''Hospital Valle Norte'' is a Spanish medical drama television series that originally aired on
La 1 from 14 January to 18 March 2019. The ensemble cast features
Alexandra Jiménez and
José Luis García Pérez, among others. Produced by
RTVE
The Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española, S.A. (; ), known as Radiotelevisión Española or RTVE, is the state-owned public corporation that assumed in 2007 the indirect management of the Spanish public radio and television service kno ...
in collaboration with José Frade PC, it was directed by Peris Romano, Juanma Pachón and Marco Castillo.
Premise
It focuses on both the professional and personal mishaps of the workers of the 'Hospital Valle Norte'. The fiction begins with the arrival of Dr. Paula García to lead the hospital's surgical department, clashing with surgeon Héctor Salgado.
Cast
Production and release
''Hospital Valle Norte'' was produced by
RTVE
The Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española, S.A. (; ), known as Radiotelevisión Española or RTVE, is the state-owned public corporation that assumed in 2007 the indirect management of the Spanish public radio and television service kno ...
in collaboration with José Frade PC. The writing team, coordinated by Peris Romano and Xabi Puerta, also featured Ángela Obón, Clara Pérez Escrivá, Ángela Armero, Pablo Barrera, Nico Romero, Bárbara Alpuente, Maite Pérez Astorga, Yaiza Berrocal and Cristina Pons.
The 10 episodes were directed by Peris Romano (1, 2, 9 and 10), Juanma Pachón (3, 4, 7 and 8) and Marco Castillo (5 and 6).
Shooting began in
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), an ...
towards July 2018. Outdoor shooting locations included
Gran Vía, the Calle del Clavel, and the
Plaza de Pedro Zerolo in
Chueca.
The series was presented at the MiM Series Festival in December 2018.
The series premiered on 14 January 2019 on
La 1, earning a 9.5% audience share and 1,552,000 viewers in the first episode.
Throughout its broadcasting run, the series ended up averaging an unimpressive 8.1% audience share and 1,297,000 viewers, below the channel's average.
References
External links
''Hospital Valle Norte''on
RTVE Play
{{Televisión Española original series
La 1 (Spanish TV channel) network series
Television shows filmed in Spain
2010s Spanish drama television series
2019 Spanish television series debuts
2019 Spanish television series endings
Spanish-language television shows
Spanish medical television series