Hospital Central Explained

Runtime:80 min. (approx.)
Starring:Antonio Zabalburu
Luís Castro
Bárbara Muñoz
Pablo Carbonell
Begoña Maestre
Jordi Rebellón
Mónica Estarreado
Mar Regueras
José Lamuño
Nani Jiménez
Country:Spain
Language:Spanish
Network:Telecinco
Num Seasons:20
Num Episodes:300

Hospital Central ("Central Hospital"; previously Línea Roja)[1] is a Spanish television series that follows the professional and personal lives of the staff of the fictitious Hospital Central in Madrid. New episodes are shown by Telecinco network in Spain, and cable/satellite channel Factoría de Ficción reruns them a couple of weeks later. Another cable/satellite channel, AXN, reruns the old episodes.

Produced by Videomedia, the series started in April 2000 and finished in December 2012 after its 20th season.[2] It is often said to be a Spanish version of ER.

Cast

Final cast

ActorCharacterEpisodes
Javier Sotomayor 1–300
Luís Castro Guillermo "Guille" Vilches 97–300
Alicia Monasterio 169–300
David Gimeno 222–300
Raquel Castaño 243–300
Valeria Peralta 247–300
Rodolfo Vilches 1–205 / 249–300
Manuela Rubio284–300
Gorka Betania284–300
Ariadna Rubio284–300

Departed cast

ActorCharacterEpisodes
Asunción "Choni" 1–13
Susana Cortés 1–13
† Cecilia Schumman 1–19
Paula Herrero 14–26
Carmen Arbex Marta Vidal 22–26
Leonor 1–26 / 87
Paulina Gálvez Ana Ortiz 27–39
† Mario Quiroga 1–51
Diana Dueñas 1–51 / 54 / 56
Andrea Valverde 1–80
Santiago Bernal 1–86 / 200
† Cristina Laguna 27–102
Francisco "Fran" Crespo 55–114 / 200
Elisa Sánchez 1–117 / 200
Salva 114–122 / 141–148
Begoña García 121–160
Isidro "Rusti" Gálvez 1–153 / 200 / 283
Eva Méndez 52–164
Roberto "Rober" Cuevas 121–164 / 200
Antonio Dávila 61–175
Cruz Gándara 87–184 / 200 / 283
† Laura Llanos 41–57 / 64–190 / 242
Julio Román 184–190
Manuel Aimé 52–212 / 283
† Dolores "Lola" Sanz 191–224
Mónica de la Fuente 161–235
Verónica "Vero" Solé 191–238
Sofía Carrillo 206–242
Raimundo Ibáñez 191–245
María José "Jose" Velasco 238–247
Leire Durán 237–252
Félix Pons Jacobo Muñiz 237–252
Carlos Granados 122–252
Gale Daniel Lucena 255–263
† Waldo Jaramillo 206–268
† Fernando Mora 213–268
Boni 227–268
Esther García 1–273 / 283
Macarena "Maca" Fernández 103–273 / 283
† Enrique Guerrero 269–277
† Irene Valencia 269–277
Natalia del Hoyo273–277
Teresa Montoro 1–279 / 283
Raúl Lara 161–283
Ángel Rouco Diego Peláez 1–283
Claudia Castilla 170–283
Héctor Béjar 73–287 / 300

Recurring cast

Special guest stars

During these eight years, Hospital Central also got some well-known actors and artists in Spain to do take on guest starring roles. Some of them were:

Episodes

Season 1

No.TitleDateCorrespondence
001"Regalos del destino"30 April 20002.790.000 viewers (16.3%)
002"Los mejores cuidados"7 May 20003.547.000 viewers (21.1%)
003"Alta tensión"14 May 20003.690.000 viewers (22.2%)
004"Relaciones difíciles"21 May 20003.531.000 viewers (21.3%)
005"En la cuerda floja"28 May 20003.752.000 viewers (27.3%)
006"Fuera de juego"4 June 20003.764.000 viewers (22.6%)
007"Contra las cuerdas"11 June 20003.994.000 viewers (23.6%)
008"Secreto a voces"18 June 20004.279.000 viewers (25.8%)
009"Lazos de sangre"25 June 20003.269.000 viewers (19.7%)
010"Reencuentros"2 July 20003.963.000 viewers (24.6%)
011"Pretérito imperfecto"9 July 20004.034.000 viewers (25.6%)
012"No tocar, peligro de muerte"16 July 20004.131.000 viewers (26.3%)
013"Guardia vacía"23 July 20004.174.000 viewers (25.8%)

