("Without Tits There Is No Paradise") is a famous Colombian television series, produced and aired by Caracol TV. The show is based on the best-selling novel with the same name written by Gustavo Bolivar.

The story is based on a young girl, Catalina, who lives in Pereira and becomes obsessed with getting breast implants in order to overcome poverty. Catalina decides to become a "prepago" (prepaid), a prostitute who has sex with drug traffickers in exchange for gifts, money and social status.

The prime time show reached ratings nearing 6.9 million viewers, setting a record for the most-watched soap opera in Colombia. The series-finale was aired on October 13, 2006, and caught a big audience.

Worldwide broadcasts

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Cast

*María Adelaida Puerta as Catalina Santana
*Patricia Ercole as Hilda
*Sandra Beltrán as Yesica
*Nicolas Rincón as Albeiro
*Andrés Toro as Byron
*Marlon Moreno as Aurelio Jaramillo "El Titi"
*Jenny Osorio as Ximena
*Marilyn Patiño as Paola
*Margarita Rosa Arias as Vanesa
*Fabio Restrepo as Marcial
*Ernesto Benjumea as Octavio
*Cristóbal Errázuriz as Cardona
*Juan Pablo Franco as Mauricio
*Ramses Ramos as Pelambre
*Luces Velásquez as Margot
*Saín Castro as Doctor Molina

Controversy

"Sin Tetas No Hay Paraíso" has become famous because of the controversy it has caused. Many are upset over the negative image of Colombian culture it portrays. Critics also say that it fails to address the obsession with breast surgery and instead feeds the fantasies of males.

ee also

*Without Breasts There Is No Paradise
*Sin Tetas No Hay Paraíso (Telemundo series)
*List of famous telenovelas

External links

* [http://www.canalcaracol.com/plant_contenido.asp?hid_id_menu=206 Canal Caracol: Sin Tetas No Hay Paraiso] (Spanish) - Official Website
* [http://www.sintetasnohayparaiso.es Spanish website]
* [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/09/19/entertainment/e062448D66.DTL Breast-Obsessed TV Show a Colombian Hit]
* [http://www.miguelangelsilvestre.net Miguel Angel Silvestre: Website about one of the most popular caracters of the tv serie]