Hospital Central ("Central Hospital"; previously Línea Roja) 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. It is often said to be a Spanish version of ER.
Cast Final cast ActorCharacterEpisodesAntonio Zabalburu Javier Sotomayor 1–300Luís Castro Guillermo "Guille" Vilches 97–300 Alicia Monasterio 169–300Pablo Carbonell David Gimeno 222–300Begoña Maestre Raquel Castaño 243–300Mónica Estarreado Valeria Peralta 247–300Jordi Rebellón Rodolfo Vilches 1–205 / 249–300Mar Regueras Manuela Rubio 284–300 Gorka Betania 284–300Nani Jiménez Ariadna Rubio 284–300
Departed cast ActorCharacterEpisodes Asunción "Choni" 1–13Chusa Barbero Susana Cortés 1–13 † Cecilia Schumman 1–19Lola Marceli Paula Herrero 14–26Carmen Arbex Marta Vidal 22–26 Leonor 1–26 / 87Paulina 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 / 200María Casal Elisa Sánchez 1–117 / 200 Salva 114–122 / 141–148 Begoña García 121–160 Isidro "Rusti" Gálvez 1–153 / 200 / 283 Eva Méndez 52–164Marco de Paula Roberto "Rober" Cuevas 121–164 / 200 Antonio Dávila 61–175Alicia Borrachero Cruz Gándara 87–184 / 200 / 283 † Laura Llanos 41–57 / 64–190 / 242 Julio Román 184–190Nacho Fresneda Manuel Aimé 52–212 / 283Marian Álvarez † Dolores "Lola" Sanz 191–224Bea Segura Mónica de la Fuente 161–235Carolina Cerezuela Verónica "Vero" Solé 191–238Juana Acosta Sofía Carrillo 206–242 Raimundo Ibáñez 191–245 María José "Jose" Velasco 238–247Núria Prims Leire Durán 237–252Félix Pons Jacobo Muñiz 237–252Jesús Olmedo Carlos Granados 122–252Gale Daniel Lucena 255–263 † Waldo Jaramillo 206–268Pedro Casablanc † Fernando Mora 213–268 Boni 227–268Fátima Baeza Esther García 1–273 / 283Patricia Vico Macarena "Maca" Fernández 103–273 / 283Rafael Amaya † Enrique Guerrero 269–277Adriana Torrebejano † Irene Valencia 269–277Adriana Ugarte Natalia del Hoyo 273–277 Teresa Montoro 1–279 / 283Iván Sánchez Raúl Lara 161–283Ángel Rouco Diego Peláez 1–283Elia Galera Claudia Castilla 170–283 Héctor Béjar 73–287 / 300
Recurring cast Lucas (Arturo Arribas), SAMUR doctor. Fernando (Alberto Mateo), SAMUR doctor. Edgar (Amaruk Kayshapanta, season 15, episode 206 – 209 – 215) Susana (Tamara Arias, seasons 13–15), Hector's girlfriend. Alejandro Vilches (Kirian Sánchez, seasons 1–14), Dr. Vilches' teenaged son. Years ago, he suffered a grave depression after his best friend died, and tried to kill himself by jumping out of his window. He is anorexic. Dr. Bernardo Ferreira (Miguel Nieto, seasons 1–3, special appearance in season 4), hospital director. He left after suffering a heart attack. Dr. Miguel Seró (Ricard Rodriguez, seasons 2–4), a married pediatrician who had an affair with Andrea but ultimately returned to his wife and daughter. Nurse Marcelina "Queca" Martínez (Pepa Roldán, seasons 3–11), an ER nurse who later married Rusti. She left the job to be a stay at home mom. Dr. Manolo Hervás (Ferrán Rañé, season 3), a senior psychiatrist who sexually harassed Cristina and left the hospital when Santiago confronted him. Gonzalo (Juli Fàbregas, season 3), the leader of a dangerous sect disguised as a social worker, he managed to suck Diana in and killed Mario after he stopped his sect's mass suicide ritual. He finally killed himself. Mª Angeles Cabrera (Sílvia Sabaté, seasons 4–11), Dr. Aimé's ex-wife and mother of his daughter. She was an alcoholic who got into an abusive relationship. Aimé had to rescue her, and they grew closer again. She later dies in a car crash. Nacho Crespo (Aure Sánchez, seasons 4–6), Fran's brother. A graphic designer and