Valió la pena (TV series)

Valió la Pena (lit: It was worth it), also known as My Little Dilemma is a Chilean television soap opera, that aired on Canal 13 from October 19, 2014, to February 19, 2015,^[1] starring Lorena Bosch, Francisco Pérez-Bannen and Cristián Arriagada.^[2][3]

Valió la pena
Title card
Genre	Drama Comedy
Written by	Patricia González Nelson Pedrero Ricardo Ossandón Felipe Montero Luisa Hurtado Rodrigo Fernández
Directed by	Enrique Bravo
Starring	Lorena Bosch Cristián Arriagada Francisco Pérez-Bannen
Opening theme	"Valió la Pena" by Marc Anthony
Country of origin	Chile
Original language	Spanish
No. of episodes	73
Production
Executive producer	Vania Portilla
Producer	Patricia Encina
Production locations	Santiago, Mejillones (Chile)
Running time	45-50 minutes
Original release
Network	Canal 13
Release	October 19, 2014 (2014-10-19) – February 19, 2015 (2015-02-19)
Related
Mamá mechona Veinteañero a los 40

Cast

Main characters

• Lorena Bosch as Rosario García.
• Cristián Arriagada as Gastón Rodríguez.
• Francisco Pérez-Bannen as Sergio Valenzuela / Rodrigo Infante.
• María Fernanda Martínez as Ema Valenzuela.
• Josefina Montané as Antonia Riquelme.^[4]
• Mónica Godoy as Martina del Río.^[5]

Supporting characters

• Bastián Bodenhöfer as Raimundo Montes.
• Liliana García as Fernanda Vicuña.
• Josefina Velasco as Lidia Fernández.
• Julio Jung as Lorenzo García.
• María José Bello as Verónica García.
• Marcela del Valle as Magdalena Tagle.
• Catalina González as Miss Pamela Riquelme.
• Cristóbal Tapia-Montt as Felipe Montes.
• Claudio Arredondo as Juan Roca (alias Johnny Rock).
• Ingrid Parra as Karem Jara.
• Eduardo Cumar as Arturo Santa Cruz.
• Cristóbal del Real as Juan Pablo Gómez.
• Francisco Dañobeitia as Vicente Rodríguez.
• Emilia Sánchez as Bélen Santa Cruz.
• Benjamín Ruíz as Mateo Gómez.
• Francisco Godoy as Diego Rodríguez.
• Oliver Borner as Cristóbal Jara "Mamito" / Cristóbal Contreras Jara.

Guest appearances

• Javiera Hernández as Loreto Zúñiga
• Mario Bustos as Mauro Quispe / Carlos Cacéres
• Ándres San Juan as Moncho
• Antonella Ríos as Sonia
• Edgardo Bruna as Raúl García
• Juan Pablo Bastidas as MD Sebastian Díaz
• Francisco González as Capatáz Pedro
• Francisca Opazo as NTPC Show panellist
• Paola Giannini as Daniela
• Sebastian de la Cuesta as Rafael Lawyer
• Agustín Moya as Ismael Rodríguez
• María José Necochea as Francesca
• Gabriel Sepulveda as Renzo
• Francisca Reiss as Regina
• Marcial Edwards as Rosamel
• Maite Neira as Isidora
• Camila Hirane as María de los Ángeles Palma / Yazmín
• Sandra O'Ryan as María José
• Gabriel Martina as Aléx
• Yuyuníz Navas as Yoga Teacher
• Paola Lértora as Judge
• Karla Matta as NTPC Show Reporter
• Ariel Cerda as Charlie Contreras / Bianca del Río
• Patricia Lopéz Ríos as Hotel owner
• Mireya Sotoconil as former employee of family Santa Crúz
• Nicolás Massú as himself
• Nicole "Luli" Moreno as himself
• Sergio Lagos as himself
• Francisco Saavedra as himself

Reception

Television ratings

Ibope Media Ratings (Chile)[6]
Original broadcast date		Day rank	Viewership
Series premiere	March 15, 2010	—	17.7%
Series finale	September 6, 2010	—	5.7%
Average			4.9%

International broadcast

• Ecuador: Telerama (2016).