Season 2

No.TitleDateCorrespondence
014"Arrepentimientos"11 January 20012.103.000 viewers (12.6%)
015"No te olvides de mi"18 January 20012.864.000 viewers (18.1%)
016"Solo un deseo"25 January 20013.553.000 viewers (21.2%)
017"Noche de perros"1 February 20013.962.000 viewers (24.1%)
018"El comité de la muerte"8 February 20013.731.000 viewers (22.5%)
019"Quedate conmigo"15 February 20014.006.000 viewers (24.0%)
020"Órdenes"22 February 20014.526.000 viewers (28.4%)
021"Botellón, botellón"1 March 20014.262.000 viewers (29.1%)
022"Código 9"8 March 20013.890.000 viewers (23.4%)
023"Te llamarás Saúl"15 March 20013.909.000 viewers (23.3%)
024"Problemas de pareja"22 March 20013.535.000 viewers (26.1%)
025"Cumpleaños feliz"29 March 20014.443.000 viewers (25.9%)
026"Belleza robada"5 April 20014.603.000 viewers (26.9%)

Season 3

No.TitleDateCorrespondence
027"Seis meses después"10 January 20024.456.000 viewers (27.8%)
028"Nerea en globo"17 January 20024.775.000 viewers (29.6%)
029"Operación sin red"23 January 20024.420.000 viewers (28.3%)
030"El soldadito de plomo"30 January 20025.301.000 viewers (31.9%)
031"El túnel"6 February 20023.544.000 viewers (21.3%)
032"Nunca sin ti"13 February 20025.319.000 viewers (32.6%)
033"Los olvidos"20 February 20024.945.000 viewers (31.9%)
034"El atraco"27 February 20025.315.000 viewers (32.5%)
035"¿Recuerdas?"6 March 20025.161.000 viewers (33.5%)
036"Decisiones"13 March 20024.614.000 viewers (30.7%)
037"Confía en mí"20 March 20025.278.000 viewers (27.0%)
038"Ojo por ojo"27 March 20023.522.000 viewers (26.3%)
039"Padres e hijos"3 April 20023.608.000 viewers (24.5%)
040"Falso equilibrio"10 April 20023.777.000 viewers (26.5%)
041"Bienvenida a Urgencias"17 April 20024.028.000 viewers (24.6%)
042"Fuego"24 April 20024.975.000 viewers (27.2%)
043"Una familia más"1 May 20023.288.000 viewers (22.8%)
044"Por naturales"8 May 20023.794.000 viewers (23.4%)
045"Estrés"15 May 20024.221.000 viewers (25.5%)
046"El séptimo mandamiento"22 May 20024.784.000 viewers (30.9%)
047"A contratiempo"29 May 20023.884.000 viewers (28.4%)
048"Ensayo de un crimen"5 June 20024.332.000 viewers (29.9%)
049"La despedida"12 June 20023.995.000 viewers (27.7%)
050"Ataduras"19 June 20024.055.000 viewers (28.1%)
051"Un día cualquiera"26 June 20024.662.000 viewers (30.4%)

Season 4

No.TitleDateCorrespondence
052"Un día libre"10 September 20023.681.000 viewers (26.7%)
053"En el calor de Urgencias"17 September 20023.967.000 viewers (25.1%)
054"Sueños rotos"24 September 20024.212.000 viewers (26.5%)
055"Encuentros y desencuentros"1 October 20024.465.000 viewers (27.5%)
056"Turno de noche"8 October 20024.488.000 viewers (27.5%)
057"Hay días que sobran"15 October 20024.728.000 viewers (29.3%)
058"El vuelo de la suerte"22 October 20024.616.000 viewers (27.1%)
059"Nunca es tarde"29 October 20024.256.000 viewers (25.7%)
060"Entre mentiras"5 November 20024.779.000 viewers (29.1%)
061"Un ángel en Urgencias"12 November 20024.669.000 viewers (28.9%)
062"La cámara del secreto"19 November 20024.851.000 viewers (28.2%)
063"Fin de trayecto"26 November 20024.452.000 viewers (25.2%)
064"Casa tomada"3 December 20024.781.000 viewers (28.2%)