illustrator who also was an ex-drug addict with a form of epilepsy. He fell in love with Eva and started dating her, until he found out she was cheating on him with his own brother Fran. Germán Prada (Fernando Guillén, seasons 4–6), the hospital administrator. He had no qualms in doing what was necessary to keep the status quo, and was Santiago's fiercest opponent. Nurse Miriam Canalda (Leticia Dolera, season 7), an ER nurse and Dr. Davila's niece. She was a cocaine addict who finally agreed to rehabilitate. Candela (Clara Lago, seasons 7–9), Cruz's teenaged daughter. She stayed with her mother after her parents divorced. She's currently studying abroad. Daniel "D.J." Alonso (Eloy Azorín, season 8), a medicine student who had a drunken one-night with Cruz and fell in love with her, but she refused his advances. He finally left medicine to follow his dream to become a disc-jockey in Ibiza. Gabriela Dávila (Marta Solaz, seasons 8–12), Dr. Davila's daughter who got diagnosed with cancer, but survived. During the treatment, she started a relationship with Héctor. Belén (Eva Marciel, season 8–12), Javier's wife. She was very much in love with him and didn't take well his leaving her. She's doing everything in her hand to prevent him from seeing their son, including moving to another town and claiming it wasn't really his son. Ágata Monasterio (Laura Pamplona, season 12), a high-ranking employee from the Ministry of Health who kept interfering in everything to make the hospital more cost-efficient. She took the job of hospital administrator, and fired Dávila among other things. She also tried to seduce Vilches, but failed. Tomás Carrero (Rafa Reaño, seasons 12–13), a police inspector. He's had an on-and-off relationship with Mónica for some time. Marina Lara (Lara Corrochano, season 12), Raúl's sister. She was an alcoholic in the midst of a divorce, when she disappeared. It was later found out that her husband had accidentally killed her in a discussion.
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: Pilar López de Ayala José Sacristán Pilar Bardem Agustín González José Luis López Vázquez Lolita Flores (4-episode story arc) Jorge Sanz Chenoa as herself David Bisbal as himself Julieta Venegas as herself (with musical show included) Sancho Gracia as himself Lucía Caraballo as Nadia and as Nuria
Episodes Season 1 No. Title Date Correspondence 001 "Regalos del destino" 30 April 2000 2.790.000 viewers (16.3%) 002 "Los mejores cuidados" 7 May 2000 3.547.000 viewers (21.1%) 003 "Alta tensión" 14 May 2000 3.690.000 viewers (22.2%) 004 "Relaciones difíciles" 21 May 2000 3.531.000 viewers (21.3%) 005 "En la cuerda floja" 28 May 2000 3.752.000 viewers (27.3%) 006 "Fuera de juego" 4 June 2000 3.764.000 viewers (22.6%) 007 "Contra las cuerdas" 11 June 2000 3.994.000 viewers (23.6%) 008 "Secreto a voces" 18 June 2000 4.279.000 viewers (25.8%) 009 "Lazos de sangre" 25 June 2000 3.269.000 viewers (19.7%) 010 "Reencuentros" 2 July 2000 3.963.000 viewers (24.6%) 011 "Pretérito imperfecto" 9 July 2000 4.034.000 viewers (25.6%) 012 "No tocar, peligro de muerte" 16 July 2000 4.131.000 viewers (26.3%) 013 "Guardia vacía" 23 July 2000 4.174.000 viewers (25.8%)
