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and Belén Rueda, its 9 seasons originally aired from 1998 to 2002 on

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. Its success in Spain generalised a wave of series set in professional environments.

Premise

The series revolves around the ''Crónica Universal'', a fictional newspaper from

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, accounting for both the journalists' ups and downs of street work as well as their personal inter-relationships in the day-to-day at the editorial office. The fiction kicks off with Luis Sanz (

) joining the newspaper as head of the Local section, covering the post left vacant by Laura Maseras (Amparo Larrañaga), who has been promoted to the post of deputy editor of the newspaper.

Cast

Production and release

The Bar "La Tertulia" in which the characters often met after work is actually located on the corner of Calle Barquillo and Fernando VI, in Madrid. Produced by , the series premiered on 13 January 1998. The broadcasting run, consisting of 9 seasons and 119 episodes, ended on 8 July 2002. The series enjoyed success in terms of audience, attracting more than 4.5 million viewers per episode on a regular basis as well as consistently breaking the 25% share mark.

References

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