# La saga: Negocio de Familia (2004)

> A Colombian telenovela in which a crime family's business ambitions and secrets drive a long, melodramatic serialized saga.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/95129

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 188
- Episode runtime: 45 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: crime, drama
- Created by: Dago García, Paola Andrea Cázares López, Paola Lizeth Arias Barba
- Network: Caracol TV
- Cast: Robinson Díaz, Diego Cadavid, Flora Martínez, Frank Ramírez, Juan Carlos Vargas, Sandra Reyes, Martina García, Marlon Moreno
- TMDB rating: 8.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435988/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: melodramatic, tense, intriguing, dramatic

## What critics say

Audiences rate the series highly, consistent with an acclaimed reception.

## Synopsis

La saga: Negocio de Familia (2004-2007) is a Colombian crime telenovela created by Dago García, Paola Andrea Cázares López and Paola Lizeth Arias Barba for Caracol TV. Robinson Díaz, Diego Cadavid and Flora Martínez anchor a sprawling ensemble where a family's criminal enterprise is run like a business, with loyalties, rivalries and cover-ups pulling every member deeper. Frank Ramírez, Juan Carlos Vargas and Sandra Reyes play other principal family members, while Sergio Borrero as Manuel and Adriana Arango as Candy add further tension to the household. The engine of the series is the constant pressure to keep the family's dealings hidden from the outside world while ambitions and betrayals multiply. Each episode builds on the last in the manner of a long-running telenovela, with a single continuing story across 188 episodes in one season. The urban Colombian setting of the early 2000s gives the drama a contemporary, grounded texture. Fans of Sin tetas no hay paraíso, Narcos and Breaking Bad will find resonance in its mix of crime, melodrama and family loyalty.

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