Season 5

No.TitleDateCorrespondence
065"Vida nueva"7 January 20034.988.000 viewers (29.7%)
066"Una mente en blanco"14 January 20034.684.000 viewers (28.0%)
067"A contrarreloj"21 January 20035.023.000 viewers (29.0%)
068"100 km/h"28 January 20034.690.000 viewers (27.3%)
069"Los viejos tiempos"4 February 20035.191.000 viewers (29.9%)
070"Pesadillas"11 February 20034.908.000 viewers (28.4%)
071"A examen"18 February 20034.747.000 viewers (26.4%)
072"Ahora o nunca"25 February 20034.962.000 viewers (27.2%)

Season 6

No.TitleDateCorrespondence
073"Quince años tiene mi amor"3 September 20033.828.000 viewers (26.9%)
074"Secretos, vergüenzas"10 September 20033.407.000 viewers (22.4%)
075"Segunda oportunidad"17 September 20034.412.000 viewers (30.1%)
076"La huelga"24 September 20034.218.000 viewers (26.7%)
077"Háblame de Andrea"1 October 20034.258.000 viewers (26.3%)
078"Cambio de planes"8 October 20034.337.000 viewers (27.0%)
079"¿Quieres hacer el favor de tratarme bien?"15 October 20034.331.000 viewers (25.4%)
080"Elementos de juicio"22 October 20034.887.000 viewers (29.2%)
081"El peor día de nuestras vidas"29 October 20034.408.000 viewers (25.6%)
082"Maratón"5 November 20034.832.000 viewers (29.3%)
083"Asuntos de familia"12 November 20034.693.000 viewers (27.6%)
084"Vertido"19 November 20034.656.000 viewers (26.5%)
085"Hasta que la muerte nos separe"26 November 20034.943.000 viewers (29.5%)
086"Los trapos sucios"3 December 20034.453.000 viewers (25.8%)
087"Amores difíciles"10 December 20035.199.000 viewers (31.1%)
088"Vacío de poder"17 December 20034.278.000 viewers (24.2%)

Season 7

No.TitleDateCorrespondence
089"Señales de duelo"20 April 20044.115.000 viewers (22.1%)
090"Aires de tormenta"27 April 20044.463.000 viewers (24.7%)
091"Héroes o personas"4 May 20044.315.000 viewers (24.2%)
092"Medidas desesperadas"11 May 20044.557.000 viewers (24.8%)
093"Kamikaze"18 May 20044.901.000 viewers (27.8%)
094"Incomunicación, Jiao Lou"25 May 20044.777.000 viewers (26.7%)
095"Historias del corazón"1 June 20044.288.000 viewers (25.4%)
096"Secretos y engaños"8 June 20044.526.000 viewers (27.8%)
097"Dominó"15 June 20045.065.000 viewers (30.5%)
098"A prueba"22 June 20044.773.000 viewers (29.5%)
099"El mejor regalo"29 June 20044.285.000 viewers (29.6%)
100"59:59"6 July 20044.762.000 viewers (31.6%)
101"Hay días malos y días peores"13 July 20044.573.000 viewers (31.8%)
102"SARS: treinta y ocho y medio"20 July 20044.424.000 viewers (33.7%)

