"Hospital Central" (2000) TV series 2000-????

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18

Release Date:

30 May 2000 (Spain)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Ni un instante de respiro...

Plot:

The work and lives of doctors and nurses in a Spanish hospital.

Plot Keywords:

Nurse | Doctor | Spanish | Hospital | Doctor Patient Relationship

Awards:

5 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

Antonio Zabálburu	...	Dr. Javier Sotomayor (248 episodes, 2000-2009)
Marisol Rolandi	...	Teresa Montoro (245 episodes, 2000-2009)
Ángel Rouco	...	Diego Peláez (244 episodes, 2000-2009)
Fátima Baeza	...	Enfermera Esther García (241 episodes, 2000-2009)
Jordi Rebellón	...	Dr. Rodolfo Vilches (207 episodes, 2000-2009)
Roberto Drago	...	Dr. Héctor Béjar (177 episodes, 2003-2009)
Nacho Fresneda	...	Dr. Manuel Aimé (161 episodes, 2002-2008)
Ángel Pardo	...	Isidro 'Rusti' Gálvez (155 episodes, 2000-2007)
Arturo Arribas	...	Lucas / ... (153 episodes, 2001-2009)
Diana Palazón	...	Dra. Laura Llanos (147 episodes, 2002-2009)
Patricia Vico	...	Dra. Maca Fernández Wilson (134 episodes, 2004-2009)
María Casal	...	Enfermera Elisa Sánchez (117 episodes, 2000-2007)
Alicia Bogo	...	Enfermera Eva Méndez / ... (113 episodes, 2002-2006)
Jesús Olmedo	...	Carlos Granados (108 episodes, 2005-2009)

Runtime:

60 min (64 episodes)

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish | English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Spain:13

Filming Locations:

Guatemala

Company:

Estudios Picasso

Trivia:

The set of the series has appeared in many other shows aired in the same channel such as "Al salir de clase" (1997), "El comisario" (1999), "El grupo" (2000), "Esencia de poder" (2001) or "Los Serrano" (2003).

Movie Connections:

Spin off "MIR" (2007)

It gets better with time

I confess I have not been an avid "Hospital Central" watcher until pretty recently. Until then I had been more attracted to the offerings of rival channels, but I eventually decided to give it a try.

Now, as episodes go by, I only regret having missed almost three years and six seasons of this great series. Besides, it keeps getting better and better with time, a thing one can say about very few TV series today. The similarities between this and "ER" are undeniable, but only on the surface. It might have followed the footsteps of its American counterpart at the beginning, but soon it gained its own place and its own personality.

Actors have come and gone, but they have been well replaced by great actors. It's impossible to name all the great actors that have impressed me all over the seasons, but I'd say Jordi Rebellón, Rosa Mariscal, Amaia Lizarralde and Alicia Borrachero have been my all-time favourites. The supporting and guest cast is also outstanding, and it's a joy to watch our veteran and forgotten actors appear in episodes even if it's only for a few minutes.

Overall rating: 8/10