''El 0597 está ocupado'' ("0597 is busy") was a Colombian

telenovela A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ...

produced in 1959 by

Producciones PUNCH Producciones PUNCH was a Colombian ''programadora''. It was the first ''programadora'' to be established in 1956, founded by the Peñaranda family. History PUNCH was involved in many firsts in Colombian television, including the following: *They we ...

. It is considered the first Colombian telenovela.''El 0597 está ocupado''
in Colarte It is based on an Argentinian radio play from 1950, "0597 da ocupado".

Synopsis

A man mistakenly calls a women's prison. One of the women answers, beginning a telephone romance. After being discovered, the telephone is disconnected so that the man always finds the line to be busy. The two marry after the woman exits the prison.

Remakes

Two further remakes were done: one in 1990 (''

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'', produced for Argentina's Canal 9) and one in 1997 (''

Alguna vez tendremos alas ''Alguna vez tendremos alas'' (English title: ''Someday we’ll have wings'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Florinda Meza for Televisa in 1997. On January 6, 1997, Canal de las Estrellas started broadcasting ''Alguna vez tendremos alas'' ...

'', produced by Mexico's

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References

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