Rosario Tijeras

This is the story of the legendary Rosario Tijeras, the beautiful warrior from a slum who fell in love with Antonio and Emilio, two handsome and wealthy young men. Antonio, a young architect, desperately rushes the dying Rosario Tijeras to a nearby hospital. The beautiful Rosario has been shot four times by a hitman. While he waits for his beloved Rosario to be saved from her wounds, Antonio recalls how Rosario, a beautiful teenager, became the murderer Rosario Tijeras. And how he, a dashing young man, makes her his obsession. The woman of his dreams.

Rosario Tijeras (2010) is a Colombian crime romance telenovela created by Jorge Franco Ramos for RCN. Set in Medellin, it follows the legendary Rosario Tijeras, played by María Fernanda Yepes, a fierce young woman raised in a slum who becomes a hitwoman. Architect Antonio de Bedut (Andres Sandoval) rushes her to a hospital after she has been shot four times, and as he waits for her to survive he recalls how she caught his attention and became his obsession. Sebastián Martínez plays Emilio Echegray, the other wealthy young man drawn into her orbit, and Luis Eduardo Motoa plays the menacing figure Adonai El Rey de los Cielos. The single season of sixty hour-long episodes weaves the bedside present with the past, moving between the violent underworld of the barrios and the polished comfort of the upper city. The engine is a tangle of desire, loyalty, and the pull of criminal life, with each episode adding another layer to the romance. The tone is melodramatic and feverish, saturated with doomed passion and ambient danger, while the telenovela tradition gives it soap-opera intensity. Fans of Betty la fea, Narcos, and Pablo Escobar el patron del mal will find resonance in its blend of romance, crime, and class-divided Colombian drama.

Audiences rate the series positively, praising its intense romance and dramatic storytelling while the telenovela format draws the expected genre conventions.

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• Pablo Escobar, el patron del malobsessive love entangled with violent criminal underworld

Created by

Jorge Franco Ramos

Release Date

2010-07-23

Episode runtime

60 min

Rating

8.0 / 10 (1136)

What is Rosario Tijeras about?

A young architect recalls how the slum-born teenager Rosario Tijeras became a hitwoman and how he became obsessed with her.

What is Rosario Tijeras like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Rosario Tijeras as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is Rosario Tijeras violent?

Yes. Ember rates the violence in Rosario Tijeras as brutal.

What did critics think of Rosario Tijeras?

Audiences rate the series positively, praising its intense romance and dramatic storytelling while the telenovela format draws the expected genre conventions.

Which shows are like Rosario Tijeras?

Shows with a similar feel include Betty la fea, Narcos, and Pablo Escobar, el patron del mal.

How long is Rosario Tijeras?

Rosario Tijeras: 1 season, 60 episodes.

Is Rosario Tijeras still running?

No, Rosario Tijeras has ended.