Gustavo Bolívar Moreno (born July 22, 1966, Girardot, Cundinamarca) is a prolific

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n author, screenwriter, and journalist, who was elected to the

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in 2018 as a member of the leftist

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. He published several books before the best-seller ''

Sin Tetas No Hay Paraíso ''Sin tetas no hay paraíso'' (Without Breast There Is No Paradise) is a Colombian telenovela, produced, and aired by Caracol TV. The show is based on the best-selling novel of the same name written by Gustavo Bolivar. The story is based on ...

'' (Spanish for ''Without Tits There Is No Paradise'') brought him international fame. There are three adaptations for television: a series produced by the Colombian company

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(2006), a version by

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–

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and a version by Spain's Telecinco. The novel also was adapted to a film directed by Bolívar himself. He is also known for writing the novel ''El capo'' and later adapting it to a telenovela. He also was the creator of the telenovelas

Victorinos ''Victorinos'' is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo. It debuted on June 23, 2009, replacing Sin Senos no hay Paraíso and concluded February 5, 2010. The telenovela is a remake of the ...

Ojo por ojo ''Eye for an Eye'' (Spanish: ''Ojo por ojo''), is a Spanish-language telenovela to be produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo and RTI Colombia. From Gustavo Bolivar, the story is based on Laura Restrepo's novel, "El Leop ...

and

Tres Caínes ''Los Tres Caínes'' (The 3 Cains) is a 2013 Spanish-language telenovela produced by RTI Producciones for Colombia-based television network RCN TV and United States-based television network MundoFox. Based on the story of the Colombian paramilit ...

. He is the only senator to donate his entire salary to social works and to a digital media, Cuarto de hora.

Adaptations

* ''

Sin Senos No Hay Paraíso ''Sin senos no hay paraíso'' (Without Breasts There Is No Paradise) is a RTI Colombia–Telemundo telenovela remake and loose adaptation of the original Colombian series '' Sin tetas no hay paraíso''. The series is based on investigativ ...

'' (Telemundo series) * ''

Without Breasts There is No Paradise ''Without Breasts There Is No Paradise'' was the working title of an NBC drama series produced by Universal Media Studios which was to be adapted from a 2006 Colombian telenovela called '' Sin tetas no hay paraíso''. However, with the departure ...

'' (NBC series) * ''

Sin senos sí hay paraíso ''Sin senos sí hay paraíso'', also known as ''Sin tetas sí hay paraíso'' in Colombia, is a Spanish-language telenovela that premiered on Telemundo on 19 July 2016, and ended on 10 September 2018. The telenovela is created by Gustavo Bolívar ...

'' (Telemundo series)

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20th-century Colombian novelists 21st-century Colombian novelists Colombian male novelists Living people 1966 births People from Cundinamarca Department {{Colombia-writer-stub