''Somos cómplices'' is a Spanish daily television series adapting the Chilean telenovela ''Cómplices''. It began airing on 15 September 2009. The original broadcasting run on Antena 3 during the ''

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'' slot was swiftly cancelled and moved to

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Premise

An American man, Harvey Slater, son to millionaires, is told to actually be an adopted son. He thus moves to Spain to find his biological family, only to be conned there by Soledad Méndez, who forges an entire family, the Altamirano, in order to get Harvey's money.

Cast

Production and release

An adaptation of the Chilean telenovela ' written by , ''Somos cómplices'' was produced by Linze TV for Antena 3. Shooting locations included a film set in

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. Only two episodes aired in September 2009 on Antena 3, after which the remaining episodes were moved to

due to the underwhelming start in terms of viewership ratings: 853,000 viewers and a 6.8% share for the first episode broadcast on 15 September and 714,000 viewers and a 5.7% share for the second episode broadcast on 16 September.

References

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