Cenpro Televisión was a Colombian ''

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'' that operated between 1969 and 2000.

History

In 1973, Cenpro used Japanese equipment to produce Colombia's first color television broadcast, during an educational seminar. However, regular color transmissions would not come until the end of 1979. Toward the end of its life, Cenpro was characterized by its production of brilliant telenovelas such as ''

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'', '' Tiempos difíciles'' and '' De pies a cabeza'', as well as the critically acclaimed ''

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''; its unexpected exit from the business was one of the biggest in 2000, a year also marked by the closures of

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and

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. Cenpro's return of its program spaces to

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meant that the daily Mass, which Cenpro had continuously produced on Colombian television for more than 30 years, no longer aired.

References

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