Season 2 No. Title Date Correspondence 014 "Arrepentimientos" 11 January 2001 2.103.000 viewers (12.6%) 015 "No te olvides de mi" 18 January 2001 2.864.000 viewers (18.1%) 016 "Solo un deseo" 25 January 2001 3.553.000 viewers (21.2%) 017 "Noche de perros" 1 February 2001 3.962.000 viewers (24.1%) 018 "El comité de la muerte" 8 February 2001 3.731.000 viewers (22.5%) 019 "Quedate conmigo" 15 February 2001 4.006.000 viewers (24.0%) 020 "Órdenes" 22 February 2001 4.526.000 viewers (28.4%) 021 "Botellón, botellón" 1 March 2001 4.262.000 viewers (29.1%) 022 "Código 9" 8 March 2001 3.890.000 viewers (23.4%) 023 "Te llamarás Saúl" 15 March 2001 3.909.000 viewers (23.3%) 024 "Problemas de pareja" 22 March 2001 3.535.000 viewers (26.1%) 025 "Cumpleaños feliz" 29 March 2001 4.443.000 viewers (25.9%) 026 "Belleza robada" 5 April 2001 4.603.000 viewers (26.9%)
Season 3 No. Title Date Correspondence 027 "Seis meses después" 10 January 2002 4.456.000 viewers (27.8%) 028 "Nerea en globo" 17 January 2002 4.775.000 viewers (29.6%) 029 "Operación sin red" 23 January 2002 4.420.000 viewers (28.3%) 030 "El soldadito de plomo" 30 January 2002 5.301.000 viewers (31.9%) 031 "El túnel" 6 February 2002 3.544.000 viewers (21.3%) 032 "Nunca sin ti" 13 February 2002 5.319.000 viewers (32.6%) 033 "Los olvidos" 20 February 2002 4.945.000 viewers (31.9%) 034 "El atraco" 27 February 2002 5.315.000 viewers (32.5%) 035 "¿Recuerdas?" 6 March 2002 5.161.000 viewers (33.5%) 036 "Decisiones" 13 March 2002 4.614.000 viewers (30.7%) 037 "Confía en mí" 20 March 2002 5.278.000 viewers (27.0%) 038 "Ojo por ojo" 27 March 2002 3.522.000 viewers (26.3%) 039 "Padres e hijos" 3 April 2002 3.608.000 viewers (24.5%) 040 "Falso equilibrio" 10 April 2002 3.777.000 viewers (26.5%) 041 "Bienvenida a Urgencias" 17 April 2002 4.028.000 viewers (24.6%) 042 "Fuego" 24 April 2002 4.975.000 viewers (27.2%) 043 "Una familia más" 1 May 2002 3.288.000 viewers (22.8%) 044 "Por naturales" 8 May 2002 3.794.000 viewers (23.4%) 045 "Estrés" 15 May 2002 4.221.000 viewers (25.5%) 046 "El séptimo mandamiento" 22 May 2002 4.784.000 viewers (30.9%) 047 "A contratiempo" 29 May 2002 3.884.000 viewers (28.4%) 048 "Ensayo de un crimen" 5 June 2002 4.332.000 viewers (29.9%) 049 "La despedida" 12 June 2002 3.995.000 viewers (27.7%) 050 "Ataduras" 19 June 2002 4.055.000 viewers (28.1%) 051 "Un día cualquiera" 26 June 2002 4.662.000 viewers (30.4%)
Season 4 No. Title Date Correspondence 052 "Un día libre" 10 September 2002 3.681.000 viewers (26.7%) 053 "En el calor de Urgencias" 17 September 2002 3.967.000 viewers (25.1%) 054 "Sueños rotos" 24 September 2002 4.212.000 viewers (26.5%) 055 "Encuentros y desencuentros" 1 October 2002 4.465.000 viewers (27.5%) 056 "Turno de noche" 8 October 2002 4.488.000 viewers (27.5%) 057 "Hay días que sobran" 15 October 2002 4.728.000 viewers (29.3%) 058 "El vuelo de la suerte" 22 October 2002 4.616.000 viewers (27.1%) 059 "Nunca es tarde" 29 October 2002 4.256.000 viewers (25.7%) 060 "Entre mentiras" 5 November 2002 4.779.000 viewers (29.1%) 061 "Un ángel en Urgencias" 12 November 2002 4.669.000 viewers (28.9%) 062 "La cámara del secreto" 19 November 2002 4.851.000 viewers (28.2%) 063 "Fin de trayecto" 26 November 2002 4.452.000 viewers (25.2%) 064 "Casa tomada" 3 December 2002 4.781.000 viewers (28.2%)
Season 5 No. Title Date Correspondence 065 "Vida nueva" 7 January 2003 4.988.000 viewers (29.7%) 066 "Una mente en blanco" 14 January 2003 4.684.000 viewers (28.0%) 067 "A contrarreloj" 21 January 2003 5.023.000 viewers (29.0%) 068 "100 km/h" 28 January 2003 4.690.000 viewers (27.3%) 069 "Los viejos tiempos" 4 February 2003 5.191.000 viewers (29.9%) 070 "Pesadillas" 11 February 2003 4.908.000 viewers (28.4%) 071 "A examen" 18 February 2003 4.747.000 viewers (26.4%) 072 "Ahora o nunca" 25 February 2003 4.962.000 viewers (27.2%)
Season 6