Season 8

No.TitleDateCorrespondence
103"A ras"7 September 20044.321.000 viewers (29.1%)
104"Hijos difíciles"15 September 20044.667.000 viewers (29.8%)
105"La noche de los muertos vivientes"22 September 20044.665.000 viewers (28.8%)
106"A mano armada"29 September 20044.975.000 viewers (30.3%)
107"Otra, otra"6 October 20044.243.000 viewers (24.0%)
108"Amor de madre"13 October 20044.506.000 viewers (24.5%)
109"Suma de vectores"20 October 20044.399.000 viewers (24.6%)
110"En la salud y en la enfermedad"27 October 20044.539.000 viewers (23.9%)
111"¿Falta mucho?"3 November 20044.808.000 viewers (26.5%)
112"Ciento doce"10 November 20045.036.000 viewers (27.0%)
113"Amor de hermanos"17 November 20044.504.000 viewers (23.1%)
114"Entre la vida y la muerte"24 November 20044.916.000 viewers (25.7%)
115"Un mundo absurdo"1 December 20044.814.000 viewers (25.8%)
116"Fuegos artificiales"8 December 20045.734.000 viewers (32.2%)
117"Un cuento de Navidad"15 December 20044.729.000 viewers (25.6%)
118"A Torremolinos"11 January 20056.025.000 viewers (32.4%)
119"El amor es una enfermedad que no tiene cura"18 January 20056.194.000 viewers (33.7%)
120"SARS: treinta y ocho y medio"25 January 20056.527.000 viewers (35.5%)

Season 9

No.TitleDateCorrespondence
121"A corazón parado"3 May 20055.159.000 viewers (28.7%)
122"Seis caras iguales"10 May 20055.545.000 viewers (30.8%)
123"El mundo se desmorona"17 May 20055.693.000 viewers (31.2%)
124"... y tú y yo nos enamoramos"24 May 20055.470.000 viewers (31.2%)
125"Baño de sales"31 May 20055.825.000 viewers (32.3%)
126"Acción-reacción"7 June 20055.460.000 viewers (31.3%)
127"Estado de shock"14 June 20055.138.000 viewers (30.2%)
128"Si pudiera vivir nuevamente"21 June 20055.121.000 viewers (31.9%)
129"La culpa de todo"28 June 20054.705.000 viewers (31.8%)
130"Mundos paralelos"5 July 20054.405.000 viewers (32.0%)
131"Happy hour"12 July 20054.550.000 viewers (33.2%)

Season 10

No.TitleDateCorrespondence
132"El gas de la risa"14 September 20054.782.000 viewers (30.3%)
133"Renglones torcidos"21 September 20054.787.000 viewers (30.2%)
134"Obra y omisión"28 September 20054.958.000 viewers (31.2%)
135"Las llaves de casa"5 October 20055.473.000 viewers (32.4%)
136"En boca de todos"12 October 20055.289.000 viewers (29.4%)
137"Almas rotas"19 October 20055.883.000 viewers (33.6%)
138"No se lo digas a nadie"26 October 20055.235.000 viewers (29.2%)
139"Retrato de boda"2 November 20055.466.000 viewers (30.3%)
140"Amor de reina"9 November 20055.098.000 viewers (26.1%)
141"Érase una vez"16 November 20055.229.000 viewers (27.5%)
142"Examen de conciencia"23 November 20055.118.000 viewers (27.9%)
143"El sueño de la razón"7 December 20054.960.000 viewers (30.2%)
144"... o calle para siempre"14 December 20055.229.000 viewers (29.5%)
145"Examen de conciencia"21 December 20055.213.000 viewers (29.1%)

Season 11

No.TitleDateCorrespondence
146"El primer día"29 March 20065.138.000 viewers (29.9%)
147"Mentiras del corazón"5 April 20064.933.000 viewers (26.7%)
148"Las apariencias engañan"19 April 20064.963.000 viewers (29.2%)
149"Deja un bonito cadáver"26 April 20064.921.000 viewers (27.7%)
150"Si aquello no hubiera ocurrido"3 May 20064.803.000 viewers (27.0%)
151"Segundas partes"11 May 20064.834.000 viewers (28.9%)
152"Si tu me dices ven"17 May 20064.409.000 viewers (25.5%)
153"Relaciones encadenadas"23 May 20065.274.000 viewers (30.5%)
154"Vivir no es solo respirar"31 May 20065.245.000 viewers (30.7%)
155"El valor de una vida"7 June 20064.905.000 viewers (31.1%)
156"Compañero del alma, compañera"14 June 20064.882.000 viewers (28.7%)
157"Señales de humo"21 June 20064.462.000 viewers (27.7%)
158"Lo que uno hace con lo que tiene"28 June 20064.915.000 viewers (31.6%)
159"Apariencias"6 July 20064.192.000 viewers (28.7%)
160"Reflejos"13 July 20064.561.000 viewers (33.1%)

