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Unimás debuts primetime sports-themed series

August 5, 2013 by Veronica Villafañe

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Produced by Colombia’s Caracol TV, “La Selección” premieres Monday, Aug 5 at 9 pm on Unimás.

Unimás, the network formerly known as Telefutura, is debuting 2 new sports-themed shows during its primetime schedule.

“La Selección” premieres tonight at 9 pm and will daily Monday-Thursday in that time slot. “Cloroformo” debuts tomorrow and will air daily Monday-Thursday at 10 pm.

“La Selección” – Based on a true story, this series depicts the rise of the Colombian national team to international fame and glory during a turbulent period of violent drug wars and domestic terrorism. Through the very personal experiences of the squad’s four principal players, who went on to become highly-paid international soccer stars –“El Pibe” Valderrama, Freddy Rincón, RenéHiguita, and Faustino Asprilla– the series follows the national team’s unexpected ascent  and finally takes Colombia to the World Cup after obtaining a historic 5-0 qualifying victory over its biggest rival, Argentina.

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“Cloroformo” begins airing Tuesday, Aug. 6 at 10 pm.

“Cloroformo” – This series focuses on five boxers, one of them a young woman, who train at a run-down urban gym in Mexico City. Their personal dreams and demons, victories and defeats, passions and frustrations,  make for a drama that unfolds against the oftentimes seedy backdrop of the highly competitive world of professional boxing.

Filed Under: Entertainment, Programming, TV & Radio Tagged With: Cloroformo, La Seleccion, Telefutura, UniMas

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Veronica Villafañe, Editor & Publisher

Emmy award-winning journalist and former president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ). Currently a reporter for Voice of America, she has worked as an on-air reporter, anchor, writer and producer for Spanish and English-language TV, print and online media, including Univision, Telemundo, Fox 11 News in L.A. and the San Jose Mercury News.

Hispanic media and entertainment contributor to Forbes.

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