The director of ‘Hasta Que La Plata Nos Separare’ reveals the reason for the success of the soap opera

In the last quarter of 2022, a Colombian soap opera arrived on Netflix that surprised everyone by becoming one of the most watched Spanish-language productions in the history of this platform. ‘Til the money do us part’, a title that has been under the supervision of director Israel Sánchez, who now explains why this production has achieved such positive results in the streaming giant.

It should be noted that ‘Hasta Que La Plata Nos Separe’ was classified as a failure on Telemundo, an American channel where it was broadcast weekly from March to September. coming to the catalog of Netflix on October 19 of this year. where, as we have pointed out, it surprised by immediately placing itself at the top of the most watched Spanish-language series in the world on this platform, a list that has not gone away since it was integrated into this service.

In a recent interview, the Director Israel Sánchez points out that in this version of ‘Until money do us part’ achieved greater universality in its story and audiovisual, so it is a production that has managed to connect with more people globally than the versions of this novel published in Mexico in 2009 and in Colombia in 2006.

It’s easy to identify. In Latin America the common denominator is the struggle and the desire to move forward and that’s what Hasta Que La Plata Nos Separare has,” underlines the director.

Undoubtedly, what the director mentioned about this Colombian soap opera It is a big factor in the success that this title has had within the catalog of the streaming giant, in the same way, according to experts, it has influenced the fact that this production has arrived with its 85 complete episodes on the platform, since when was launched on Telemundo launching one episode a day, so it never managed to capture the audience.

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What is a fact is that what was achieved by ‘Until money do us part’ is noteworthy on Netflix, as after failing on Telemundo, it landed on this platform without making much noise, getting virtually no publicity, and has now broken various records for a Spanish-language production on this service, and all with a story that mixes drama, romance and comedy in a fantastic way.´

The funny ‘Til money do us part’

played by por Sebastian Martinezwhom millions of Netflix users surely remember for his starring role in the intense production ‘Pálpito’, Carmen Villalobosstar actress of titles such as ‘Without breasts there is no heaven’ and ‘Café Con Aroma de Mujer’, this title focuses on the love story of Rafael and Alejandra.

The two characters it focuses on are Colombian telenovela on Netflix come from very different worlds, as Rafael Méndez is a humble salesman who makes a living by selling products door to door in his neighborhood, thus covering the expenses of his family, while Alejandra Maldonado is a woman heiress of a farm and a recognized family However, a car accident intertwines the lives of these two characters forever.

After the aforementioned incident, Rafael is left with a large debt to pay towards Alejandra, who unites them resulting in an unlikely love story full of obstacles, a plot that seems to come from a dramatic book, however, as the director points out Israel Sánchez, is approached with a brilliant touch of comedy, which generates a large dose of entertainment, something that millions of Netflix subscribers seek.