Season 12

No.TitleDateCorrespondence
161"Colores"5 September 20064.101.000 viewers (27.6%)
162"No quieras con desgana"12 September 20064.559.000 viewers (28.5%)
163"Game over"20 September 20064.991.000 viewers (30.5%)
164"No me acuerdo de olvidarte"27 September 20064.992.000 viewers (29.7%)
165"Cada final es un comienzo"4 October 20065.267.000 viewers (30.8%)
166"Sangre de mi sangre"11 October 20064.461.000 viewers (27.6%)
167"Prioridades"18 October 20065.377.000 viewers (30.4%)
168"El mayor dolor posible"25 October 20065.720.000 viewers (31.0%)
169"No hay heroes"1 November 20065.049.000 viewers (29.8%)
170"No busques excusas"8 November 20065.196.000 viewers (28.7%)
171"Todo y nada"15 November 20065.606.000 viewers (34.4%)
172"Caminos de Soledad"22 November 20065.626.000 viewers (31.6%)
173"Si amanece por fin"29 November 20065.482.000 viewers (30.6%)
174"Estrellas fugaces"6 December 20065.001.000 viewers (29.5%)
175"Cuéntame un cuento"13 December 20065.957.000 viewers (33.5%)

Season 13

No.TitleDateCorrespondence
176"De repente la risa se hizo llanto"12 April 20074.746.000 viewers (26.8%)
177"Tras la reina"18 April 20073.900.000 viewers (21.6%)
178"Dudas, decisiones... y pescado fresco"25 April 20073.814.000 viewers (21.0%)
179"En la salud..."2 May 20074.227.000 viewers (22.7%)
180"... y en la enfermedad"9 May 20074.369.000 viewers (24.9%)
181"Caminos tan sin poesía"16 May 20073.889.000 viewers (20.5%)
182"Y tú te vas"23 May 20074.576.000 viewers (26.8%)
183"Juego de identidades"30 May 20074.155.000 viewers (23.5%)
184"NRBQ: Alerta radiactiva"6 June 20073.839.000 viewers (21.9%)
185"No se puede vivir con miedo"13 June 20074.024.000 viewers (22.6%)
186"Recursos humanos"20 June 20073.951.000 viewers (23.1%)
187"La vida en un segundo"27 June 20073.973.000 viewers (24.9%)
188"Despídete por mí"4 July 20073.519.000 viewers (22.5%)
189"Lo que queda por hacer"11 July 20073.619.000 viewers (24.0%)
190"Veremos"18 July 20073.541.000 viewers (26.1%)

Season 14

No.TitleDateCorrespondence
191"Un año después"5 September 20074.228.000 viewers (26.8%)
192"La navaja de Occam"12 September 20073.924.000 viewers (25.9%)
193"Segunda oportunidad"19 September 20074.432.000 viewers (26.3%)
194"Cambio de estación"26 September 20074.638.000 viewers (28.6%)
195"La llamada de Occidente"3 October 20074.265.000 viewers (25.2%)
196"A Ribeira Sacra"10 October 20074.089.000 viewers (23.7%)
197"La vuelta a casa"17 October 20074.353.000 viewers (25.8%)
198"Otro turno de noche"24 October 20074.610.000 viewers (27.7%)
199"El motor que mueve el mundo"31 October 20073.890.000 viewers (25.1%)
200"Cosas que olvidamos contar"7 November 20075.446.000 viewers (26.9%)
201"Favor por favor"14 November 20074.137.000 viewers (25.2%)
202"La vida es otra cosa"21 November 20074.448.000 viewers (25.7%)
203"Tolerancia cero"28 November 20073.770.000 viewers (21.3%)
204"Mejor que nunca"5 December 20073.500.000 viewers (21.1%)
205"Historias mínimas"12 December 20074.114.000 viewers (24.1%)

