# Bolívar (2019)

> A dramatized account of Venezuelan general Simón Bolívar's life and loves as he helps liberate several Latin American countries from Spain.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/76788

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 60
- Episode runtime: 52 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: drama, history, romance
- Created by: Juana Uribe
- Network: Caracol TV
- Cast: José Ramón Barreto, Luis Gerónimo Abreu, Rosmeri Marval, Irene Esser, Shany Nadan, Sergio Borrero, Carlos Torres, Juan Felipe Muñoz
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9327242/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Tone: melodramatic, passionate, heroic, sweeping, bittersweet

## What critics say

Audience reception is positive, with viewers praising the romantic dramatization of Simón Bolívar's life despite a small voter base.

## Synopsis

Bolívar (2019) is a Colombian national-television historical drama miniseries created by Juana Uribe for Caracol TV. Luis Gerónimo Abreu plays the adult Venezuelan general Simón Bolívar, with José Ramón Barreto as his younger self, while Rosmeri Marval plays his sister María Antonia Bolívar, Irene Esser plays María Teresa del Toro, and Shany Nadan plays Manuelita Saenz. The engine of the story is Bolívar's pursuit of liberty for a cluster of Latin American nations against Spanish colonial power, and the battles, political maneuvering and shifting alliances that stand in his way. Each episode weaves military campaigns with the intimate love affairs that shaped him, so the drama moves between war councils and private heartbreak. Across a single sixty-episode run, the miniseries spans the colonial era of the Americas and the wars of independence, rendered with the lush, romantic register of a telenovela. Its tone is melodramatic and sweeping, with passion and grief sitting beside the grandeur of revolution. Viewers who enjoy Napoleon and the historical melodrama of Hasta que el dinero nos separe will find resonance here. The series is a strong fit for anyone drawn to Latin American history told through the lens of a larger-than-life national hero.

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