Preciosas

Preciosas
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Also known asRunaways
GenreComedy
Action
Created byCatalina Calcagni
Written byCatalina Calcagni
Diego Muñoz
Francisca Bernardi
Simón Soto
Valentina Pollarolo
Directed byHerval Abreu
Enrique Aedo
Roberto Rebolledo
Creative directorHerval Abreu
StarringLoreto Aravena
Pablo Macaya
Paulo Brunetti
Opening themePreciosa libertad by Francis Fellizeri
Country of originChile
Original languageSpanish
No. of episodes94
Production
Executive producerHerval Abreu
ProducersBernardita Mosso
Tatiana Acevedo
Production locationsSantiago, Chile
Running time60-90 minutes
Production companyCanal 13
Original release
NetworkCanal 13
ReleaseAugust 1, 2016 (2016-08-01) –
January 31, 2017 (2017-01-31)
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Preciosas (lit: Beautiful) also known as Runaways, is a Chilean television series created by Catalina Calcagni, that aired on Canal 13 from August 1, 2016, to January 31, 2017, starring Loreto Aravena, Pablo Macaya, and Paulo Brunetti. The series follows a group of women convicts from a high security prison in Santiago, and the relationship between its members, when they escape from prison. With freedom they are confronted with never before faced adventures and challenges, including national persecution by police, while the media keep all Chile informed of their movements, then nicknaming the group as Preciosas.[1]

Comprising a total of 94 episodes, the series feature a primary storyline set on Lorena Martínez, an innocent woman accused of murder with a dramatic court case, that had hidden evidence and instances of falsification of relevant information, however she is the secret lover of the case prosecutor who blames her.[2] Preciosas became an Internet phenomenon in Chile, keeping everyday in the first position as a Trending topic in its country of origin and worldwide in the social network Twitter, surpassing its television competition and obtaining high numbers of followers in social networks like Facebook.[3]

  1. ^ "Canal 13 parte la producción de su nueva teleserie nocturna" (in Spanish). La Tercera. March 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  2. ^ Nicolás Figueroa (March 25, 2016). "Diez datos importantes de conocer del elenco de la próxima teleserie nocturna de Canal 13". Teletrece (in Spanish). Retrieved February 20, 2017.
  3. ^ Carolina Cerda (September 15, 2016). "El llamativo fenómeno de la teleserie "Preciosas" en redes sociales". El Mercurio (in Spanish). Retrieved February 20, 2017.