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SPT and RCN Television will co-produce Lady, La Vendedora de Rosas

Marcela Tedesco| July 17, 2014

Sony Pictures Television (SPT) and RCN Television will co-produce Lady, La Vendedora de Rosas, a new original teleseries inspired by the real life story of the meteoric rise and fall of Colombian film and TV star Lady Tabares.The 70-episode, one-hour teleseries will be produced by SPT’s production company Teleset in Colombia. Production has begun on location in and around Medellín and Bogotá. The series will air on RCN in Colombia and is being sold around the world by SPT.Lady, La Vendedora de Rosas stars Natalia Reyes, Majida Issa, Julián Román and Ernesto Benjumea. Andrea Marulanda serves as executive producer; Lina Arboleda, Juliana Lema and Pedro Rozo serve as series writers.“From the moment we read the first script, we knew we had something wonderfully unique on our hands. There are many incredible twists and turns that sometimes it is hard to imagine that Lady, La Vendedora de Rosas is based on a true story,” said Angélica Guerra, SVP and Managing Director, Production, Latin America and U.S. Hispanic for SPT.“This is a truly great story with deep connections to our country through film, literature and now television,” said Fernando Gaitán, VP of International Product for RCN Television.“We anticipate there will be tremendous interest in Lady, La Vendedora de Rosas across Latin America, the U.S. Hispanic market and beyond,” said Alexander Marín, SVP, Distribution, Latin America & US Hispanic for SPT.