Season 15

No.TitleDateCorrespondence
206"Un entierro, una boda y un cumpleaños"23 April 20083.581.000 viewers (21.7%)
207"Cosas de hombres"30 April 20083.195.000 viewers (19.5%)
208"Éxitos y fracasos"14 May 20083.868.000 viewers (21.9%)
209"Mañana será otro día"21 May 20082.747.000 viewers (23.3%)
210"Causas y consecuencias"28 May 20083.578.000 viewers (20.5%)
211"Amor y otras catástrofes"4 June 20083.228.000 viewers (18.4%)
212"Baile de máscaras"11 June 20083.445.000 viewers (19.7%)
213"El valor de los cobardes"18 June 20083.189.000 viewers (18.8%)
214"Pide tres deseos"25 June 20083.358.000 viewers (20.6%)
215"Cartas a Mayarí"2 July 20083.474.000 viewers (22.3%)
216"Después del final"9 July 20082.956.000 viewers (21.0%)
217"La carga del diablo"16 July 20082.944.000 viewers (20.6%)
218"Los golpes siguen cayendo"23 July 20082.868.000 viewers (21.8%)
219"Los restos del naufragio"30 July 20083.127.000 viewers (23.6%)

Season 16

No.TitleDateCorrespondence
220"Lista de pasajeros"3 December 20083.316.000 viewers (19.3%)
221"Cada verdad puede ser otra"3 September 20083.503.000 viewers (23.8%)
222"Eterno mientras dura"10 September 20083.211.000 viewers (20.9%)
223"Lo importante y lo relativo"17 September 20083.279.000 viewers (19.8%)
224"Para vivir un gran amor"24 September 20083.355.000 viewers (22.2%)
225"Todo el mundo quiere a Rai"1 October 20083.433.000 viewers (20.0%)
226"¿Blancas o negras?"8 October 20083.667.000 viewers (21.0%)
227"Quedamos a cenar"15 October 20083.574.000 viewers (20.7%)
228"Cuéntamelo todo"22 October 20083.532.000 viewers (19.4%)
229"Llegaremos a lo humano"29 October 20083.606.000 viewers (21.0%)
230"Un hombre, todos los hombres"5 November 20083.432.000 viewers (19.7%)
231"La vida es otra cosa"12 November 20083.548.000 viewers (20.4%)
232"Toda una vida"19 November 20083.388.000 viewers (19.2%)
233"La puerta está abierta"26 November 20083.579.000 viewers (20.8%)
234"La vida hay que vivirla"10 December 20083.790.000 viewers (21.9%)
235"Nadar hasta la orilla"17 December 20083.593.000 viewers (21.9%)
236"Quién lo probó lo sabe"18 January 20093.173.000 viewers (17.8%)

Season 17

No.TitleDateCorrespondence
237"Me voy a morir"3 March 20093.444.000 viewers (17.3%)
238"El mundo es de los valientes"10 March 20093.293.000 viewers (19.0%)
239"No podemos mirar para otro lado"17 March 20093.040.000 viewers (17.6%)
240"El tiempo entre los dedos"24 March 20092.911.000 viewers (16.7%)
241"¿Y ahora qué?"31 March 20093.205.000 viewers (17.7%)
242"Me encanta que los planes salgan bien"7 April 20092.881.000 viewers (17.2%)
243"Mil grados de separación"14 April 20093.094.000 viewers (17.0%)
244"La sonrisa de Jonás"28 April 20093.156.000 viewers (17.5%)
245"Juan 7.34"5 May 20093.121.000 viewers (18.1%)
246"Manos arriba"12 May 20092.743.000 viewers (14.9%)
247"Las nubes son solo nubes"19 May 20093.003.000 viewers (16.8%)
248"Permutaciones"26 May 20092.865.000 viewers (16.3%)
249"Es tan fácil morir"2 June 20093.037.000 viewers (17.1%)

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://blogs.lainformacion.com/telediaria/2014/02/14/de-hospital-central-a-velvet-series-que-cambiaron-su-nombre-sin-avisar/ De 'Hospital Central' a 'Velvet': series que cambiaron su nombre (sin avisar)
  2. Web site: 20 años de hospital central: Así han envejecido sus protagonistas. Qué!. Bernardo. Álvarez-Villar. 3 November 2020.
  3. Web site: Lucía Caraballo. .